The Golden State Warriors visited the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum on Friday night for their second matchup of the season. The Grizzlies shocked the Warriors in their first meeting on Jan. 15 at the Chase Center. Memphis missed more than half of its players but still beat Golden State, 116-107.
Injuries continued to ravage the Grizzlies on Friday, with Jaren Jackson Jr. as the lone regular starter healthy. The Warriors, meanwhile, were only missing Chris Paul, Moses Moody, Dario Saric and Gary Payton II.
It was a tight first quarter before the Warriors took control in the second, led by Jonathan Kuminga. Steph Curry found his rhythm in the final period as Golden State pulled away late to take a 121-101 win. The Warriors improved to 21-24 on the season and are a game behind the final play-in tournament spot.
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Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies Player Stats
Golden State Warriors player stats
Jonathan Kuminga had another great night for the Golden State Warriors. Steph Curry and Klay Thompson had a slow start, with the bench picking up the slack with their team effort on both ends of the floor. Kuminga finished with 29 points, while Curry had 20 points and went 4-for-9 from beyond the arc.
Here are the Warriors' player stats:
Memphis Grizzlies player stats
The Memphis Grizzlies continued to miss key players, with Jaren Jackson Jr. as the only regular starter playing on Friday night.
Jackson led the team with 27 points, five rebounds and two blocks, while Jacob Gilyard did an admirable job filling in for Ja Morant. Gilyard contributed 16 points, two rebounds and five assists.
Here are the Grizzlies' player stats:
Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies Player Ratings
Golden State Warriors player ratings
All Golde State Warriors players have a positive net rating in their win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Here are all the player ratings for Golden State:
Stephen Curry: 111.1 OFFRTG, 98.6 DEFRTG = 12.6 NETRTG
Klay Thompson: 105.3 OFFRTG, 98.2 DEFRTG = 7.0 NETRTG
Draymond Green: 113.1 OFFRTG, 98.3 DEFRTG = 14.8 NETRTG
Jonathan Kuminga: 119.2 OFFRTG, 100.0 DEFRTG = 19.2 NETRTG
Andrew Wiggins: 110.6 OFFRTG, 97.0 DEFRTG = 13.6 NETRTG
Brandin Podziemski: 129.6 OFFRTG, 105.7 DEFRTG = 23.9 NETRTG
Gui Santos: 121.7 OFFRTG, 104.5 DEFRTG = 17.2 NETRTG
Kevon Looney: 126.1 OFFRTG, 91.3 DEFRTG = 34.8 NETRTG
Lester Quinones: 130.8 OFFRTG, 105.3 DEFRTG = 25.5 NETRTG
Trayce Jackson-Davis: 121.1 OFFRTG, 116.7 DEFRTG = 4.4 NETRTG
Jerome Robinson: 175.0 OFFRTG, 66.7 DEFRTG = 108.3 NETRTG
Memphis Grizzlies player ratings
No player for the Memphis Grizzlies had a positive net rating in their loss to the Golden State Warriors. All of them struggled to shoot the ball, but they still kept the game close until early in the fourth quarter. Here are the Grizzlies player ratings:
Jacob Gilyard: 97.1 OFFRTG, 114.3 DEFRTG = -17.2 NETRTG
John Konchar: 103.3 OFFRTG, 108.3 DEFRTG = -5.0 NETRTG
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 101.4 OFFRTG, 113.2 DEFRTG = -11.8 NETRTG
Santi Aldama: 102.2 OFFRTG, 106.5 DEFRTG = -4.3 NETRTG
Vince Williams Jr.: 98.5 OFFRTG, 114.5 DEFRTG = -16.0 NETRTG
GG Jackson: 97.1 OFFRTG, 120.0 DEFRTG = -22.9 NETRTG
Luke Kennard: 97.4 OFFRTG, 132.4 DEFRTG = -35.1 NETRTG
Derrick Rose: 106.3 OFFRTG, 124.2 DEFRTG = -18.0 NETRTG
Tosan Evbuomwan: 103.3 OFFRTG, 129.4 DEFRTG = -26.1 NETRTG
David Roddy: 101.8 OFFRTG, 126.3 DEFRTG = -24.5 NETRTG
Matt Hurt: 66.7 OFFRTG, 175.0 DEFRTG = -108.3 NETRTG
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