SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors responded to a terrible shooting performance in Game 2 with one of their best in Game 3 Saturday night at Chase Center.
An explosive third quarter, led by Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson, paved the way for the Warriors’ dominant 142-112 rout of the Grizzlies, which gave Golden State a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals series.
After shooting a dismal 18.4% from 3-point range in Tuesday night’s loss, the Warriors rediscovered their offensive groove by being more patient and getting better looks. They shot 63.1% from the field, 53.1% from beyond the arc and made more triples by the end of the third quarter than they did in Tuesday’s loss.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Golden State Warriors’ Moses Moody dunks against the Memphis Grizzlies during the final moments of Game 3, a 142-122 Warrior victory in a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole (3) goes up for a basket against Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) during Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 142-112. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) goes up for a basket past Memphis Grizzlies’ Brandon Clarke (15) in the third quarter of Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 142-112. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole enjoys a fourth-quarter basket against the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Golden State Warriors Klay Thompson (11) drives past Memphis Grizzlies’ Brandon Clarke (15) in the third quarter of Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 142-112. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Golden State Warriors Draymond Green (23) guards Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant (12) in the second quarter of Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: The Golden State Warriors bench enjoys a basket made by Jonathan Kuminga during the final moments of the Warriors’ 142-112 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry makes a no-look pass against the Memphis Grizzlies in the first quarter of Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole drives past Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant De’ Anthony Melton in Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant battles for the ball while defended by Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) passes the ball to his teammate Draymond Green (23) in the third quarter of Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 142-112. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 7: Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) wrote “RIP Uncle Colin” on his shoes while playing in Game 3 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 142-112. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
