SAN FRANCISCO – The Golden State Warriors' narrow 104-100 loss to the Kevin Durant-less Houston Rockets covered familiar territory for them. It was another game in which the Warriors got destroyed on the boards. Another game in which they allowed a score-first guard to burn them every which way, in this case, it was Reed Sheppard, who finished with 31 points. It was yet another game in which the defensive rotations were late, defenders got blown by, and communication lapsed.

In short, it was another defensive letdown, even if the score and defensive ratings don't exactly convey it. And Draymond Green was not afraid to say it. In the locker room, after the game, Green did not sugarcoat his assessment of the Warriors' defense about a quarter of the way into the season.

“Our defense is

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