Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry combined for 75 points in the Warriors’ thrilling 121-116 win over the Grizzlies. Butler scored 21 of his 38 points in the first half, and Curry finished with 37, including two consecutive threes in the last two minutes and scoring the final 10 points for his team.
Ja Morant, who sprained his right ankle in the third quarter, scored 22 points, while Desmond Bane led Memphis with 30 points. Santiago Aldama had 14 points and eight rebounds but couldn’t inbound the ball against Curry before a five-second violation that sealed the fate for his team. The Grizzlies will now face the winner of the Kings-Mavericks play-in game.
See the reactions from social media below:
Yeah we’ll never see another Steph Curry
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) April 16, 2025
You’ve never seen 5 players better than Steph Curry. Stop lying to yourself. 💰💰💰
— MAL💰 (@MAL___) April 16, 2025
Steph Curry, when it mattered most, hit not one, but two clutch 3-point shots. He’s simply unreal. I’m beyond frustrated with Steve Kerr, but must appreciate this utter greatness
— Jim Park🏀🌌 (@Sheridanblog) April 16, 2025
Steph Curry was playing possum the whole time. He was just waiting for the game to get to the end so he can hit some big shots. A great man who knows sports is all about narratives.
— Zito (@_Zeets) April 16, 2025
After watching this Warriors performance the past week, I’d like to be the first person to congratulate the Los Angeles Lakers on beating the Houston Rockets to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) April 16, 2025
I have no words to describe this Grizzlies team, they be doing Nickelodeon shows type of mistakes.
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) April 16, 2025
I can’t believe Santi Aldama / Memphis Grizzlies didn’t get this ball inbounded, instead getting a 5-second violation
With Stephen Curry guarding the inbounder, you should have the angle to at least put the ball on someone
Good communication from Jimmy Butler + switching across… pic.twitter.com/nDsTGqudds
— Jackson Lloyd (@JacksonLloydNBA) April 16, 2025
Lakers/Warriors would have been the Royal Rumble but Warriors/Rockets is Hell In A Cell and that’s how i like my PPVs.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) April 16, 2025
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