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Dillon Brooks said the Grizzlies learned a lot in their six-game series loss to the Warriors but noted that Golden State knows Memphis is coming for them in ...

"I have a lot of respect for every single guy on the team in terms of how they are built as a group, the individual talent," Curry said. "They have a lot of energy, a lot of potential in terms of winning at the highest level. Following the game, Warriors guard Stephen Curry praised the Grizzlies' young talent and capacity to contend in the coming seasons. The Grizzlies lost their star third-year point guard Ja Morant following their Game 3 loss to the Warriors in San Francisco during which Morant suffered a bone bruise to his right knee. "Ja is one of the best point guards in this league -- you guys know that -- obviously it would change, but we made do with what we had." "They know that we are going to come every single year."

After sleep walking for much of the first three quarters, the Golden State Warriors woke up to send Memphis home and end their season.

They will play the winner of the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks series, which is primed for a Game 7 Sunday. With a 110-96 win, Golden State eliminates the Grizzlies and heads to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in three years. After being ran out of the gym in Game 5, falling behind by over 50 points, the Warriors looked to re-establish themselves at Chase Center Friday night.

Golden State dominated the boards and the paint while closing out the Grizzlies on Friday.

Thompson and Curry said they'd watch Sunday's Game 7 between the Suns and Mavericks, both as fans of the NBA and to get a feel for their next opponent. "That is remarkable against a team of that size and that athleticism." We can argue all day about whether what the Warriors have shown so far in the playoffs deems them worthy of true title contention, but they displayed something essential to the championship formula in a closeout game on Friday night: adaptability. On top of the shooting struggles, the Warriors fell into their notorious habit of throwing the ball to the other team or out of bounds, leading to 16 turnovers over the first three quarters. "When you look at the last eight quarters prior to this game, we got dominated for seven of them," Green said of the choice to start Looney in Game 6. The Warriors beat the Grizzlies on points in the paint, an area where Memphis has dominated all season. "We just knew we needed to come out and establish an inside presence to start the game off, and not worry so much about our scoring. So the Warriors had a decision to make for Game 6. "Because that was a totally different team we played against the last three games." Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green seemed unbeatable in their brief stints together, leading many to suggest that the unit should start for the rest of the playoffs, or at the very least receive a larger chunk of minutes. SAN FRANCISCO -- Mike Brown concerningly glanced at Kevon Looney, one of his soldiers from the past six seasons who has done everything asked of him with little to no fanfare on a Golden State Warriors franchise rife with highlights and glory. Then the next two, he looked like he was worse," said Brown, the Warriors' acting head coach.

The legend of Game 6 Klay continues. Klay Thompson made eight 3-pointers, including the shot that all but clinched the series in Friday's 110-96 win over ...

The 11 first-quarter rebounds are the most in a quarter for Looney in his career, regular season and playoffs (prev. eight, several times)… Tonight marked his fifth start of the postseason. - The Warriors recorded 70 rebounds, their most in a single playoff game dating back to March 28, 1969 (73 vs. - Klay Thompson became the fourth player in NBA history to make eight-or-more threes in four-or-more playoff games, joining Stephen Curry, Ray Allen and Damian Lillard… He tallied a game-high-tying 30 points, his 15th-career playoff outing of 30-or-more points… Denver… The Warriors 25 offensive boards are their most in a playoff game dating back to May 12, 1987 (26 vs. Wiggins - 11 He’d score 17 points in the first half and had 10 more in the third quarter, but his biggest shot of the game came in the fourth quarter. Wiggins - 18 Curry - 5 On the other side of the ball, Green had a huge hand in limiting Memphis to 35 percent shooting, as he was one of the primary defenders on Jaren Jackson Jr., who made just five of his 19 shot attempts. Curry - 29 That Thompson 3-pointer may have been the dagger, but it was a 10-0 run earlier in the period that put the Dubs in front for good. A one-point game entering the fourth quarter, the Warriors out-scored Memphis 32-19 in the final period.

Whether it was putting up points on the scoreboard, fighting for rebounds or playing sound defense on Grizzlies sharpshooter Desmond Bane, Thompson answered the ...

"I just know how hard it is to get to this part of the season and it all just came out for me. In reality, all felt right with Thompson back on the mountain top with Game 6 calling his name. "On top of that, had a lot of pent-up energy these last couple years, and to be in this situation and to seal the game there, it all came out. Fast forward almost three years later, and the climax to Thompson's first crack at a Game 6 since that heartbreaking night north of the border came on his final shot of the night. The last time Thompson found himself in a Game 6, he put on a show to try and keep the Warriors' season alive before seeing the next two-and-a-half years of his career taken away from him. His final two points of that night were from the free-throw line after limping out of the tunnel with a torn left ACL. Thompson drained both free-throw attempts and even ran back on defense.

The Warriors booked their place in the Western Conference finals while the Celtics beat the Bucks to force Game 7 in Friday's NBA playoff twinbill.

You’ve got to go and find a way to get that fourth win and win the series. Police are investigating what led to the shooting. Curry found his shooting touch late and made two straight baskets late in the third for a 78-77 lead entering the final 12 minutes. Center Steven Adams limped off gingerly on his right ankle and headed to the locker room 3:23 before halftime but returned. I think everybody in sport looks for that game. Game 7 of that series is Sunday in Phoenix.

When the Warriors lost in Games 6 of the NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors in 2019, there were real questions surrounding that core. Kevin Durant had suffered a ...

Roughly three years later, the Warriors are back in the conference finals. They lost in the Play-In Tournament. When the Warriors lost in Games 6 of the NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors in 2019, there were real questions surrounding that core.

