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The Warriors grabbed Game 1 versus the Grizzlies in the 2022.05.01.GSW-MEM game with great hustle and composure through the insane ending. Starring Klay Thompson with a big shot and two bad free throws and a huge stop, Stephen Curry with gravity and passing vision and one-on-one defense(?!), Gary Payton II with unrelenting hustle and cuts and rebounds, Andrew Wiggins doing the dirty work in the paint, and Jordan Poole with the right passes and the right time.

With Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke, Desmond Bane, Dillon Brooks, and Jaren Jackson Jr.

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