On February 5th, the Golden State Warriors put on a fourth-quarter masterclass to come back from down 14 and defeat the Phoenix Suns, 101-97. On February 9th, the Warriors did it again.

Despite trailing by as many as 17 on Monday night against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Warriors once again held their opponent to just 15 points in the fourth quarter and willed their way to an improbable victory. Behind a go-ahead layup by Gui Santos with under 20 seconds to play and a slew of defensive masterpieces culminating in a dominant final possession, the Warriors somehow escaped with a 114-113 win over the Grizzlies.

Steve Kerr joked that it felt like the Warriors had won the championship after the Suns game, but was a bit more reserved in his immediate thoughts on the game in his postgame press conference, commending the Warriors' late fight after they had seemed out of it for much of the game.

"We were kind of begging for some emotion in the first three quarters. We were just dead in the water, and there was no fire, no energy. Coaches were trying to get everyone going, and sometimes it just takes a spark. I thought Al was great, I thought Quinten Post came in for five minutes and did a really good job after not being in the game, and we found a groove there in those last seven minutes and it really clicked."

The first quarter ended in a 32-32 tie, but the second and third quarters saw the Grizzlies score 33 each while the Warriors could only muster 25 and 28 points. It's indicative of the Warriors' fighting spirit that they came back once again, and it holds some hope for how these players can perform even when Steph Curry comes back to lead them.

The similarities between how the Suns game on Thursday and the Grizzlies game on Monday went down are numerous. Not only did the Warriors hold both teams to an astounding 15 points in the fourth quarter in order to come back, but the lineups that got the job done in the end were similar, as well.

Both games were truly headlined by the veteran big man, Al Horford. Despite being 39 years old, Horford displayed masterful poise, touch, and overall excellence down the stretch in order to lead the rest of the Warriors. On Monday, Horford posted one of his best stat lines of the year, scoring 16 points to go with 9 rebounds and 6 assists on 7-12 shooting from the field. Horford also finished the game as a game-high +24.

He was the go-to guy in the post in crunch time, and though he missed the layup on the Warriors' last possession, he stuck with it, snagged the offensive rebound, and found Santos for the assist after falling to the ground.

Speaking of Santos, the Brazilian forward put forth his seventh game in a row scoring in double figures, dropping 16 points on an efficient 7-10 shooting. He and Horford were two of seven Warriors to score at least 10 points.

Just as it was in Phoenix, though, the overall solid offensive production was ultimately overshadowed by just how dominant the defense was late in the game. The Grizzlies didn't score a single point in the final four minutes and only had five points in the last eight minutes.

It was a gritty, thrilling victory for the Warriors to move to 29-25 on the year and feel good heading into their last game before the All-Star break on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs.