The Warriors get points from the entire lineup by beating the Grizzlies

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NBA: Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State WarriorsNovember 15, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) looks to drive past Memphis Grizzlies guard Vince Williams Jr. (5) during the second quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory credit: D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images

Buddy Hield had 18 points and 10 teammates scored at least eight apiece as the Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 in an NBA Cup game Friday night in San Francisco.

Moses Moody chipped in 14 points, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins and Stephen Curry 13 each and Brandin Podziemski 11 for the Warriors, who improved to 2-0 in the five-team West Group C of the season tournament.

On a night when Desmond Bane returned from an oblique injury but star Ja Morant remained on the sidelines, the Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. the game’s leading scorer with 32 points.

A close game early saw the Grizzlies, playing on the West Coast for the third time in six nights, lead by as many as five before the Warriors gradually pulled away.

Golden State led just 55-48 at halftime and 74-67 with about five minutes left in the third quarter, but then Curry, Podziemski and Hield buried 3-pointers in a 19-11 period-ending spurt that opened up a 15-point advantage.

The Grizzlies, making their season debut in the NBA Cup, got no closer than the final score, which was the result of a 20-6 Memphis rout.

Golden State used 12 players and got at least one hoop from all of them en route to its third straight victory.

Hield hit four 3-pointers, while Green, Curry and Moody drilled three each, helping Golden State outscore the visitors 57-21 from beyond the arc.

Green also found time for seven assists and eight rebounds, while Curry also collected eight rebounds and padded his stats with five assists and four steals.

Bane, who hadn’t played since Oct. 30, had 18 points in 27 minutes off the bench. He made just one of his four 3-point attempts as Memphis shot 7-for-42 (16.7 percent) from beyond the arc. The Grizzlies lost their second game in a row after winning three straight.

Rookie Zach Edey had 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Memphis, while Jaylen Wells had 16 points and Marcus Smart nine to go with six assists, five rebounds and two blocks.

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