While the Golden State Warriors were getting back Draymond Green in his highly-anticipated return to the court, the Memphis Grizzlies would be without multiple key players including Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart, Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke on Monday night.
Despite facing a shorthanded squad, the Warriors couldn’t put the Grizzlies away on Monday night. After trading buckets throughout the game, the Warriors went into the fourth quarter with a one point lead over the Grizzlies.
In the final frame, the Warriors had no answers for the Grizzlies. Rookies GG Jackson and Jacob Gilyard took over, combining for 13 of the Grizzlies’ 31 fourth-quarter points. While the Grizzlies surged to a late lead, the Warriors went ice cold, scoring only 21 points in the fourth quarter on the way to a rough loss in Memphis.
Behind Jackson’s 23 points off the bench, the Grizzlies notched an upset victory over the Warriors for their fourth win at home of the season.
In his return to the court, Green tallied seven points on 2-of-4 shooting from the field with seven rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes off the bench on Monday against the Grizzlies.
Following another loss for the Warriors, the NBA community on Twitter chimed in with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on social media on Monday night.
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Warriors fall 116-107 to a Grizzlies team without five of their top six players. They're 18-22, 12th in the West.
Golden State committed 18 turnovers for 30 points, allowed 20 3-pointers and had their largest free-throw discrepancy of the season (9-of-10 to Memphis' 28-of-36)
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) January 16, 2024
Offensive meltdown in the fourth quarter. Terrible defensive awareness. Loss of composure.
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) January 16, 2024
Offensive meltdown in the fourth quarter. Terrible defensive awareness. Loss of composure.
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) January 16, 2024
Bad road loss for the Warriors to a Memphis team without Morant, Bane, Smart, Adams. The Grizzlies backups hit 20 3s. Warriors turned it over 18 times, a bunch of silly ones. Draymond Green looked pretty good in his return, but season continues to spiral. Record: 18-22.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 16, 2024
On Jan 10 when the Warriors lost to the Pelicans by 36 points, we were asking, is this the worst loss of the season? Five days later the same question comes up against the deeply shorthanded Grizzlies who shot the dang lights out.
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) January 16, 2024
One of the scariest boxscores I’ve seen in long time for Warriors — tonight’s loss at Memphis. Warriors now 18-22, closer to 13th in Western Conference than No. 8. What are we doing?
— Matt Steinmetz (@SteinmetzNBA) January 16, 2024
When will it end pic.twitter.com/AkaHuxttus
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) January 16, 2024
Worst loss of the season loading
— Tommy Call III (@tommy_III) January 16, 2024
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) January 16, 2024
Amazing https://t.co/ZT5WR0gXug
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) January 16, 2024
The Grizzlies took down the Warriors 116-107 👀 pic.twitter.com/aJ2Rm02DF7
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 16, 2024
Warriors worst loss of the season starting to feel like a weekly newsletter I never signed up for
— Randy Dumalig (@RanDumProd) January 16, 2024
😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/FddQ4OwYIT
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) January 16, 2024
GG Jackson before playing the Warriors today had played in 7 games
He had scored 20 points once
He had gone scoreless four times
He had made four career 3-pointers
He had grabbed 6 rebounds one other time
He had four games without a rebound
He had three career blocks https://t.co/VuAtoFOTgb— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) January 16, 2024
Some staggering numbers from the Grizzlies' 116-107 win over the Warriors:
FG%:
MEM – 37% FG
GSW – 49% FG3PT%:
MEM – 20-of-54
GSW – 10-of-31FT%
MEM – 32-of-40
GSW – 9-of-10Points in the paint:
MEM – 20
GSW – 62Points off turnovers:
MEM – 30
GSW – 13— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) January 16, 2024
Worst loss of the year and you got your heart and soul back @warriors 4 games under
— DaryleTHEGURUJohnson (@DDDGURU) January 16, 2024
This team is just a waste of time
— Light Years Pod (@lightyrspod) January 16, 2024
No Marcus Smart
No Ja Morant
No Steven Adams
No Desmond BaneJJJ 4/20
And you still find a way to lose 😹😹😹😹😹
— Denver📈 (@doubledworth) January 16, 2024
The audacity of this Warriors team to take *any* other team lightly at this point is astounding
— Brian Witt (@Wittnessed) January 16, 2024
Kennard getting his own rebound was the metaphor of the year. No one boxed out no one moved Wiggs just watched Luke grab it. Wow
— Joe Shasky (@ButcherBoy415) January 16, 2024
