Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Anthony Morrow and Monta Ellis totaled 24
points apiece, and the Golden State Warriors earned their first win of the
season in a 113-105 final against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Morrow was an efficient 10-of-12 from the floor and hit all four of his three-
point attempts while Ellis was 10-of-23 shooting and handed out a game-high 12
assists.
Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette each added 20 points for the Warriors, who
moved to 1-2 on the young season.
Rudy Gay posted 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for
the Grizzlies, who lost their third in a row and are now 1-4 this season.
Embattled guard Allen Iverson came off the bench for the second time in as
many games since his season debut, logging 27 1/2 minutes and scoring 18
points to go with seven assists.
Zach Randolph had 16 points and 10 boards and Marc Gasol posted 12 and 14 as
Memphis moved to 0-3 on a five-game road trip. O.J. Mayo contributed 14 points
in a losing effort.
"We need practice time first of all. That's first and foremost, to get back to
our principles," said Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins. "We haven't had a
lot of practices since we left home because of the way the season broke for
us."
Memphis pulled ahead by 10, 29-19, after the opening 12 minutes. Midway
through the second, a tip-in by Morrow had the Warriors back within a single
possession at 41-38. That started a 21-12 run that yielded a four-point lead
on a Maggette dunk inside the final minute before the Grizz cut it to 57-56 at
the break.
A furious pace was set to open the second half as both sides piled up the
points -- none more than Morrow, who ended with 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting
and knocked down a trio of three-pointers. The effort allowed Golden State a
10-point lead, 90-80, heading to the final stanza.
"Everybody felt like we were going to get a win. I think we got back to
Warriors basketball, just run and gun basketball, scrambling on defense and I
think we did a good job of that," said Morrow.
Consecutive field goals from Ellis and a Andris Biedrins slam stretched the
margin to 101-86 at the eight-minute mark of the fourth and the hosts cruised
to victory from there.