Draymond ignites Knicks fans’ ‘illusion’ after 2-0 series lead

Draymond ignites Knicks fans’ ‘illusion’ after 2-0 series lead originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area

The New York Knicks hold a 2-0 lead over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but Warriors veteran forward Draymond Green isn’t convinced by their performance.

Green took to his podcast, “The Draymond Green show”, to state that he does not believe that New York is legitimate this season, despite all the enthusiasm surrounding the team, and even downplayed the competitiveness in the Eastern Conference.

“In the Eastern Conference, you can get to the conference finals by playing mid-major teams,” Green said. “That’s what you guys are doing now. I think what this is preparing you for is what happened to the Atlanta Hawks three years ago when they got to the conference finals and never came back. To give you some perspective, the Portland Trail Blazers did this. They had all these guys and they went to the conference finals. And we beat them with virtually no Steph Curry.

“They ran away and paid all those guys because they thought they had a team that had a chance. And it was a fluke. So that’s what the Knicks are preparing you for now and it’ll probably be 15 more.” years of misery that we’ll all sit back and laugh at Knicks fans for their delusion, because that’s exactly what happens.”

Jalen Brunson highlighted the Knicks’ season, averaging 35.6 points on 45.7% shooting, 4.4 rebounds and 8.1 assists in 42.3 minutes during New York’s playoffs.

The “Villanova Three” of Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo have been a story this season and throughout the postseason.

But Green isn’t convinced and will need to see a little more of the orange and blue to influence his decision.

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