5 best athletes for the week 30 May - 6 June

Draymond Green

With Curry faltering, Green has led the Warriors’ charge against the Cavs

Golden State Warriors’ forward Draymond Green has put in a series of strong performances over the course of the 2016 NBA season to take his team to the Western Conference finals, with a particularly stand-out performance in Game 7 of the series against Oklahoma City Thunder.

With an all-round contribution, Green’s performance was pivotal to the Warriors progresssing through the Western Conference Finals, although it was 2015-16 MVP Stephen Curry who led the charge, and now Green has stepped up to the plate in Game 1 and Game 2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals.

Green has taken charge in Game 1 and Game 2 against the Cavs, with a 15-point Game 1 victory; that meant the Warriors have outscored the Cavaliers by 48 points in the two opening games, the biggest margin in NBA Finals history.