Warriors vs Grizzlies 2025 Play-In | FULL GAME | April 16, 2025 PART 1
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00:00points making 12 threes along the way it was a signature win for golden estate that allowed
00:09them to win the season series but remember now memphis they had just made a coaching change
00:14change in john morant since that change has averaged 28 points but more importantly he has
00:21at least 20 plus field goal attempts in those games kevin let's take a look at our starting
00:26lineups tonight which includes morant they got pippen bain jackson and edie playing well
00:32there are some injury concerns with the golden state warriors that includes jimmy butler and for
00:38more we say good evening to ali la force hey kevin and reggie well coach kurt told us playoff jimmy
00:44is already here he saw a glimpse of it against the clippers but he did suffer a thigh injury he had a
00:49noticeable limp coach kurt told us he's the least of our worries he's a machine he can play through
00:55anything he's more worried about the wear and tear on stephen curry who's been playing with a
00:58re-aggravated sprained thumb and draymond green who injured his neck against the clippers he was taken
01:04out of the game but he did return coach told us he'd like to keep stephen and draymond under 33 to 34
01:10minutes if possible tonight ali one final question about the thumb with curry and this brace he's
01:16wearing on his back and around his waist with that pelvic bruise what can you tell us there well he's
01:22proven he can play through anything and he's willing to play through anything with a 36 point
01:26performance against the clippers but he also admitted he is in pain it is aggravating but it's
01:31something he's willing to overcome mentally and physically so the less minutes the better for him
01:35each one of these playoff games wonderful ali thank you very much our officials tonight crew chief
01:42josh tibben referee billy kennedy umpire nick booker a combined 3620 nba games they have worked the grizzlies
01:56and the warriors
01:57good evening everyone from san francisco with an nba playoff spot on the line the memphis
02:15grizzlies at number eight the golden state warriors at number seven the grizzlies are adapting to a new
02:22head coach the golden state warriors have staggered to the finish line it is a seven eight matchup with
02:28the winner here securing the number seven seed and facing the two seed houston rockets in the first
02:35round with reggie miller and ali la force kevin harlan and here we go and john morant right off the bat
02:41with the pesky defense on him of moses moody as it is on a nightly basis it's all about matchups so
02:49the size of moody can that distract john morant who's had big games in this building but one matchup
02:56in particularly i'm looking for desmond bain and jimmy butler can butler impose his will
03:02trying to pick up some early fouls on bain it's a moody three it's a rebound inside
03:08it's collected by scotty pippen jr who takes it up the middle he has been playing some great basketball
03:15jackson is outside as podemski on him
03:18beating dallas sunday at home they had lost their previous four at home but memphis comes up with
03:26that win ball knocked out of bounds shot clock is at six there's a new coach with the memphis grizzlies
03:32now in his tenth game as this interim head coach and he is four and five as a foul was just called on
03:41jimmy butler who picked up his first on that play shot clock reverts to 14. it looks like they're
03:48trying to double jaron jackson early especially when they get the switches they want here's a three by
03:55jjj here 5-0 run to start this ball game for memphis
04:00jackson since the coaching change has been shooting 38 percent from the full curry with the three
04:06leaning firing missing it'll be memphis's ball so they beat dallas
04:12on sunday and the grizzlies ridge have won four of their final six games after losing seven of the
04:21previous eight
04:22four of their final six games is morant who throws it away with nice golden state defense podemski the other way
04:30podemski and inside the booty that's how the warriors are going to have to play here they're going to have to limit the ball
04:36it's two and five the warriors come in after losing sunday to the clippers by five a three by moody a rebound by bain and here come the grizzlies
04:48he is full steam ahead with the runner ed tried to slam pretends he comes up with the ball one opportunity the other way podemski and inside the booty
04:54and that's how the warriors are going to have to play here they're going to have to limit the grizzlies
05:02to one shot now remember memphis one of the better rebounding teams more importantly offensive rebounding teams
05:09already this is going to be a challenge for the warriors pippen will drive into curry and kick to morantz a three
05:16he's hit two in a row from outside and really has improved his three-point shooting that's one
05:22aspect of his game that has gone to another level especially since the all-star break
05:29it's curry to podemski and bain will defend and this is over the seven foot three edie
05:34down goes podemski five on four the trailing jackson with another three and another hit from distance
05:42a lot of threes falling for memphis three of three so far
05:46but we will drive edie is there he tries to sneak in with a memphis foul
05:56here's the teardrop here by podemski just goes right into the body
06:00of the seven footer edie and it's off to the races
06:04edie picks up his first here is jimmy butler at the free throw line for the golden state warriors
06:109 13 to go golden state losing in overtime to the clippers here by five had they won that game they
06:17wouldn't be in this position but here they are in the play-in again and tonight from san francisco
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06:30partner of the nba coach izolo could not have scripted a better start for his team on the road
06:37you've got your two main principal scores and jaron jackson jr and moran clicking here early
06:45different has got it and curry will be on it as edie tries to set the screen
06:50different a rocket inside lost the ball shot clock at 10.
