Grizzlies Use 17-0 Run to Stun Warriors at Chase Center

Golden State led by 12 points with 3:47 left Friday night after De'Anthony Melton hit a 24-foot 3-pointer off a pass from Draymond Green.

The Warriors did not score again until Yaxel Lendeborg made two free throws with 0.5 seconds remaining.

By then, the Memphis Grizzlies had scored 17 straight points, and they left Chase Center with a 111-108 win over the Golden State Warriors.

Cameron Boozer put Memphis ahead to stay with a 9-foot turnaround jumper with 20.1 seconds left. The Grizzlies are 2-0. Golden State is 0-2.

Ty Jerome led Memphis with 28 points on 11-of-22 shooting, and 14 of them came in the third quarter. Two nights earlier, he scored a career-high 45 in the 123-103 opener against the Utah Jazz at FedExForum.

Boozer had 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists. He made all nine of his free throws and played a team-high 37:23.

Jaylen Wells scored 17 and went 4-of-7 from 3-point range.

Stephen Curry scored 24 points for Golden State and went 11-of-11 at the free-throw line. Lendeborg had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists, and Brandin Podziemski added 18 points.

Wells started the run at 3:34 with a four-point play, a 24-foot 3-pointer that drew a foul on Curry.

Boozer went 4-of-4 at the line at 2:02 and 1:49, with the second pair set up by a Zach Edey steal from Podziemski.

With 1:24 left, Jerome hit a 3-pointer off an Edey pass to cut Golden State's lead to 106-105.

Edey blocked Curry's 28-foot 3-point attempt with 1:10 left. Wells split two free throws at the 54.7-second mark to tie it at 106, and Boozer rebounded a missed Curry step-back 3 with 34.5 seconds left before hitting the turnaround on the next possession.

Green was called for an offensive foul with 12.8 seconds left, and Warriors coach Steve Kerr drew a technical on the same stoppage.

Jerome made the technical free throw. Then he drove for a layup off a Jerami Grant pass with 10.2 seconds remaining.

Golden State missed its final nine shots from the field. Curry went 1-of-6 in the fourth quarter, and Memphis won the period 27-18.

Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo said his players stayed positive in timeouts while Golden State built the 12-point lead.

"Says a ton about our guys," Iisalo said. "The word I've used a lot since we started in the preseason is commitment. A commitment to each other and commitment and belief and trust. That was awesome to see from the guys. They were very positive during the timeouts. We were solution-oriented. It was a very difficult game to play rhythm-wise for both teams for several reasons. And I thought we stayed composed towards the end."

"And we just kept saying, play with our identity, let's go one situation at a time," Iisalo continued. "And the guys on the floor, they found a way. That's the motto we try to use, that shots aren't falling, it's not going our way, find a way. Just find a way. And very proud. Too many great individual performances there in the end to list, but gotta really tip my hat to Zach Edey in the end, who basically got every loose ball, every rebound, just an enormous presence. And just great to see him back out there."

Memphis committed 27 turnovers, and Golden State scored 38 points off them.

The Grizzlies held an 18-3 edge in fast-break points and outscored the Warriors 40-32 in the paint.

There were 14 lead changes and six ties in front of 18,064, the Warriors' 607th straight sellout.

Memphis led by as many as 13 in the second quarter and took a 60-56 lead into halftime. Golden State won the third quarter 34-24 to go up 90-84.

Officials called five technical fouls. Isaiah Stewart and Green drew a double technical with 3:51 left in the second quarter, and Jerome and Lendeborg drew another pair with 9:45 left in the third.

Jerome has 73 points through two games in a role Iisalo said he had never played before in his career, starting as the primary handler.

"He's an absolute key player for us," Iisalo explained. "He plays as a primary handler for us, as a starting primary, which he has never played before in his career. He's been explosive off the bench, especially in Cleveland a couple years ago. And last year he was very good for us."

"When the right player finds the right situation, good things can happen, and sometimes great things can happen," Iisalo added. "I think I love working with him. Incredibly competitive, incredibly smart, and always trying to find an edge. He really fits into what we are looking to do."

Cedric Coward missed the game with a left wrist sprain after the Grizzlies listed him as doubtful.

Stewart, listed as questionable, played 16 minutes off the bench and scored 4 points.

In his return to Chase Center, Quinten Post had 2 points and 2 blocks in 19:48.

Memphis visits the Sacramento Kings on Sunday at Golden 1 Center, with tip-off at 8 p.m. CT. The Grizzlies play at Utah on Monday.