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The Western Conference playoff hopefuls, who
had not met this season, will duel again Saturday night, also at
Memphis.
Despite playing without Curry, who suffered a bruised tailbone
Wednesday in a win over Houston, and key reserves James Wiseman
and Eric Paschall, both out for COVID-related reasons, the
Warriors took the lead for good in the 10th minute of the game
on a Kent Bazemore layup.
En route to a second straight win on a three-game trip, the
Warriors went up by as many as 21 in the second quarter and 25
in the third before coasting home.
Ja Morant and Grayson Allen had 14 points apiece for Memphis,
which lost for the fourth time in its last five games.
Wiggins' 40-point game was the ninth of his career, with the
previous eight all having come while he was with the Minnesota
Timberwolves. It fell seven points shy of his career-high of 47
points for the Timberwolves against the Los Angeles Lakers in
November 2016.
Wiggins connected on a season-high six 3-pointers, which was one
shy of his career-high.
Poole, who has been productive off the bench since a stint in
the G League, made the most of his first start of the season.
His 25 points came up just short of his career-high of 26, which
he set at Phoenix, also in Curry's absence, on March 4.
Curry's brother-in-law, Damion Lee, added season-high 21 points
and Kevon Looney chipped in with a season-high-tying 11 for the
Warriors, who had been 0-2 in Curry's previous absences.
Lee bombed in four 3-pointers and Poole three for the Warriors,
who outscored the Grizzlies 45-24 from beyond the arc.
Draymond Green recorded a game-high 13 assists and a team-high
11 rebounds to complement two points.
Jonas Valanciunas grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds as part of a
double-double with 10 points for the Grizzlies, who were coming
off an 89-85 win over Miami on Wednesday.
Brandon Clarke added 13 points.
--Field Level Media
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