06:55the defense of the grizzlies has been so so since the coaching change the offense
07:01has improved and that is what uh coach izolo has been uh trying to get across
07:08trying to find the balance
07:10knocked away by green and picked up by butler with another steal by the golden state warriors
07:16whose defense has been number one in the nba since the butler trade of three
07:23doesn't take very many of them but if you're gonna leave him that wide open and give him a dare shot
07:29he can burn you
07:35john moran on top he's been averaging 30 points a game since march inside he wiggles
07:40picked up by green it's off to curry and now to butler coming off the 30-point game here
07:46sunday against the clippers bain is on him and that's a match if you're gonna watch closely
07:52oh what a pound what a cut what a basket green to curry also too how about the back cut
07:59moving without the basketball the best the game has seen in stephen curry
08:03bain and pijemski another ed screen it's moran he's hit two he can't hit that one though he's got a
08:13three and a long two and fans on that triple pijemski and knocked out of bounds by bain who leapt in
08:19it deflected off his palm oh they're gonna say it's off golden state and the warriors arguing
08:25there's that back cut there by curry and again dream on green finding his number one target
08:37santi aldama will check in for jaron jackson aldama on the baseline
08:41inside there was the cutting pippen turnover
08:44and now you talked about the defense of the warriors number one since that jimmy butler trade
08:52the act of hands the deflections the steals are number one in steals and deflections
08:57since the butler trade
09:01here comes curry 36 sunday against the clippers but it wasn't enough and he had eight turnovers
09:07gets it to butler corner for moody on top curry three
09:12it's an ed rebound and he has been rebounding very well in the month of april
09:17number one in the league in this month green knocks it away off the miss
09:22butler on the move four on three curry it's okay
09:27it's moran who will capture the ball and take it the other way
09:32moran has scored 20 points or more 17 consecutive games oh what a handle and what a move by ja morant
09:39it's seven points quickly for him john moran putting on a show early on here in this first quarter
09:47what a start for the grizzlies look at the handle here and how about more importantly the finish off the glass
09:56plus points in 17 straight games and he's off to another hot one tonight seven of the 13 grizzly
10:05points that's dazzling with his ball handling and scoring
10:10i want to make sure for our tnt audience as we began on nba tv we told you about our officials tonight
10:15a combined 3620 nba games officiated crew chief josh tibbon referee billy kennedy umpire nick booker
10:25our alternate is brent barneke and in the instant uh replay center we got tyler ford inside
10:32payton is in for the first time in the corner ducking and now feeding on top where curry is
10:37defended by pippen over and back nice defense by the grizzlies
10:44that a turnover for the warriors that is their first after that pump fake by moody in the quarter
10:51there's nothing wrong with taking a 17 18 footer everyone is so focused on
10:58threes and so forth there's nothing wrong with the long deuce especially in playoff type basketball
11:04but jimski is out quentin post is in a little bit more size for golden state
11:10aldama remains on the floor jackson on the bench morance is double fenced in
11:15in shot clock at eight aldama green will defend in the post up the bane over the pippen in the
11:23corner for aldama three curry the rebound that's actually beautiful ball movement by memphis they just
11:29couldn't complete it with a main bucket golden state has lost three consecutive games at home
11:37green wide open peyton he'll think he'll fire he'll hit and they're going to give him those right he's not a
11:43proven three-point threat he's out there on the floor for his defense against moran only 32 percent
11:49ridge from distance bane will drive and kick pippen a three edy cobbles up the rebound he's already got six
12:00aldama with another three hit as he fired down he goes holding onto that ankle they'll bring him up green the
12:06foul and three free throws for aldama green having words with the official bill kennedy he felt that he
12:14was shoved into the back by pippen jr that's what caused the contact
12:24green picks up his first butler already has one
12:27one here is santi aldama at the free throw line 69 percent free throw shooter taking the three he'll be at
12:37the line for three
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12:57so there is no jalen wells for the grizzlies broken wrist that happened
13:03about nine games ago and they're three and five in his absence there he is a rookie and a sensational
13:09one at that brandon clark is also out a terrific bench player out since mid-march
13:15with the pcl sprain and uh he is gone i think that's why our coach he's alone in the grizzlies
13:22decided to go smaller in the back court with the two point guard payton will slash inside
13:28put five off the bench here for payton jr he's basically replacing getting the minutes of kaminga
13:38who is out of the rotation or so it seems we'll see how that transpires pippen curry defends knocked
13:44away by steph out of bounds shot clock at eight
13:50is this high pick and roll nice screen and how about more importantly the role here by payton
13:58people are gonna have to score is gonna be the post and the paytons and the dream on greens i'm not
14:03going to let curry or butler try to beat them bane oh what a pass
14:07great tahini could not hammer it home that was a great pass but he healed his in the twiddling post it's a three
14:18post let all rookie scores from that three-point line he is a fabulous shooter at that seven
14:25foot frame for the warrior 41 that's a nice foul it goes on memphis it goes on edy setting a screen
14:36green that's a second on him and he'll leave and here comes jackson in and luke canard will come in
14:41for bane oh this has got to be a finish there by edy he just missed it and then in transition when you
14:49miss a deuce you usually get punished from the three-point line at the other end golden shade on
14:54a 14 to 5 run another five to go in the first buddy heels played every game this season curry will drive
15:02in a floater
15:05because he is such a fabulous shooter anytime he crosses half court you're top locking him most of
15:11the time he's underrated his float game jackson will muscle his way in payton will hold the ball jump
15:22ball nice defense by gary payton and he's doing everything right we've seen him score five quick
15:27points but i told you he's on the floor for his defense in a rare instance where he had to come over
15:34and help on the drive there by jaron jackson to get this jump ball now remember 11 on the clock here if
