{"id":93598,"date":"2025-12-23T12:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/93598\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:01:36","slug":"warriors-pull-away-from-orlando-magic-after-draymond-green-leaves-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/93598\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors pull away from Orlando Magic after Draymond Green leaves game"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Draymond Green took an early seat for the second straight game, and for the second straight game, the Warriors heated up in his absence to cruise to a 120-97 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday at Chase Center.<\/p>\n

Steph Curry scored 18 of his 26 points in the second half as Golden State (15-15) turned a single-point advantage at intermission into a commanding second win in a row, only the second time since mid-November that the Warriors have strung wins together.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Butler added an efficient 21 points (7-9 FG, 6-7 FT), Moses Moody stepped up as a third scoring option with 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Brandin Podziemski racked up a team-best plus-36 off the bench. The positive momentum was hampered, however, when Green got into a spat with coach Steve Kerr on the bench midway through the third quarter and did not return to the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate \u2026 considering where we\u2019ve been, (now) on a two-game win streak, that the vibes of the questions are a little bit more negative than they should be,\u201d Curry said toward the end of his postgame news conference. \u201cI get why you\u2019re asking them, but downstairs right now, the DJ\u2019s got a good playlist going, guys are getting their work in. We\u2019re having a good time because we\u2019re winning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"GoldenGolden State Warriors\u2019 Stephen Curry #30 celebrates in the second half of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n

Curry didn\u2019t sink his first shot from beyond the perimeter until nearly four minutes had expired in the second half. He followed it on the Warriors\u2019 next possession by taking his defender off the dribble, stepping back from 15 feet and sinking a fadeaway jumper. Moments later, he had his left hand on his hip and his right hand in the air, mimicking a lasso motion, as he gyrated, celebrating another 3-pointer that put them ahead 80-75.<\/p>\n

The Warriors forced 18 Orlando turnovers, including on consecutive possessions to close the third quarter, allowing Golden State to pull ahead 89-83 by the end of the period. Gui Santos forced a third straight turnover to begin the fourth, Moody drained his third 3-pointer, and the Warriors never trailed again.<\/p>\n

Green checked out of the game with 8:31 to go in the third quarter and did not return. He spent the remainder of the period in the locker room and returned to the bench at the start of the fourth quarter wearing a track suit. His substitution came after his first turnover of the night. The Warriors called timeout, and Green appeared to get into a back-and-forth with Kerr before team personnel ushered him into the tunnel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got into it, obviously. \u2026 We had it out a little bit,\u201d Kerr said of the altercation while declining to address what stirred it. The coach clarified that it was Green\u2019s decision to remove himself from the bench, which Kerr said ended Green\u2019s chance of returning to the game.<\/p>\n

\"GoldenGolden State Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green #23 applauds as his son D.J. Green\u2019s 9th birthday is announced in the second quarter of their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n

\u201cTempers spilled over and I just thought it was best that I \u2026 remove myself,\u201d Green said. \u201cWe play basketball. It\u2019s an emotional game. People lose their emotions sometimes. We\u2019ve been at this for a long time. Sometimes when you\u2019ve been with people for a long time, there\u2019s a level of comfort and (expletive) happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Warriors trailed 61-56 when Green exited the game and outscored the Magic by 28 points the rest of the way. It mimicked the outcome of the Warriors\u2019 previous game, when Green was ejected with them trailing by 10 only to go on to a 119-116 win over the Suns.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means we\u2019ve got guys on the bench who are dying to play,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cThey want to win, they want to play and if their opportunity comes, they\u2019re ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

After an illness kept Jonathan Kuminga out of the Warriors\u2019 previous game, it was Kerr\u2019s decision not to include him in Golden State\u2019s rotation against Orlando. Kuminga was the only active Warriors player not to see any action, even in mop-up duty, when Buddy Hield entered for his first playing time since Thursday in Phoenix.<\/p>\n

