Stephen Curry scored 46 points (24 on 8 3-pointers), and the Golden State Warriors closed the fourth quarter on an 11-2 run to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 113-104.
It was tied at 102 when Juan Toscano-Anderson’s reverse layup put the Warriors ahead for good with 1:46 left.
Gary Payton II’s corner 3-pointer with 1:12 left made it 107-102, and Curry’s driving layup with 19.6 seconds left put it away at 109-102.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Grizzlies 15-7. Curry scored 7 of the Warriors’ 15 on 3 for 4 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, De'Anthony Melton had 2 steals in 37 seconds, the first leading to Ja Morant’s free throws and the second to his own driving layup that tied the game at 102.
Payton scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). Curry scored 15 of his 46 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Grizzlies, Morant had 21 points and 6 assists, and Melton added 20 points and 9 rebounds off the bench. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 20 points. The Grizzlies had 3 20-point scorers.
The Warriors shot 48.8% from the field and 47.5% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 42.2% and 30.8%. The Warriors outscored the Grizzlies 27-15 in 9 minutes with Curry, Green, Porter, Payton and Toscano-Anderson on the floor together.