Warriors Blow 12-Point Lead as Grizzlies Close on 17-0 Run
A late collapse in Memphis is the only Warriors headline worth your coffee this morning.
Well, grab a sourdough roll and sit down for this one, because it ain't pretty. Per ESPN, the Warriors had this game in the bag — up by 12 — and then the wheels came off faster than a cable car losing its grip on Hyde Street. The Grizzlies ripped off a 17-0 run in the final four minutes and walked out with a 111-108 win.
I don't need to tell you fog rolls in fast around here, but this collapse was faster than that. ESPN's own writeup described it as "pretty much everything" going wrong down the stretch, which, look — I've seen my share of September fog banks swallow the Golden Gate Bridge whole, and even that doesn't happen that quick.
A few thoughts while I nurse my coffee:
Twelve points in four minutes is not a fluke, it's a pattern worth watching. One bad stretch happens to everybody. But when a lead that size evaporates that fast, that's on execution — shot selection, who's guarding who down the stretch, decision-making with the ball. Early in the year, sure, give it some grace. But file this one away.
Fourth-quarter composure is the whole ballgame in the NBA. Doesn't matter how good you look for 44 minutes if you can't close the door for the last four. This team's championship pedigree says they know better. The tape will tell the real story on what broke down.
It's one loss, not a crisis — yet. I've been doing this long enough (three generations of my family watching Bay Area ball, so trust me) to know you don't burn the house down over one blown lead in late October. But these are the losses that sting worst, because you had it, and you watched it walk out the door.
That's the whole digest today, folks — nothing else crossed my desk about the Dubs specifically. Rest of the NBA news cycle is off chasing Luka and Wemby breakout talk, which, fine, good for them. We'll worry about our own guys closing out games first.