Curry missed all six of his first-half attempts from 3 and was held to 3-of-13 from the field before halftime, but the Warriors went into intermission leading 58-57. With time winding down, Curry intercepted a pass at halfcourt and tossed it ahead to Butler, who played hot potato with Green before finishing a two-handed dunk for two of his team-best 16 points in the first half. The teams went back and forth, trading leads 10 times before halftime.<\/p>\n

\"GoldenGolden State Warriors\u2019 Jimmy Butler III #10 dunks in the second half of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n

The Warriors missed nine of their first 10 attempts from 3-point territory and allowed the Magic to shoot 80% from distance in the first quarter (4-of-5). However, Golden State trailed only 30-26 at the end of the opening period. Butler paced the Warriors with seven early points while Curry struggled to get his shot to fall.<\/p>\n

Golden State won back-to-back games at Chicago and Cleveland earlier this month but hadn\u2019t strung together multiple wins besides that since winning three in a row from Nov. 16-19.<\/p>\n

After Saturday\u2019s win against the Suns, Golden State will have a chance to close off a perfect three-game homestand on Christmas afternoon (2 p.m. tip), when Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks visit San Francisco. The Warriors then hit the road and won\u2019t return to Chase Center until 2026.<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Brandin Podziemski #2 brings the ball down court in the first quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green #23 makes a basket in the first quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Brandin Podziemski #2 reacts to a call in the second quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Stephen Curry #30 tumbles on the court in the second quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Moses Moody #4 looks to pass as he\u2019s guarded by Orlando Magic\u2019s Wendell Carter Jr. #34 in the second quarter of their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Stephen Curry #30 reacts in the second quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 De\u2019Anthony Melton #8 shoots a basket in the second quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green #23 applauds as his son D.J. Green\u2019s 9th birthday is announced in the second quarter of their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Jimmy Butler III #10 saves the ball from going out of bounds in the second quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Jimmy Butler III #10 shoots a basket in the second quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Stephen Curry #30 and Golden State Warriors\u2019 Jimmy Butler III #10 yell out instructions to teammates as the Orlando Magic shoot a free throw in the second quarter of their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Jimmy Butler III #10 and Orlando Magic\u2019s Paolo Banchero #5 battle for a rebound in the second quarter of their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Moses Moody #4 helps teammate Draymond Green #23 up in the second quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Moses Moody #4 is fouled by Orlando Magic\u2019s Jett Howard #13 in the second quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Brandin Podziemski #2 knocks the ball away from Orlando Magic\u2019s Goga Bitadze #35 in the second half of their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Orlando Magic\u2019s Desmond Bane #3 drives to the basket as he\u2019s guarded by Golden State Warriors\u2019 Brandin Podziemski #2 in the second half of their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Moses Moody #4 passes from the floor in the second half of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Brandin Podziemski #2 guards Orlando Magic\u2019s Noah Penda #93 in the second half of their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Stephen Curry #30 celebrates with a dance in the second half of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Quinten Post #21 makes a basket in the second half of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Pat Spencer #61 looks to pass as he\u2019s guarded by Orlando Magic\u2019s Desmond Bane #3 in the second half of their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Stephen Curry #30 celebrates with teammate Moses Moody #4 in the second half of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Jimmy Butler III #10 dunks past Orlando Magic\u2019s Anthony Black #0 in the second half of their NBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Stephen Curry #30 on the bench in the second half of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Brandin Podziemski #2 passes from the floor in the second half of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 De\u2019Anthony Melton #8 shoots a basket in the second half of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Stephen Curry #30 is congratulated by Orlando Magic\u2019s Desmond Bane #3 after the Warriors 120-97 NBA win at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Trayce Jackson-Davis #32 walks off the court after the Warriors 120-97 NBA win over the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green #23 is congratulated by Orlando Magic\u2019s Paolo Banchero #5 after the Warriors 120-97 NBA win at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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Golden State Warriors\u2019 Brandin Podziemski #2 brings the ball down court in the first quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n<\/p>\n

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