Draymond Green Says Blazers Are 'Done' After Warriors' Game 4 Win

Following the Golden State Warriors' 132-125 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Monday, Dubs forward Draymond Green expressed his belief that the remainder of the series is a foregone conclusion. 

According to ESPN.com's Ethan Strauss, Green said Portland won't be able to overcome a 3-1 series deficit against the defending champions:

Portland's defeat was made even more demoralizing by the fact that it held a 67-57 lead at halftime and appeared to be in control for much of the contest.

Per Strauss, Green called the loss a "gut punch" for Portland and laid out why he doesn't see the Blazers recovering:

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If I don't think they're done, I don't know who else is going to think it. We're going home with a 3-1 lead. It's up to us to close it out. And I trust my teammates, I trust our team to come out ready to go and close this series out. Of course I think they're done. It's time for us to close the series. We did what we needed to do; we came on the road and got one win. We took care of home court. Now it's time for us to do it again.

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Green produced 21 points, nine rebounds, seven blocks, five assists and four steals Monday night, but the true star of the show was Stephen Curry, who returned after missing four straight games with a knee injury by dropping a game-high 40 points off the bench.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, Curry was especially dominant during the most pivotal moments of the contest:

Despite the fact that the Blazers' backs are against the wall, guard Damian Lillard made it clear after Game 4 that they don't intend to go quietly, per Strauss: "We want to go out there and make sure they respect us, make sure they understand it's not going to be what everybody thinks it's going to be. It's not going to be no rolling over, it's not going to be no out here being scared, it's not going to be any of that."

Few expected the Blazers to even reach the playoffs this season after losing a ton of talent in free agency, including superstar forward LaMarcus Aldridge. They have persevered due largely to the dynamic backcourt combo of Lillard and C.J. McCollum, but winning three straight, starting Wednesday in Oakland, against a team that won 73 games during the regular season may not be a realistic goal.

Portland may have had a shot if Curry remained on the shelf, but after he showed Monday that he's back and already in MVP form, the Warriors have a stranglehold on the series that they won't relinquish.

 

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