Ahead of Game 4 on Monday night, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke to the media and said he doesn’t expect Butler and Kuminga to have a repeat performance. According to ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk, Kerr pointed to the likelihood of Minnesota making defensive adjustments and said he expects other players to step up in response.

However, part of the team's inability to close out the critical contest was the absence of Draymond Green. A finalist for the NBA's 2024-25 Defensive Player of the Year award, Green picked up his sixth foul midway through the final stanza,

However, the Warriors still have playoff experience littered across their roster, especially with Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler. While the Warriors ended up walking away with th