Former Warriors player Nick Young admits he s confused by JR Smith s destruction of James night

Former Warriors player Nick Young admitted that he was "confused" by JR Smith's destruction of LeBron James' night.

Former Warriors guard Nick Young reviews JR Smith's major mistake in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals, which affected LeBron James's performance.

Former Golden State Warriors guard Nick Young reviews the major mistake made by Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith in the 2018 NBA Finals, a mistake that left LeBron James with a great performance in Game 1, which ultimately led to the team losing. Warriors' Draymond Green revealed the news that Kevin Durant is about to return, while Young recalls how threatening the Golden State Warriors thought James was at the time.

According to Giles Arena, Young said that for a moment, he felt Smith was doing it right and that joke was directed at him.

"I was confused at the time. He looked so confident that I thought they won," said Yang. "I know we were ahead, but he grabbed the rebound, he could have easily overtaken the score, but he dribbled out. It made me misread the time."

James scored 51 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and Nick Young was relieved that he and the Warriors won the first game in the finals.

"We feel like we escaped that disaster," Yang added. "I don't know if that should be said, but we think the Finals are the world of Houston (Rockets), but we know that LeBron (James) can change the series."

Smith forgot the score at a critical moment, which is notorious. With 4.7 seconds left in the game, the score was tied at 107. The Cavaliers veteran grabbed the free throw that Curry lost in the inside. He did not choose to attack or find his open teammates, but chose to dribble. In the end, the Golden State Warriors won 124-114 in overtime.

Nick Young and the Warriors finally swept the Cavaliers 4-0.

Draymond Green revealed that Kevin Durant had a slim chance of joining the Warriors after the Warriors were eliminated in the second round, Draymond Green talked about his views on the playoffs and reviewed his game in the 2024-25 season, when Kevin Durant was almost returning to the Warriors. The Phoenix Suns All-Star forward was nearly traded back to the Bay Area, with Durant and the Warriors winning the championship for two consecutive years in 2018.

Green said that Durant's return to the Warriors' deal is almost over.

"I met Joe [Lakob]; Joe was excited; he was my man," Green said through Stinale. "Joe said, 'Draymond, I think we're going to get Kevin Durant; it's right in front of us; it's going to happen.' We're going to get Kevin Durant's return... We talked about it, and he said, 'Do you think it works?' I said, 'Absolutely it works'... Two minutes later, he ran back to me. Draymond, Draymond, I shouldn't say anything. Don't say anything to anyone." The Warriors ended up making a deal with the Heat in exchange for Jimmy Butler.