Warriors

The Warriors booked their place in the Western Conference finals while the Celtics beat the Bucks to force Game 7 in Friday's NBA playoff twinbill.

You’ve got to go and find a way to get that fourth win and win the series. Police are investigating what led to the shooting. Curry found his shooting touch late and made two straight baskets late in the third for a 78-77 lead entering the final 12 minutes. Center Steven Adams limped off gingerly on his right ankle and headed to the locker room 3:23 before halftime but returned. I think everybody in sport looks for that game. Game 7 of that series is Sunday in Phoenix.

Draymond Green was in the mood to go in on Kendrick Perkins after the Warriors' Game 6 win on Friday night.

So don't let Draymond Green sit up here and fool you like everything that come out his mouth is the gospel." Green and Perkins are two of the loudest voices in the NBA and this surely won't end with their back-and-forth Friday night. "Matter of fact, can somebody tell Draymond Green it's OK to look at the basket and actually shoot a shot?" When you say that multiple times on several different segments, you must think what I say is the gospel. What I say is the gospel. It is the gospel.

Draymond Green called out ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins in his post-game media conference, calling the former Celtic an "ogre."

When you say that multiple times on several different segments, you must think what I say the gospel. "What I say is the gospel. It is the gospel," he said.

The Warriors won't have a key member of their rotation as they look to close out the Grizzlies.

He was a plus-17 in Game 2 and a plus-30 in Game 3. "So it is tough, but we've said this in the past, next man up." In Game 4, he scored 12 points and hit four big 3-pointers as Golden State took a three-games-to-one lead.

When the Warriors lost in Games 6 of the NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors in 2019, there were real questions surrounding that core. Kevin Durant had suffered a ...

Roughly three years later, the Warriors are back in the conference finals. They lost in the Play-In Tournament. When the Warriors lost in Games 6 of the NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors in 2019, there were real questions surrounding that core.

The Golden State Warriros and Memphis Grizzlies have updated their injury reports as of 2:30 Eastern Time for Game 6.

The Warriors are the third seed in the Western Conference, while the Grizzlies are the second seed. Meanwhile, a win for the Grizzlies will force a Game 7 back in Memphis. The Warriors have a 3-2 lead in the series, so a win for them in the game will advance them to the Western Conference Finals.

Klay Thompson came up clutch once again in a Game 6, and the Warriors advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 110-96 win over the Grizzlies.

If the Mavs beat the Suns in Game 7, the Warriors get to start the next series at home. To counter the size of Steven Adams and help get the Grizzlies off the glass, Brown put center Kevon Looney back into the starting lineup for the first time since Game 4 of the first round. The Warriors as a whole outrebounded the Grizzlies 70-44. The Warriors always seek a sweep, but they know what's about to happen when they play a Game 6. A new chapter of Thompson's Game 6 heroics were written Friday night, and the Warriors needed all of them. After falling flat on their face two nights ago, the Warriors came out hungry and with a much better sense of urgency.

Golden State — eliminated by Memphis in the play-in tournament last year — withstood a testy series to advance to the conference finals for the first time since ...

... The Grizzlies held a 55-37 rebounding advantage in Game 5. Jim Barnett scored 26 for the Warriors. ... Veteran Andre Iguodala, still sidelined with a left cervical disc injury, is scheduled to be re-evaluated again later next week. Curry found his shooting touch late and made two straight baskets late in the third for a 78-77 lead entering the final 12 minutes. Center Steven Adams limped off gingerly on his right ankle and headed to the locker room 3:23 before halftime but returned. ... Memphis missed its final 10 shots of the second quarter. Game 7 of that series is Sunday in Phoenix. ... Looney’s 11 first-quarter rebounds are a career high for any quarter and they match a Warriors playoff record in the team’s West Coast era also accomplished by Larry Smith on May 12, 1987, on the road vs. Warriors: Curry was 6 for 17 from deep. Kevon Looney grabbed 22 rebounds and Andrew Wiggins scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth with a pair of timely 3s. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson knocked down eight 3-pointers on the way to 30 points, Stephen Curry scored 29 with six 3s, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference finals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96 in Game 6 on Friday night. Klay Thompson knocked down eight 3-pointers on the way to 30 points, Stephen Curry scored 29 with six 3s, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference finals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96 in Game 6 on Friday night.

