, Boston Celtics (1970-75) and Seattle SuperSonics (1992-97).''It just says we've had lots of talent,'' Kerr said. ''It's a good time to be a Warriors fan, obviously, or a Warriors coach.'' CURRY ON COURTCurry did some light on-court work at morning shootaround a day after the Warriors said the two-time MVP would be out at least another week with the ankle injury. Kerr said it was Curry's first time moving laterally, and he wouldn't scrimmage or practice before being examined again.''He had a good day today. He was working out with Steve Nash and Q (Bruce Fraser) and got a lot of good stuff and it looked like he was moving pretty well,'' Kerr said. ''A good sign.'' Golden State has won all six games since Curry injured the ankle on Dec. 4 at New Orleans.Curry will miss two more games this week, as well as the Christmas Day showdown against Cleveland before getting evaluated again.TIP-INSGrizzlies: Memphis beat the Warriors 111-101 at home on Oct. 21. Now, the Grizzlies started and will end Golden State's homestand, returning to Oracle Arena on Dec. 30. They play at Phoenix twice in six nights beginning Thursday, going home in the middle before a second visit to the desert next Tuesday. ... Rookie Ivan Rabb, who's from Oakland and attended California in nearby Berkeley, made a late appearance.Warriors: Thompson's first-half points were his most in any half this season. ... Also out for the Warriors were Andre Iguodala (flu-like symptoms), Draymond Green (right shoulder soreness), Shaun Livingston (sore right knee) and Zaza Pachulia (left shoulder soreness). Pachulia, who missed playing on his bobblehead night, could do contact work in practice as soon as Thursday when Green is expected to scrimmage after sitting out five of the last six games. ... Golden State had just two fast-break points. ... Damian Jones got his first action of the season, up from the G League.UP NEXTGrizzlies: Complete a back-to-back at Phoenix on Thursday night.Warriors: Host the Lakers on Friday night after a 116-114 overtime win Monday at Los Angeles. Golden State has won the last five meetings overall and nine in a row at home.---More NBA: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball)
Dec 20, 2017 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two teams experiencing different results without their star point guards go head-to-head Wednesday night when the Memphis Grizzlies visit the Golden State Warriors.The Grizzlies headed west Tuesday for a stretch of seven of eight games on the road, with the knowledge that standout Mike Conley won't be available for any of the contests.The team leader in assists and third-leading scorer hasn't played since Nov. 13 because of soreness in his left Achilles.The Grizzlies, who have made the playoffs in each of the last seven seasons, were 7-6 at the time. They are now 9-21.At about the same time the club was announcing that Conley would miss at least the next two weeks on Tuesday, general manager Chris Wallace was expressing optimism for the remainder of the season."Let's see how soon we can get Mike and Wayne Selden (strained quad) back in here and playing up to their par," he said. "And also get Brandan Wright (strained groin) back, and everybody together and see where we go from there. The season isn't lost. The record isn't one we expected. We have to own it. But the season isn't even at the halfway point yet." Selden and Wright have returned to practice. Wright is likely to return within the next week, while Selden should be ready by the time the schedule gets more home-friendly in January.The offensively challenged Grizzlies have been held to 96 points or fewer in each of their last four games. They are coming off a 102-93 home loss to Boston, their 17th defeat in the last 19 games.Failing to score 100 points has proven deadly to most Warriors opponents this season. Golden State has gone 8-1 when holding its foe to 98 or fewer, 12-1 when opponents score 104 or less.Scoring wasn't a problem for the Grizzlies when they hosted the Warriors in the first week of the season. Marc Gasol poured in 34 points as Memphis handed Golden State the first of just six losses so far, 111-101.The Warriors will go without former two-time Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry for the sixth straight game Wednesday. They've hardly seemed to miss him the first five times.The Warriors have won nine in a row, averaging 108.4 points with an 8.2-point margin of victory in the five games without Curry.Kevin Durant has averaged 34.2 points in those five games, including 36 on Monday in a 116-114 overtime road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Kobe Bryant's jersey-retirement night.Klay Thompson, who contributed 17 points to the win, said being present for Bryant's halftime ceremony aided in the victory."It motivated all of us," he said. "It motivates us to get to his level because he worked so hard for that." The Warriors have lost the first game of the season series to the Grizzlies six times in the last seven seasons. Golden State has rebounded to square the four-game series twice and win it once.They lost twice to Memphis last year before winning the final two to get a season-series draw.
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