They wanted to set a tone on offense by moving the ball, so Green’s personal response was four assists in the first quarter.
“Draymond was brilliant tonight, as he has been all year, just all over the place defensively, directing traffic offensively, making plays at both ends,” Kerr said.
“His leadership is a key, important thing to us,” Mulder said.
This from a 6-foot-6, 225-pound forward/center that was listed on the injury report as “probable,” with shoulder soreness.
The Warriors turned the game in their favor by limiting Houston to 12 points, on 19.0-percent shooting, in the third quarter.
“It’s important that we come out and try to close this road trip and continue to build,” Green told the NBC Sports Bay Area “Warriors Postgame” crew.
Pride won’t be enough this season, but there’s no doubt it’s still a factor.