Vince Williams scores 24 and GG Jackson adds 23 as Grizzlies defeat Warriors 116-107
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Vince Williams Jr. scored 24, GG Jackson added a career-high 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Golden State Warriors 116-107 on Monday night in the return of Draymond Green from his league suspension.
Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 18 points despite going 4 of 20 from the field.
For Memphis, which is short-handed due to a rash of injuries, some of them long-term, the win came as a bit of a surprise against a Warriors team that was basically at full strength. Memphis had seven players unavailable for Monday’s game, but Jaren Jackson Jr. and Santi Aldama, who both missed Saturday’s loss to the Clippers, did return.
“I'm happy that guys who got that opportunity, like Vince and GG, took advantage of it and played really well,” Memphis center Xavier Tillman said.
Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins noted that the win was a nod to the organization's approach.
“Big win for the Grizzlies, and definitely got to shout out big with for the Hustle as well," Jenkins said referring to the Grizzlies G-League team, where several players saw action this year. “This is a product of full-on development.”
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 26 points and eight assists, and Jonathan Kuminga finished with 20 and 11 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins scored 16.
Green, suspended by the league indefinitely after he hit Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face Dec. 12, played 23 minutes, scoring seven points.
But the Warriors defense let them down as well as committing 19 turnovers. Add to that Memphis going 32 of 40 from the free throw line compared with 9 of 10 for Golden State - the largest difference in an NBA game this season - and the Memphis advantage was clear. Memphis was 20 of 54 from outside the arc.
“We played very poorly defensively, but a lot of that had to do with our offense," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "Nineteen turnovers that turned into 30 points.
"Their game plan was simple: Shoot as many 3s as possible, and get into transition as often as possible. For us to foul 25 times to their 12, that's the story. They just played a really clean game.”
Kerr and Green both harped on the fact that even the deep bench Memphis players had made it to the NBA, so they have talent to compete. Green said the Warriors have to have pride in themselves and treat every team - no matter who is available - with the same intensity.
The game was close throughout with neither team holding a double-digit lead in the first three quarters. Memphis went on a 10-1 run in the fourth to lead 110-98 with four minutes left, enough for Memphis to snap its two-game losing streak.
The game was the annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the Grizzlies. The civil rights icon was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1968 on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, a short distance south of FedExForum where the Grizzlies play their home games.
There was a smaller-than-expected crowd for the game due to temperatures in the teens and about 6 inches of snow in Memphis. The Grizzlies - anticipating the small crowd - announced two hours before the game that any ticket-holder unable to attend because of the wintry conditions could exchange their tickets for one of the next three home games - Jan. 23 against Orlando, Jan. 29 against the Sacramento Kings or Feb. 1 against the Cavaliers.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Close a four-game road trip at Utah on Wednesday.
Grizzlies: Start a four-game road trip on Thursday at Minnesota.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Kevon Looney vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Luke Kennard gains possession) | |||
11:40 | Ziaire Williams turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
11:28 | Stephen Curry offensive foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | |||
11:28 | Stephen Curry turnover (offensive foul) | |||
11:15 | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
11:13 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
11:07 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point running jump shot | |||
11:05 | Warriors offensive rebound | |||
10:58 | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 2-0 | |
10:45 | Dario Saric blocks Jaren Jackson Jr.'s two point driving finger roll layup | |||
10:42 | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | |||
10:40 | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point running pullup jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 4-0 | |
10:29 | Luke Kennard misses three point jump shot | |||
10:26 | Dario Saric defensive rebound | |||
10:18 | Luke Kennard shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
10:18 | Andrew Wiggins misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:18 | Warriors offensive rebound | |||
10:18 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-0 | |
10:11 | Kevon Looney shooting foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
10:11 | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-1 | |
10:11 | +1 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-2 | |
9:46 | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point reverse layup (Dario Saric assists) | 7-2 | |
9:37 | +3 | Vince Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 7-5 | |
9:13 | Kevon Looney turnover (bad pass) (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals) | |||
9:02 | +2 | Xavier Tillman makes two point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 7-7 | |
8:46 | Dario Saric turnover (bad pass) (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals) | |||
8:38 | +3 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 7-10 | |
8:35 | Warriors 60 second timeout | |||
8:23 | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | |||
8:21 | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | |||
8:19 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point putback layup | 9-10 | |
8:01 | +3 | Vince Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot (Xavier Tillman assists) | 9-13 | |
7:53 | Vince Williams Jr. personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | |||
7:40 | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 12-13 | |
7:30 | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
7:28 | Vince Williams Jr. offensive rebound | |||
7:26 | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
7:22 | Dario Saric defensive rebound | |||
7:03 | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | |||
7:00 | Vince Williams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:46 | Stephen Curry personal foul (Vince Williams Jr. draws the foul) | |||
6:37 | Luke Kennard misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
6:34 | Dario Saric defensive rebound | |||
6:27 | Xavier Tillman blocks Andrew Wiggins's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:24 | Luke Kennard defensive rebound | |||
6:14 | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
6:10 | Xavier Tillman offensive rebound | |||
6:03 | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Stephen Curry steals) | |||
