Gasol’s 27 Leads Grizzlies Past Warriors 90-79

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under NBA Game Recap

The Golden State Warriors, in Monday night’s contest against the Memphis Grizzlies, did what any other team playing the Grizzlies would have done - divert their attention to Rudy Gay and rookie O.J. Mayo; but there was a problem – the Warriors forgot all about fellow rookie Marc Gasol. As a result, Gasol scored 27 points, leading Memphis past Golden State 90-79 at FedEx Forum.

Memphis led by as many as nine in the first half, taking a 49-45 lead into halftime; but Golden State stayed close, scoring 9 unanswered points midway through the third period. But in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies applied some defense and the Warriors started missing shots; the Grizzlies would pull away with the win as a result.

The aforementioned Gasol led all Grizzlies players with 27 points, 16 rebounds, an assist, a steal, 3 blocked shots but 6 turnovers while Gay added 14 with 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Golden State was led by Stephen Jackson with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal and a blocked shot while Andris Biedrins added 16 with 22 rebounds, an assist and a steal. Memphis (2-2) plays again on Wednesday when they travel to Sacramento to face the Kings while Golden State (1-3) returns home to host the Denver Nuggets – also on Wednesday.

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