Draymond Green Claims Warriors Will End Houston Rockets' Season

Jonah Kubicek | Apr 3, 2024

Mar 20, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) passes the ball against the Houston Rockets. / Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

The Houston Rockets won 11 games in a row, got within a game of the Golden State Warriors for the final spot in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament, then lost two games, falling to the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves.

On Thursday night, the Rockets will have a chance to close the gap again and get within two games of the Warriors, as they gear up to take on Golden State at the Toyota Center. Warriors forward Draymond Green seems to think that the Rockets season is already over.

Nov 20, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Houston Rockets guard Dillon Brooks (9) attempts to dribble past Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) / D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports

"Really big-time win for us, especially with the Rockets coming out to play," mocked Green after the Warriors beat the Mavericks. "They have lost a couple in a row, you know, and three games behind with seven games left and you're losing the tiebreaker, so four games behind in a sense with seven to go. If my math serves me correctly, tomorrow will be an opportunity to end their season and their playoff hopes."

Houston is winless against the Warriors in this season, going 0-2 against Golden State. Green posted four points in the first of those matchups, then missed the second since he was serving a suspension.

Between known insitagtor Dillon Brooks and Green, the league's most important game of the season will definitely be physical and might get chippy. Both Green and Brooks have been ejected this season, although Green is the only one of the two who has been suspended this season.

Green's antics have been so prominent this season that at one point fans could bet on if he would get ejected. That suggests that even if Golden State does end Houston's season, Green might not be on the floor to celebrate.

Currently, the Rockets are four-point underdogs agsont the Warriors, according to Action Network.