Grizzlies visit Warriors as Ty Jerome faces his former team
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The gist
Grizzlies guard Ty Jerome, a former Warrior, brings a career-high 45 points into Friday's game at Golden State.
Golden State has won the last six meetings but opened 0-1 with Curry short on help.
Background
The Golden State Warriors are the NBA team led by point guard Stephen Curry, and they opened their season with a 127-105 loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles. The Memphis Grizzlies have rebuilt around a young core after Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane moved to other teams, with guard Ty Jerome, a former Warrior, now running the show. Memphis opened with a 123-103 win over Utah behind Jerome's career-high 45 points, setting up Friday's first meeting of the season at Chase Center in San Francisco.
How it unfolded
- Oct 2025 – Feb 2026Golden State beat Memphis in all three meetings last season, 131-118, 114-113 and 133-112, extending its win streak in the series to six.
- Oct 21, 2026The Grizzlies beat the Utah Jazz 123-103 in Memphis as Ty Jerome scored a career-high 45 points.
- Oct 21, 2026The Warriors lost their season opener to the Lakers 127-105 in Los Angeles; Curry scored 23 and no other Warrior scored more than 14.
- Oct 23, 2026The Grizzlies (1-0) visit the Warriors (0-1) at Chase Center, tipping off at 7:00 p.m. PT / 10:00 p.m. ET.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- SI's Ryan Gilbert wrote that Curry "is going to need more help than that" after his 23-point opener.
- Analysts
- Action Network staff noted Curry has "little help on this roster, particularly with Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody sidelined."
- Bulls
- Covers predicts a Warriors win, picking Golden State -4.5 and calling it "playable up to -6.5."
- Party
- Jerome credited the home crowd after his 45-point night: "they made the game real fun."
Still unverified
The injury report is labeled "Subject To Change / Will Update," and outlets differ: ESPN lists Curry as GTD (ankle) and Podziemski out (back), while other reports list Podziemski as questionable; betting odds also vary by book, with the spread at Warriors -3.5 (DraftKings, FanDuel) versus -4.5 (Covers) and totals from 235.5 to 237.5.