San Francisco – Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry They threw their hands around them and hugged.
“Playoff Jimmy,” in his brilliance on the big scene, he took pressure from curry and now take Golden State Warriors to play -off.
“I know I want to win the championship, so he needs him what, would that be number 5?” Butler said.
Butler had 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists and created opportunities at both ends at each chance. Curry scored 37 and warriors won the seventh seed at the western conference by defeating Memphis grizzlies 121-116 Tuesday evening in the game tournament.
Curry knocked down the basic 3-proofer with 1:50 to go and one of the left wing with a minute on the clock and then converted four free throws in the final five seconds.
Golden State now aiming at the best of the first seven rounds with Missiles Starting with Sunday in Houston.
“It took 83 games, but we have exactly where we want to be, which is back in Play -off, and we have a chance,” said Golden State coach Steve Kerr.
After a pair of free throws from Curry with 5.4 seconds, Grizzlies had the last chance – but but but Saints Aldama He could not bring the ball before the five -second violations.
Desmond Bane scored 30 points and I more 22 For Memphis that heads home to play on Friday against the winner Mavericks–Kings Matchpup on Wednesday evening in Sacramento to determine the eighth place of play -off.
With Grizzlies on the role in the middle of the third, Butler grabbed the momentum back with theft and soaked. Since he joined Warriors in the business term, he shot 12 Pro-20 in the second 30-point performance and its highest playing. He made 12 out of 18 free feasts-Poté, which was 63 out of 68 of the fouls during the previous eight games in April.
Morant descended hard down and when he entered Buddy hieldleg and was polluted Quinten post with 4:25 remaining in the third, but stood up and finished the three-point game to pull Grizzlies to 82-81.
Years of Jackson Jr. Gained 18 points behind Memphis while Zach Edey He contributed 14 points and 17 rebounds and hit two free throws with 14.3 seconds remaining.
Curry had eight rebounds and four assists and shot 9 for 22 while he swarmed regularly Scotty Pippen Jr. Before Pippen fouled late.
Curry lit up Grizzlies for 52 points on his home floor in winning 134-125 1. April and Grizzlies this time made him the highest priority-so Butler took over.
“He’s different,” Draymond Green said about Butler.
Butler led four direct scoring assets to put the warriors on 31-18-heighing in the first quarter Gary Payton IIReducing soaking, mixing to send for 3 and make a three -point shot and the three -point game itself. Butler showed no signs of being hit by a gentle muscle Quadriceps after taking his knee from Clippers‘ Kawhi Leonard Sunday.
The warriors hoped to avoid this next game, but lost overtime to Clippers in the final of the regular season for the third home defeat in the last week.
Curry, Green and The Warriors were in 2021 and last year in the game games 0-3. Grizzlies excluded them at the Chase Center with an overtime victory 117-112 in 2021.
