The Memphis Grizzlies were defeated by the Golden State Warriors 117-101 on
Monday night at Oracle Arena. The Grizzlies drop to 5-4 on the season and are
2-4 on the road.
The opening quarter was a back-and-forth affair that featured nine lead changes.
Memphis scored 10 points off five Warriors turnovers in the quarter. Dillon
Brooks made 4-of-6 shots (2-4 3PT) for 11 points to help the Grizzlies go up
31-29 at the end of the period. The Grizzlies assisted on 10 of their 12 baskets
in the quarter.
Memphis shot 11-of-22 (.500) from the floor, while the defense held Golden State
to 9-of-20 shooting (.450), in the second quarter. The Grizzlies also blocked
six shots in the second quarter alone, tying the season-high for blocks in a
game. With 2.9 seconds left before halftime, Klay Thompson hit a three-pointer
to tie the game at 58-58 at the break.
The Grizzlies tied a season-high for first-half assists with 19. The Grizzlies
had success attacking the paint, scoring 32 points in the lane compared to 14
from the Warriors in the half. Memphis made 7-of-8 (.875) free throws while
Golden State went a perfect 16-of-16 (1.000) from the line during the first
half.
Golden State’s offense found its footing in the third quarter, outscoring
Memphis 34-15. The Warriors used a 16-4 run from 10:07 to 4:43 (5:24 span) in
the quarter to help take a 92-73 lead heading into the fourth. The two-time
defending champions shot 13-of-23 (.565) in the period while Memphis made just
5-of-19 (.263).
Memphis outscored Golden State 28-25 in the fourth quarter, shooting 10-for-19
(.526), but the deficit was too much to overcome.
The Warriors made 41-of-81 (.506) shots from the floor, including 13-of-24
three-pointers, while the Grizzlies finished shooting 38-of-83 (.458) on field
goals, but only made 9-of-27 (.333) threes. The Warriors also went 22-for-23
(.957) from the free throw line, compared to the Grizzlies shooting 16-for-21
(.762) from the charity stripe. Golden State outrebounded Memphis 46-30. Both
teams moved the ball well, as the Grizzlies had 31 assists and the Warriors had
29. The Grizzlies outscored the Warriors in the paint 52-36. Memphis blocked a
season-high eight shots.
Brooks led Memphis with 18 points off the bench. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 15
points to go with six rebounds and a career-high five blocks. Garrett Temple
added 13 points while Shelvin Mack scored 13. Marc Gasol approached a
triple-double, pulling down a game-high 10 rebounds and dishing out nine assists
while scoring eight points.
Thompson led all scorers with 27 points. Kevin Durant added 22 points and six
assists. Stephen Curry scored 19 while handing out seven assists. Quinn Cook
scored 13 off the bench on 4-of-5 three-pointers, all in the fourth quarter.
Alfonzo McKinnie finished with 13 points.
The Grizzlies return to Memphis on Wednesday, November 7 to host the Denver
Nuggets in FedExForum at 7 p.m. CT. Tune in to FOX Sports Southeast presented by
Pinnacle Financial Partners or listen on 92.9 FM ESPN to follow the action.
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Tickets, 22-, 10-Game and Flex Packs can do so now by calling (901) 888-HOOP or
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purchase at the FedExForum Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations,
ticketmaster.com, online at grizzlies.com/tickets or by calling 1-800-4NBA-TIX.
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