Mike Conley returned to the lineup, the Grizzlies found a way to neutralize MVP Stephen Curry and Splash Brother Klay Thompson, and Memphis grinded out a 97-90 Game 2 victory at Oracle Arena, evening their Western Conference semifinal at one game apiece while handing the Golden State Warriors their first loss of the postseason.
During the second quarter of Game 2 between the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies, point guard Mike Conley stumbled to the ground after a failed drive through traffic. Conley appeared to have called timeout (of which was awarded to him), but Warriors forward Draymond Green reached in anyway to try dislodge the ball. In doing so, Green clipped Conley's injured face.
The Warriors trailed for all but 10 seconds of the game, but at one point late in the second quarter, it seemed they were on the verge of one of their patented, game-breaking outbursts.
Golden State had cut the deficit to two points with less than two minutes remaining in the second frame before the Grizzlies exploded for a 9-0 run over the final 1:15 of the quarter, with Tony Allen scoring five points in one 11-second span.
The run gave the Grizzlies an 11-point lead heading into halftime, and while the Warriors looked dangerous for small stretches of the second half, they never climbed within two possessions of the Grizz again. The Grizzlies' win also snapped a 21-game home winning streak for the Warriors, who entered the game 41-2 at Oracle between the regular season and playoffs.
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