In a poster that smelt of sulfur, it was the Grizzlies who got the upper hand over the disappointing and still unreliable Warriors on the outside. Victory 131-110 for the Oursons.
For the home stat sheet of this match, it’s here.
The Warriors sleep, the Grizzlies bite hard from the start
While they remain on two defeats in a row, the Warriors come to Memphis with the desire to restart the machine. And what better than a team weighed down by injuries and absences to get there? Unfortunately for Steve Kerr, his players have tended to screw up their starts lately. Bis repetita that night with a Memphis team spanking. It’s raining 3-pointers for the Oursons, who can also take advantage of the size advantage inside to hurt. The Dubs broke on both sides of the field and, to make matters worse, Stephen Curry quickly took his first two fouls. The meeting turns to the correction with twenty points in advance in twelve minutes. The suspense is on track not to last long.
Stephen Curry takes out the blowtorch, Memphis keeps a cool head
Steph’s return changes everything for the San Francisco franchise. The Warriors find address and are able to close the doors behind. Curry meanwhile makes the powder speak, 12 points in this quarter. The match is totally restarted but Memphis has a response. While their opponents have returned to 4 small points, Taylor Jenkins’ men give a boost. Meanwhile, Dillon Brooks and Draymond Green exchange pleasantries. It must be believed that the punchlines of recent days in the media have not fallen on deaf ears.
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We really start on a match of runs with Golden State which makes several connections. Each time, we wonder if the Grizzlies will not crack but the Tennessee collective always finds the solution to take off again. The ball is spinning well (36 assists!), the responsibilities are shared, defensively it holds up, it’s the version of Memphis that makes you smile.
Finally some good news in Memphis
This mastered victory, it will do a world of good to the players of Tennessee. In the space of a few days, these saw Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke join the infirmary for a while, while Ja Morant is still away from the team for disciplinary reasons. This performance will in any case reassure the ability of this group to react to adversity and respond as a team.
On the Warriors side, we will quickly forget this sad performance. Ignition delay, defense far from level, desire and intensity on hyper alternating current. Stephen Curry has long been the tree that hides the forest, but even the Splash Brother can’t save everything with its remote-controlled missiles from the parking lot. The absences of Andrew Wiggins and Jonathan Kuminga obviously do not help but the defending champion is far from reassuring one month before the Playoffs. Will have to put on the blue heater again.