The Golden State Warriors hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday evening and extracted revenge following an embarrassing defeat to them on Friday.
Steph Curry scored 30 points and claimed 8 assists with the 36-year-old hitting a 39-foot jumper from nearly half-court in the third quarter, going on to lead the Warriors to a 114-106 win.
However the best moment of the game came with 45 seconds left on the clock when Green drove the ball up the court with a 6-point lead and had Gobert in isolation.
Poetically, following the Wolves’ trash-talking of Green just two days earlier during their win, the 34-year-old foxed Gobert and ended the play with a runway dunk.
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As a natural born entertainer, Green pumped up the 18,000 fans in attendance by pulling put the Curry ‘night-night’ celebration with the clip going viral.
Gobert, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year, and Green, who won the award in 2017, have had their clashes in recent years most notably when Green put Gobert in a headlock in November 2023.
Green’s dunk and isolation play on Gobert had fans online in disbelief.
“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, Steph sets the screen on Gobert for a Draymond night-night dunk,” one user posted.
“draymond iso dagger dunk is insane id quit watching basketball if that was my team,” another added.
A third added: “lol draymond got Gobert in an iso and became MJ”
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr even chimed in and provided a response to Green’s celebration.
“He’s no Steph Curry, but it was a decent impersonation, and I appreciate the passion behind it,” said Kerr.
Green went on to finish the game with six points, six rebounds, seven assists and one block while shooting 3/5 from the field.
The 34-year-old is having a good season after last year’s disappointing campaign, averaging 8.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.
Following their win over the T-Wolves, the Warriors are now 14-9 and sit fifth in the Western Conference.
