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Warriors get points from across the lineup when they beat Grizzlies
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Warriors get points from across the lineup when they beat Grizzlies

NBA: Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State WarriorsNovember 15, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) looks past Memphis Grizzlies guard Vince Williams Jr. during the second quarter at Chase Center. (5) to drive. Mandatory credits: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images

Buddy Hield had a team-high 18 points and 10 teammates each scored at least eight as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 in an NBA Cup game Friday night in San Francisco.

Moses Moody scored 14 points, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins and Stephen Curry each scored 13 and Brandin Podziemski 11 for the Warriors, who improved to 2-0 in the five-team West Group C of the season tournament.

On a night when Desmond Bane returned from an oblique injury but star Ja Morant remained sidelined, Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Grizzlies the top scorer of the match with 32 points.

Early on, the Grizzlies were playing on the West Coast for the third time in six nights, leading by as many as five, before the Warriors gradually pulled away.

Golden State led only 55-48 at halftime and 74-67 with about five minutes left in the third quarter, but Curry, Podziemski and Hield buried 3-pointers in a 19-11 period-ending burst that opened a 15-point lead . .

The Grizzlies, making their season debut in the NBA Cup, came no closer than the final score, which was the result of a 20-6 Memphis flurry.

Golden State used 12 players and got at least one hoop from all of them on its way to its third straight victory.

Hield hit four 3-pointers, while Green, Curry and Moody each scored three, helping Golden State outscore the visitors 57-21 from beyond the arc.

Green also found time for seven assists and eight rebounds, while Curry also collected eight rebounds and padded his stat line with five assists and four steals.

Bane, who hadn’t played since Oct. 30, had 18 points in 27 minutes off the bench. He made just one of his four three-point attempts as Memphis shot 7-for-42 (16.7 percent) from beyond the arc. The Grizzlies lost their second straight game after winning three straight.

Rookie Zach Edey had 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Memphis, while Jaylen Wells went for 16 points and Marcus Smart had nine to complement six assists, five rebounds and two blocks.

–Field-level media