Draymond Green gives honest statement about Kyrie Irving before Mavs-Warriors game

The Golden State Warriors host Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks in San Francisco on Sunday evening.

Irving comes into the evening averaging 24.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 50.4% from the field and 47.4% from three-point range in 23 games. Point range shoots.

Before the game, Warriors star Draymond Green spoke about the challenges of guarding Irving.

Green (via The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis): “He can score from anywhere…With Kyrie, it’s anywhere on the court because he’s an elite scorer at every level of the basketball court…As crazy as it sounds, BD, Luka probably has more offensive deficiencies than Kyrie.”..Kyrie literally has no shortage on offense. It’s crazy.”

The Mavs and Warriors last faced each other in November.

Irving had 21 points, three rebounds and six assists while shooting 8/13 from the field and 1/3 from three-point range in 36 minutes of play.

However, the Warriors won by a score of 120-117.

Green finished the win with 11 points, six rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks while shooting 3/6 from the field and 2/4 from three-point range in 32 minutes of playing time.

Green and Irving have competed against each other in the NBA Finals several times throughout their careers.

The Warriors went 2-1 in those meetings.

Irving had one of the most famous Shots in NBA history when he hit the game-winning three in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals.