Between Klay Thompson’s return to the Bay Area and the start of the NBA Cup, there was a playoff atmosphere at the Chase Center.This game ended like so many other Warriors games have over the years — regular season,

SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green didn’t want to speak much about Klay Thompson in advance of Thompson’s Bay Area return. He declined any denser interviews on it and, when lobbed a Thompson question in a Sunday news conference, ignored and pivoted the conversation toward the NBA Cup.

A reporter refers to the Warriors’ upcoming matchup with the Mavericks as the “Klay Game”, Draymond Green doesn’t let them finish and calls it “A very important