Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (25) grabs a rebound as Stephen Curry, third from left, boxes out Houston Rockets’ Dillon Brooks (9) during the first half of Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in Houston, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Jimmy Butler, the Warriors' second-best player, went down with an injury in the first quarter of Game 2 of this series. He was undercut by Rockets' Amen Thompson after the young player went for a rebound off his own shot. Butler had the same idea, but Thompson bumped into him, taking the former Miami Heat star to the ground.

Golden State Warriors forward-center Draymond Green is the winner of the 2024-25 NBA Hustle Award. The NBA Hustle Award honors players who make the effort plays that don’t often appear in the traditional box score but impact winning on a nightly basis.