The Golden State Warriors had to go through Memphis in 2015 to launch their dynastic run....
late in the second quarter. With the game requiring a lifetime of drama in the final 39 seconds.
When the buzzer sounded, Thompson clenched his fists and screamed in relief until Andre Iguodala grabbed him at midcourt and told him to calm down because “we didn’t come here to win one game.”Just one game. But what a game. And, if it holds to its promise, what a series. The Grizzlies are reminiscent of where the Warriors were seven springs ago, when they came to Memphis for a second-round series, cocky and talented but raw and with precious little playoff success.
“It was huge,” a reflective Curry said before this series started. “Our third straight playoff run. We were the No. 1 seed that year. I got my first MVP, and everything was kind of blossoming at the right time. Then we got smacked in the mouth. We had to figure out how to respond.” You know the rest of the story. The Warriors eliminated Memphis, winning 11 of the next 14 games and their first title.