Draymond GreenPlayer·Draymond Green has drawn a line between admiration and nostalgia, saying he is not glad the New York KnicksTeam·New York Knicks could not break the Golden State WarriorsTeam·Golden State Warriors’ record for the longest playoff winning streak. The veteran forward’s reaction kept the focus on what the Warriors built in 2017, even as New York’s postseason run pushed the comparison back into the spotlight.
According to the NBC Sports Bay Area report, Green addressed the Knicks’ chase of the mark and made clear he was not pulling for a new standard to replace the one Golden State set. The Knicks had won 12 straight playoff games by June 4, leaving them three victories shy of the 15-game run that defined the Warriors’ 2017 championship march.
That streak had already become a measuring stick for the modern playoff era. New York opened its run by rallying from a 2-1 deficit against the Atlanta HawksTeam·Atlanta Hawks, then swept the Philadelphia 76ersTeam·Philadelphia 76ers and the Cleveland CavaliersTeam·Cleveland Cavaliers before beating the San Antonio SpursTeam·San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the NBA FinalsCompetition·NBA Finals, a stretch that gave the Knicks a +22.7 point differential across the streak, according to the report.
Green’s comments also fit a larger conversation about postseason identity, especially for a Warriors franchise that has spent years being judged against its peak. The comparison with the Knicks has carried extra weight because New York’s surge has been both steady and emphatic, and because Green himself has previously questioned whether the roster had the kind of top-end star power usually associated with a title team.
The article’s context places the Knicks in strong position at 53-29 and third in the Eastern Conference, while the Warriors finished 37-45 and 10th in the Western Conference, missing the main playoff field and entering the play-in instead. That contrast sharpened the historical debate around the streak, even though Green’s point was less about standings than about preserving what Golden State achieved.
For New York, the run has already changed the conversation around the franchise’s ceiling. For Golden State, it has reopened a familiar question: how long can a championship standard remain untouched before another team truly threatens it?
Draymond Green steals the ball from Kawhi Leonard during a Warriors vs. Clippers game. ZUMA Press Wire/IMAGO
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