For the final minute tonight (Sunday through Monday), Memphis came in as they led Golden State by two points. By the end of the game, she had enjoyed two failed Warriors off-arc attempts, two consecutive free throws by Klay Thompson, and twice in which Ja Morant managed to get into the color. But even that was not enough to prevent Golden State from stealing the home side in the first game of the Western Semifinals. “We have the DNA of a championship,” Steph Curry explained at the conclusion, “at this point, that’s all that matters.”
Jordan Poole came off the bench to score 31 points.