Golden State Warriors

Draymond Green's blatant illegal screen set Steph Curry free for game-winner

Published Feb. 25, 2016 12:47 a.m. ET

Jovan Buha

Whether it makes him less likable or not, part of Draymond Green's immense value to the Golden State Warriors is his ability to set soul-crushing screens.

It's not going to get him to the All-Star Game -- the Warriors' record and his triple-doubles did that -- or earn him his own signature sneaker, but truly solid screen-setting has become a rare commodity, and Green is among the best in the business.

With under a minute remaining in the Warriors' 118-112 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night, Green attempted to win the Warriors the game with a 3-pointer that would've given them a two-point lead, only to be rejected by Twitter nemesis Hassan Whiteside.

Whiteside's revenge didn't last that long though, as the NBA's leading shot-blocker swatted the ball back to Green, who immediately handed it to Stephen Curry. Curry then started dribbling right toward the middle of the floor, and used a blatant illegal screen from Green -- who basically grabbed, held and wrestled Luol Deng -- to free Curry for the go-ahead trifecta.

Watch the entertaining sequence below:

Steph Curry is too cold #Clutch #Deep pic.twitter.com/oD3XetcRFF
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) February 25, 2016

That's not the first, nor the last illegal screen Green has set, and officials tend to let players play more physical at the end of games. But that was a blatant missed call, and if the Heat had been rewarded the ball there, they might've won the game.

Green has developed a reputation as physical, tough screener, though, and that can sometimes give players a little more leeway in these types of situations (see: Garnett, Kevin).

Them be the breaks sometimes.

Jovan Buha covers the NBA for FOX Sports. Follow him on Twitter: @jovanbuha.