15:44memphis retains possession
15:48with one by curry ahead to heel what a pass and what a finish timeout memphis
16:05i can address up there in the background the nhl's action-packed stanley cup playoffs begin
16:12april 19th this saturday on tnt and max don't miss a moment with the nhl on tnt the golden state warriors
16:22are on an 18 to 5 run after trailing by nine and more importantly a 10 to 3 advantage from bench points
16:29buddy hill off the bench there's that lead pass by curry who has two assists already
16:36pemphis now with jackson and moran on the floor aldama canard and conchar
16:44with heel post payton lejemski and butler out there for the warriors full court pressure turnover they get it
16:51in there's a turnover yield has got the ball but the pressure out of bounds there by the warriors creating that
17:01it's heel chiming butler's at a three
17:05into aldama with a rebound by jackson memphis is only one of their last eight over the last five minutes
17:14it's moran the jab step into the defensive heel
17:22rebound inside by butler there is something called a playoff butler isn't there huh
17:27what a pass inside what a pass inside putler to gary peyton well he's turning into play in
17:35jimmy another deflection and turnover by the warriors post peyton leaves it for heel to three no
17:43rebound clutched onto by canard and here comes moran and this is going to have to be better
17:51securing the ball here that's the last thing you want to do on the road is turn the basketball over
17:56but jimski's got jackson and there's a whistle and a golden state foul clear advantage here with
18:04a smaller unit on the floor here for golden state about a force feed jaron jackson jr
18:11here's the pump fake defined by butler seven points off the bench for gary peyton but jensky picks up his
18:20first jaron jackson is at the free throw line in the eight games
18:26since the coaching change he's averaged 20 points at 38 of his threes and he ali has
18:33again put together another terrific season he certainly has when i asked him about the coaching
18:38james he said listen being on the court that's the best escape for anything we have each other
18:43that's what matters he said the team just kept it simple they went back to their strengths
18:47they got back to running plays that apply directly to their strengths not making it over complicated
18:52of having direct dialogue with the staff too so there's a lot more back and forth communication
18:56during game play between the players and the coaches the players accepting the feedback and working
19:00together collectively here comes peyton shot clock at five butler with three think about that
19:06and that again very rare to see that but if you're going to dare a player of jimmy butler's category to
19:16just make wide open threes he will burn you incredibly efficient first quarter so far for golden state
19:24remember they got off to a slow start it was 11-2 midfield they were down by nine you're right
19:28but jimsky conchar is on them aldama watches butler another match up with these two post three
19:41and this is why the non-step minutes matter now with jimmy butler on the floor this is where
19:49golden state always had a problem is when curry went to the bench now you keep butler on the floor and he
19:55gets everyone in involved jackson the miss butler the other way poked away shot clock at 15 concho
20:04reaching around and getting butler since butler has arrived
20:11and played they are 23 and 7 the third best record in the nba butler got it an acrobatic play
20:22foul called inside on jackson well partner we know he's known as playoff
20:32jimmy but tonight he's going to have to be playing jimmy and he is doing a little bit of everything
20:39to set the table for the warriors
20:42and reggie what is so great about butler from a golden state perspective as he has played with this
20:51team he has improved almost every offensive and defensive metric since his arrival
20:59to me the biggest thing is getting to the free throw line for this team they were dead last free
21:05throw attempts and free throw percentage butler comes on board starting february 8th and those numbers
21:12they're number three in both categories look at jackson work his way through that defense
21:18bouncing off bodies like a pinball and a whistle and a foul on the warriors
21:22it'll go on post who picks up his first as the
21:26warriors here late in the first are on a 20-2 run and here are some of those numbers and categories
21:33uh that butler has affected so dramatically and we heard ali report in the open about
21:40steve kerr trying to limit draymond green and curry's minutes tonight
21:46and it's because of the butler effect you can keep him on the floor because he's such a workhorse
21:51three by jackson rebound by post butler's got the ball
21:55and again i can't stress about the bench jesus had one of the better scoring benches coming into
22:01tonight's matchup it is 15 to 3 advantage post three jackson's got the ball here come the grizzlies
22:11flooded waves of coach taylor jenkins back in late march bane inside got it gotta find a way to get bane
22:17going that's only his first buckets here coming late in this first quarter first field going over six
22:25minutes from emphis
22:28rich leaves down by 11. trailing by as many as 13. butler against aldama across the lane the feed to
22:36healed on top for jensky shot clock at two the fake on concha
22:41aldama's got it and it's desmond bain boy is he playing well career high and field goal percentage
22:48and shooting scoops at home with a nice try for the grizzly out of contact as well so back-to-back
22:54buckets now by bane
22:58and if they can get a rebound here and a stop this could be a nice way to end the quarter five
23:05group leave five second difference game clock shot clock bumbling will drive behind the back and
23:09traveling nope it's outside the post it's picked up by aldama and the final seconds here's canard great
23:18three-point shooter with the fake he'll put one up good if it goes and it does a three by luke canard
23:26little 7-0 run here to end that quarter if you're coach iselo you're happy with this shot clock running down
23:33beautiful shot by canard so golden state led by as many as 13. we go to the second quarter the winner
23:42will go in the playoffs you're watching the 2025 sofi nba play-in tournament on tnt when he three and
23:52eight since the jimmy butler trade and he's doing a little bit of everything early on the assist you're
23:58going to give him a dare three he's going to burn he can be able to get off the dribble and find his
24:04shooters alley the forest had a chance to speak with the grizzlies desmond bain about playoff jimmy
24:11we've seen playoff jimmy time and time again so how do you keep this current momentum streak from
24:16spiraling even further um we just got to buy a little bit more pressure you know he's a little too
24:20comfortable um getting matched earlier in transition um get a half-court defense set we'll be fine we know
