Draymond Green has a defensive IQ like no other, and a decision he made late in the Warriors’ 110-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday confirmed that for head coach Steve Kerr.
With the score tied at 101, every single decision the Warriors made in the final three minutes of the game was extremely crucial, and Kerr’s message to the team at that time was very clear: Defend without fouling.
But when Green saw Hornets 7-foot center Mason Plumlee storming his way into the paint and toward the basket, Green fouled the big man.