The Golden State Warriors nearly blew a 24-point lead to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, and Draymond Green took the blame for attempting to chase a triple-double, per Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group.
Green, who has a league-leading eight triple-doubles this year, finished with 10 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. But he also tallied a team-high seven turnovers, which were huge pitfalls in the Warriors’ sluggish second half against the team with the league’s worst record.
"We started turning the ball over due to my selfish unselfishness, and it was all downhill from there,” Green said, per Leung.
Philadelphia outscored Golden State 33-17 in the fourth quarter, and the Warriors needed a tiebreaking three-pointer by Harrison Barnes—on an assist from Green—with 0.2 seconds remaining to secure a 108-105 victory against the 7-41 Sixers.
"Good thing we were able to get the win,” Green said. "It's only right I was able to make a play after causing us to be in that position.”
Here is a segment of Green’s postgame interview, c ...
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Draymond Green Takes Blame, Says He Was Chasing Triple-Double vs. 76ers
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