Warriors Vs. Grizzlies: Memphis Defense Kicks In Late To Stop Golden State
The Memphis Grizzlies defense came alive midway through the fourth quarter to overcome a 12-point deficit and beat the Golden State Warriors 98-94 Tuesday night in Memphis.
| Final - 4.3.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State Warriors | 24 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 94 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 20 | 30 | 20 | 28 | 98 |
Stories
Warriors Game Day Links #52: Golden State Warriors 94 @ Memphis Grizzlies 98 - Grizzlies turn up the D in the 4th, tank still intact
It looked like the Grizzlies were going to fall for a trap game. Then they turned up the defense in the 4th to force Warriors misses and turnovers, and then the win. Links, postgame videos.
Memphis Grizzlies 94, Oklahoma City Thunder 88; Recap: How did that happen?
Memphis Grizzlies 94, Oklahoma City Thunder 88; Recap: How did that happen?
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State | 24 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 94 |
| Memphis | 20 | 30 | 20 | 28 | 98 |
| Golden State | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorell Wright | 17 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 8 |
| David Lee | 38 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 22 |
| Jeremy Tyler | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Klay Thompson | 23 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Charles Jenkins | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 7 |
| Brandon Rush | 25 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 2-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Richard Jefferson | 30 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Andris Biedrins | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Nate Robinson | 25 | 8-17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 18 |
| Dominic McGuire | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Andrew Bogut | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Stephen Curry | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Mickell Gladness | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Keith Benson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Chris Wright | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38-82 | 7-18 | 11-16 | 41-9 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 16-0 | 94 | |
| .463 | .389 | .688 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 1 (13 pts) | |||||||
| Memphis | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gay | 35 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 4-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-0 | 11 |
| Marreese Speights | 20 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Marc Gasol | 33 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4-0 | 12 |
| Tony Allen | 30 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3-0 | 2 |
| Mike Conley | 28 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 5-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 18 |
| O.J. Mayo | 27 | 6-12 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 19 |
| Zach Randolph | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Gilbert Arenas | 15 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 10 |
| Quincy Pondexter | 6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Dante Cunningham | 21 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 13 |
| Hamed Haddadi | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Darrell Arthur | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Pargo | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Josh Selby | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 37-80 | 9-17 | 15-24 | 41-11 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 15-0 | 98 | |
| .463 | .529 | .625 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 0 (20 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Tony Brothers, Karl Lane, Zach Zarba
Duration:2:08
Officials: - Tony Brothers, Karl Lane, Zach Zarba
Duration:2:08
