SAN FRANCISCO – After the Warriors faded down the stretch Wednesday night, trudging into the locker room wearing a 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets , Jimmy Butler III cleared his throat and spat out flames.

“We don't box out,” Butler said. “We don't go with the scouting report. We let anybody do whatever they want. Open shots, get into the paint, free throws. It's just sad.”

A few minutes later, Draymond Green came along, throwing another level of heat directed at the play of the Warriors this season – again directed at the defense.

“Our defense is s—t,” Green said. “Because it's not necessarily the numbers. How do you feel when you out there? And it's just letdown after letdown. It's bigger than the numbers, you know what I'm saying? Defense is about demeanor. If there's letdown a

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