NBA Finals: Draymond Green again takes jab at Kevin Durant after Game 2 win
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Draymond Green, even if heโs not explicitly trying to, managed to take another shot at Kevin Durant.
Green, after the Golden State Warriorsโ big 107-88 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, managed to get another jab in at his former teammate.
"When KD was here, our offense still started with Steph."
Draymond on the Warriors' offense from previous runs compared to now.
(via @NBCSWarriors)pic.twitter.com/NPVmeJ5kjhโ Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) June 6, 2022
โ[Our offense] all starts with Steph [Curry],โ Green said. โWhen KD was here, our offense still started with Steph. Thatโs the way itโs going to be.โ
In his defense, heโs not wrong.
Curry had a game-high 29 points in Sundayโs win and shot 5-of-12 from behind the arc. The 34-year-old set an NBA Finals record in Game 1 of the series, too, after he drained six 3-pointers in the opening quarter. Heโs averaged 26.4 points and shot 39% from behind the arc so far in the postseason.
Curry, who was named the Western Conference finals MVP, is undoubtedly the centerpiece of the Warriors โ and he has been for years.
Even when Durant was still on the Warriors, Curry averaged more points per game in all three seasons that they were teammates. Curry averaged more assists per contest in two of those three seasons, too.
Though Durant was instrumental in helping Golden State win those two titles, one could easily argue that Curry was the star of the franchise. If nothing else, they wouldnโt have been able to pull that off without him.
Though Greenโs comment on Sunday isnโt necessarily a purposeful slight at the Brooklyn Nets star, itโs easy to see why it could be taken that way. Durant called Green out earlier this week on Twitter after Green told Colin Cowherd that he didnโt think Curry needed to win a Finals MVP in order to solidify his NBA resume. Durant won that award over Curry in both championships they won.
From my view of it, this is 100% falseโฆ https://t.co/of6pFJUfvi
โ Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) May 31, 2022
Oh I seen it my brethren, I appreciate the compliments but I disagree with what u said about double teams thatโs all. I love the show https://t.co/6M18Ez1Vpr
โ Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) May 31, 2022
The Warriorsโ win on Sunday evened the Finals 1-1. Game 3 is set for Wednesday night in Boston.