Warriors, Magic grab No. 7 seeds; Preview of UCL quarters last legs; College football games of the century

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THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS AND THE ORLANDO MAGIC

So that’s why the Warriors added Jimmy Butler. Oh, and that Stephen Curry guy is pretty good, too. Golden State held on for a thrilling 121-116 win over the Grizzlies to secure the No. 7 seed in the West.

Butler scored 38 points, and Curry went for 37, and the Warriors’ final 10 points — including two huge 3-pointers — in the final two minutes.Curry and Butler are the first Warriors duo to both have 35+ points since Dec. 23, 2018, when Curry and Kevin Durant did so.Golden State led by 20, but Desmond Bane (30 points) and Ja Morant (22) led Memphis back. The Grizzlies will rue 19 turnovers, including the dagger: a five-second call when trying to inbound down three with just seconds remaining.The Warriors will face the Rockets in the first round. The Grizzlies will face the winner of tonight’s Kings-Mavericks game in Memphis on Friday for the No. 8 seed.

In TNT’s televised post-game interview, Butler kept referring to Curry as Batman, but our Brad Botkin said that the Warriors didn’t have a Batman on the floor last night. They had two.

Botkin:“Playoff Jimmy has indeed been activated as Butler combined with Curry for 75 points. That’s a lot just to get through one play-in game, and it won’t get any easier from here. Don’t get too caught up in this idea that the Rockets don’t have a go-to scorer. They are an outright nasty defensive team with plenty of guys who can put the ball in the basket. Curry is probably already sweating thinking about Amen Thompson blanketing him for a…


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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2025-04-16 12:52:00

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