24:26that so much of your scoring drought came from those seven turnovers so how do you get back in
24:30your comfort level and your character offensively just settle into the game um you know a lot of
24:34emotions um you know everybody excited um just settle into the game we'll be fine thank you
24:41we start the second quarter bain just picked up a foul it is his first after we saw the blocked shot
24:47by dream on green with uh butler at the free throw line starting things off here for the golden state warriors
24:56this is why playing with dream on green you look at the stats three rebounds three assists one block
25:06that we just saw one steal and hasn't even looked at the rim that's the impactful minutes of dream on
25:12green on the floor for your team we'll stay at eleven points off turnover so far golden state by seven
25:22it's bain and eddie working on the ring williams canard remains in the contest with jackson it goes to
25:32butler ahead he turnovers now post with a three
25:41he's got three triples coming off the bench the rookie out of boston college 18-6 bench point
25:48advantage for the warriors bain scores for a second time tonight on that kind of a play with a runner
25:56lots of welcome sight your coach easelo and the memphis grizzlies to get desmond bain going
26:02offensively green to post with a whistle with 10 45 to go here on the second golden state is shooting
26:1352 52 from the floor and bain picks up his second with moran on the bench and a look at steve kerr
26:23this is a nice long rest for curry as well again don't want to keep his minutes above 33
26:29inside podjemski outside butler into edie around williams
26:39why not
26:42why not and he didn't settle for a three which he's already made two in this first half
26:48he knew ed was running at him take the ball off the dribble look at the strength
26:53able to concentrate williams tries to beat him at the rim it's just butler
26:59doing butler things so reggie butler against the clippers on sunday he scored 30 points in that
27:06overtime loss played 48 minutes took a knee to the thigh it is out here and he's got 14 quick runs for the
27:14warriors
27:18game through traffic back to kenard who hit that three to beat the buzzer and out to vince williams
27:26lost it another turnover post will get it with a whistle nine memphis turnovers
27:33there's the difference in the game right there active hands deflections again we talked about jimmy
27:39butler and his effect at the defensive end number one in steals and deflection since that february 8th trade
27:51warriors won the regular season series with memphis three games to one but who drives on edie
27:56it's too easy if edie's gonna be out there on the floor trying to guard jimmy butler
28:01i mean he is at such a disadvantage
28:07jaron jackson look at all the traffic tonight with the fake he'll fire the three
28:12edie couldn't get the ball picked up by williams out to bane
28:16huge huge bane has suddenly awakened here offensively for memphis well they need him to
28:25moran setting the check back in
28:28butler with canard on him but jimski drives on williams
28:35post will curl shot clock at three but jimski at three boy it is raining threes here
28:43in this first half seven of 16 44 for the warriors
28:47there's edie finds a lane takes it in misses at the rim jackson keeps it alive on the floor post
28:56jackson is down bane with the ball corner for canard inside he feeds a lot of traffic and a whistle and a
29:05golden state foul
29:09ed is such a big rascal sometimes you don't know how to guard him
29:12over here boy look at post getting on the floor here
29:19jackson took one to the thigh there
29:22and here the people here in chaacin are appreciating the hustle here
29:27by the locals so here's the rookie ed the two-time college basketball player of the year from purdue
29:33We take a look at the upcoming national TV schedule.
29:36On ESPN tomorrow night, the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament continues.
29:41It'll be the Heat in Chicago, and the Mavericks will be in Sacramento.
29:45Friday, SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament concludes on TNT and ESPN.
29:52And for more on these games and for your preview of the upcoming playoffs,
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30:00So far, no points for Edie.
30:02And he's missed four, basically right at the doorstep.
30:05Here's a move by Steve Kerr.
30:08Minutes off the bench now for Draymond Green,
30:11bringing in Santos, who didn't play in that last game versus the Clippers.
30:16Curry is in, and Edie Alley is at the line.
30:19Well, guys, since the coaching change, Edie went from setting 13 screens per game to 30.
30:25I mean, that's a significant jump, and it's actually helped his confidence.
30:28John Moran's been hitting more shots since the coaching change as well.
30:31I talked to Jah.
30:32He said, that's not necessarily because I was having less fun with the previous coaching staff
30:36or we were doing anything differently, but it's just the timing of the year.
30:39Zach being a rookie is becoming more comfortable, and my shot started falling.
30:43Santos will miss.
30:45Alley, we thank you.
30:46Edie with the rebound.
30:47And Desmond Payne, the fake on Curry.
30:50Nice hesitation.
30:51Gets him inside for two.
30:54Payne now in double figures.
30:56Butler, it's a three.
30:59Rebound Santos.
31:01Kicks it out.
31:03Looney gets it off to Butler.
31:05Into Santos.
31:05He's doubled, but he pulls the trigger and puts it in.
31:08Butler now up to four assists, and his passing has been pinpointed so far.
31:18Think about this.
31:19You don't lose any projection in that department with Draymond Green going to the bench.
31:24Again, the ball is in the hands of Butler, and he is finding his teammates.
31:29Big problems now for Memphis.
31:32Bain just picked up his third foul.
31:35No, we're not even halfway through the second quarter.
31:37Santos at the line.
31:38He's been the one guy consistently with offense over the last five to six minutes for Memphis.
31:48Morant is in, weaving, driving, stutter-stepping, and getting it to go
31:53with another beautiful play inside to get his ninth point.
31:56Good luck staying in front of him.
31:58Good luck with that.
31:59Trying to get a minnow in shallow water.
32:01He is so quick, Twitch.
32:04Santos has been Curry from way outside.
32:06Got it.
32:08Hits it from Alcatraz.
32:12Morant the other way.
32:14Head of steam to the hole with an offhand layup.
32:17Curry the rebound.
32:18Morant is down.
32:19Now getting up.
32:20Curry.
32:21Here comes Moody.
32:22Here comes Moody.
32:23Golden State already with 16 assists and only two turnovers.
32:39And the chef's starting to cook here.
32:41Here's a three.
32:42And in transition, finding Moody for the big finish.
32:47Zero turnovers over the last 12 minutes for the Warriors.
32:52It's always huge on their winning parameters.
