Draymond believes Warriors getting ‘punked' after Magic loss

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Draymond Green did not hold back when expressing his frustration over the Warriors' recent losing streak. 

Losing to the Orlando Magic 94-90 at Amway Center on Tuesday night, Golden State has now lost three straight.

Even without Steph Curry, who will be re-evaluated in two weeks after sustaining a sprained foot ligament against the Boston Celtics on March 16, Draymond and the Warriors still believe that these are games they absolutely should be winning.

"I think we're playing soft, we're playing stupid," Green told reporters after the game. "We're just not playing good basketball, we're getting punked. It's hard to win a game getting punked. That's kind of where we are right now. You get to these games and we're losing a lot of fourth quarters. Not losing a lot of the game, we're losing a lot of fourth quarters. And that's execution, but in order to execute there's a certain level of physicality and we're not meeting that. 

"No disrespect to the Orlando Magic, but they are one of the worst teams in the league. And we can't match up with them. And if you can't match up with them, you're definitely not going to do it against the great teams. I wouldn't necessarily say it's a concern, but that's what's happening. I don't doubt that we can fix it, but if we're going to win some games then it's got to be fixed."

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As Draymond mentions, Orlando (20-53) is indeed one of the worst teams in the NBA. Tuesday night's game was supposed to be one of the easiest opponents Golden State was scheduled to face throughout the final 11 games (now 10) of the regular season. 

Up next? The Miami Heat, who are currently the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Golden State needs to figure something out, or else it'll be getting "punked" once more in Miami on Wednesday night.

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