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Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors Final — October 23, 2026

Memphis Grizzlies

111

Top scorer Ty Jerome15 games

FINAL

Golden State Warriors

108

Top scorer Stephen Curry43 games

Friday, October 23 · 10:10 PM ET

MEMOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)GS

24th110.9

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

112.718th

22nd114.6

PPG

114.621st

MEMDefenseGS

23rd116.2

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

113.317th

27th120.9

Opp PPG

115.214th

MEMTeamGS

23rd−5.3

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

−0.620th

MEMLast 10 gamesGS

Game by game

10-0

Last 10

6-4

+194

Net points

-26

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

MEMRest & travelGS

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

1,797 mi2,893 km

Travel to the game

Home

−2 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

MEMKey injuriesGS

Cedric Coward FDay-to-day

Players out or limited

Jimmy Butler III FOutMoses Moody GOutKristaps Porzingis COutBrandin Podziemski GDay-to-day

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 23, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Grizzlies visited the Warriors on Friday, October 23 at 10:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Grizzlies scored 114.6 points per game (22nd of 30) and allowed 120.9 (27th). The Warriors scored 114.6 points per game (21st of 30) and allowed 115.2 (14th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Grizzlies 110.9 (24th), Warriors 112.7 (18th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Grizzlies 116.2 (23rd), Warriors 113.3 (17th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Grizzlies −5.3 (23rd), Warriors −0.6 (20th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Warriors closed as 4.5-point favorites at home against the Grizzlies. The spread opened at Warriors -4. The total closed at 236.5, up from 235.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Grizzlies +140, Warriors -170) prices the Grizzlies at 40% and the Warriors at 60%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Memphis Grizzlies 111, Golden State Warriors 108

Memphis Grizzlies won by 3.

Against the closing spread (Golden State Warriors -4.5): Memphis Grizzlies covered.
Combined score 219 vs the closing total of 236.5: Under.
Memphis Grizzlies closed at +140 on the moneyline (a 40% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 0.5

OpenWarriors -4 (-105)
Grizzlies +4 (-115)

CloseWarriors -4.5 (-109)
Grizzlies +4.5 (-112)

Totalup 1

Open235.5 (o -107 / u -112)

Close236.5 (o -113 / u -106)

Moneyline

OpenGrizzlies +135 41%
Warriors -162 59%

CloseGrizzlies +140 40%
Warriors -170 60%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Players to watch

Grizzlies

15 games · Ty Jerome

Points per game19.7
Rebounds per game2.8
Assists per game5.7
Minutes per game22.6

57 games · Jerami Grant

Points per game18.654th
Rebounds per game3.5209th
Assists per game2.1186th
Minutes per game29.7

Warriors

43 games · Stephen Curry

Points per game26.612th
Rebounds per game3.6199th
Assists per game4.751st
Minutes per game30.9

38 games · Jimmy Butler III

Points per game20.046th
Rebounds per game5.686th
Assists per game4.947th
Minutes per game31.1

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 390 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Grizzlies won 4 and the Warriors 10.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Feb 25, 2026	Warriors 133, Grizzlies 112 Warriors won
Feb 9, 2026	Grizzlies 113, Warriors 114 Warriors won
Oct 27, 2025	Grizzlies 118, Warriors 131 Warriors won
Apr 1, 2025	Warriors 134, Grizzlies 125 Warriors won
Jan 4, 2025	Grizzlies 113, Warriors 121 Warriors won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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