Stephen Curry after crucial steal on Ja Morant: Locked that s--- up, boy
Source: Twitter @anthonyVslater
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Steph Curry on him vs. JA narrative:
“You know what sales, but it’s team basketball. There’s no way to win at this level without everybody contributing…It’s a beautiful thing when you look at everybody that contributed tonight. It’s going to be the same way the whole series.” – 8:11 PM
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Stephen Curry on being back in the playoffs: “I just missed everything about this atmosphere. … This is what you look forward to so much.” – 7:51 PM
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Gary Payton II on if he influenced Ja Morant to miss that last shot attempt:
“We’ve seen that he’s made that shot multiple times throughout the year. I just tried to disrupt it, and Klay did what he needed to do to disrupt it, and it ended up coming off.” – 7:48 PM
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Warriors’ Stephen Curry on Draymond Green’s ejection: “Nobody wants to see that. It’s not good for the game. I don’t think it deserved that obviously.” – 7:46 PM
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On the last play, Jaren Jackson Jr. said he’s seen Ja Morant make that layup a thousand of times & even more times in the clutch
“It’s a shot he can make in his sleep…I’m with that shot every day of the week…I want him to shoot it a million more times…love that he took it” – 7:40 PM
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Steph Curry is 4-0 in playoff games decided by 1 point in his career. pic.twitter.com/AAeurJRN8Q – 7:26 PM
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Ja Morant said respect to the refs for letting him and Draymond Green have that competitive conversation during an inbound in the first quarter. – 7:23 PM
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Ja Morant on what was going through his head as he stood under the basket and stared ahead after missing the last shot: “I missed a shot I normally make… all the time.” – 7:23 PM
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“I missed the layup I normally make all the time… On to the next one.”
-Ja Morant on what was going through his mind after the game – 7:22 PM
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Ja Morant said they aren’t playing the way they want to play. They gave up too many 2nd chance pts (26) and gave up 18 fast break pts. They don’t want to give that up. – 7:20 PM
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Warriors players to lead team in PTS/REB/AST in a playoff game in the Curry era:
Steph Curry
Kevin Durant
Draymond Green
Jordan Poole (31/8/9 today) pic.twitter.com/qyhvWbtNoQ – 7:20 PM
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Ja Morant on last shot: “I just missed the layup.” – 7:19 PM
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Jaren Jackson Jr. on Ja Morant missing the potential game-winning layup:
“I seen Ja make that layup a thousand times.” – 7:14 PM
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Ja Morant was one rebound away from recording the 2nd triple double in Grizzlies franchise history. He got the first 10 days ago. – 7:00 PM
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Klay’s last 36 seconds:
Hits what ends up being game-winning 3.
Misses two straight free throws with 6.7 seconds left and a 1-point lead.
Helps GPII on Ja Morant driving toward the basket with a full head of steam and challenges to get Morant to miss at the buzzer. – 6:59 PM
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Players in NBA postseason history with 30+ points, 8+ rebounds, 8+ assists off the bench:
– Stephen Curry, Game 4 at Portland in 2016 (40/9/8)
– Jordan Poole, Game 1 at Memphis today (31/8/9)
And that’s it pic.twitter.com/3ysNOH46kA – 6:58 PM
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Somebody needs to find out what Maverick Carter thinks about the way Steph Curry defended Ja Morant in the clutch … – 6:55 PM
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Ja Morant is the youngest player ever with at least 30 pts, 10 rebs, 9 asts and 3 stls in a playoff game. – 6:41 PM
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youtube.com/watch?v=nw8rQR… – 6:40 PM
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Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. had huge nights, but the depth is what has made Memphis so good this season. They were the only two starters in double figures. Warriors offense was surgical. 31 assists. Hard to beat a team when they get <30 assists. – 6:39 PM
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Ja Morant today:
34 PTS
9 REB
10 AST
3 STL
Almost. pic.twitter.com/tFhkxozDTL – 6:35 PM
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Steph Curry, during his walk-off interview, on the resilience the Warriors showed tonight: “We got championship DNA.” – 6:35 PM
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Warriors find a way to win Game 1 (117-116) without Draymond. Poole with 31 off the bench. Curry with 24 and gigantic late defensive play. They were very imperfect, but experience was crucial. – 6:34 PM
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Just a monster of a series opening win for the Warriors on the road. Done without an ejected Draymond Green in the second half. Jordan Poole had 31 points off the bench. Klay Thompson hit go-ahead 3. Steph Curry had 24. Game 2 on Tuesday with Draymond back. – 6:32 PM
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That’s now 25 straight series the Curry-led Warriors have won a road game – 6:31 PM
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JTA in for Steph Curry – 6:30 PM
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Curry with clutch D and Klay missing two free throws? – 6:28 PM
