Lodi News-Sentinel

Grizzlies rally from 24 down to stun Warriors in OT

- By Janie McCauley AP SPORTS WRITER

OAKLAND — Mike Conley scored 27 points and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied all the way back from 24 down, stunning Golden State 128-119 in overtime Friday night for their second victory over the Warriors this season.

Golden State squandered Stephen Curry’s 40 points with an awful fourth quarter and watched Conley knock down a key jumper with 55 seconds left in OT.

Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph each made two quick baskets as the Grizzlies hit their initial five shots in the extra period and snapped Golden State’s ninegame home winning streak.

Draymond Green had a three-point play for the Warriors with 2:22 left in overtime, then made a steal on the other end. But he turned the ball over and Troy Daniels immediatel­y hit a corner 3pointer for Memphis.

Conley tied it on a 17-footer with 7.4 seconds left in regulation, and a heavily guarded Curry missed from way back before the buzzer.

Kevin Durant had 27 points and 13 rebounds but missed five free throws in the Warriors’ sixth defeat of the season. The Grizzlies handed Golden State a 110-89 loss on Dec. 10.

One spectacula­r play seemed it would sum up Curry’s night until his team crumbled.

Off the ground mid-shot, he knocked down a 3-pointer and converted the fourpoint play to chants of “M-V-P!” with 5:16 left in the third quarter after a foul on his backside by Vince Carter. Curry’s bottom on the court and mouthpiece hanging out moments later, he raised both arms up to make sure everybody knew the shot was good — and it was.

The Warriors didn’t make their first field goal in the fourth until Curry’s jumper with 3:14 to go. They shot 2 for 13 in the period with five turnovers.

Klay Thompson had been questionab­le with an illness but got going in a hurry. He scored 12 points on 12 shots in 13 minutes out of the gate and wound up with 17 points for Golden State.

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