Jerome Scores 28 as Grizzlies Beat Warriors 111-108 in Late Chase Center Finish

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 111-108 on Friday night at Chase Center in San Francisco. Ty Jerome led Memphis with 28 points, and the Grizzlies won the fourth quarter 27-18 to move to 2-0 after trailing by six points after three quarters.

Memphis led 60-56 at halftime. Golden State led 90-84 after the third quarter, after winning that quarter 34-24. Memphis answered in the fourth and finished the game with a closing run that decided a three-point result.

Memphis closes the game in the final minute

Jaylen Wells made free throws that tied the game 106-106 with 54 seconds left. Cameron Boozer put Memphis ahead 108-106 with 20 seconds left. Draymond Green was called for an offensive foul and Golden State took a technical foul with 12 seconds left. Jerome added a technical free throw and a running layup to make it 111-106 with 10 seconds left. Yaxel Lendeborg made two free throws at the buzzer for the 111-108 final.

Jerome finished with 28 points in 31 minutes, shooting 11 of 22 from the field, with 5 assists. Boozer scored 25 points with 13 rebounds and 6 assists for Memphis, and Wells added 17 points.

Curry leads Golden State in the loss

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 24 points in 29 minutes and 47 seconds. He shot 5 of 15 from the field and 11 of 11 from the free throw line, with 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Lendeborg had 18 points and 13 rebounds for Golden State, and Brandin Podziemski also scored 18 points.

Golden State fell to 0-2 after its opening loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Memphis improved to 2-0 after its season-opening win over Utah. Both teams had entered the game with Memphis at 1-0 and Golden State at 0-1.

Podziemski took a hard fall and a blow to the face from Zach Edey less than four minutes into his season debut. He went to the locker room, returned with a heating pad on his lower back, and re-entered the game in the first quarter. He had missed the season opener with lower back soreness.

Golden State played without Jimmy Butler III, Kristaps Porzingis and Moses Moody, all listed inactive. Memphis played without Cedric Coward, listed inactive. Memphis shot 46.5 percent from the field to Golden State's 41.0 percent, won rebounds 55 to 50, and committed 26 turnovers to Golden State's 19.