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Wow they missed a travel on Curry when he caught it in the backcourt – 6:26 PM
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Stephen Curry gets the biggest defensive stop of the night. That could have won the game. – 6:25 PM
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Who had Curry to win defensively against Morant right there?! Wow. – 6:25 PM
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“Steph Curry doesn’t play defense at all”, they said. #GoldBlooded – 6:25 PM
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Phenomenal defensive possession by Curry on the ball – 6:25 PM
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Steph Curry screaming at the Warriors bench after that steal on Ja Morant in crunch time: “Locked that shit up, boy. I locked that shit up.” – 6:24 PM
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Another missed OPEN 3 by Curry. But Klay creates his own 3 with the fly by – 6:24 PM
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Curry blocks Morant…wow – 6:24 PM
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Hot take: Curry and Klay missing threes in the last four minutes is not typical. – 6:23 PM
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Curry was wide open. Lol wow – 6:22 PM
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I was 105% sure that Curry 3 was going in and it didn’t. – 6:22 PM
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Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. are the second duo that is 22 or younger in NBA playoff history with 30 points each in the same game per Elias. The other is Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook (3 times) – 6:20 PM
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That Ja Morant guy is OK. – 6:20 PM
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Jaren Jackson Jr. has a double-double (33pts, 10reb)
Ja Morant is 1 assist and 1 rebound away from a triple double (34pts, 9reb, 9ast)
1:17 left to play in the game – 6:20 PM
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Warriors with four guards and a wing on the floor down the stretch: Curry, Payton, Poole, Klay, Wiggins. Needed GP2 back on the floor for Morant, couldn’t take Poole off the floor because of his offense. But now you have Klay/Wiggins boxing out Clarke/Jackson. – 6:19 PM
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The worry about Curry at the arc opens the backdoor for uncontested layup – 6:19 PM
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This coverage on Curry is atrocious at the arc. But Memphis has gotten away with it twice. he’s missed both clean looks – 6:17 PM
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Man I really quit going to games for free right before Ja Morant started playing in them – 6:17 PM
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Curry was sure those last two were in. Both rattled out – 6:17 PM
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Ja Morant is insane man – 6:16 PM
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JJJ took a spill and needed some time to get up but he remains in the game as Ja Morant shoots a free throw for a 3-point play. – 6:16 PM
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Ja Morant is doing something special out there – 6:14 PM
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every single time curry shoots i think it is going in – 6:12 PM
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Curry’d. – 6:11 PM
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The replay clearly shows Brooks was moving. Yet even upon further review, the foul on Curry stands – 6:11 PM
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Challenge is unsuccessful. Fifth foul on Curry. – 6:10 PM
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Superstar Curry vs. Dillon Brooks on a call.
Excited to see what happens here in a game the refs already made a questionable call. – 6:10 PM
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Terrible charge call, not in his path since Curry jumped sideways and Brooks was still moving his torso to the left, but don’t see it being overturned nonetheless. – 6:09 PM
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What a challenge … either Curry’s 5th or Brooks’ 6th – 6:08 PM
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Quite the challenge here either Brooks fouls out or Curry has 5 and 2 FTs – 6:08 PM
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5 fouls on Curry. 5 minutes left in the game. Warriors up 105-102. – 6:07 PM
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Warriors are going to challenge that offensive foul called on Curry – 6:07 PM
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Dillon Brooks has 5 fouls. I would make him guard Curry in isolation. No screens – 6:04 PM
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Ja Morant from downtown in first round:
4-for-20
Ja Morant from downtown today:
4–for-9 – 6:03 PM
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That’s a +5 for the Warriors in 4.5 minutes to open the fourth quarter with Steph Curry resting and Draymond Green in the locker room. If Warriors take this road Game 1, that’s probably the biggest stretch. Curry coming in after the timeout. – 6:00 PM
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Ja Morant threes:
4 — First round
4 — This game pic.twitter.com/obgDsy6NWu – 6:00 PM
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For game one against the Grizzlies, the Warriors have opted to start Gary Payton II on Ja Morant. Jordan Poole will come off the bench. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/05/01/gar… – 6:00 PM
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The Warriors are relentless. There’s no let up. The Grizzlies can’t have those spells they had against the Timberwolves. Golden State’s offense has been in prime form.
