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OH DEAR. What on Earth possessed Draymond Green to do THAT today? Was he channelling his inner Gary Ervin?

What a brain snap by Golden State’s star forward on a day when Oklahoma was putting the Warriors to the sword, en route to a 133-105 rout.

The 133 points tied the Thunder’s record for most points ever scored in a playoff game. And remember, it was against the 73-9 all-time best record Golden State team.

But while a few of us pundits expected an OKC win, then for GSW to tie it up 2-2 before going home for Game 5, that all unravelled when Green kicked the Thunder’s Kiwi centre Steven Adams in the groin.

It meant not only did the Warriors lose but they also may lose Green for Game 4 when the NBA examines footage of what looked a fairly deliberate act.

Adams had to exit the game and Green copped a flagrant foul as Oklahoma simply owned the contest.

“He's a tough kid, (he) has a great pain threshold,” OKC coach Billy Donovan said of Adams.

Post-game, Green – who uncharacteristically struggled at both ends of the floor to finish with six points on 1-for-9 shooting – was in denial about what had occurred.

Asked whether he was concerned about a possible suspension, Green said: “No, I thought it would probably get rescinded.

(Watch the incident here: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=15669268&sf26746232=1 )

“I followed through on the shot,” he claimed, denying trying to kick someone “in the mid-section”.

“I turned around and he (Adams) was on the floor. Oh boy I’m like: ‘What happened?’ I was standing at the 3-point line, I looked at Bogut, he’s looking at the replay and he was like (rolling his eyes) and when I looked at the replay I was like: ‘uh-oh’ but, like I said, I thought it would get rescinded.”

Cool story Drey.

The Warriors were outscored by 43 points when Green was in the game as Kevin Durant went off for 33 points on 10-of-15 shooting for OKC.

The Thunder shot at 52.3 percent from the field to lead 72-47 at halftime. Their 45 points in the third quarter was the most the franchise ever has scored in any playoff period.

From 40-40, the Thunder outscored GSW 34-9.

On his way to a 30-point, 12-assist, 8-rebound haul, Russell Westbrook became only  the sixth player ever with two postseason games of 25+pts, 10+assists and 5+steals.

Donovan’s college coach and mentor Rick Pitino was at the game and had to be impressed at the manner in which Oklahoma shattered GSW.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr postgame also jumped on the “I expect it to be rescinded” bandwagon for Green’s flagrant – who knows how the NBA will act on this? It IS playoff time, after all – then added he expected a huge turnaround in Game 4.

Kerr cited trailing 1-2 last season against Memphis and Cleveland - with substantial Game 3 losses - from which his team fully recovered in Game 4.

Rarely has a Game 4 been bigger.

NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
FINAL:
G1: Cleveland 115, Toronto 84
G2: Cleveland 108, Toronto 89
G3: Cleveland 84, Toronto 99
Cleveland leads 2-1

SEMI FINAL:
G1: Cleveland 104, Atlanta 93
G2: Cleveland 123, Atlanta 98
G3: Cleveland 121, Atlanta 108
G4: Cleveland 100, Atlanta 99
Cleveland advances 4-0

G1: Miami 102, Toronto 96 in o/t
G2: Miami 92, Toronto 96 in o/t
G3: Miami 91, Toronto 95
G4: Miami 94, Toronto 87 in o/t
G5: Miami 91, Toronto 99
G6: Miami 103, Toronto 91
G7: Miami 89, Toronto 116
Toronto advances 4-3

FIRST ROUND:
G1: Indiana 100, Toronto 90
G2: Indiana 87, Toronto 98
G3: Indiana 85, Toronto 101
G4: Indiana 100, Toronto 83
G5: Indiana 99, Toronto 102
G6: Indiana 101, Toronto 83
G7: Indiana 84, Toronto 89
Toronto advances 4-3

G1: Atlanta 102, Boston 101
G2: Atlanta 89, Boston 72
G3: Atlanta 103, Boston 111
G4: Atlanta 95, Boston 104
G5: Atlanta 110, Boston 84
G6: Atlanta 104, Boston 92
Atlanta advances 4-2

G1: Cleveland 106, Detroit 101
G2: Cleveland 107, Detroit 90
G3: Cleveland 101, Detroit 91
G4: Cleveland 100, Detroit 98
Cleveland advances, 4-0

G1: Miami 123, Charlotte 91
G2: Miami 115, Charlotte 103
G3: Miami 80, Charlotte 96
G4: Miami 85, Charlotte 89
G5: Miami 88, Charlotte 90
G6: Miami 97, Charlotte 90
G7: Miami 106, Charlotte 73
Miami advances 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE
FINAL:
G1: Golden State 102, Oklahoma 108
G2: Golden State 118, Oklahoma 91
G3: Golden State 105, Oklahoma 133
Oklahoma leads 2-1

SEMI FINALS:
G1: San Antonio 124, Oklahoma 92
G2: San Antonio 97, Oklahoma 98
G3: San Antonio 100, Oklahoma 96
G4: San Antonio 97, Oklahoma 111
G5: San Antonio 91, Oklahoma 95
G6: San Antonio 99, Oklahoma 113
Oklahoma advances 4-2

G1: Golden State 118, Portland 106
G2: Golden State 110, Portland 99
G3: Golden State 108, Portland 120
G4: Golden State 132, Portland 125 in o/t
G5: Golden State 125, Portland 121
Golden State advances 4-1

FIRST ROUND:
G1: Golden State 104, Houston 78
G2: Golden State 115, Houston 106
G3: Golden State 96, Houston 97
G4: Golden State 121, Houston 94
G5: Golden State 114, Houston 81
Golden State advances 4-1

G1: Oklahoma 108, Dallas 70
G2: Oklahoma 84, Dallas 85
G3: Oklahoma 131, Dallas 102
G4: Oklahoma 119, Dallas 108
G5: Oklahoma 118, Dallas 104
Oklahoma advances 4-1

G1: San Antonio 106, Memphis 74
G2: San Antonio 94, Memphis 68
G3: San Antonio 96, Memphis 87
G4: San Antonio 116, Memphis 95
San Antonio advances 4-0

G1: Los Angeles 115, Portland 95
G2: Los Angeles 102, Portland 81
G3: Los Angeles 88, Portland 96
G4: Los Angeles 84, Portland 98
G5: Los Angeles 98, Portland 108
G6: Los Angeles 103, Portland 106
Portland advances 4-2