Draymond Green has been around long enough to know that turnovers won’t win the Golden State Warriors basketball games.
After a lackluster performance against the Portland Trail Blazers, Green said he’s “too old” to have so many turnovers.
“Just making bad reads, bad decisions,” Green told reporters after Sunday’s loss. “Be more decisive. Take better care of it. Too f—ing old to be doing that.”
The Warriors had 18 turnovers in the loss, and Green accounted for nearly half of them, losing the ball eight times. A turnover-filled night negated a tremendous performance from Stephen Curry, who had 48 points.
The Warriors have been one of the worst teams in the league when it comes to turning the ball over. Golden State ranks 24th in turnovers per game with 16. That has clearly been a factor in the Warriors’ offensive struggles, as they have the 20th-ranked offensive rating in the league, per NBA.com.
With Sunday’s loss, Golden State dropped to 13-14 as it continues to figure things out and get back in the playoff mix.