Golden State Overcomes Memphis Grizzlies in 121-116 Win

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00:00We would see a Golden State team take a 20-point lead midway through the second quarter,

00:05be ahead by 12 at the break, only to trail early in that fourth quarter

00:10as the Grizz did start to form a comeback for Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler

00:15to be clutched down the stretch.

00:18Golden State holds off the Grizzlies, 121-116.

00:22Now Memphis does cover at that 6.5, 7-point road underdog.

00:26A total of 227.5 does sky over, but ultimately Golden State gets the outright win

00:34and the Warriors will now be the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

00:38Yeah, interesting game overall, too, because if you just look at the box score

00:41from a Memphis Grizzlies perspective, 49% from the floor as a team on the road,

00:4646% from three-point range, and 87% from the charity stripe,

00:50that should be good enough to get a victory.

00:51Now it was good enough to get the cover, but also maybe the impact late in that basketball game

00:55about five minutes ago, John Morant twisting his ankle, could have an impact

00:58not only on that basketball game and also a basketball game moving forward,

01:02something to keep an eye on.

01:03But you do rely on your superstars.

01:05The guys that have been there and done that.

01:06Jimmy Butler's had a lot of playoff success, even if it has equated to world championships per se,

01:11but the guy that we know is equating to world championships, that's Steph Curry last night,

01:15leaning on him, 6-of-13 from three-point range, and also getting to the free-throw line,

01:19a perfect 13-of-13 conversion rate, eight rebounds, four assists, and a steal last night

01:24for 37 points here.

01:26That's what you expect.

01:27But also, boy, oh boy, like if you need 38 from Jimmy Butler and 37 from Steph Curry

01:31just to try to escape the Memphis Grizzlies in a playing game,

01:34maybe that's a bigger issue that you have, and we'll talk about the Houston Rockets

01:37a little bit down the line as their next opponent.

01:39But a win is a win, and you move on.

01:41You don't want to delay, lose that game, and then go to another playing game

01:44just to try to make it into the playoffs.

01:46So it's a good move for the Warriors, that veteran team can get rested up

01:49and ready now for the true round number one.