Warriors slip by Grizzlies, wins record still within reach
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One record matched, one more to go for the Golden State Warriors.
Draymond Green scored on a tip-in in with 1 minute left, and the Warriors rallied from 10 points down early in the fourth quarter and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-99 on Saturday night to tie at least one NBA record held by the 1995-96 Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls.
Golden State now has 33 road wins, tying those Bulls, who went 33-8 away from Chicago. The Warriors (71-9) visit the Spurs on Sunday night, and their next win will tie the Bulls’ NBA single-season record of 72 victories — but the Warriors have lost 33 straight in San Antonio.
Green finished with 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Klay Thompson had 20 points, Stephen Curry 17 and Harrison Barnes 14 for the Warriors.
Memphis’ Lance Stephenson missed two shots in the final seconds on a drive and again on a flip toward the basket. Officials reviewed the play and
REMAINING SCHEDULE
The Golden State Warriors (71-9) need to win their final two games of the season to break the ‘96 Chicago Bulls’ single-season wins record (72-10). Here’s a look at those games. • 6 p.m. Sunday • 9:30 p.m. Wednesday gave the ball to the Warriors with 0.8 seconds to finish off the comeback.
Matt Barnes scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Memphis, Vince Carter added 15 and Stephenson finished 13. Zach Randolph had 12 but was 6 of 19, part of Memphis shooting 39 percent.
Neither of the “Splash Brothers” had a 3 until Thompson knocked down his first with 2:45 left in the second quarter. He and Curry combined to miss their first six 3s, and Curry missed his first five before finally knocking down a 3 with 7:36 left in the third.