32:56And winning is something, Reg.
32:57Over the last week plus of the regular season, they struggle with only finishing in the final
33:03five games, two and three.
33:05But they've come out tonight after playing here on Sunday.
33:09And they look sharp against the Grizzlies.
33:13Again, the full court is there.
33:15Morant will face Peyton.
33:16John with nine.
33:23Bean with 11.
33:24But Bean's got three fouls.
33:26Pippen catches the three.
33:28He did the rebound.
33:30They're flying all over him.
33:32Boy, he is a big body down there on the offensive glass.
33:35He doesn't even punch.
33:37Wow.
33:39Come on, Looney is having his hands full trying to keep him off the offensive glass.
33:43Santos in there clawing away.
33:46And foul was called on the play.
33:49Santos picks up number one.
33:51Edie on top.
33:52Here is Bain.
33:54He's 20 foot short.
33:55Curry the rebound.
33:56He's got five.
33:57I like Coach Isolo rolling the dice and leaving Bain on the floor with those three fouls.
34:04It's Curry double feeding Looney inside.
34:08Aldama faces him.
34:10Payton a screen.
34:11Curry will chase.
34:13Leading to Curry.
34:16Curry the corner.
34:17That is an incredible shot.
34:19Just an incredible shot.
34:23Enough to bring a smile to the great Butler's face.
34:27You don't understand how hard this is.
34:29No.
34:30I saw your reaction.
34:31The distance that Curry traveled on this.
34:34Look at this.
34:35Dribble handoff.
34:36And there's the contact by Pippen.
34:38But if you pull that play back.
34:41He covered the whole floor.
34:44This is talking about being in great condition.
34:48He can run all day.
34:50Yes.
34:51He looks bewildered.
34:52So are we, Mr. Curry.
34:55What can't he do?
34:56Over 300 three-point shots made again this season.
35:00Sixth time he's done that in his career.
35:03That is an NBA record.
35:05And you just saw the number one free-throw shooter put it in.
35:09And then E.D. with ease.
35:11He floats in.
35:12Yeah, this is the first time in NBA history we've had three players over 300 made threes.
35:19Anthony Edwards, Malik Beasley, and Stephen Curry.
35:24Curry off the screen.
35:25Inside the Looney.
35:27The bump.
35:29Trying to twist.
35:31Three-second.
35:33They call it inside the three-second.
35:36Golden State after the all-star break for Cora Coach Steve Kerr.
35:4120-7.
35:43They missed the playoffs last season.
35:45After being in the play-in.
35:47They never want to play in-game.
35:52Morant was driving.
35:53And he was fouled by Peyton.
36:02Yeah, good call.
36:07Peyton picked up his first.
36:11And Morant will be at the free-throw line as the Grizzlies this season set a franchise record.
36:18In scoring, assists, free-throw percentage, two-point shooting percentage.
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36:40Morant, an 82% free-throw shooter.
36:44And playing his best basketball of the season right now for the Grizzlies.
36:49Curry.
36:49For Peyton right on him.
36:53Curry will split and kick.
36:56Peyton with a three.
36:58And he got a hand on it.
36:59Santos vacuums it in.
37:01Blush the ball.
37:02Out of bounds with the ball.
37:04It is off of Golden State.
37:06But great hustle by Guy Santos from Brazil.
37:10Fantastic hustle.
37:11And minutes off the bench by Santos.
37:13Again, didn't sniff the floor in that last regular season game versus the Clippers.
37:19Here comes the swerving Morant.
37:22Corner.
37:22Aldama.
37:23Three.
37:24Good.
37:24Hey, this is a quick 7-0 run here by Memphis to kind of claw their way back in this ballgame.
37:30Ooh, I like that claw with the Grizzlies.
37:40We've got to get organized in transition, okay?
37:43Every time we drive, okay, something happens, they are sprinting right away back, okay?
37:49Communication.
37:50Make sure we protect the rim and we take out the hot threes, okay?
37:55State Farm audio assist with the interim A coach.
37:58Thomas Isolo, 42-year-old Finnish coach.
38:02He played pro basketball in Finland for 14 seasons.
38:06Also played for the Finnish national team.
38:10He joined the team as a lead assistant at the start of the season last year.
38:15And the years before that, a decorated coach in Europe.
38:18EuroLeague Coach of the Year.
38:20The Bundesliga in Germany.
38:22Germany.
38:23He has coached around the world and won wherever he's been.
38:27Shot clock at 7.
38:29Healed the shot.
38:30It's picked up.
38:31Here comes Morant.
38:32The other way.
38:33And he got it from Pippen.
38:35And now the transition by Memphis.
38:37And now the Grizzlies defense over the last two and a half minutes really has stepped up their pressure.
38:43I think this is going to be a foul on Pippen Jr.
38:46Reaching in against Curry.
38:479-0 run for the Grizzlies.
38:49As they clawed their way back in.
38:53As you were saying, Pippen picks up his second for Memphis.
38:59The Grizzlies finished 48-34.
39:03On the road 22-19.
39:06The eighth seed.
39:08Golden State the seventh seed.
39:10At the line is Curry, who won another free throw shooting championship this year with the highest percentage.
39:18Fifth time he's been number one tying Reggie Miller.
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39:32You don't have to be so formal.
39:33I'm sitting right next to you.
39:35You could say my partner, Reggie.
39:36I mean, why you got to be so formal, Reggie Miller?
39:39I'm old school, Reg.
39:40Okay.
39:41From the Walter Cronkite School.
39:43Over here to come to you.
39:46Sitting right next to you.
39:47I think I should say from the Bill King School.
39:52Legendary broadcaster out here.
39:53John Miller.
