2021-22 NBA Playoffs: Game 4 - Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies Full Highlights
Curry converted eight free throws over the final 45.7 seconds on the way to 32 points, igniting the Warriors down the stretch on the way to a 101-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night and a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
Andrew Wiggins had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Thompson scored 14 points despite missing all seven of his 3-point attempts for the cold-shooting Warriors, who didn't have to contend with do-everything Morant this time. The Grizzlies guard missed the game with soreness in his right knee after Jordan Poole grabbed him while going for a loose ball late in Game 3 - leading Morant and Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins to question Poole's intentions.
2021-22 NBA Playoffs: Game 3 - Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies Full Highlights
Grizzlies: G Desmond Bane's troublesome back was sore during Game 2 but has improved. ''His back is progressing. I don't think he's at full strength like he was in the regular season but he's the ultimate competitor,'' Jenkins said. Bane had 16 points in 29 minutes. ... Memphis shot 6 of 11 from 3-point range in the opening quarter.
Warriors: The Warriors outrebounded the Grizzlies 21-14 in the first half and 53-37 overall. ... Golden State is 4-0 playing at home during this postseason and 49-11 dating to the 2015 title run that ended with the franchise's first championship in 40 years.
2021-22 NBA Playoffs: Game 2 - Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies Full Highlights
Warriors: Now are 39-34 in Game 2s and 18-9 since the 2015 playoffs. ... Thompson's first 3-pointer was his 400th in the playoffs. Only Curry and James have more. ... They outrebounded Memphis, matching their postseason high for a second straight game at 52-47.
Grizzlies: Morant snapped a streak of six straight double-doubles that made him the youngest in 30 years with that long a streak in one postseason. ... Jackson tied Zach Randolph for third on the franchise's career blocks list in the postseason with his 24th a minute into the third quarter. ... They shot 14 of 45 from 3.
2021-22 NBA Playoffs: Game 1 - Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies Full Highlights
Warriors: Curry passed Dennis Johnson for 23rd for most playoff points with 3,123. Next up is Paul Pierce with 3,180. ... They improved to 2-0 in Game 1s this postseason and 20-2 since the 2015 playoffs. ... They also started on the road against Houston in 2018 and Toronto in 2019. ... They won a road game in a series extending their NBA record to a 25th consecutive series.
Grizzlies: Steven Adams, who led the NBA in offensive rebounds per game during the regular season, missed a second straight game in the health and safety protocols. Ziaire Williams missed his second game with a sore right knee.
2021-22 NBA Playoffs: Game 2 - Minnesota TIMBERWOLVES at Memphis GRIZZLIES Full Highlights
April 19, 2022
The Memphis Grizzlies responded to losing their first game as a No. 2 seed by getting back to how they play. The largest margin of victory in franchise history in a playoff game and a near triple-double by Ja Morant.
The All-Star point guard scored 23 points, handed out 10 assists and grabbed nine rebounds as the Grizzlies looked much more like the team that posted the NBA's second-best record, routing the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-96 on Tuesday night to even up their first-round Western Conference series at 1 apiece.
2021-22 NBA Playoffs: Game 1 Minnesota Timberwolves vs Memphis Grizzlies
April 16, 2022
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Anthony Edwards was glad to get a victory in the first playoff game of his career.
Edwards scored 36 points in his postseason debut, and the seventh-seeded Timberwolves stunned the No. 2 seed Memphis Grizzlies 130-117 on Saturday to grab home-court advantage in the opener of their first-round Western Conference series.
Ja Morant led Memphis with 32 points and eight assists, and Dillon Brooks added 24 points. Brandon Clarke had 13 points and 12 rebounds off the bench. Desmond Bane scored 17 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. had 12.
The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 125-118. Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 17 PTS, 5 REB and 10 AST, while Desmond Bane added a team-high 21 PTS in the victory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tallied 31 PTS, 6 REB and 7 AST for the Thunder in the losing effort.