Warriors up 99-93 with 9:28 left in the 4th.
Ja Morant and Tyus Jones both in. Worked well vs. Minnesota – 5:56 PM
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Draymond out hurts, but man Klay, Poole or Curry … thats so tough down the stretch … 1 of 3 could catch fire and end it.
Will be crucial though to see if that lineup can keep the Grizzlies off the offensive boards when the game slows down. – 5:55 PM
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Jordan Poole up to 29 points in his first playoff game off the bench. 11/19 FG in 30 minutes. Massive open to 4Q with Steph Curry resting. – 5:53 PM
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Jordan Poole is outscoring Ja Morant 24-23 through 3 quarters.
Quiet as kept… – 5:48 PM
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Curry is at 30 minutes. Wiggins at 29. Poole at 28. – 5:47 PM
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That’s a +7 third quarter for the Warriors without Draymond Green. Ten big Kevon Looney minutes on the back end of the defense and then a three guard bombs away offensive approach. Four combined 3s from Curry/Poole that quarter. – 5:46 PM
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Steph Curry goes to the bench w/ his 4th foul.
Curry had 13pts in the 3rd qtr. – 5:43 PM
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Curry almost survived the quarter without fouling. Picks up his fourth with 1:03 left – 5:43 PM
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Fourth foul on Curry. – 5:43 PM
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JJJeff Curry out there, c’mon – 5:39 PM
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Fourth foul on Dillon Brooks. Fouls Curry on a 3. – 5:34 PM
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Warriors are giving Ja Morant any 3 he wants. Laying way off of him. He’s already taken a playoff-high seven. Made three. But Warriors aren’t backing off the strategy. – 5:24 PM
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That’s a 9-0 run by Curry, with a foul shot to come. – 5:24 PM
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Ja misses pullup 3 then fouls Curry on made corner 3. Big swing and Golden State leads. – 5:23 PM
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Back-to-back midranges from Curry – 5:22 PM
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Ja Morant started the 1st half with a three and he started the 2nd half with a three-pointer. – 5:21 PM
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Warriors a big half from Curry and/or Klay Thompson from stealing Game 1. They’re getting the looks they want. – 5:11 PM
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Ja Morant with a floater over Kuminga at the halftime buzzer and a ‘he can’t guard me’ message to the Warriors. Grizzlies up six. Bigger issue for GSW: No Draymond Green in the second half. They’ll need Klay Thompson and Gary Payton II to avoid fouls, stay on floor in 2nd half. – 5:04 PM
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Warriors down just 61-55 at the first half. But …
*No Draymond Green for the second half
*Curry, Thompson and Payton all with 3 fouls
*Warriors are cold from 3 (5-for-18)
*Grizzlies are playing well – 5:04 PM
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Grizzlies lead the Warriors 61-55 at halftime. Golden State was called for 15 fouls in the first half, and Memphis was whistled for 11. Curry, Thompson and Payton will start the second half with three fouls. Warriors will be without Draymond Green for the rest of Game 1. – 5:03 PM
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Ja Morant at the buzzer.
