Game ID: 22400366
Golden State Warriors @ Memphis Grizzlies
Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MEM 37 32 40 35 144GSW 15 23 21 34 93
GSW @ MEM ScoutingGSW @ MEM Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MEM availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Edey missed 9 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 8 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 2 since 12/03, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 6 since 11/25, out tonight
MEM availability going into 12/08 · back-to-backOUT Kennard missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Edey missed 10 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 9 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 3 since 12/03, returns tonight: 22 min (178% of 12)
OUT Spencer missed 7 since 11/25, returns tonight: 25 min (249% of 10)
MEM availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Kennard missed 3 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Edey missed 11 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 10 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 22 min since (178% of 12)
BACK Spencer back 12/08 after 7, 25 min since (249% of 10)
NEW Huff 12 to 17 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Kennard missed 4 since 12/05, returns tonight: 18 min (82% of 22)
OUT Edey missed 12 since 11/19, returns tonight: 24 min (111% of 22)
OUT Williams Jr. missed 11 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (94% of 12)
BACK Spencer back 12/08 after 7, 25 min since (249% of 10)
NEW Huff 12 to 18 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Williams Jr. missed 12 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 8 min (80% of 10)
BACK Kennard back 12/15 after 4, 18 min since (82% of 22)
BACK Edey back 12/15 after 12, 24 min since (111% of 22)
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (94% of 12)
MEM availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Williams Jr. missed 13 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Kennard back 12/15 after 4, 21 min since (94% of 22)
BACK Edey back 12/15 after 12, 24 min since (111% of 22)
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 13 min since (100% of 12)
BACK Spencer back 12/08 after 7, 17 min since (164% of 10)
MEM availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Williams Jr. missed 14 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Huff missed 2 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Kennard back 12/15 after 4, 20 min since (89% of 22)
BACK Edey back 12/15 after 12, 25 min since (114% of 22)
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (99% of 12)
BACK Spencer back 12/08 after 7, 12 min since (117% of 10)
MEM availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Williams Jr. missed 15 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Huff missed 3 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Kennard back 12/15 after 4, 19 min since (85% of 22)
BACK Edey back 12/15 after 12, 25 min since (117% of 22)
BACK Spencer back 12/19 after 2, 5 min since (50% of 10)
MEM availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Smart missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 16 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Huff missed 4 since 12/19, returns tonight: 13 min (109% of 12)
BACK Kennard back 12/15 after 4, 20 min since (90% of 22)
BACK Edey back 12/15 after 12, 26 min since (118% of 22)
BACK Spencer back 12/19 after 2, 4 min since (43% of 10)
GSW availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 12/03, returns tonight: 26 min (89% of 30)
OUT Waters III missed 2 since 12/03, returns tonight: 20 min (115% of 17)
OUT Post missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 7 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 27 min since (112% of 24)
GSW availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 10 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 8 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 26 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 27 min since (114% of 24)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 20 min since (115% of 17)
NEW Looney 14 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 9 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (96% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 21 min since (122% of 17)
NEW Looney 14 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/15 · 3 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 12/08, returns tonight: 34 min (111% of 30)
OUT Post missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 10 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 22 min since (126% of 17)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Moody missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 11 since 11/22, returns tonight: 8 min (64% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 34 min since (111% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 22 min since (125% of 17)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 14 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 27 min since (90% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 21 min since (120% of 17)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 32 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 4 since 12/11, returns tonight: 10 min (48% of 21)
OUT Post missed 15 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Post missed 16 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 29 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 16 min (94% of 17)
OUT Post missed 17 since 11/18, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 15)
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 15 min (99% of 15)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Morant at 22 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. Without Williams Jr. (12 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 21 a game. Without Moody (2 straight), Post (13 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the line, where Memphis takes 27 free throws a game to Golden State's 17 and the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 116. Call it Memphis 118, Golden State 110.
12/07 @ BOS 127-121 — MEM notes
MEM won 127-121. MEM shot 50% (47 of 94) to BOS's 40%, 15 of 33 from three. Morant led with 32 (11 of 20, 4 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Jackson Jr. added 27, Clarke 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-27: a lead of 4 became 12. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/08 @ WAS 140-112 — MEM notes
MEM won 140-112. MEM shot 52% (50 of 96) to WAS's 43%, 17 of 43 from three, and went to the line 29 times to WAS's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 20. MEM turned it over 16 times to WAS's 21. Jackson Jr. led with 21 (8 of 15, 3 of 8 from three); Aldama added 19, Huff 17. The hinge was Q3, 39-27: a lead of 17 became 29, and the lead reached 35. Smart was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
12/13 vs BKN 135-119 — MEM notes
MEM won 135-119. MEM shot 53% (52 of 99) to BKN's 46%, 17 of 36 from three. Morant led with 28 (10 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Bane added 21, Jackson Jr. 20. The hinge was Q2, 30-20: a lead of 3 became 13, and the lead reached 21. Jackson Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
12/15 @ LAL 110-116 — MEM notes
MEM lost 110-116. MEM took 15 more shots (97 to 82), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to LAL's 48%, 9 of 28 from three, and got to the line 30 times to LAL's 39. Jackson Jr. led with 25 (9 of 13, 2 of 3 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Morant added 20, Edey 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 94-79 against them. Jackson Jr.'s -13 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/19 vs GSW 144-93 — MEM notes
MEM won 144-93. MEM shot 54% (53 of 98) to GSW's 36%, 27 of 48 from three, and got to the line 15 times to GSW's 24. The glass went 60-36 for them. Aldama led with 21 (8 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); LaRavia added 19, Jackson Jr. 17. The hinge was Q1, 37-15: from level to 22 ahead, and the lead reached 57. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
12/21 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 25 and Hunter at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mathews (3 straight), Wallace (14 straight), Gueye (20 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 24 free throws a game; Morant at 22 and Jackson Jr. at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Williams Jr. (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 45 percent from three to Atlanta's 35 and the defense, Memphis allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Memphis 123, Atlanta 116.
12/23 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 19 and Morant at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Williams Jr. (14 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Harden at 25 and Powell at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Mann (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-6 a night and the Clippers minus-4 and the arc, Memphis at 45 percent from three to the Clippers' 38. Call it Memphis 119, the Clippers 110.
12/26 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 45 from three, 21 free throws a game; Morant at 20 and Jackson Jr. at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Williams Jr. (15 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Dick at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Poeltl (3 straight), Quickley (19 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-8 a night and Toronto minus-8 and the arc, Memphis at 45 percent from three to Toronto's 36. Call it Memphis 122, Toronto 111, Memphis by 11.
12/27 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murphy III at 22 and McCollum at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Williamson (22 straight), Alvarado (20 straight), Payton (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 20 and Bane at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Smart (2 straight), Williams Jr. (16 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-11 a night and New Orleans minus-3 and the arc, Memphis at 43 percent from three to New Orleans's 34. Call it Memphis 122, New Orleans 112, Memphis by 10.