39:54So many great ones in this area.
39:56Here's Moran.
39:57Oh, he did it on purpose.
39:58And he got it to go.
40:00How in the world did he pull that off?
40:02He knew he was going to get hung in the air,
40:04so he threw it off the backboard to himself.
40:07He is amazing.
40:08A la Tracy McGrady.
40:10Here comes Butler.
40:11Aldama will defend.
40:12Payton in the corner.
40:13Shot clock in single digits.
40:16Oh, my goodness.
40:17Aldama in front of Butler.
40:19Payton on top.
40:20Looks down.
40:21He's in three-point territory.
40:23Poczemski pumps it.
40:25With a volleyball pass.
40:26Saving it.
40:27Inside.
40:28Butler.
40:28Payton.
40:29Aldama's got the rebound.
40:30A little run here by Memphis.
40:38Pippen isn't playing well.
40:42Aldama and Butler again meets him.
40:46Oh, nice spin move to get by Jimmy.
40:49Pretty play by Aldama.
40:51Now they've gotten it down to single digits.
40:54They were down by 20.
40:58Under four to go in the first half.
41:00The winners in the playoffs.
41:02The loser gets another shot of the playoffs on Friday.
41:06Curry.
41:08Double.
41:09Green.
41:11The cutting Butler.
41:14Beautiful pass by Draymond.
41:17Fourth assist for him.
41:19And tops a 13-3 run by the Grizzlies.
41:22Here's Pippen.
41:24Three-point percentage has been climbing.
41:27Average in a couple steals.
41:28Maneuvers inside.
41:29Got it to go.
41:30There's a foul.
41:32It's going to be number two on Butler.
41:36Look at this.
41:37Off the glass by Joss.
41:38Threw it under the arm of Butler.
41:41Caught it on the other side of the rim.
41:44He will concoct some of the most beautiful plays.
41:48And Aldama then finishes with his.
41:50And then inside we go.
41:52Boy, we are seeing some plays at the rim here, people.
41:56It's a lot of fun to watch.
41:57Yes, it is.
41:58Pippen is at the line.
41:59Scottie Pippen, Jr., 71% from the stripe.
42:04Undrafted player out of Vanderbilt.
42:09He completes a three-point play and give him three.
42:14Grizzlies haven't won in the West Coast this season.
42:18Eight games, no wins.
42:200-8 with traveling West.
42:22And this play is caused because of the movement of Curry.
42:37Aldama was focused that the ball was going back to Curry.
42:41And the little eye glare there by Jimmy Butler.
42:45Just lulled on him to sleep.
42:46And he was able to get all the way to the cup.
42:48Aldama picks up his first.
42:50And Reg, this is another example of where Butler has paid off for the Warriors.
42:55The free-throw percentage and the free-throw attempts by this team
42:59improved not just a lot, but dramatically from where they were to where they are now.
43:06They were near the bottom in both categories before his arrival.
43:10Now they're in the top five in both.
43:12Well, they were dead last in free-throw percentage.
43:14Right now they're number three.
43:16And in terms of free-throw attempts, they were 27th in their number three.
43:21Allie, it's been eye-opening for sure.
43:24Well, Kevin, when you called yourself old school, it reminded me.
43:26Coach Kerr called Jimmy Butler old school.
43:29He said his fundamental play is so old school.
43:31And he's so proud of it.
43:32He said Jimmy has the perfect footwork.
43:34Shot faking.
43:35He limits his turnovers.
43:36And that is the difference between winning and losing.
43:39I mean, if everyone played the way he did, you'd have one heck of a team.
43:42Here's Morant.
43:43He's got some pretty good footwork, too, Allie.
43:45A loss right there and a shot.
43:48It's Moody who captures it.
43:50Off to Curry, Pajemski, Moody, and Kennard out on him.
43:55Butler and Morant.
43:58Nice cut.
43:59Green couldn't finish.
44:00But Butler does.
44:02Butler did it.
44:03Two and a half in the half.
44:0721 for Jimmy Butler.
44:09On 7 of 11 shooting.
44:11Jackson in to Green.
44:13Rebound Curry.
44:16Foul Memphis.
44:19Foul Jackson.
44:21That's number two coming in.
44:23I talked about him.
44:26He's got to stay out of foul trouble.
44:28Here's the nice pass to Green, but it's Butler cleaning it up.
44:40So Curry's at the line.
44:41I mentioned before five times.
44:43He's like the league tying Reggie Miller.
44:45When you're in the heat of a game and you're moving.
44:49And both of you players, both you and Curry, move so much without the ball.
44:53How did you settle your mind and get in that frame where you needed to make some free throws and always did it so well?
45:01Well, you go back to the basics.
45:02And this is where you can.
45:03You can just switch off something in your head, huh?
45:05This is where you can recalibrate your game is when you go to the free throw line.
45:08No matter how you're playing because everything slows down.
45:11Everyone's catching a breath right here.
45:13And Curry's doing the same thing.
45:15But.
45:16Mike, what would you think about when you were up there?
45:18And Curry, I'm sure, is doing the same thing.
45:20Well, he's doing his simple routine.
45:22Routine.
45:22Right?
45:22Every player has their own routine when they get to the free throw line.
45:28And nothing rattles him.
45:30And he understands.
45:31And this is a break for him and the Warriors.
45:34For them to kind of gather themselves a little bit.
45:39It's Kiffin bumping into Curry.
45:43John Morant.
45:45Kiffin a screen.
45:46Curry will defend.
45:48Five, two, one.
45:48Two, three.
45:48Three, two, three, two.
45:54And a foul inside.
45:56It's on Golden State.
45:59It's going to be Post trying to box out Edie.
46:02Post has come off the bench and hit some threes and been a huge benefit.
46:07He picks up his second foul.
46:09He also gives him size.
46:11Edie will be at the free throw line.
46:14Post is trying to face guard him to keep him off the glass.
46:18Edie is holding nine rebounds in this first half.
46:21Do you know what's been a good combination for this team?
46:23Edie and Jackson.
46:24Yeah.
46:25They've really played well off each other.
46:26As a tandem, they're plus minus very good for Memphis.
46:30Well, it's again, it's why they're in the top five in rebounding and offensive rebounding because of that size.
46:35I thought that was a clear advantage coming into tonight against the smaller Warriors.
46:44Grizzlies trying to avoid missing the playoffs for a second straight season.
46:48On the free throw line, the Grizzlies 11 to 12.
46:51I've just said before, set a team record with their free throw shooting.
46:58Curry, Butler was in stride in the corner.
47:00Moody.
47:01Green, a big pass.
47:04Out to Moody.
47:04It's a three.
47:1110-24 from three for the Warriors here in this first half.
47:16Oh, he was in a torture chamber.
47:19And it was picked up by Green.
47:22On the side to Curry.
47:24Aldama is there.
47:25Green is screened.
47:26Jackson will pick him up.
47:27Steph, corner, Butler, thinking, driving.
47:31Oh, he goes up.
47:32They're going to get Draymond Green for holding.
47:35Aldama on the rotation over.
47:38That's an old school vet move right there.
47:40He almost got away with it if Aldama wouldn't have slipped and fell.
47:45You hold the wrist, the trunks, and just so that player is a little bit late in his rotation over.
47:52So Green picks up his third.
47:54Bain has got three.
47:56There's only two players in that category, but we've got to watch two pretty important players in this game.
48:06Staddy Griffin Jr. gets it off to Morant.
48:09In to Eadie.
48:11Double chubbed.
48:12Rebound Curry.
48:14Got the screen.
48:18Weaves.
48:19Feeds.
48:20Green.
48:25Aldama's in front of Butler.
48:28Overeating.
48:30Aldama will get it.
48:32That number is three on two.
48:33Here comes Pippen.
48:34Eadie will trail.
48:35Corner.
48:37Aldama, the fake, the drive, the buff, the call.
48:40Oh, no, and he gets it to fall.
48:43He thought maybe there should have been a foul on the play.
48:46Either way, either a charge or a block.
48:48There was a lot of contact.
48:49I agree.
48:50Here comes Butler.
48:50On top green.
48:57It's a three from Trevon Green.
49:00Pippen the rebound.
49:01Madigan has run off the clock in the first half.
49:03Down by 20.
49:04Well, if they can get a score here.
49:07Yep.
49:08To get it to 10.
49:09This is somewhat of a win for the Grizzlies.
49:12Here's the two-time All-Star, John Morant.
49:16Moody will defend.
49:17Morant sizing him up.
49:19Lost it.
49:20Gets it.
49:21Buzzer.
49:21Nice defense by Moody.
49:23In that second quarter, Butler had 11, Curry had 11, and the Golden State Warriors will
49:32lead by 12 at halftime.
49:34Look at the hands, the active hands, the deflection, and ends it with a blocked shot by Moses Moody.
49:41Since Moody has started, the Golden State Warriors are 27-7.
49:47He has been part of this great resurgence since the trade.
49:50We take the break and take you to our studios.
49:54You're watching 2025 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament Action on TNT.
50:01Have a beautiful night here in San Francisco.
50:05Memphis took an initial 11-2 lead.
50:07Then, Reggie, a 20-2 late first quarter Golden State run put the Warriors up to stay in the first half.
50:14And it was all with Jimmy Butler and the chef, Stephen Curry.
50:19And they both did a little bit of everything to get their teammates involved.
50:24Put back here by Butler.
50:26And then Curry doing Curry things.
50:29A long three here.
50:31But how about this four-point play right in front of Ryan Kukler, who looks a little bewildered himself,
50:38helping Curry up off the deck.
50:41Here's the leading scorers in the first half.
50:44Butler 21, Morant 15 for the Grizz, and Curry 15 for the Warriors.
50:50Efficient Golden State play.
50:5219 assists on their 23-made field goals.
50:56Shooting 50%.
50:58It's win and get in.
51:00Second half underway as Jackson comes out on Draymond Green.
51:05Starter's in there to begin the second half for both teams.
51:10Butler.
51:12Eadie comes out to meet him.
51:14Curry caught.
51:15Fires no.
51:16Rebound Jackson.
51:22It's Bain.
51:24Jackson.
51:25Eadie.
51:28Green and Pajemski go.
51:29Pits him.
51:30The pass is high.
51:31It's a Memphis turnover.
51:32And that's one thing next season I think Eadie is really going to have to focus working on,
51:43is being able to pass out of double teams.
51:46And leading at halftime this season, Golden State 33-4.
51:50Right inside.
51:52Butler puts it in.
51:54But it was the torch.
51:55But the back screen by Curry is what freed up Butler.
51:59Jimmy Butler with 23 points.
52:04Jackson against Green.
52:07Doubled by Butler.
52:09In to Eadie.
52:11So much size.
52:12And an easy two for the rookie.
52:21Curry to Butler.
52:24What a seed.
52:25Green takes it in the foul.
52:26He's going to be in the foul.
52:27He's going to be in the foul.
52:30And partner, look at the back screen here.
52:33No one wants to leave Curry, right?
52:35So he comes up and sets a little back screen on Eadie.
52:38Pippen Jr.
52:39Doesn't help.
52:41And it's Butler.
52:43Who gets a deuce.