Halftime: Grizzlies 61 Golden State 55
This has been an entertaining game – 5:02 PM
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Now Curry picks up his third foul with 1:15 left in the half. Good lord. – 5:00 PM
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3 seconds after Draymond Green gets ejected, Curry picks up his third – 5:00 PM
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Draymond Green gets ejected for a grab and yank of Brandon Clarke’s jersey. Warriors bench is stunned. Steph Curry to the referees: “That’s f****** crazy.” They thought it’d be a flagrant 1 maximum. – 4:59 PM
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Warriors have to like what they’re getting from Kuminga right now. Using his length and athleticism to his advantage. Even giving Ja Morant some problems defensively. – 4:53 PM
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Gary Payton II picks up his third foul with 9:30 left in the second quarter. This is wild.
Grizzlies up 11. Ja Morant is on the bench. – 4:31 PM
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The Warriors’ foul trouble is mounting. In the first 15 minutes:
GP2 3
Klay 3
Curry 2 – 4:30 PM
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Really looking forward to a whistle anytime a Griz player bumps Curry. – 4:26 PM
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Through one quarter, Grizzlies looked as comfortable as they’ve looked all postseason. It’s obvious already that Golden State has a Ja Morant problem in this series. – 4:24 PM
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Grizzlies up after a quarter where Ja Morant’s co-starters missed 10 of 12 shots – 4:23 PM
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I’ll say it again:
Ja Morant looked pretty good to me against Minnesota from a physical perspective. That defense just collapsed 3 or 4 dudes in the paint and they are uniquely athletic. Warriors don’t have the same kind of athleticism on the back of the defense. – 4:23 PM
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Ja Morant on a roll. 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. 16-6 run and Grizz lead 32-24 after 1st quarter. – 4:22 PM
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THAT version of Ja Morant is a big time problem for Golden State. – 4:22 PM
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Talk about throwing the first punch for the @Memphis Grizzlies!
After the 1st qtr, Grizzlies up 32-24 over the Warriors.
Ja Morant had 14pts, the Grizzlies went 6-14 3PG, grabbed 7 offensive rebounds for 10pts and scored 8pts off of 4 turnovers by the Warriors. – 4:22 PM
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The first quarter looked like the Grizzlies team from the regular season. Playing fast. Ja Morant had 14 points
End of 1: Grizzlies 32 Warriors 24
Grizzlies only shot 37% overall but doubled Golden State in made 3-pointers (6). – 4:21 PM
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Bro, Ja Morant is so tough – 4:20 PM
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Again, Memphis should drive it at Curry. – 4:17 PM
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Draymond Green and Ja Morant with a lil face to face chit chat on the inbound and the crowd was loving it. Morant was clapping his hands while Draymond stood in front of him. Playoff basketball >>> – 4:16 PM
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Klay Thompson and Gary Payton II are already on the bench with two fouls. Now Stephen Curry picks up his second foul with 3:56 left in the first quarter. He’s staying in. – 4:15 PM
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Second on Curry. Memphis needs to attack him. – 4:15 PM
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Allen Iverson and Derrick Rose need to pull Ja Morant in a room with some microfilm, showing him how they fell, their scars of war and hopefully he gets the message – 4:15 PM
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Warriors going to a box-and-1 with Andrew Wiggins on Ja Morant. – 4:13 PM
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Ja Morant took a hard fall and is holding his lower back. Moving around gingerly. – 4:11 PM
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Two fouls on Gary Payton II, two fouls on Klay Thompson, one on Steph curry in the first six minutes. Jordan Poole entering after the timeout. – 4:09 PM
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Des Bane just had Steph Curry ice skating 👀 – 4:05 PM
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Steve Kerr said before the game that Golden State doesn’t have a similar personnel to Minnesota, so it has to go about limiting Ja Morant in its own way. So far, Morant has the upper hand – 3:58 PM
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What a move by Ja Morant!! Absolutely beautiful!! – 3:55 PM
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Ja Morant only made 2 threes in one of the six games against Minnesota. He made two in the first two minutes against Golden State. – 3:54 PM