5:58 | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point running reverse layup | 14-13 | |
5:42 | Xavier Tillman misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:39 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
5:21 | +3 | Draymond Green makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 17-13 | |
5:08 | Jonathan Kuminga personal foul (Xavier Tillman draws the foul) | |||
5:02 | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
4:59 | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | |||
4:52 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving layup | 19-13 | |
4:52 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
4:43 | Jonathan Kuminga technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
4:43 | +1 | Vince Williams Jr. makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 19-14 | |
4:31 | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point stepback jump shot | 19-16 | |
4:05 | Ziaire Williams technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
4:05 | +1 | Stephen Curry makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 20-16 | |
4:01 | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:54 | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | |||
3:47 | Vince Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
3:43 | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | |||
3:32 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 23-16 | |
3:18 | David Roddy misses three point jump shot | |||
3:15 | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | |||
3:10 | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point running jump shot | |||
3:05 | David Roddy defensive rebound | |||
2:52 | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
2:50 | Warriors defensive rebound | |||
2:37 | Santi Aldama blocks Klay Thompson's two point cutting layup | |||
2:34 | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | |||
2:22 | +2 | GG Jackson makes two point pullup jump shot (Vince Williams Jr. assists) | 23-18 | |
2:11 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 25-18 | |
1:51 | Santi Aldama misses three point jump shot | |||
1:49 | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | |||
1:40 | Santi Aldama blocks Brandin Podziemski's two point turnaround jump shot | |||
1:40 | Warriors offensive rebound | |||
1:36 | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 27-18 | |
1:10 | David Roddy misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
1:05 | David Roddy offensive rebound | |||
1:05 | David Roddy misses two point putback layup | |||
1:05 | David Roddy offensive rebound | |||
1:04 | +2 | David Roddy makes two point tip layup | 27-20 | |
0:58 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:54 | GG Jackson defensive rebound | |||
0:50 | Jonathan Kuminga shooting foul (Santi Aldama draws the foul) | |||
0:50 | +1 | Santi Aldama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-21 | |
0:50 | +1 | Santi Aldama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-22 | |
0:38 | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | |||
0:35 | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | |||
0:30 | Luke Kennard turnover (traveling) | |||
0:15 | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving floating jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 29-22 | |
0:02 | Brandin Podziemski shooting foul (GG Jackson draws the foul) | |||
0:02 | +1 | GG Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-23 | |
0:02 | GG Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:00 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Brandin Podziemski misses three point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:00 | Warriors offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:48 | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving finger roll layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 31-23 | |
11:33 | +3 | GG Jackson makes three point jump shot (David Roddy assists) | 31-26 | |
11:11 | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | |||
11:10 | Grizzlies defensive rebound | |||
10:56 | David Roddy misses three point jump shot | |||
10:52 | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | |||
10:45 | Jonathan Kuminga turnover (bad pass) (GG Jackson steals) | |||
10:36 | Xavier Tillman misses three point jump shot | |||
10:33 | GG Jackson offensive rebound | |||
10:33 | Klay Thompson shooting foul (GG Jackson draws the foul) | |||
10:33 | +1 | GG Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-27 | |
10:33 | +1 | GG Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-28 | |
10:22 | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | |||
10:20 | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | |||
10:20 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point tip dunk | 33-28 | |
10:14 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
10:05 | +2 | David Roddy makes two point driving layup (Jacob Gilyard assists) | 33-30 | |
9:49 | Xavier Tillman blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point cutting layup | |||
9:45 | Jacob Gilyard defensive rebound | |||
9:44 | David Roddy offensive foul (Charge) (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | |||
9:44 | David Roddy turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:29 | Cory Joseph misses three point jump shot | |||
9:26 | David Roddy defensive rebound | |||
9:20 | GG Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
9:15 | David Roddy offensive rebound | |||
9:11 | Luke Kennard misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:06 | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | |||
9:03 | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point running jump shot (Cory Joseph assists) | 36-30 | |
8:40 | +3 | GG Jackson makes three point jump shot (Jacob Gilyard assists) | 36-33 | |
8:25 | Brandin Podziemski turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Tillman steals) | |||
8:07 | +3 | GG Jackson makes three point jump shot (Luke Kennard assists) | 36-36 | |
8:06 | Warriors 60 second timeout | |||
7:55 | GG Jackson personal foul (Dario Saric draws the foul) | |||
7:44 | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:41 | GG Jackson defensive rebound | |||
7:35 | +3 | Jacob Gilyard makes three point pullup jump shot | 36-39 | |
7:18 | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point driving reverse layup | 38-39 | |
6:53 | Andrew Wiggins blocks Luke Kennard's three point stepback jump shot | |||
6:52 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
6:52 | Grizzlies turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
6:38 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
6:34 | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:23 | Ziaire Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
6:20 | Dario Saric defensive rebound | |||
6:10 | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point driving finger roll layup | 40-39 | |
6:02 | Dario Saric shooting foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | |||
6:02 | Ziaire Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:02 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
6:02 | Ziaire Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:00 | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | |||
5:40 | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | |||
5:38 |