Butler, Curry shine as Warriors beat Grizzlies 121-116

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Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry hugged each other with big smiles after the game. They were happy and proud. Butler played really well and helped take the pressure off Curry. Now, they are taking the Golden State Warriors to the playoffs.

Butler scored 38 points. He also got 7 rebounds and gave 6 assists. Curry was also great — he scored 37 points. The Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 on Tuesday night. Because of this win, the Warriors are now the 7th seed in the Western Conference and going to the playoffs.

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Curry made a big 3-point shot with 1 minute and 50 seconds left. Then he made another 3-pointer with 1 minute left. In the last 5 seconds, he made 4 free throws to keep the win safe.

Now the Warriors will play a best-of-seven game series against the Houston Rockets. The first game will be on Sunday in Houston.

Coach Steve Kerr said, “It took us 83 games to get here, but we are back in the playoffs. We have a chance now.”

In the last few seconds, after Curry’s free throws, the Grizzlies had one more chance to tie the game. But their player Santi Aldama couldn’t pass the ball in time. He got a five-second mistake, and the game ended.