Instead, Draymond Green raised his level of play, bringing an incredible intensity to the matchup while organizing the defense at every possible moment. When speaking to the media after the game, head coach Steve Kerr praised Green's competitive nature and how he approached the game.

At 13-0, the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by Donovan Mitchell and their head coach Kenny Atkinson, impressed Golden State Warriors Draymond Green. Not since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors has the NBA seen such dominance to start a season. Green talked about the Warriors' Nov. 8 136-117 loss to the NBA's best team.

One such former teammate is Draymond Green, who is as vocal of a player as there is in the NBA today. Green, a four-time All-Star and former Defensive Player of the Year, had a tremendous game defensively against the Mavericks, tallying three steals and two blocks to go with his other defensive attributes that aren't always in the stat sheet.