Warriors center Kevon Looney recorded a game-high 22 rebounds. 11 of them were offensive boards while 10 were defensive.

The Warriors posted 70 total rebounds, an NBA high for any team this season. Warriors center Kevon Looney recorded a game-high 22 rebounds. Steph Curry (29), Andrew Wiggins (18) and Draymond Green (14) all posted double-digit points.

Dillon Brooks said the Grizzlies learned a lot in their six-game series loss to the Warriors but noted that Golden State knows Memphis is coming for them in ...

"I have a lot of respect for every single guy on the team in terms of how they are built as a group, the individual talent," Curry said. "They have a lot of energy, a lot of potential in terms of winning at the highest level. Following the game, Warriors guard Stephen Curry praised the Grizzlies' young talent and capacity to contend in the coming seasons. The Grizzlies lost their star third-year point guard Ja Morant following their Game 3 loss to the Warriors in San Francisco during which Morant suffered a bone bruise to his right knee. "Ja is one of the best point guards in this league -- you guys know that -- obviously it would change, but we made do with what we had." "They know that we are going to come every single year."

The Golden State Warriors made it happen. After missing the playoffs for two consecutive years due to injuries, the team is finally going back to the ...

After the game, Klay said, "I just try to focus on the present. It was a tough shooting night for Steph Curry; however, the superstar point guard never stopped shooting until he finally found his rhythm in the final frame. The Golden State Warriors made it happen.

The Golden State Warriors took down the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6.

"When you say that multiple times on several different segments, you must think what I say the gospel. What I say is the gospel," Draymond said. a big ogre on TV talking about what Draymond say ain't the gospel.

By making 20 threes and grabbing 70 rebounds. The Warriors had an unorthodox strategy in beating the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 of the Western Conference ...

Draymond Green grabbed 15 boards, Wiggins had 11 and the Splash Brothers combined for 15 rebounds. The threes came from the usual suspects. Klay Thompson manifested his Game 6 Klay self with eight 3-pointers, Steph Curry had six and Andrew Wiggins added three.

Despite being at the center of plenty of scrutiny and roaring boos from Dub Nation for the play that injured Payton, Brooks chalked it up with Warriors players ...

“I play for my peers to respect me. The advantage of that age gap, however, showed in the box score. I play for the respect,” Brooks said.

Just when the Warriors looked like they would be packing for a trip back to Memphis to play a Game 7 in the second round of the Western Conference Playoffs, ...

"Especially the perspective I've gained from the injuries I've had to now be able to compete at the highest level and be one of the final four teams. In fact, Thompson hit 5 of his first 7 triples attempted and dropped a team-high 17 points by the break. "I just was thinking about how far I've come and how grateful I am to have another close-out game at Chase. Luckily it was one of my nights and you know, cary this momentum into the Western Conference Finals."

Golden State dominated the boards and the paint while closing out the Grizzlies on Friday.

Thompson and Curry said they'd watch Sunday's Game 7 between the Suns and Mavericks, both as fans of the NBA and to get a feel for their next opponent. "That is remarkable against a team of that size and that athleticism." We can argue all day about whether what the Warriors have shown so far in the playoffs deems them worthy of true title contention, but they displayed something essential to the championship formula in a closeout game on Friday night: adaptability. On top of the shooting struggles, the Warriors fell into their notorious habit of throwing the ball to the other team or out of bounds, leading to 16 turnovers over the first three quarters. "When you look at the last eight quarters prior to this game, we got dominated for seven of them," Green said of the choice to start Looney in Game 6. The Warriors beat the Grizzlies on points in the paint, an area where Memphis has dominated all season. "We just knew we needed to come out and establish an inside presence to start the game off, and not worry so much about our scoring. So the Warriors had a decision to make for Game 6. "Because that was a totally different team we played against the last three games." Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green seemed unbeatable in their brief stints together, leading many to suggest that the unit should start for the rest of the playoffs, or at the very least receive a larger chunk of minutes. SAN FRANCISCO -- Mike Brown concerningly glanced at Kevon Looney, one of his soldiers from the past six seasons who has done everything asked of him with little to no fanfare on a Golden State Warriors franchise rife with highlights and glory. Then the next two, he looked like he was worse," said Brown, the Warriors' acting head coach.

