After Jordan Poole missed a deep jumper attempt early in the shot clock with the Golden State Warriors leading by two points with under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Steph Curry appeared frustrated.
Following Poole’s miss, Curry threw his mouthpiece while running back on defense and was quickly ejected for the third time in his career. By rule, throwing anything toward the crowd triggers an ejection.
Despite his miss before Curry’s ejection, Poole got a chance at redemption for his teammate.
After Klay Thompson, Ja Morant and Brandon Clarke traded clutch moments in the final minute, Poole got the last word before the buzzer. With the game tied, Poole sent the Grizzlies home with a tough game-winning layup coming off an inbound pass from Donte DiVincenzo at the baseline.
Poole finished the game with 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field with seven assists and five rebounds in 31 minutes.
Via @NBA on Twitter:
JORDAN POOLE CALLED GAME
WARRIORS WIN.#NBARivalsWeek pic.twitter.com/K3DcglqJHr
— NBA (@NBA) January 26, 2023
With six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Warriors trailed the Grizzlies by 10 points. Poole scored 13 of his points in the final frame to help fuel Golden State’s comeback.
Prior to his ejection, Curry led the Warriors with 34 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field with four made triples to go along with three assists and two boards. Curry dropped 10 of his points in the fourth quarter.
Thompson added 24 points with five made triples to help snap the Warriors’ four-game losing streak at San Francisco’s Chase Center.
After the Warriors’ thrilling win against the Grizzlies, the NBA community on Twitter exploded with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Wednesday night.
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Steph watching Jordan Poole game winner in the Warriors locker room pic.twitter.com/Zpl2gh9OeP
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) January 26, 2023
What a WILD game. Jordan Poole hitting the game-winning layup after pissing off Steph Curry by not passing him the ball is so fitting 🤣🤣🤣
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 26, 2023
Jordan Poole tonight:
21 PTS
5 REB
7 ASTGame-winning bucket. pic.twitter.com/Kxg6K6oQSE
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 26, 2023
Steph Curry x Jordan Poole 😂 pic.twitter.com/rvzh13y7Ue
— Guru (@DrGuru_) January 26, 2023
The Grizzlies had three players focusing on Klay Thompson on the game-winning layup by Jordan Poole pic.twitter.com/c2rfw2H5cD
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 26, 2023
🚨 JORDAN POOLE FOR THE WIN 🚨 pic.twitter.com/eA1l8PfW6q
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 26, 2023
Jordan Poole flung his mouthpiece before celebrating with Steph 😂
(via @NBCSWarriors)pic.twitter.com/MtoYink3yq
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 26, 2023
The final sequence of a wild win for the Warriors over the Grizzlies. Jordan Poole gets an inbound layup to win it. pic.twitter.com/Z6Jd7iXNqM
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 26, 2023
Klay Thompson talking to some Grizzlies players before retreating to locker room.
Can’t make out what he’s saying but he’s counting something out.
Maybe the amount of championships he has? Maybe the amount of 3s the Grizzlies have hit tonight? It’s the same amount.
— Zena Keita (@itszenakeita) January 26, 2023
This hyper small lineup — Curry, Poole, DiVincenzo, Klay, Draymond — went on a 14-3 run from the 5:10 mark, when it came together, until Steph Curry's ejection at the 1:14 mark. Flipped the game from 111-102 Grizzlies to 116-114 Warriors. https://t.co/pSwmJejbi4
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 26, 2023
Final: Warriors 122, Grizzlies 120
Jordan Poole sneaks in for a game-winning layup, and his goat horns simply vanished in the process
— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) January 26, 2023
WAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRIORRRRS
— Chris Montano (@gswchris) January 26, 2023
After all the late-game situations he botched, Poole makes a super smart back-door cut and finishes for the win
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) January 26, 2023
Steph has been ejected three times in his career, all for throwing his mouthpiece, per Warriors PR.
Tonight vs Memphis
10/21/17 at Memphis
2016 Finals Game 6 at Cavs— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) January 26, 2023
ILL RIDE OR DIE FOR KLAY THOMPSON
— Chris Montano (@gswchris) January 26, 2023
This game is drunk.
— C.J. Holmes 🚀 (@CjHolmes22) January 26, 2023
Warriors win it on a Jordan Poole scoop layin with one second remaining. 122-120 Warriors.
Curry finished with 34 points on 10-of-19 FG shooting, 4-of-8 from there. Thompson adds 24 points and Poole with 21.
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) January 26, 2023
THIS MOMENT. pic.twitter.com/DWtFbLU45d
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 26, 2023
— Denver📈 (@doubledworth) January 26, 2023
Jordan Poole had 3 turnovers in the first quarter and none the rest of the game. He finished with 21 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and was a game-high +15
13 of his 21 points came in the fourth quarter after scoring the Warriors' first 9 points of the 4th
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) January 26, 2023
Final 📊
Stephen – 34p/2r/3a/2s
Klay – 24p/3r/3a/1s
Jordan 21p/5r/7a/1s
Jonathan 13p/2r/4a/1b
Draymond 8p/13r/a/3b/1s
Donte 8p/4r/2a/1b
JaMychal 5p/2r/1a/1s
Anthony 5p/5r/3a
Kevon 4p/8r/3a/1s pic.twitter.com/n3cDE8My9l— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 26, 2023
The Memphis Grizzlies have lost 4 straight games since the Shannon Sharpe incident.
They were on an 11-game win streak before it 🤯 pic.twitter.com/5YXX4wFil5
— Guru (@DrGuru_) January 26, 2023
What is Ja doing? pic.twitter.com/BQ7gowm6ZF
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) January 26, 2023
ITS TIME WE START MENTIONING THIS GUY IN DPOY CONVERSATION! 🔒 pic.twitter.com/t7LmA0TftE
— ²³ (@PlayoffDraymond) January 26, 2023
They’re trying so hard to push this rivalry narrative. 2 times the Grizzlies play the Dubs shorthanded and get a couple handy ejections from incompetent refs. And still can’t win. Give it a rest please .. 🙏🏽
— Keanu Haghighi (@KeanuHaghighi) January 26, 2023
10/10 Jordan Poole game. No notes.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 26, 2023
Stephen Curry tonight:
34 PTS (10 PTS in clutch time)
10-19 FG
4-8 3P
10-11 free throws
1-1 mouthpiece throwsMVP
— Antonin (@antonin_org) January 26, 2023
Poole got the end of quarter shot off pic.twitter.com/TTPUOio9Px
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) January 26, 2023