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Grizzlies doing a great job early making GPII switch off Ja Morant. To start things out, Morant has hit two 3’s to get crowd hyped. – 3:53 PM
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Ja Morant brought the clip! – 3:53 PM
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Ja Morant is 2-2 from 3-point range to start. Grizzlies lead 6-0. – 3:53 PM
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Ja Morant getting started early! Knocks down a 3 for the first pts in the game! – 3:52 PM
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Warriors starting small: GP2, Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, Draymond
Grizzlies starting big: Ja, Bane, Brooks, Tillman, Jackson – 3:49 PM
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The biggest lineup move was made by Steve Kerr. The Warriors are starting Gary Payton II. Obviously a move for guarding Ja Morant. – 3:29 PM
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Will be fascinating to see how GPII handles Ja Morant early. GPII has been great on Morant this season, but he’ll need to watch reach-ins. Whistles are tighter in the playoffs. – 3:28 PM
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2022 NBA Playoffs: As indicated, there always was good chance Kerr would start @Garydwayne against @Ja Morant in Game 1 of Warriors-Grizzlies. Slow Ja, you slow the MEM attack nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio… – 3:12 PM
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Game one starters:
Curry, Stephen -Guard
Green, Draymond -Center
Payton II, Gary -Forward
Thompson, Klay -Guard
Wiggins, Andrew -Forward – 3:07 PM
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Warriors starters for Game 1 against the Grizzlies:
Steph Curry
Gary Payton II
Klay Thompson
Andrew Wiggins
Draymond Green – 3:06 PM
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Gary Payton II is starting, with Kevon Looney remaining on the bench. Jordan Poole will also come off the bench.
Payton will join Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green. – 3:04 PM
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Memphis starters: Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Dillon Brooks, Jaren Jackson Jr., Xavier Tillman. That’s a two big look against the Warriors even without Steven Adams available. – 3:04 PM
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Gary Payton II is starting for the Warriors in Game 1 today in Memphis. It’s a move to get him on Ja Morant early. Jordan Poole and Kevon Looney coming off the bench.
Steph Curry
Klay Thompson
Gary Payton II
Andrew Wiggins
Draymond Green – 3:02 PM
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Steph Curry is signing autographs after his pregame warmup routine. Grizzlies fan Adeyinka Hansen, the guy in the hat above the camera, is shouting over the din.
“Might want to save that wrist. It’s gonna be a long night.” pic.twitter.com/HqANW700xq – 2:55 PM
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Warriors’ Stephen Curry splashing before Game 1 vs. Grizzlies in Memphis pic.twitter.com/o17JjPTHrB – 2:40 PM
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Steve Kerr on the challenge of slowing down Grizzlies guard Ja Morant: pic.twitter.com/e48sweYxPB – 2:34 PM
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After his rousing series win over Karl Towns Sr., Tee Morant moves on to his second round matchup vs. Dell Curry. pic.twitter.com/5kNrodhPuO – 2:16 PM
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Steve Kerr on slowing down Ja Morant and Desmond Bane:
“We just have to do our best to limit their open looks and their easy points and see how it goes.” – 2:13 PM
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NBA Matchups for Sunday!
Talking defense on Giannis, Tatum’s increased role, Jaylen Brown’s hammy, Ja Morant’s matchup against Wiggins and GP2, Brandon Clarke’s impact, the Warriors going small, Steph vs. Dillon Brooks, and much more!
establishtherun.com/nba-matchups-m… – 7:26 PM
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Stephen Curry on LeBron James and Kevin Durant not being in this stage of the playoffs:
“You’re still going to see those guys back, Bron, KD, all those guys you mentioned. It ain’t like they’re just going to ride off into the sunset either.” pic.twitter.com/yNSW2XR6Yt – 7:03 PM
More on this storyline
Christopher Hine: Malik Beasley: “We honestly think it should be 4-1 right now. We should be resting just like Golden State. We made some mistakes. We’re a young team. We got to learn from it and bounce back.” -via Twitter @ChristopherHine / April 28, 2022 NBA Central: “F*ck the talk” – Rudy Gobert pic.twitter.com/lAAoevWOgK -via Twitter @TheNBACentral / April 23, 2022 Josh Lewenberg: Pascal Siakam on those plays with Joel Embiid in the 4th: “I’m a competitor. I love competing. This is the playoffs, the highest level. I’m cool with the talking, I just don’t want those dirty plays. I don’t like that. Keep it basketball… At the end of the day, it’s all fake toughness” -via Twitter @JLew1050 / April 23, 2022