He’s the best defender I’ve ever seen my life, and he rises to the occasion on top of being a great defender. He’s an incredible competitor.

With only 13 seconds on the clock and the Houston Rockets trailing by one point, Ime Udoka, Alperen Sengun and the Rockets made the decision to go at Draymond Green. With the game on the line, Sengun drove one-on-one against Green before throwing up a contest shot that clanked off the rim and into the hands of Jimmy Butler on a game-sealing rebound.

W hen you need to win a big game in the NBA, sometimes the recipe is just as simple as you'd think: put the ball in the hands of your best players. While Steph Curry might not hav