Draymond Green went on a strict diet and started ramping up workouts on off days after the All-Star break. WindhorstESPN examines how Green regained the quickness and versatility from earlier in his career:
, decided to make it the starting group for this series. It was something Kerr hadn't done all season, a bold move with the stakes so high.
It has worked out beautifully thus far. Green is so light on his feet and focused that he's able to be everywhere, the type of performance that made him a star. In this matchup, he can flash out to containin screen situations and still recover quickly to get back to defend Capela's lobs, nearly neutralized in the first two games.
Well, not always. Green has been slowed by injuries over the past two seasons. Last season, a shoulder injury wrecked his shooting to the point where opponents basically stopped guarding him on the perimeter. A hip problem dogged him in the playoffs. This season, a toe injury and a sore knee slowed him down. He came into the season aiming to win the Defensive Player of the Year Award, but he wasn't in good enough shape to seriously contend for it.
"It feels good to step out there and not have an ache," Green said."Sometimes during the year, like the toe injury, every time you step on that toe, put pressure on it, it's killing me. You kind of dread going on the floor."Green was surely motivated by the postseason and his desire to win a third consecutive championship. But there's also his contract. Green signed a five-year, $82 million deal in 2015.
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