Draymond Green: 'Defense makes Golden State Warriors tough to beat'

Draymond Green has said that the Golden State Warriors are a "tough" side to beat when their defense is on form.

The Western Conference's top seeds claimed a 98-78 win over the Memphis Grizzlies to open up a 3-2 lead in their semi-final playoff series.

The forward told ESPN: "That's our brand of basketball. We got a couple of stops and all of a sudden the game started changing.

"It's tough for anybody to keep up with us in transition, but that has to start on the defensive end. It's like wine. It gets better with time."

The Warriors will have a chance to clinch the series when the teams meet again on Friday.