Warriors-Grizzlies preview: Win it for Gary Payton

Back home with series tied, and a ton of motivation

They say that these professional athletes shouldn’t need any external sources of added motivation — especially during the playoffs, when the chase for a championship smell permeates everything like the aroma of cooked bacon. But after a dirty shot on a breakaway layup sent Gary Payton II to the hospital with what was eventually diagnosed as a fractured…