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Warriors point-forward Draymond Green is considered to be one of the smartest basketball players in the NBA, but on Monday night against the San Antonio Spurs he was a few too many light-years ahead of the competition.

It was a back-and-forth affair in San Antonio, with lead changes throughout. A three-pointer by Spurs guard Dejounte Murray who had 27 points, eight rebounds and eight steals put the home team up 101-97 with 12.6 seconds remaining. Dubs star Steph Curry (game-high 32 points) nailed a triple a couple seconds later to lessen the deficit to a single point. The Spurs hit two free throws, and the Dubs got the ball back in the frontcourt down 103-100 with 8.7 seconds left.

Everyoneknew where the Warriorswantedto get the ball, but the inbounds instead went to Green, an 18.9% three-point shooter this season. Green was anticipating a San Antonio foul, a common tactic in a three-point game to prevent the team that's losing from tying things up with one basket. The Spurs, however, (wisely) had no interest in hacking at Green when they could take their chances with him chucking a jumper that has roughly the same success rate as Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer recording a hit during a National League game.

The result: a nothing-but-backboard line-drive heave from almost halfcourt.

Ultimately this is a funny, unfortunate play, and not the reason the Warriors lost. Green was mostly excellent. As coach Steve Kerr noted, Golden State's 20 turnovers were far more of an issue. Plus, Kerr told reporters, "The Spurs generally do not foul in those situations. Probably my fault for not informing the team."

So there you go. Green will have to live this one down, and will almost certainly take a deserved ribbing from teammates. But it doesn't sound like anyone in the organization is too upset nor should they be.

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