Watch Draymond Green get ejected, Kings pull away for 2-0 series lead

For 82 games, the Warriors showed us who they were. They turned the ball over more than any team in the league (14.1% of their possessions). They struggled to win on the road (11-30). They were nothing special in tight contests (20-21 in clutch games). They were 27th in the league in transition defense (points allowed per fast break). They fouled a lot (giving up the sixth most free throws per game). And there were moments they lost their composure, going all the way back to Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole during training camp.

In the biggest game of the season Monday night, Green lost his composure again and was ejected in the fourth quarter for stomping on the chest of Domantas Sabonis.

Sabonis is down after Draymond stepped on him. pic.twitter.com/6MwsNLT2Pj

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 18, 2023

“My leg got grabbed,” Green said after the game (Sabonis did receive a technical for grabbing Green’s leg on the play). “Second time in two nights. Referees just watch it.”

Green added he had to put his foot down somewhere after Sabonis grabbed it but the referees told him he “stomped too hard.” Which he did. Sabonis underwent X-rays to check his ribs and lungs after the game.

Green’s over-the-top moment — he egged on a booing Sacramento crowd after the incident — not only hurt his team in this game, he could face a suspension from the league for his actions. At the very least there will be a healthy fine before Game 3.

Green getting ejected grabs the headline, but for the second game in a row the Kings were just better than the Warriors.

Golden State’s issues from the regular season followed them to the playoffs: The Warriors fouled too much and gave up 11 more free throw attempts than they took on Monday,