ENLARGE Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James exchange words. That has been the case all season: Golden State was 25.9 points better with Green on the court—and the Warriors lost the only game he didn’t play. The Warriors have outscored the Cavs by 13.6 points per 100 possessions with Green, but they have been outscored by 9.6 points when Green was on the bench. Photo: Ron Schwane/Associated PressStephen Curry was the NBA’s most valuable player this season, but Draymond Green may have been Golden State’s most useful player. Green was suspended for one game by the league when it ruled Sunday that he made “unnecessary contact with a retaliatory swipe” at LeBron James’s groin in Game 4 after James taunted Green by trying to step over him.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 12, 2016 22:49 UTC