While the first two games of the series included ejections, drama and late-game heroics, Game 3 was different due to the Golden State Warriors running away with a blowout win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.
A third-quarter run set the Warriors up with a 21-point advantage heading into the final quarter. A flurry of late daggers from Jordan Poole helped the Warriors take a 2-1 lead in the series after a 142-112 win in Game 3.
Poole dropped 27 points off the bench on 11-of-17 shooting from the floor. Along with drilling three 3-pointers on five attempts from deep, the third-year guard added four rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes. Poole finished the contest with a game-best +33.
Despite the Warriors’ commanding win, Ja Morant showed no signs of slowing down. The Grizzlies All-Star guard tallied a game-high 34 points on 13-of-21 shooting from the floor with seven assists and three rebounds in 36 minutes. Morant left the game in the fourth quarter after appearing to suffer an injury.
Here’s three more observations from the Warriors’ win over the Grizzlies on Saturday night in San Francisco.
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