52:44Here's Green of 69% free throw shooter.
52:48The winner here secures the number seven seed.
52:51They'll face Houston.
52:53Sunday night.
52:53First round game one.
52:55The Rockets the two seed.
52:57The loser here will play Friday against the winner of the Maverick Kings game.
53:03And that is tomorrow in Sacramento.
53:06And Green at the line.
53:10And Allie, one of the big things he would like to do is make another all-NBA defensive team.
53:16He is really focused on that.
53:17He certainly would.
53:19And he told me, listen, as your career advances, it becomes more cerebral.
53:23And it becomes less physical.
53:24Guys are getting younger.
53:25They're getting faster.
53:26They're getting more athletic.
53:27So the only way to combat that is to do what they don't know.
53:30And that's outthink them.
53:32Coach says he shows up every single day.
53:33And his mind is his biggest asset.
53:36Game three.
53:37Cut.
53:37What a shot by Tessman Bain.
53:40For the degree of difficulty on that three there by Bain.
53:44In the last five games, he's over 53% from three.
53:49Butler will feed after the drive.
53:52Eadie out on him.
53:53A three.
53:54Butler in and out.
53:56It's Morant.
53:58Jaws got 15.
54:00Bain's got 14.
54:02Pachemski out on Bain.
54:03Eadie down low.
54:04They've been trying to attack.
54:06It's a throwaway.
54:07Another turnover.
54:08This time Curry with the interception.
54:10Twelve turnovers.
54:12Moody, the cutting Butler.
54:13Butler.
54:14Another Grizzlies turnover.
54:19An easy transition bucket for Golden State.
54:24They blitz Bain.
54:26Green on Jackson.
54:28Underneath Eadie.
54:30They're forcing that, aren't they?
54:32They've gone to that now a handful of times to begin the second half.
54:35Again, they have the height advantage with Eadie down low.
54:39He's got to be able to finish or again, he's got to be able to pass out of these double teams more effectively.
54:46Butler again, he knows one speed and he took it in there hard, a fourth foul on the rookie, Edie.
54:55He's got to be able to pass out of the goals and he's got to be able to get a good win.
54:57That's a good win.
55:02Dama at the scores table now.
55:02We're just going to take.
55:04Edie off the floor here with those four fouls.
55:07And change the size a bit.
55:10But.
55:11Dama, a better three point shooter.
55:13So now you spread it out which is going to allow Morant and Pippen hopefully to take the ball off the dribble and get into the paint.
55:21Jimmy Butler from the line five of eight now six of nine as we take a look at our FanDuel live point spread for our game tonight here in San Francisco.
55:31We began at minus six and a half and currently minus eleven and a half.
55:35The Warriors have beaten Memphis here in the Bay Area six consecutive times and seven of the last nine games in this building.
55:46It's picked up and Pippen in the green up but he kept his composure and puts it down.
55:52Pretty play by Scottie Pippen Jr.
55:54And Memphis will not go away.
55:56Nice job there by Pippen Jr.
55:58Because Curry couldn't pick up the basketball because he was beyond the half court.
56:04What a beautiful move here by Pippen Jr.
56:09Now we can get it down to single digits here.
56:12Green picked up his fourth foul with about three minutes gone here in the third.
56:18And now you've got four on Edie for the Grizzlies and now four for Green and the Warriors.
56:26Draymond stays on the floor.
56:28Here's Morant with the screen and the feed and Jackson is there.
56:46They're getting inside, Reg.
56:47They're using that as a way to chip away and now down by nine.
56:52Curry was supposed to come back and be the tag player.
56:56Timeout here by the Warriors to regroup here.
56:59Eight and a half in the third.
57:01The winner will be in the playoffs.
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57:18Hasbun Bain was hampered with those three fouls in the first half.
57:26Only had nine points, but picking up where he left off late in that second quarter.
57:31Look at the degree of difficulty on this three here.
57:35Starting to find that stroke once again.
57:39Bain had seven in the second quarter.
57:41Eight in that second quarter for Morant.
57:43Butler and Curry each had 11 in the second.
57:46Curry riding Pippen.
57:48Inside over Jackson.
57:49Scoops it off.
57:50Aldama the rebound.
57:52He's got seven.
57:53Here comes Bain.
57:54Pajemski will meet him.
57:56Morant.
57:57And it was kicked.
57:58Shot clock will stay at 16.
58:02So Memphis points in the paint.
58:05Reg were there at number two.
58:06They had 20 in the first half.
58:07They've already got eight points in the paint.
58:10The Grizzlies do in this third quarter.
58:12Here's Morant.
58:14Wide open.
58:15Jackson a three.
58:16Those are the kind of threes on the road you need in a hostile environment.
58:22Clean look there by Jackson.
58:24Butler with 26.
58:27Pajemski three.
58:28Aldama.
58:29This closeout.
58:31Bain the rebound.
58:32Aldama at the other end.
58:34Bain.
58:36Looney is in.
58:37Scoops it up.
58:38Oh, wow.
58:38With a dive.
58:40And a scoop and score.
58:42Pretty play by Desmond Bain.
58:45Makes it a seven-point game.
58:48Look at this.
58:49Pump fake up and under with the left hand off the glass.
58:54Talk about how that's a horse shot of I've ever seen one.
58:56He is having some kind of season.
59:00Having some kind of game here.
59:02We talked about him being hampered with those three fouls.
59:04In the first half, he has come alive here.
59:09It's his first free throw.
59:11He's two and two from three.
59:13Seven of ten from the field.
59:15Desmond Bain with 17.
59:17A leading score for Miffins.
59:18Over the last four games, he's averaging 27.
59:22Curry was doubled.
59:24Moody will put up a three.