Let’s talk about resilience, Dub Nation. The Warriors limp into FedExForum tonight missing Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Kristaps Porzingis, carrying their playoff hopes on the backs of Moses Moody, Brandin Podziemski and a collection of contributors who were largely afterthoughts two months ago. And somehow, the Warriors are still eighth in the Western Conference at 30-28, clinging to that play-in spot with both hands.
Next up in there way is the new look Memphis Grizzlies, who have let go of
pretty much anybody who played in these two teams short lived rivalry besides Ja Morant. Oh by the way, he’s out with an elbow injury for another week and a half at least.
Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies
When: February 25, 2026 | Time 4:30pm
TV: NBC Sports Bay Area
Radio: 95.7 The Game
Last night in New Orleans was painful. Zion Williamson dropped 26, Dejounte Murray made his return from a torn Achilles like he never missed a beat, and the Warriors shot a brutal 24.4% from three on 45 attempts. You can survive a lot of things in this league. Making eleven threes on 45 attempts isn’t one of them. Melton’s season-high 28 and Moody’s 24 weren’t enough to close a four-point gap with under two minutes left, and Golden State fell 113-109 to a Pelicans team that seemed like an easier win on paper than real life.
Now it’s time to face Memphis one night later. The Grizzlies that once made this rivalry genuinely threatening, the Dillon Brooks-led outfit that tortured Golden State in the 2022 playoffs, barely exists anymore. Jaren Jackson Jr. is gone. The team just lost to the Sacramento Kings, who had dropped sixteen straight and hadn’t won since January 16th. They are decimated by injuries, missing eight players in the loss to Sacramento. Some relative unknowns are running this show now, and the Ja Morant trade rumors are so loud at this point that ESPN’s insiders are writing offseason previews about it in February.
Here’s what matters: Golden State has handled Memphis twice this season, 131-118 in October and 114-113 in a February nail-biter. Only nine Warriors saw action Tuesday. Tonight won’t look much different. But this is a winnable game against a rebuilding team that just got embarrassed by the league’s worst record. The play-in picture is close enough that every W matters.
Game tips off tonight at FedExForum. Come on, Dub Nation. This one’s there for the taking.
