Without players like Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green on the second leg of a back-to-back to end a five-game road swing, things got ugly for the Golden State Warriors quickly against the Memphis Grizzlies.
After a quiet first quarter from both sides, the Grizzlies found their rhythm on the way to surging to a 26 points lead over the Warriors before halftime on Monday. While Memphis heated up, the Warriors went cold, scoring only 37 points on 27.3% shooting from the field in the first half.
Before the halftime buzzer, Jordan Poole pushed the bucket for a layup attempt, but De’Anthony Melton set the ball away for a block as time expired. Steve Kerr furiously flew off the bench to argue a non-call. Kerr proceeded to get a pair of technicals and get ejected from the contest.