12/06 vs MIN 90-107 — GSW notes
GSW lost 90-107. GSW shot 39% (32 of 82) to MIN's 45%, 11 of 39 from three. GSW turned it over 22 times to MIN's 17, and MIN turned those into 12 steals. Curry led with 23 (6 of 17, 3 of 9 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Kuminga added 13, Wiggins 11. Q3 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 10 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 85-64 against them. Podziemski's -16 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 vs MIN 114-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 114-106. GSW shot 47% (42 of 90) to MIN's 46%, 16 of 41 from three. Curry led with 30 (8 of 18, 5 of 11 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Hield added 27, Kuminga 20. The hinge was Q3, 44-32: GSW came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 3. GSW trailed 49-58 at the half and won the second half 65-48. Hield was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/11 @ HOU 90-91 — GSW notes
GSW lost 90-91. GSW shot 44% (37 of 84) to HOU's 46%, 12 of 38 from three. Kuminga led with 20 (8 of 20, 2 of 6 from three, 2 of 6 at the line); Curry added 19, Hield 15. Q3 was theirs, 32-24, turning a 7-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 67-58 against them. Payton II's -14 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 vs DAL 133-143 — GSW notes
GSW lost 133-143. GSW took 16 more shots (103 to 87), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to DAL's 60%, 27 of 54 from three, and got to the line 11 times to DAL's 25. GSW turned it over 10 times to DAL's 15. The glass went 37-47 against them. Wiggins led with 29 (11 of 20, 5 of 9 from three); Curry added 26, Green 21. Q2 was theirs, 41-35, the deficit cut from 13 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 108-92 against them. Wiggins's -20 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/19 @ MEM 93-144 — GSW notes
GSW lost 93-144. GSW shot 36% (32 of 90) to MEM's 54%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MEM's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 36-60 against them. Podziemski led with 21 (9 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Wiggins added 19, Kuminga 11. Q4 was theirs, 34-35, but the other 3 periods went 109-59 against them. Green's -42 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 103, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and Randle at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Moody (3 straight), Post (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 103 a night to Golden State's 118. Call it Minnesota 112, Golden State 106.
12/23 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Wiggins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Moody (4 straight), Post (15 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Nesmith (23 straight), Isa. Jackson (23 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 106 a night to Golden State's 117. Call it Golden State 114, Indiana 113, Indiana keeping it close.
12/25 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wiggins at 18 and Curry at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Waters III (2 straight), Post (16 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 23 a game. Without Hayes (12 straight), Vanderbilt (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 105 a night to Golden State's 118 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-6. Call it Golden State 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/27 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Harden at 24 a game. Without Mann (7 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Wiggins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Waters III (3 straight), Post (17 straight), Anderson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Golden State's 123 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it the Clippers 116, Golden State 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MEMBC B. Clarke
CS C. Spencer
DB D. Bane
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JK J. Konchar
JL J. LaRavia
JM J. Morant
JW J. Wells
LK L. Kennard
SA S. Aldama
SP S. Pippen Jr.
ZE Z. Edey
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DS D. Schröder
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
SC S. Curry
SC Schroder
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
MEM/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Grizzlies make franchise-record 27 3s and rout Warriors 144-93, biggest win in NBA this season
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Santi Aldama had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies set a franchise record with 27 3-pointers in a 144-93 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, the biggest win in the NBA this season.
Stephen Curry was held without a field goal and finished with two points for the Warriors, who took their worst loss since falling 140-88 at Boston on March 3 last season. Newly acquired point guard Dennis Schroder started alongside Curry and struggled in his Warriors debut, scoring five points on 2-of-12 shooting.
Jake LaRavia scored 19 points and Jaren Jackson Jr . added 17 for the Grizzlies, who have won 11 of 13. Aldama and Luke Kennard (15 points) each made five 3s.
Brandin Podziemski finished with 21 points and Andrew Wiggins had 19 for the Warriors, who have lost eight of 10.
Takeaways Warriors: Schroder and Curry shot a combined 2 of 19, missing all 10 3-pointers. Curry was 0 for 6 from beyond the arc and 0 for 7 overall. He made his only two free throws.
Grizzlies: Their previous record for 3s was 25 against Houston in 2023.
Key moment Curry's only highlight was a steal that gave him 1,500 for his career. He is one of five players with 24,000 points, 6,000 assists and 1,500 steals. The others are LeBron James , Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden .
Key stat In the first half, Memphis shot 51% from the field and 12 of 25 on 3s, while the Warriors shot 23% overall and 7 of 24 on 3s. That led to a 69-38 lead for Memphis at halftime. The Grizzlies finished 27 of 48 (56.3%) beyond the arc.