NBA

Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors

· NBA Cup - Group Play
7-6, 3-4 Away
Final
118 - 123

10-2, 4-1 Home

Draymond Green and Stephen Curry lead balanced Warriors past Grizzlies 123-118

Podziemski somehow throws behind-the-back pass for Kuminga slam

Stephen Curry overcame a slow start to finish with 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists, while Buddy Hield had 18 points and Moses Moody scored 14.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 32 points for Memphis in a matchup of teams with deep rotations who rely heavily on their reserves.

Curry, who had scored 36 and 37 points the past two games, respectively, shot 4 for 9 with three 3-pointers.

Takeaways Grizzlies: Star guard Ja Morant has begun doing some on-court shooting work and will undergo imaging on his injured hip and pelvis area early next week once the team is home. "He’s got that itch to get back on the court, so that was under-control shooting,” coach Taylor Jenkins said.

Warriors: G Lindy Waters III made his second start of the season, then fell to the floor after blocking a shot with 1:58 left in the second quarter. Waters didn't return because of a hyperextended left knee.

Key moments A foul initially whistled against Green with 1:40 remaining before halftime when Jake LaRavia hit him in the face was challenged by the Warriors and the call was overturned. The foul was issued instead to LaRavia. Golden State won another challenge midway through the fourth.

Key stats Curry didn't make a field goal until a 3-pointer 2:40 before halftime, shooting just once in 11 minutes of first-quarter action and scoring his two points on free throws. He missed his initial three shots.

Up next The Grizzlies host Denver on Sunday and Tuesday.

Golden State travels to Los Angeles to face the Clippers having dropped the last four in the series overall and five on the road.

Regular Season Series

GS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Warriors: 74.9%
Grizzlies: 25.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 118 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 118 - 123
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Grizzlies] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 118 - 123
4th 0.1 Jaylen Wells makes driving layup 118 - 123
4th 5.0 Buddy Hield lost ball turnover (Desmond Bane steals) 116 - 123

Statistics

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42-103 FG 43-98
40.8 Field Goal % 43.9
7-42 3PT 19-46
16.7 Three Point % 41.3
27-33 FT 18-25
81.8 Free Throw % 72.0
54 Rebounds 56
18 Offensive Rebounds 14
36 Defensive Rebounds 42
22 Assists 33
8 Steals 9
11 Blocks 6
15 Turnovers 19
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 4
0 Total Technical Fouls 4
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
13 Fast Break Points 20
62 Points in Paint 42
21 Fouls 28
5 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Chase Center

Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 20 9 .690 - W3
Memphis 20 10 .667 0.5 L1
Dallas 19 10 .655 1 W2
San Antonio 15 14 .517 5 L1
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15.5 L7

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Clippers 17 13 .567 - W1
LA Lakers 16 13 .552 0.5 L1
Golden State 15 13 .536 1 L1
Phoenix 14 14 .500 2 L3
Sacramento 13 17 .433 4 L4
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