Warriors’ Draymond Green sends savage 4-word message after closing out Rockets

“Goodnight, it’s been real!” Green said gleefully.

While the defensive ace was pretty calm on the court, that all changed once he got into the tunnel. Green and Stephen Curry were riled up on their way off the floor after moving on to round two.

Curry and Green have a lot of experience walking off of the Toyota Center court victorious in the playoffs. The Warriors closed the Rockets out on the road in Game 7 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals in Houston and in Game 6 of the 2019 Conference Semifinals on the road, so this is the third time that Rockets fans have had to watch the dynamic duo end their season.

Green played one of his best games of what has been an up-and-down series for him in Game 7. He set the tone early with a big defensive stop on Alperen Sengun and also scored eight quick points right out of the gate to give the Warriors an early lead.

Green didn’t keep up that scoring pace all night, although he did have some clutch finishes in traffic throughout the evening. However, he didn’t need to put up the points himself. Buddy Hield had a spectacular 33-point performance, and Curry and Jimmy Butler came up big when the Warriors needed them to.

Now, Golden State has a tough test ahead as the Minnesota Timberwolves await in round two. The Timberwolves have a bunch of size on the interior like the Rockets did, so Green will have his hands full on the interior once again.