Draymond: Steph was 'locked in' vs. Mavs because Klay ghosted him

Stephen Curry's big performance against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday was apparently fueled by more than just Klay Thompson's return to the Bay Area.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green revealed on the latest episode of his podcast that he texted Curry before the game to make sure he was "locked in" and had his emotions in check. Curry also had a conversation with Thompson but, according to Green, was later ghosted by his former teammate.

"So by the time Steph come into the game last night, he pissed," Green said. "As soon as I text him, he called me right away. So I tried to stir the pot a little bit, baby. I'm stirring the pot. Ain't no, 'Oh, my Splash Brother.' No, I'm stirring the pot.

"So I pissed Steph off. He's like, 'Yeah, I talked to Klay last night' ... 'cause Steph was supposed to speak before the game. He was like, 'Yeah I called (Warriors senior vice president of communications) Raymond (Ridder) and told him I'm not speaking. I just need to lock in on the game, so I ain't speaking, and I talked to Klay about it.' (He) tried to check in with Klay about something else and Klay ghosted him, so he got pissed. And here we go. Here we go. Locked in."

The Warriors defeated the Mavs 120-117 in Thompson's first game against his former team since joining Dallas in July.

Thompson finished with 22 points, four rebounds, and three assists, while Curry had 37 points, six rebounds, nine assists, two blocks, and one steal.