Draymond Green And Stephen Curry Lead Balanced Warriors Past Grizzlies 123-118

Draymond Green h 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists before a late ejection after two technical fouls in a 33-second span, and Golden State Warriors beat Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 on Friday night in a physical NBA Cup game.

Stephen Curry overcame a slow start to finish with 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists, while Buddy Hield h 18 points and Moses Moody scored 14.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 32 points for Memphis in a matchup of teams with deep rotations who rely heavily on ir reserves.

Curry, who h scored 36 and 37 points past two games, respectively, shot 4 for 9 with three 3-pointers.

Grizzlies: Star guard Ja Morant has begun doing some on-court shooting work and will undergo imaging on his injured hip and pelvis area early next week once team is home. "He’s got that itch to get back on court, so that was under-control shooting,” coach Taylor Jenkins said.

Warriors: G Lindy Waters III me his second start of season, n fell to floor after blocking a shot with 1:58 left in second quarter. Waters didn't return because of a hyperextended left knee.

A foul initially whistled against Green with 1:40 remaining before halftime when Jake LaRavia hit him in face was challenged by Warriors and call was overturned. foul was issued inste to LaRavia. Golden State won anor challenge midway through fourth.

Curry didn't make a field goal until a 3-pointer 2:40 before halftime, shooting just once in 11 minutes of first-quarter action and scoring his two points on free throws. He missed his initial three shots.

Grizzlies host Denver on Sunday and Tuesday.

Golden State travels to Los Angeles to face Clippers having dropped last four in series overall and five on ro.