Last night, Saturday, April 10, 2016, the Golden State Warriors traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in their 80th game of the season. This is win number 71 for the Warriors, meaning if they win at least one of their two remaining games, one against the San Antonio Spurs, the other against this same Memphis Grizzlies team, they will at least tie the 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls Record of 72 wins in an 82-game regular season, and they will make history if they win both. This game, however, was much closer than many anticipated. After beating the Spurs in a show of dominance earlier, many thought this game would be a cake-walk for the Warriors. However, fatigue took a toll on the defending NBA Champions, as has been noticeable as this season has begun to draw to a close, and this win was an extremely close game. The Warriors only ended up winning by one point, achieving their 71st victory with a very slim 100-99 win.
The first quarter went as many expected, with Curry and Thompson playing well with help from role players such as Festus Ezeli, Harrison Barnes, and one of the leaders of this team in Draymond Green. The Warriors outscored the home team Memphis Grizzlies by three points to take a 31-28 lead.
The second quarter was a little more competitive, as the Grizzlies tied the Warriors in points in the quarter with each team achieving 22 points. However, neither team really seemed to be getting things going.
The third quarter was the quarter that shocked the nation. The Grizzlies, who have been riddled with injuries this season, including injuries to their two best players in Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, managed to outscore the Warriors by 11 points 28-17 to take an eight point 78-70 lead with just twelve minutes remaining.
The last quarter was really exciting for everyone, as the Warriors fought really hard to take the lead, but, for the first ten minutes, were unable to. The Grizzlies, to the delight of their fans, kept hanging on, holding on to the lead 1:39 mark when Barnes drilled a three to take a one point lead for the Warriors. The Grizzlies took it right back with a few free-throws by Matt Barnes, but Draymond Green came right back with a two-point tip-in after an offensive rebound with just 1:00 left to play. In the remaining time, neither team scored, thus the Warriors won.
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