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Warriors will ‘lose sleep’ over late collapse in loss to Grizzlies

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Webeck, E. (2026, October 24). Warriors will ‘lose sleep’ over late collapse in loss to Grizzlies. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports/warriors-will-lose-sleep-over-late-collapse-in-loss-to-grizzlies/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-24 · by Evan Webeck

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In their home opener against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Golden State Warriors suffered a 111-108 loss despite leading for most of the game. The Warriors collapsed in the final quarter, missing nine consecutive shots as the Grizzlies mounted a 17-0 run to secure victory. Notably, Stephen Curry is likely to miss Saturday’s game against the Phoenix Suns due to workload management, further complicating their chances for an early season win. Coach Steve Kerr and players like Curry expressed frustration over the loss, emphasizing how close they were but ultimately unable to capitalize on their opportunities late in the game.
Written by AI on 2026-10-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Friday night, the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 111-108 in San Francisco. With 20 seconds left, Cameron Boozer made a go-ahead jumper and finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds. The Grizzlies rallied from being down by 12 points over the last 3:47 of the game. Stephen Curry scored 24 points for Golden State, while rookie Yaxel Lendeborg added 18 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists in his home debut. Despite holding a 106-94 lead with 3:47 left, the Warriors missed nine shots and went without a field goal for the rest of the game as Memphis capitalized with a 17-0 run to secure the win.

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Evan Webeck
62 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 … “Maybe he sensed it.
🔮 Hosting the Suns, again coming off a game the previous night, Golden State set things up to make sure its two veteran stars would be available for the rematch.
🔮 Austin Reaves got to the foul line on the Lakers’ first possession of the second quarter, extending their advantage to 25 points, 40-15, and that’s as wide as it would get.
🔮 Will Richard freed up Curry with a hard screen of Matisse Thybulle about four minutes into the fourth quarter, Curry received a pass from Draymond Green and buried a wide-open triple. The bucket was Curry’s eighth 3-pointer of the night and was good for his 25th, 26th and 27th points.
🔮 So, you could say they’re making progress, at least.
🔮 Curry finished with 44, and the Warriors needed every last one of them to hold off the Timberwolves, despite Golden State pulling ahead by 24 after halftime and Minnesota playing its first game since Anthony Edwards learned he would require knee surgery.
🔮 It appeared that a game that began without Edwards could end with Curry sitting on the bench, comfortably resting after building a big lead.
🔮 For most 49ers players, the bye week will give them some much-needed rest and relaxation.
🔮 Some 24 hours later, though, Shanahan had no update to deliver when asked if Pineiro’s struggles would lead San Francisco to try out other kickers over its bye week.
🔮 Nine different Falcons caught passes from Penix, who operated at will under little duress from the Niners’ defensive line, allowing his receivers to get open.
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Golden State Grizzlies Phoenix SAN FRANCISCO Warriors

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Curry PERSON · 7× Warriors ORG · 7× Golden State GPE · 4× Grizzlies ORG · 4× Kerr PERSON · 4× Podziemski PERSON · 3× Brandin Podziemski PERSON · 2× De’Anthony Melton PERSON · 1× SAN FRANCISCO GPE · 1× Steph Curry PERSON · 1×

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That only made the win slipping out of their hands sting all the more. “It’s a tough pill to swallow,” Curry said, “considering we played really solid, especially in that second half, to give ourselves a lead and be in control of the game for as long as we did.” Golden State fell behind by as many as 13 points in the first half as the Warriors struggled to manufacture offense without Curry or to contain Grizzlies rookie Cameron Boozer, who outclassed fellow first-rounder Yaxel Lendeborg in their first NBA matchup. The last of Boozer’s 25 points came on a turnaround over Brandin Podziemski with 20 seconds to play that gave the Grizzlies their first lead since late in the third quarter, 108-106.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
🔮 Less than 24 hours later, the Warriors will have to do it all again in Phoenix, still in search of their first win.
2026-10-24 · New York Post
Warriors will ‘lose sleep’ over late collapse in loss to Grizzlies · assertive framing

Claims (27 extracted, 1 hedged)

Brandin Podziemski converted a contested layup, the Grizzlies called timeout and the Warriors’ fifth-year guard amped up the crowd as he retreated to his bench. asserted
he → convert → bench
Podziemski put Golden State up 11 with 5:19 to play, and De’Anthony Melton drained a 3 96 seconds later to extend the lead to a dozen with less than 4 minutes left. asserted
minutes → put → dozen
Then, in the words of Steph Curry, “pretty much everything went wrong.” asserted
everything → go → Curry
Curry and the rest of the Warriors were still processing their epic fourth-quarter collapse Friday night as they boarded the bus to take them to the airport. asserted
they → process → airport
Golden State missed its final nine attempts from the field, allowing the Grizzlies to mount a 17-0 run and treating their fans to a 111-108 loss in their home opener. asserted
Grizzlies → miss → opener
Less than 24 hours later, the Warriors will have to do it all again in Phoenix, still in search of their first win. asserted
Warriors → have → win
And will likely have to do so without Curry, who said he will “probably not” suit up against the Suns in the second half of the first back-to-back of the season as the Warriors try to manage his workload. asserted
Warriors → have → workload
That only made the win slipping out of their hands sting all the more. “It’s a tough pill to swallow,” Curry said, “considering we played really solid, especially in that second half, to give ourselves a lead and be in control of the game for as long as we did.” Golden State fell behind by as many as 13 points in the first half as the Warriors struggled to manufacture offense without Curry or to contain Grizzlies rookie Cameron Boozer, who outclassed fellow first-rounder Yaxel Lendeborg in their first NBA matchup. The last of Boozer’s 25 points came on a turnaround over Brandin Podziemski with 20 seconds to play that gave the Grizzlies their first lead since late in the third quarter, 108-106. asserted
that → make → quarter
Draymond Green was called for his third illegal screen of the game, and Ty Jerome was able to drive uncontested for a layup to finish off his 28-point night — as well as the Warriors’ collapse. asserted
Jerome → call → night
That’s two games with a healthy Curry they won’t get back. asserted
they → ’ → Curry
“There’s losses, and there’s ways that you lose like tonight that sting a little bit more,” Curry said. asserted
Curry → ’ → ?
“Everybody says there’s another game tomorrow. asserted
Everybody → say → ?
But the idea of how important every game is for us … and the fact that we gave one away like this, you might lose a little sleep over it.” uncertain
you → give → it
A few possessions earlier, Podziemski and Melton collided while going after a loose ball that Podziemski had poked free. asserted
Podziemski → collide → that
It ended up in the hands of a Memphis player. asserted
It → end → player
It was, as coach Steve Kerr said, one of “like eight different things [that] had to happen.” asserted
that → say → things
“I think if any one of those eight doesn’t happen, we win the game. asserted
we → think → game
Kerr was given a technical for arguing Green’s illegal screen on Jerome that gave up the ball on the Warriors’ final possession. asserted
that → give → possession
Kerr said it was a “shocking” call by the referees. asserted
it → say → referees
“We probably had six illegal screens tonight, and those were really tough because the flopping that was happening on every single one,” Kerr said. asserted
Kerr → have → one
“[It] looked like guys were going down like they’ve been hit by a car or something. asserted
they → look → car
… “All those illegal screens really hurt us.” asserted
screens → hurt → us
Kerr, however, took a more measured stance than Curry. asserted
Kerr → take → Curry
We’ve lost a couple. asserted
We → lose → couple
We’ll bounce back,” he said. asserted
he → bounce → ?
“You don’t think, ‘Does this sting more than any other game?’ asserted
this → think → game
You just move on.” asserted
You → move → ?
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