Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler's hot shooting lead Warriors to play-in win over Grizzlies

The Golden State Warriors volition get different ace astatine an NBA title pursuit aft they defeated the Memphis Grizzlies successful their play-in tourney crippled connected Tuesday night, 121-116.

Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry led the mode for Golden State. Butler had 38 points and Curry notched 37. Gary Payton II and Quinten Post had 12 and 11 points, respectively, disconnected the bench. No different Warriors subordinate had much than 9 points.

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Golden State Warriors guardant Jimmy Butler III, #10, celebrates with defender Stephen Curry, #30, aft an NBA play-in tourney hoops crippled against the Memphis Grizzlies successful San Francisco connected Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Butler’s scoring onslaught helped instrumentality immoderate of the unit disconnected Curry and added different section successful the lore of "Playoff Jimmy" – which began erstwhile helium was with the Miami Heat.

"I cognize I privation to triumph a title truthful helium needs, his what, this would beryllium No. 5?" Butler said aft the game.

Curry was 9-of-22 from the tract and 6-fo-13 from 3-point range. The show came aft helium notched 52 points against the Grizzlies successful 1 of the last games of the regular season.

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Fans respond arsenic Golden State Warriors defender Stephen Curry, #30, celebrates aft making a 3-point handbasket during the 2nd fractional of an NBA play-in tourney hoops crippled against the Memphis Grizzlies successful San Francisco connected Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

"Just a consciousness of alleviation that we person thing to look guardant to now," helium said of his feelings aft the game, via ESPN.

Golden State volition instrumentality connected the young Houston Rockets squad successful the archetypal circular of the playoffs.

"We desperately needed to triumph this crippled and get 4 days [off]," Golden State caput manager Steve Kerr said. "Our guys person fundamentally been playing knockout games for astir 3 weeks. One high-level crippled aft another.

"So to get this one, it took 83 games, but we are close wherever we privation to be. Which is backmost successful the playoffs and we got a chance."

The Grizzlies volition present person to play 1 crippled to get the eighth seed. They volition play the victor of the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks’ matchup.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and her husband, Paul Pelosi, respond aft Golden State Warriors defender Stephen Curry, #30, made a 3-point handbasket against the Memphis Grizzlies during the archetypal fractional of an NBA play-in tourney hoops crippled successful San Francisco connected Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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Desmond Bane led the squad with 30 points and Ja Morant added 22.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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