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JMorant led the Grizzlies’ victory in overtime over the Warriors, whom they endorsed the first loss of the season (101-104), ending their best start since the 15-16 season, when they began winning the first 24 encounters.
The point guard signed 30 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four recoveries and had a decisive role both in the last quarter and in regulation time. In the absence of 57 seconds he scored the basket that put the final score without the locals being able to add.
Stephen Curry finished with 36 points (7/20 on 3s), seven rebounds and eight assists, but turned human in the final period and overtime, missing all six of his shots, including a triple in the last second tied at 98. given the victory to his team without the need for prolongation.
After a spectacular start, the Warriors had a 19-point lead in the first quarter (37-18). The Grizzlies, in which the Spaniard Santi Aldama ran out of minutes, did not lower their arms and won the next three periods supported by the physical exuberance of Morant and the outside success of Desmond Bane (19 points with five triples).
The Memphis men managed to get ahead and a triple by Damion Lee managed to tie the match at 98. There were more than two minutes left in which no one could score more. In an extension of inaccuracies, the Grizzlies took the lead, Morant scored the 101-104 with 57 seconds remaining and the Warriors did not see the rim again, including Curry, who missed a triple to tie with 51 seconds left, and Lee, another one failed with eight seconds remaining.
The victory confirms the strength of the Grizzlies, who last season already took the Warriors out of the play-in by winning 112-117 in another game with overtime.
