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Draymond Green's fire fueled the Warriors to a wild win over the Pelicans. General manager Bob Myers played a major part in that, too.

SAN FRANCISCO — It most likely didn't even cross his mind when Bob Myers left his seat Tuesday night to talk to Draymond Green during a heated moment. But that in-game encounter was another example of how invaluable the Warriors general manager and ...

“I enjoy coming to work every day and again, when the season’s over… But that’s a relationship that has been built over the last 11 years, and that is a relationship that will continue to grow over the next 40 years. He also clearly has earned the respect of the team’s dynastic nucleus of Curry, Green and Klay Thompson. “It’s just timely, and that’s something that Draymond responds to because he trusts his point of view,” Curry said. “Y’all don’t always get to see Bob’s work other than putting the team together, but he’s so important to everything that we do,” Green said. If you turn around right now and get in the huddle, guys will follow that.

Draymond Green's fire and Stephen Curry's poise carried the Golden State Warriors to a much-needed comeback victory over New Orleans on Tuesday night.

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Steve Kerr credited Draymond Green with "willing" the Golden State Warriors to victory in their come...

No one was stopping him." "It was perfect," said Green. "I'm sure [Green] wouldn't go out on an island like that if he didn't have that confidence. "Draymond willed us to victory tonight," said Kerr. "Perfectly executed. I felt like it did.

Warriors forward Draymond Green received his 17th technical foul of the season on Tuesday vs. New Orleans, meaning he'll be subject to another automatic ...

However, the idea of ruling him out for the rest of the season “hasn’t been discussed,” Kerr said on Tuesday ( [all](https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1640954896349560834) [links](https://twitter.com/anthonyVslater/status/1640873015444647936)via Slater). [Anthony Lamb](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lamban01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-29_bbr), [Donte DiVincenzo](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/divindo01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-29_bbr), and [Jonathan Kuminga](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kuminjo01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-29_bbr)are among the other players whose minutes could dip slightly with Payton back, Slater adds. I’m going to listen to that.” [Gary Payton II](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/paytoga02.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-29_bbr)‘s return to action this week has rotation ramifications for the Warriors, observes [Anthony Slater of The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4350207/2023/03/27/warriors-lose-timberwolves-gary-payton/?source=emp_shared_article). [Brandon Ingram](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/ingrabr01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-29_bbr) that led to it ( [Twitter video link](https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1640912218404573184)), referring to it as a spark for the team, as [Kendra Andrews of ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35987287/warriors-green-faces-5000-fine-17th-technical-foul) writes. [Stephen Curry](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/curryst01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-29_bbr), who have [heaped praise](https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/03/curry-green-kerr-hope-warriors-retain-bob-myers.html)on Bob Myers in the past, once again expressed admiration for the Warriors’ president of basketball operations on Tuesday after Myers helped calm Green down after he received his fifth personal foul in the fourth quarter ( [Twitter video link](https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1640941358801211392)). [Andrew Wiggins](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wiggian01.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&utm_campaign=2023-03-29_bbr)remains away from the Warriors, having missed a 20th straight game on Tuesday as he deals with a personal matter. [Retweet](http://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoopsrumors.com%2F2023%2F03%2Fwarriors-notes-green-myers-rotation-wiggins.html&text=Warriors+Notes%3A+Green%2C+Myers%2C+Rotation%2C+Wiggins)3 [Share](#)0 [Send via email](#)0 New Orleans, meaning he’ll be subject to [another](https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/03/nba-will-suspend-draymond-green-after-16th-technical.html) automatic one-game suspension if it’s not rescinded and he earns one more technical before the team’s finale on April 9. Mad at the world, yelling at everybody — their bench, our bench, me — and frankly, we deserved it.” It wasn’t just going to come, especially after losing the game like we did last game; that can carry over. But he’s so important to everything that we do,” Green said, per [Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/draymond-green-steph-curry-highlight-bob-myers-value-after-warriors-win). I knew we had to do something and do it fast before the game got out of hand.”

Draymond Green backs up trash talk with comeback win vs. Pelicans, and a round-up of the rest of the news from the Warriors and the NBA.

[Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga’s defensive masterpiece against the Pelicans](https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2023/3/29/23661313/warriors-pelicans-draymond-green-jonathan-kuminga-film-breakdown) [Player grades: Warriors vs. Golden State will attempt to keep this momentum going as they finish off this homestand with Friday’s matchup against the [San Antonio Spurs](https://www.poundingtherock.com). They are out of the play-in game for now, but they only lead the seventh-seeded He routinely does whatever it takes to help the Warriors win basketball games and on Tuesday, that meant coming off the bench and being the big body to fight for extra possessions on the boards. [pic.twitter.com/1eWKF5vMwi] [March 29, 2023] And it's been that way for a decade." "We have a competitive spirit that's unmatched. [pic.twitter.com/YEOcQcNdAp] [March 29, 2023] They would go on to outscore New Orleans 74-46 in the second half and complete the comeback victory with [the Warriors’ defensive ace](https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2023/3/29/23661313/warriors-pelicans-draymond-green-jonathan-kuminga-film-breakdown) showcasing why his leadership is so important to this team. [sparked life into Golden State](https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1640943429990617088?s=20) as they played with a sense of urgency and pride that is expected from the reigning NBA champions. [pic.twitter.com/CujAfZU30J] [March 29, 2023] [pic.twitter.com/uneSkJGYQ5] [March 29, 2023]

Draymond Green picked up his 17th technical foul of the season Tuesday night, but it helped energize the Golden State Warriors en route to a 120-109 win ...

... There are times where I got to keep him in check and bring him back in when it's turning in the wrong direction in the sense of staying focused on just winning." I knew we had to do something and do it fast before the game got out of hand." I'm sure [Green] wouldn't go out on an island like that if he didn't have that confidence. It wasn't just going to come, especially after losing the game like we did last game; that can carry over. On the ensuing sequence, Green nearly earned another technical foul when he plowed through Pelicans forward Herbert Jones on a drive to the basket and then got tangled with him on the floor, leading to more pushing and shoving: A scrum ensued with several Warriors and Pelicans players pushing and shoving, and the decision was made to "T" Green up:

The Warriors' confidence comes mostly from Steph Curry and Draymond Green, dual commanders of a championship DNA.

The Warriors' confidence comes mostly from Steph Curry and Draymond Green, dual commanders of a championship DNA.

Can they do it over the five games remaining on the regular-season schedule? “It just brings out that competitive fire that we have demonstrated for a decade now,” Curry said of Green’s tactical tantrum. The Warriors got worked in the first half, losing every significant category, only to flip the stat sheet in the second half. “And just understanding what it takes to will yourself out of a tough situation. He did his most pivotal of work in the second quarter. For all the good and greatness that [can come from Klay Thompson](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-steph-curry-steve-kerr-applaud-klay-thompsons-3-point-milestone), Jordan Poole, Kevon Looney, Donte DiVincenzo, Gary Payton II, Jonathan Kuminga and the rest of the cast, Curry and Green are the dual commanders. He’s a torpedo, quietly saving his team and destroying the opponent beneath the surface. Curry does it with a shot here, another there, and another after that. [That confidence comes](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/steph-curry-cites-warriors-unmatched-competitive-spirit-win-vs-pelicans) mostly from Curry and Green. I said after the game that we have to play better if we’re going to beat anybody in the playoffs. He is the team’s missile, generally guided but always audible and highly visible. We don’t know how the last five regular-season games will go, and neither do the Warriors.

The Golden State Warriors would love to have Andrew Wiggins back before the playoffs, but the team wants to give him the necessary space possible.

Warriors stars Steph Curry and Klay Thompson are used to making NBA history, but the milestone reached by the duo Tuesday night is truly incredible.

[to the 3-point shot](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-steph-curry-steve-kerr-applaud-klay-thompsons-3-point-milestone). [Steph having 'mad fun' in playoff-like games down stretch](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/steph-curry-having-mad-fun-warriors-playoff-games-down-stretch) [a new career high](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/klay-thompson-sets-3-point-career-high-277th-2022-23-season).

Warriors stars Steph Curry and Klay Thompson are used to making NBA history, but the milestone reached by the duo Tuesday night is truly incredible.

[to the 3-point shot](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-steph-curry-steve-kerr-applaud-klay-thompsons-3-point-milestone?chrcontext=KNTV). [a new career high](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/klay-thompson-sets-3-point-career-high-277th-2022-23-season?chrcontext=KNTV). [Klay, Steph add to Splash Bro lore with epic 3-point stat](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/steph-curry-klay-thompson-add-warriors-splash-bro-lore-epic-stat?cid=Yahoo&partner=ya4nbcs&chrcontext=KNTV) originally appeared on [NBC Sports Bayarea](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea?cid=MSN&chrcontext=KNTV)

Klay Thompson has made plenty of 3-point history in his career, but perhaps none more meaningful than Tuesday night.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expressed hope that Andrew Wiggins would return this season, telling reporters the 2022 All-Star is working out ...

[CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink) That's kind of the expectation at this point." [Western Conference standings](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nba). "Beyond that, once he’s back, then our training staff will be able to get with him and see where he is." [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) [defending champs](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nba-playoffs) come postseason time.