Memphis Grizzlies held off Golden State Warriors 111-108 to move to 2-0
The Memphis Grizzlies held off the Golden State Warriors 111-108 on the road Friday at Chase Center.
The Memphis Grizzlies held off the Golden State Warriors 111-108 on the road Friday at Chase Center.
The margin of victory was 3 points, and the two teams combined for 219 points. The win moves the Grizzlies to 2-0 on the season.
The Warriors fall to 0-2.
In the standings, the Grizzlies sit 5th in the Western Conference, while the Warriors are 14th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same conference, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.
Across the season so far, the Grizzlies are scoring 117 points per game and allowing 105.5, while the Warriors are scoring 106.5 and allowing 119. That gives the Grizzlies the better point differential, +23 to -25.
Up next, the Grizzlies visit the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, October 25. The Warriors visit the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, October 24.
The 219 combined points were below the 224 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.
By the numbers
- Final: Memphis Grizzlies 111, Golden State Warriors 108
- Margin: 3 points · Combined: 219 points
- Grizzlies: 2-0 overall · 1-0 at home · 1-0 on the road · last 2: W-W
- Warriors: 0-2 overall · 0-1 at home · 0-1 on the road · last 2: L-L
- Venue: Chase Center
Over an 82-game season, NBA standings are about consistency. Finishing in the top six of a conference avoids the Play-In Tournament, where seeds seven through ten compete for the last two playoff places.
After this result, the top of the Western Conference reads: Minnesota Timberwolves (2-0), Portland Trail Blazers (2-0), Los Angeles Lakers (2-0), Oklahoma City Thunder (2-0), Memphis Grizzlies (2-0).
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