Draymond Green makes NBA history as Warriors rout Memphis
Draymond Green makes NBA history as Warriors rout Memphis
MEMPHIS — The biggest issue for Draymond Green on a night he made NBA history was a pair of irksome contact lenses.
Multiple times during the Warriors’ 122-107 rout of the Grizzlies on Friday, he ambled to the sideline to put them back in.
Seldom did Green head to the bench without stopping to administer a hefty dose of eye drops.
Green was at his do-everything best while others handled the scoring load.
In powering the Warriors to their first win over Memphis in three tries this season, he became the first NBA player ever to record a triple-double without double-digit points (12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals).
Late in the second quarter Friday, when Marc Gasol tried to dribble between his legs, Green stripped away the ball and darted upcourt for the vicious dunk.
A grind-it-out club that subsists on low-scoring games, Memphis piled up 18 turnovers and shot 39.1 percent from the field.
Last season, Green set a Warriors record with 13-triple-doubles and earned his first All-Star and All-NBA selections.
Steals on Friday for Draymond Green, setting a Warriors record for a game, as he became the first player in NBA history to record a triple double with fewer than 10 points.