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Good morning to everyone but especially to…
THE MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES…
Welcome to the Ja Morant experience, Golden State. You weren’t the first to see it live and up close, and you won’t be the last. The Grizzlies and Warriors will head to San Francisco with their series tied at one apiece after Memphis’ 106-101 win.
Morant scored 47 points, including his team’s final 15 in a row. He joins Kobe Bryant and LeBron James as the only players in NBA history with multiple 45-point playoff games before turning 23.The Grizzlies’ next-highest scorer was Ziaire Williams with 14 points.For the Warriors, Stephen Curry had 27 points and Jordan Poole had 20 off the bench. But Golden State shot just 7-for-38 (18 percent) from three, its worst mark ever in a playoff game (min. 20 attempts).
The Warriors also had to play much of the game without Gary Payton II, who fractured his elbow after getting Flagrant-2 fouled by Dillon Brooks, who was ejected as a result. Oh, and Draymond Green flipped off the crowd after taking an…
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