Manawatu Standard

Warriors edge Grizzlies

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Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies have shown they can finish fourth quarters this post-season. Well, the Golden StateWarri­ors have been doing this for years, with the championsh­ips to prove it. Klay Thompson hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 36 seconds left, and theWarrior­s overcame Draymond Green’s first-half ejection to edge the Grizzlies, who werewithou­t Steven Adams, 117-116 yesterday in game one of the NBAWestern Conference semifinals. ‘‘The core, we’ve got championsh­ip DNA, and wewanted to utilise that,’’ Stephen Curry said. ‘‘At this stage, that’s what it’s all about. Never let go of the rope in terms of feeling like you’re out of a game.’’

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