The Golden State Warriors' embarrassing defeat in Game 5 had an element of physicality to it. The Memphis Grizzlies finally realized they were the much ...

In a high-stakes environment such as the NBA Playoffs — full of stagnant possessions and defensive mudslinging contests — the lowest hanging fruit, whatever form it may be, is often the key to advancing deeper into the playoff rabbit hole. Looney’s presence as a screening partner for Curry is extremely valuable — not only because of his ability to set rock-solid screens, but also due to the nature of how Adams was going to defend Looney. The Warriors did a much better job of forcing the Grizzlies’ hand. A team with nothing to lose and everything to gain is often considered the most dangerous kind of opponent, and the Warriors were in danger of letting that spark evolve into an uncontrollable wildfire. Dillon Brooks is able to navigate around the initial pick, with Adams meeting Curry at the level of the screen to take away his space. The necessity of shelving half-court possessions initiated from the low or high post, as well as up top in a “Delay” configuration, was compounded by such a problem.

The legend of Game 6 Klay continues. Klay Thompson made eight 3-pointers, including the shot that all but clinched the series in Friday's 110-96 win over ...

The 11 first-quarter rebounds are the most in a quarter for Looney in his career, regular season and playoffs (prev. eight, several times)… Tonight marked his fifth start of the postseason. - The Warriors recorded 70 rebounds, their most in a single playoff game dating back to March 28, 1969 (73 vs. - Klay Thompson became the fourth player in NBA history to make eight-or-more threes in four-or-more playoff games, joining Stephen Curry, Ray Allen and Damian Lillard… He tallied a game-high-tying 30 points, his 15th-career playoff outing of 30-or-more points… Denver… The Warriors 25 offensive boards are their most in a playoff game dating back to May 12, 1987 (26 vs. Wiggins - 11 He’d score 17 points in the first half and had 10 more in the third quarter, but his biggest shot of the game came in the fourth quarter. Wiggins - 18 Curry - 5 On the other side of the ball, Green had a huge hand in limiting Memphis to 35 percent shooting, as he was one of the primary defenders on Jaren Jackson Jr., who made just five of his 19 shot attempts. Curry - 29 That Thompson 3-pointer may have been the dagger, but it was a 10-0 run earlier in the period that put the Dubs in front for good. A one-point game entering the fourth quarter, the Warriors out-scored Memphis 32-19 in the final period.

The return of 'Game 6 Klay' and the contributions of Kevon Looney help send Golden State to the Western Conference finals.

It took everything we had to win that game, including the fan support and the noise that was in the arena.” And they got the last laugh with the “Whoop That Trick” anthem. The night ended with Warriors fans singing “Whoop That Trick,” mocking the Grizzlies’ anthem. “That means a lot when your teammates want you out on the court with them,” Looney said. But with the Grizzlies having a size advantage due to Steven Adams’ bulk and length, the Warriors were concerned about a sluggish early start. “The toughest and most competitive player I’ve ever played with, and it showed up tonight. “I used to take it for granted and just think that’s the way it’s supposed to be, like we’re supposed to make the Western Conference finals,” Draymond Green said. “I didn’t go to sleep last night thinking of scoring 30 or shooting the ball well,” Thompson said. “One of the toughest guys and most competitive guys I’ve ever played with,” Green said before correcting himself. And though he had 30 points against the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Thompson’s night ended with both a Finals loss and an ACL injury that sidelined him for the 2019-20 season. “I love the moments. The Warriors had just eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies with a decisive 110-96 Game 6 win on Friday at Chase Center, leaving them with a feeling that had become painfully unfamiliar the past two years.

Dillon Brooks met with the media after the Memphis Grizzlies got eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in Game 6.

I play for the respect, I play for my peers to respect me." Brooks and the Grizzlies did a good job getting the series all the way to Game 6, because they had been playing without their best player All-Star guard Ja Morant since the end of Game 3. "They know that we're gonna come every single year," Brooks said of the Warriors. "We're young and they're getting old, so they know we're coming every single year, and that's the way I play.

While Golden State produced one of its iconic offensive stretches in Friday's 110–96 series clinching win against Memphis, Dillon Brooks provided the ...

“Ja is one of the best point guards in this league—you guys know that—obviously it would change, but we made do with what we had,” Brooks said. “Going against them was amazing, it is big for us… However, Brooks believes last year’s play-in game experience and this year’s back-and-forth battle with the Warriors provides Memphis with valuable learning lessons.

