Photos: Golden State Warriors finish off the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6
byDuc Manh•
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SAN FRANCISCO – The Chase Middle crowd chanted “Whoop that trick! Whoop that trick!” late within the fourth quarter after the Warriors pulled away with a double-digit lead.
The cheers mocked the Grizzlies’ unofficial anthem, which Stephen Curry had mentioned was the workforce’s mentality heading into Recreation 5, a remark that upset Memphis.
The Grizzlies made their assertion in Recreation 5 of the Western Convention semifinals Wednesday evening, romping the Warriors by 39 factors.
Nevertheless it was Golden State who put the younger and athletic Grizzlies of their place Friday evening in Recreation 6, defeating them 110-96.
The Warriors’ win punched their ticket to the Western Convention Finals for the sixth time in eight years and ended Memphis’ season.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) pumps his fist after scoring a basket as Memphis Grizzlies’ Steven Adams (4) walks away within the fourth quarter of Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) celebrates after scoring a 3-point basket within the second quarter of Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) celebrates as he heads to the locker room after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney (5) grabs certainly one of his 22 rebounds in Recreation 6 in opposition to the Memphis Grizzlies and Steven Adams in a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) watches certainly one of his eight 3-point photographs go in in opposition to the Memphis Grizzlies in Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) sticks his tongue out after scoring a 3-point basket within the fourth quarter of Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney (5) battles Memphis Grizzlies’ Ziaire Williams (8) for a rebound within the fourth quarter of Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: BLAGolden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) battles Memphis Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks (24) for a rebound within the fourth quarter of Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole (3) goes up for a lay up previous Memphis Grizzlies’ Brandon Clarke (15) within the third quarter of Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney (5) battles Memphis Grizzlies’ Ziaire Williams (8) for a rebound within the fourth quarter of Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) blocks a shot by Memphis Grizzlies’ Tyus Jones (21) within the second half of Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) kilos his chest strolling previous Memphis Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks (24) in Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney (5) and Memphis Grizzlies’ Steven Adams (4) battle for the opening tip off in Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Golden State Warriors followers rejoice after a 3-point basket by Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) within the first quarter of Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Memphis Grizzlies’ Steven Adams (4) congratulates Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) after Recreation 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff sequence at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Could 13, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)