For 80 of the season's 82 regular-season games, Kevon Looney started at center for the Golden State Warriors. He spent half the season as the team's only ...

In their first Conference Finals since 2019, the Warriors await the winner of Suns-Mavericks before they learn who they’ll play on Wednesday night. The Warriors took a nine-point lead early in the second quarter as Klay continued to bomb threes, and then Memphis erased it with a 7-0 run. He scored 15 points on 6-8 shooting, nailing all three of his attempts behind the arc, grabbing six rebounds, blocking two shots, and taking a steal in for a dunk. Damion Lee, Nemanja Bjelica, and Jordan Poole were the entire bench rotation in a game where Coach Brown leaned hard on the starters, Tom Thibodeau-style. Poole had 12 points in 24 minutes, going 2-11 from three-point range and again getting walloped by a Grizzly, although this time he actually drew a foul. Desmond Bane and Klay Thompson dueled in the third quarter - 11 for Bane, 10 for Klay, two three-pointers each - and the teams went into the final frame just one point apart. Looney had the most rebounds by any Warriors in a playoff game since Larry Smith in 1987 and the adulation of a whole contingent of young people, who he’s inspired to learn to box out and throw two-handed fundamentally-sound bounce passes. Steph Curry was again the NBA’s greatest closer down the stretch, with 11 points and three three-pointers in the final six minutes. They got the lead back up to seven, and Memphis responded with a 14-0 run, thanks to a series of blocked shots and an unsuccessful challenge to a Damion Lee foul that still makes no sense. Last night, upon instructions from interim head coaches Steph Curry and Draymond Green, Looney returned to the starting lineup for the Warriors’ biggest game of the season and simply had the biggest game of his career. Klay Thompson led the team with thirty points in another legendary Game Six performance in a postseason career that’s full of them. Jaren Jackson Jr. kept a lot of shots from going in, but on both ends, blocking four Warriors attempts and missing 14 shots of his own, including six threes. For 80 of the season’s 82 regular-season games, Kevon Looney started at center for the Golden State Warriors. He spent half the season as the team’s only real center, manning the post defensively despite standing 6’9”, while Draymond Green, Otto Porter Junior, and Nemanja Bjelica were in and out of the lineup, and James Wiseman never joined.

Do you know which game of a playoff series that Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson averages the most points per game?

From there, he’s been stellar (with one exception) in the sixth game of each series. Thompson only scored more than 10 points once in those five games (20 in the 2015 series-ender at Memphis). But now, in the seven Game 6s since 2016? Then, in those Finals against the Raptors, Thompson had 30 points in just three quarters. The Warriors and basketball fans got the return of Game 6 Klay on Friday night, and Thompson’s 12th career Game 6 had a start to meet his well-earned nickname. He even picked up a technical foul, too.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are cherishing this playoff run a little more given they spent the past two years ...

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These Warriors might live on the edge now, but that cuts both ways. Although the Warriors have messed around, so too has every other team that fancies itself a title contender. It was a team that went 15-16 after the All-Star Game. This, after a first half in which they committed 12 turnovers after having turned it over 22 times in the Game 5 debacle. They stopped turning the ball over, focused on defense, and made a couple of big shots down the stretch. There is no one great team; no inevitable force on the march to the Finals in June.

The return of 'Game 6 Klay' and the contributions of Kevon Looney help send Golden State to the Western Conference finals.

It took everything we had to win that game, including the fan support and the noise that was in the arena.” And they got the last laugh with the “Whoop That Trick” anthem. The night ended with Warriors fans singing “Whoop That Trick,” mocking the Grizzlies’ anthem. “That means a lot when your teammates want you out on the court with them,” Looney said. But with the Grizzlies having a size advantage due to Steven Adams’ bulk and length, the Warriors were concerned about a sluggish early start. “The toughest and most competitive player I’ve ever played with, and it showed up tonight. “I used to take it for granted and just think that’s the way it’s supposed to be, like we’re supposed to make the Western Conference finals,” Draymond Green said. “I didn’t go to sleep last night thinking of scoring 30 or shooting the ball well,” Thompson said. “One of the toughest guys and most competitive guys I’ve ever played with,” Green said before correcting himself. And though he had 30 points against the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Thompson’s night ended with both a Finals loss and an ACL injury that sidelined him for the 2019-20 season. “I love the moments. The Warriors had just eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies with a decisive 110-96 Game 6 win on Friday at Chase Center, leaving them with a feeling that had become painfully unfamiliar the past two years.

On Friday night, fans left Chase Center ecstatic that the Golden State Warriors won Game 6 to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

Even though we don't live here anymore, we still support the Warriors," said Jenea Levy. It's always great to cheer for the warriors. It's going to happen," said Kevin Sawyer from Hayward. "The Warriors played with a spirited effort. "It was a great game. You can never get tired of watching the Warriors," said Julie Anderson from San Francisco.

Dillon Brooks met with the media after the Memphis Grizzlies got eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in Game 6.

I play for the respect, I play for my peers to respect me." Brooks and the Grizzlies did a good job getting the series all the way to Game 6, because they had been playing without their best player All-Star guard Ja Morant since the end of Game 3. "They know that we're gonna come every single year," Brooks said of the Warriors. "We're young and they're getting old, so they know we're coming every single year, and that's the way I play.

While Golden State produced one of its iconic offensive stretches in Friday's 110–96 series clinching win against Memphis, Dillon Brooks provided the ...

“Ja is one of the best point guards in this league—you guys know that—obviously it would change, but we made do with what we had,” Brooks said. “Going against them was amazing, it is big for us… However, Brooks believes last year’s play-in game experience and this year’s back-and-forth battle with the Warriors provides Memphis with valuable learning lessons.