The Splash Brothers will presumably have to be better no matter who they face in the Western Conference finals.

It's hard to imagine the Warriors beating the Suns, or even the Mavericks, with Thompson and Curry shooting so inconsistently, especially because they don't have an elite defense to fall back on anymore. Curry and Thompson can put these erratic ways behind them and get hot at the right time, and if they do, the Warriors can beat anyone. He was 6-for-17 from 3 on Friday, and he concluded the Memphis series at 32 percent from beyond the arc and 41 percent overall. He wound up with 29 points, and it's a testament to his all-time threat level that he was sloppy with the ball and couldn't make a shot for most of the night that he still wound up a plus-14 for the game, and indeed he hit the shots when they really counted, but looking ahead to either Dallas or Phoenix in the conference finals, he is going to have to be better. The same goes for Thompson, who was terrific on Friday but has been forcing shots for a while now. Curry was 4-for-17 at one point before hitting two dagger triples as the Warriors finally put the Grizzlies away.

The memorable lyric was a fitting reference after Thompson led the Warriors back to the Western Conference finals.

He then proceeded to finish the night with 30 points shooting at 50% from the field and going 8-of-14 from beyond the arc. He went 3-of-3 from three point range in the first six minutes of the game. The star of the night was none other than Klay Thompson, also known as " Game 6 Klay." He embraced the nickname and celebrated by posting a sequence of photos on his Instagram story: Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, Michael Jordan and himself.

They did not, largely because Kevon Looney, making his first start in these Western Conference semifinals – at the request of Draymond Green and Stephen Curry – ...

A number of Warriors made huge contributions, particularly in the fourth quarter, after they shed the turnovers. “And then, the next two he looked like he was worse. “I just wanted to go after every board, especially in the beginning of the game,” Looney said. “We'll figure out how to score the basketball. That was my goal at the start of the game, so I got off to a good start.” This was the third different starting lineup for the Warriors in this series. Green held Jaren Jackson Jr. scoreless in the fourth. They made it clear they were going to beat us up, and they were doing a good job of it. Gary Payton II started Games 1 and 2, in which he sustained a fractured elbow. The Warriors' total of 70 rebounds, indicative of their aggression and the sub-40-percent shooting of both teams, is Golden State’s highest since 1969. In the fourth quarter, which began with Golden State holding a 78-77 lead, Looney pulled down eight rebounds – six on the offensive end. Looney played a career-high 35 minutes, about 10 more than the Warriors have ever been comfortable with, considering his medical history.

When Brooks was speaking to the media after the regular-season game, he brought up Warriors forward Andre Iguodala, who was traded to Memphis following the 2019 ...

And Brooks didn't help himself in the series as he was ejected three minutes into Game 2 for a Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 on Gary Payton II, who suffered a fractured left elbow and ligament damage on the play. I'm just happy I'm a part of this and happy I figured out how to stay here in Memphis." The veteran forward missed the entire series due to a neck injury. I've been here the longest so I'm just happy to see each player grow in their role and to try to exceed their role, which is amazing to see. Send him back to the Warriors and let him do his thing over there." "He's said a lot of crazy things," Curry told Amick. "He called himself a dynasty already, so you've got to figure.

The Memphis Grizzlies look every bit like a team on a path to an NBA title in the coming years. They have the superstar player in Ja Morant, ...

They can be. They can be really special.” You know, they can be special.

Even though the Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, it seems like the trash talk still hasn't stopped. Dillon Brooks isn't taking the loss ...

“He’s said a lot of crazy things,” Curry told The Athletic with a smile while glancing at nearby cameras from NBA TV. “He called himself a dynasty already, so you’ve got to figure. If these two teams meet again next season in the playoffs, it'll have even more fireworks. Dillon Brooks isn't taking the loss against Golden State without giving a little bit of lip service.

Noah, who is currently in the hospital following a stem cell transplant, might have the best GPII dunk impression we've seen yet. Yesterday, he was surprised by ...

Noah was previously in the hospital following a stem transplant. After getting blown out by 39 points in an ugly Game 5 loss in Memphis, Noah’s presence gave the Warriors the extra good luck charm they needed to pull out the series-clinching win at home. Still, he has managed to impact the game in a way that goes beyond basketball.