Draymond Green did not pause when asked whether the Golden State Warriors could take any moral victories from a 124-112 loss to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. The 19-year Warriors veteran shook his head and answered the way only he can.

“Hell nah,” Green said bluntly when speaking to the media postgame.

Golden State pushed the 21-1 Thunder deeper into the fourth quarter than expected. This happened without Stephen Curry and with Jimmy Butler sidelined after halftime with a sore left knee. The Warriors trailed by 19 at intermission. However, they stormed back behind Jonathan Kuminga, Pat Spencer, and Buddy Hield, outscoring Oklahoma City 44-28 in the third quarter to slash the deficit to one.

The surge did not change Green’s stance. He praised the effort but insist

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