For Warriors, Raymond Green is the presence of half the devil for half a day.

How could a warrior not count as a green would throw a heavy punch at Jordan Poole during training, pushing himself to the tip of the storm. The Warriors did not calculate that Green would throw the highest shooting efficiency in his career when the attack seemed to be hopeless.

In the early morning of November 28, Beijing time, the Warriors beat the Timberwolves in the first battle from 137 to 114. Green scored 6 in the 7th vote, of which 2 were 1 in the 3-point vote, plus 8 penalty in the 6th, winning 19 points from the season’s new high, 11 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 cap.

After this battle, Green’s average data became 8.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists, with a field goal percentage of 60.2 percent, a three-point hit rate of 36.4 percent, and a real hit rate of 65.5 percent. Among them, Green’s score is the highest personal record since the 2017-18 season. Field goal percentage and the real hit rate are all new high in his career, and the third hit rate is the second highest in his career.

“Green is an All-Star this season,” Warrior coach Steve Cole said after the game.

In the eyes of warriors, Green is still an all-star level, which is an indispensable existence. But more than a month ago, Green’s career as a warrior seemed to have entered the countdown.

The 2019 finals was a scar that all members of the Warriors did not want to touch. The series was so tragic that they did not want to recall it. Kevin Durant and Clay Thompson were seriously injured and reimbursed, and the loneliness of warriors who failed to win the championship covered Green’s outstanding performance in that year. He averaged 13.3 points and 10.1 rebounds in 22 playoff games, 8.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 caps, among which he scored 12.5 points, 10.8 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1 cap in 6 finals.

In the first half of that season, Green’s performance was not good. The average score before the All-Star game was only 7 points, with a real hit rate. But in the middle of the season, the general manager of warriors, Miles, had a long talk with green heart-to-heart. He hoped that Green could lose weight for his body, performance and the prospect of warriors. After listening to Miles’s advice, Green lost 23 pounds of fat in just 6 weeks. After the All-Star game, Green’s average score of 7.9 points increased slightly, but the real hit rate of 57.4% had a qualitative leap, and then Green’s best performance in the playoff career.

At that time, Green was only 29 years old, and the Warriors had every reason to believe that Green kept this good momentum. But who could have thought that the Warriors in the 2019-20 season became a weak brigade that was bullied by people and took Green’s heart directly. Green, who is accustomed to winning, can’t stand being beaten up by his former defeat almost every time he plays. When he comes home, he still faces the doubt that his childlike daughter “why do you always lose Now.

“At that time, I was not interested in the game at all,” Green said. “The team was originally the best team in the league and suddenly became the worst team in the league. This was so frustrating, my mind collapsed.”

Alcohol is the natural enemy of all professional players. Green doesn’t understand the harm of alcohol. However, during the darkest period of his career, Curry and Thompson were both recovering from injuries, green can only relieve depression through alcohol abuse.

In the 2019-20 season, Green scored 8 points, field goal percentage 38.9%, and hit 27.9% in three points. In the 2020-21 season, Green’s three data were 7 points, 44.7 percent and 27 percent respectively.

The curse of “vampire” appeared at that time, and his lack of self-discipline led to the collapse of his competitive state. The turnaround took place in the 2021-22 season. Although Thompson hasn’t returned yet, the Warriors have advanced all the way after the start of the game, and their performance has far exceeded expectations. The pleasure of winning made green find himself. He gave up alcohol and replaced it with milkshakes.

“I used to drink a few times I am, but now I really don’t drink any more,” Green said. “I take care of my body more seriously. It feels incredible. I am 31 years old, so I just try my best to do all necessary things to ensure that my body is online.”

Last season, Green received periodic returns for “changing evil and returning to the right”. He averaged 7.5 points in the regular season, but rose to a new career record of 52.5% field goal percentage. In the playoffs, Green scored 8 points, and some of the performances were not good. But Green scored 14 points in the sixth game of the grizzly bear in the Western semi-final. In the Western final and the fifth game of the Lone Ranger, Green scored 17 points in 6 of 7 shots. In the 6th game between the finals and the Celtics, Green made 5 out of 10 shots, and scored 12 points in 2 out of 5 out of 3. In ending war of these three series, Green didn’t lose the chain. When the doubt was the biggest, he could always use an attack to break back.

After helping the Warriors regain the championship, Green made a lot of efforts during the off-season this year. He trained to lose weight and kept his body perfect. At the same time, he also conducted targeted small muscles group training on the injured back last season.

“Green’s movement looks great. No matter he moves across or runs back and forth, his physical condition is great,” Cole said during the training camp.

However, a blow of Green’s emotion out of control almost ruined everything, casting a shadow over his prospects. No one knew how long green could stay in the Warriors, no one knows whether Green’s performance this season will be affected.

Green gave the answer.

In the stadium, Green’s end efficiency was a career high. He scored 1.28 points per round and 1.21 points per round in fixed-point shooting after receive the ball attack, the empty cut scored 1.29 points per round and the counterattack scored 1 point per round. In addition to empty cut, other data are all new career highs.

On the defensive end, Green defended field goal percentage of 41.8 percent, 7.3 percent lower than their season average. When Green protected the basket, the opponent’s field goal percentage was only 50%.

The defensive level is still top, and the series and cover are always online. Coupled with the improvement of offensive performance, green has a greater influence on Warriors. When Green was present, the Warriors scored 120.3 points in the hundred rounds, losing only 109.5 points and winning 10.8 points. When Green was not present, Warrior’s two data were 101.8 points and 114.3 points respectively, with a net minus 12.5 points.

At the beginning of the season, the Warriors did not perform well in rotation, and Curry collapsed immediately. Starting from the fourth quarter of the first world war of rockets, Cole was sent to the second lineup of green belt. Since then, when Curry was not present, Green replaced Poole as the core of holding the ball and the core of the organization. The effect was remarkable. Green, Wikins, Poole, Anthony Lamb, the five men of DiVincenzo formed the new winning score lineup of the Warriors. The Warriors were more reliable in defending during the rotation time. Green held the ball, Poole’s burden was reduced, and the offensive efficiency was getting warmer.

“One of our great advantages lies in owning Green, who is still indispensable to us,” Cole said.

Green is not only using performance to win back the respect of teammates, but also using leadership to win back the position of leader. When the young Warriors players were criticized at the beginning of the season, Green stood up and said that the responsibility was not for the young players. He appealed to the outside world not to concentrate all the gunfire on the Warriors and stars. He said that everyone was responsible. When Poole fell into a downturn, Green repeatedly stressed that the outside world should be patient with Poole.

Of course, you can understand that this is the quasi-contract year Green is working hard for the new contract. Green has player options during the offseason next year. It is not a secret that he wants a new contract to guarantee the future. Whether Green can stay in the team and what kind of contract to stay in the team in the future is unknown, and the Warriors management may have a headache next year. But at least for now, Green’s performance has made the management of Warriors happy.

The best Green deserves the best curry in the season where 68.8 percent of real hits also hit a new high in his career.