The Warriors guard was tossed in the fourth quarter during Golden State’s 131-116 Game 5 loss to the Rockets on the road in Houston for headbutting the Rockets’ Alperen Sengun. The proceedings at Toyota Center took a chippy turn after the Warriors’ Braxton Kay missed a layup with 4:15 to go on his team’s third shot of that possession.

Whether it's Jimmy Butler and Dillon Brooks exchanging words or Alperen Sengun and Draymond Green battling in the post, the series has been nothing short of chippy. Despite the Rockets rolling to a blowout win over the Warriors on Wednesday night,

After dominating in the first two games of the series in Houston, Alperen Sengun hasn’t been as strong in Golden State. He knows it needs to change.