The Golden State Warriors fell on the road to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday evening. The loss sent the Dubs to 32-31, and they sit just one game ahead of the LA Clippers for the eighth seed in the Western Conference standings. 

Draymond Green finished the night with 16 points on 60% shooting and 67% from three-point range. He also logged five assists, four rebounds and two steals. 

Golden State closed the game with a big lineup. Draymond Green, Gui Santos, Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis were all on the floor at the same time. Draymond was asked about this development at the postgame press conference and his answer was telling. 

"I love it," he said. "It's great. Having more size, and we'll get more and more comfortable with it. It's still fresh. What's that, my second time playing with KP? We'll get better and better, and figure out more and more."

This is something Warriors fans can look forward to seeing more of over the last five weeks of the regular season. This team needs a spark to give them a boost late in the campaign, and these kinds of big lineups could hold some answers. 

"I think when you have more size out there, you're just able to cover up more," Green said. "You're able to cover up more mistakes. And then it closes gaps as well, when you have more length. So, I like it." 

The logic here makes sense. Golden State has been a small-ball team for so long that it's become part of their identity, but the league has evolved. Teams are bigger, more physical, and more capable of exploiting size mismatches in the halfcourt.

Adding Porzingis to the mix gives Steve Kerr a legitimate counterpunch to throw at those kinds of teams. Meanwhile, Green has always been the connective tissue of whatever lineup the Warriors put on the floor.

His ability to quarterback a defense and make the right read on every possession means that even experimental lineups tend to function at a high level when he's on the court. Pairing his ability with the length of Porzingis and the versatility of Santos creates some real problems for opponents. 

There's not a lot of time for an extended adjustment period for Golden State. But the encouraging thing is that Draymond's enthusiasm for these kinds of lineups feels real and authentic. When a player with his experience and competitive nature says he loves something, it tends to mean something.

Golden State has found late-season answers before. If these bigger lineups can generate defensive stops and keep possessions alive on the glass, the Warriors could be a dangerous out in the play-in tournament and beyond.