The Golden State Warriors havenât been able to crack the code to beat the Los Angeles Lakers. They havenât been able to match their physicality and are just one loss away from the end of their NBA season.
The Dubs had a huge shot to even things up in Game 4, but they couldnât get a shot up down the stretch. Klay Thompson took some wild shots, and Stephen Curry missed back-to-back attempts with the clock winding down.
Looking back, however, Draymond Green wouldnât blame either of his teammates for the missed opportunities. Instead, he thinks it was the whole team that struggled to find any sort of offensive rhythm.
Draymond Green Adresses The Warriorsâ Offensive Struggles
âQuite frankly, I thought that we did enough to win the game until the last 2 minutes â Our offensive execution wasnât there down the stretch, and that is on all of us,â Green said on his podcast. âThatâs not just on Klay; thatâs not just on Steph. Thatâs on all of us. I know everyoneâs talking about the Steph shot or couple of shots, or the Klay couple of shots. Quite frankly, Iâm rolling with those guys.â
Green also claimed that his team did a solid job of keeping LeBron James and Anthony Davis out of sync in the loss, adding that youâve got to âlive with itâ if guys like Lonnie Walker IV wind up beating you.
âI thought we did a great job of wearing AD and LeBron down,â Green said. âThey played a ton of minutes, very high usage. In turn, they went to Lonnie Walker in the fourth quarter. Most cases, thatâs a win. Itâs still a win â If you can stop LeBron from getting what shots he wants, stop AD from getting what shots he wants. Lonnie Walker beats you; you kinda gotta live with it.â
This isnât the first time the Warriors will face a 3-1 deficit, and they were able to come back that time. Whether theyâll find the same success this time remains to be seen, but theyâll have to be almost perfect.
