National Basketball Association
Golden State 121, Memphis 113
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2025
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Officials: #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #3 Nick Buchert, # Sha'Rae Mitchell
Attendance: 18064

Lindy Waters III saved eight of his 16 points for a tight finish and Andrew Wiggins put up a game-high 24 points as the Golden State Warriors outlasted the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 121-113 on Saturday night in San Francisco.

Each team played without its superstar point guard. Memphis was minus Ja Morant for the fourth straight time due to a shoulder injury, while Golden State gave Stephen Curry the night off on the front end of a back-to-back.

Dennis Schroder chipped in 17 points and nine assists, Buddy Hield 14 points, Jonathan Kuminga 13 and Trayce Jackson-Davis 11 with nine rebounds, five assists and three steals for the Warriors.

Jaren Jackson Jr. had 23 points and nine rebounds and Desmond Bane added 22 points and 10 assists for the Grizzlies, who were playing their second game in two nights after losing 138-133 at Sacramento on Friday. Memphis completed a 2-3 road trip.

The Warriors led just 100-96 before a three-point play by Schroder and the first of two 3-pointers by Waters helped extend the advantage to nine with 7:41 to go.

Waters added a long two-pointer almost two minutes later to re-establish a seven-point lead, then delivered the dagger on a 26-footer with 2:08 to play after Memphis had closed within 114-109.

Six Warriors players made three or more 3-pointers as the team went 23-for-43 from deep and outscored the visitors 69-27 on treys. Waters finished 4-for-5 and Hield 4-for-7 from beyond the arc, while Wiggins, Schroder, Kuminga and Draymond Green drilled three apiece.

Wiggins had four of Golden State's 13 steals.

Jake LaRavia contributed 17 points and 10 assists off the bench for Memphis while Scotty Pippen Jr. had 12 points and Brandon Clarke 10.

The game also featured the first NBA head-to-head between brothers Cam and Pat Spencer. The Grizzlies' Cam Spencer, a rookie from UConn, had seven points in 13 minutes, while the Warriors' Pat Spencer, a star lacrosse player at Loyola (Md.) before a one-year basketball stint at Northwestern, totaled two points in 12 minutes.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Memphis   Golden State
Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Scoring Andrew Wiggins 24
Desmond Bane 10 Assists Dennis Schroder 9
Jaren Jackson Jr. 9 Rebounds Trayce Jackson-Davis 9
Jake LaRavia 6 Free Throws Made Andrew Wiggins 3
Desmond Bane 2 Steals Andrew Wiggins 4
Jay Huff 3 Blocks Kyle Anderson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Memphis 113 52.3 9-27 12-16 29 43 7 9 23
Golden State 121 52.4 23-43 10-16 32 29 5 13 18
Upcoming Games
  • Golden State will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Warriors have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Memphis will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Grizzlies have a W/L % of .565 after a win and .769 after a loss.