{"id":49774,"date":"2025-04-04T08:26:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=49774"},"modified":"2025-04-04T08:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:26:04","slug":"warriors-draymond-green-generates-dpoy-noise-after-luka-doncic-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=49774","title":{"rendered":"Warriors&#8217; Draymond Green generates DPOY noise after Luka Doncic lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Green shined in the clutch with his defensive play against Doncic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apr-1-2025-Memphis-Tennessee-USA-Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Draymond-Green-23.jpg?w=700\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) walks to the locker room after the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Draymond Green came through on defense against Luka Doncic during the Golden State Warriors&#8217; matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. It was a big moment that it gave him DPOY recognition.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors were protecting a 119-113 lead with 38.1 left in the fourth quarter. The Lakers were making their advances as Doncic attempted a shot around the rim.<\/p>\n<p>However, Green foiled his plans as he blocked the shot and took possession of the ball. This was crucial to the Warriors securing a 123-116 road win over the Lakers. He finished with eight points, 11 rebounds, five assists and a block after 34 minutes of play.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Draymond Green strips Luka Doncic in crunchtime!<\/p>\n<p>DPOY lock?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HrWzak5cay\">pic.twitter.com\/HrWzak5cay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1908016586130174383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His clutch play on defense garnered plenty of attention on social media, having calls for Green to win Defensive Player of the Year grow before the season ends. Here are some of the fans&#8217; reactions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDRAYMOND GREEN WITH THE MF CLUTCH STEAL TO SEAL THE GAME DPOY \ud83d\udd12\ud83d\udd12\ud83d\udd12\ud83d\udd12\ud83d\udd12\ud83d\udd12\ud83d\udd12\ud83d\udd12,\u201d one fan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat Draymond DPOY coming home after tonight, sorry guys,\u201d another commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Warriors all say Draymond is DPOY after this game \u2013 the momentum and narrative will seal the award for him,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDraymond really won a DPOY in the final 30 days of a season lmao,\u201d a fan remarked.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Related Golden State Warriors NewsArticle continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>What&#8217;s next for Draymond Green, Warriors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3322114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3322114\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apr-1-2025-Memphis-Tennessee-USA-Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Draymond-Green-23-reacts-with-Golden-State-Warriors-guard-Stephen-Curry-30-prior-to-the-game-against-the-Memphis-Grizzlies.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apr-1-2025-Memphis-Tennessee-USA-Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Draymond-Green-23-reacts-with-Golden-State-Warriors-guard-Stephen-Curry-30-prior-to-the-game-against-the-Memphis-Grizzlies.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apr-1-2025-Memphis-Tennessee-USA-Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Draymond-Green-23-reacts-with-Golden-State-Warriors-guard-Stephen-Curry-30-prior-to-the-game-against-the-Memphis-Grizzlies.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apr-1-2025-Memphis-Tennessee-USA-Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Draymond-Green-23-reacts-with-Golden-State-Warriors-guard-Stephen-Curry-30-prior-to-the-game-against-the-Memphis-Grizzlies.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apr-1-2025-Memphis-Tennessee-USA-Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Draymond-Green-23-reacts-with-Golden-State-Warriors-guard-Stephen-Curry-30-prior-to-the-game-against-the-Memphis-Grizzlies.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Apr-1-2025-Memphis-Tennessee-USA-Golden-State-Warriors-forward-Draymond-Green-23-reacts-with-Golden-State-Warriors-guard-Stephen-Curry-30-prior-to-the-game-against-the-Memphis-Grizzlies.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Warriors' Draymond Green generates DPOY noise after Luka Doncic lockdown\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3322114\">Petre Thomas-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is a huge win against Luka Doncic&#8217;s Lakers for Draymond Green and the Warriors, especially as they get close to completing their pursuit of an automatic playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>Five players scored in double-digits for the Warriors. Stephen Curry finished with a stat line of 37 points and seven assists. He shot 10-of-21 from the field, including 4-of-11 from beyond the arc. Brandin Podziemski came next with 28 points and eight rebounds while Jonathan Kuminga provided 18 points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State improved to a 45-31 record on the season, moving up to fifth in the Western Conference standings. They are one game behind the Lakers and 1.5 games behind the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p>Following Thursday&#8217;s win over the Lakers, marking their fourth straight, the Warriors will prepare for their next matchup. They face the Nuggets on April 4 at 10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media reacted to Draymond Green&#8217;s defensive play against Luka Doncic in the Warriors&#8217; win over the Lakers, generating DPOY recognition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[9,10,904,1618,45],"class_list":["post-49774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-draymond-green","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-luka-doncic","tag-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Warriors&#039; Draymond Green generates DPOY noise after Luka Doncic lockdown - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=49774\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Warriors&#039; 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