Cameron Boozer hits go-ahead jumper with 20 seconds left, Grizzlies rally to beat Warriors 111-108

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Mccauley, J. (2026, October 24). Cameron Boozer hits go-ahead jumper with 20 seconds left, Grizzlies rally to beat Warriors 111-108. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/cameron-boozer-hits-go-ahead-jumper-with-20-seconds-left-grizzlies-rally-to-beat-warriors-111-108/article_83df7618-9be1-5700-b746-1183764be9fd.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-24 · by Janie Mccauley

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Cameron Boozer scored the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left to help the Memphis Grizzlies overcome a 12-point deficit in the final three minutes and defeat the Golden State Warriors 111-108 on Friday night. Boozer finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds, while Ty Jerome added 28 points for the Grizzlies. Despite Stephen Curry's 24 points and rookie Yaxel Lendeborg’s debut performance with 18 points and 13 rebounds, the Warriors failed to score in the final three minutes as the Grizzlies rallied.
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🔮 “For me, I think I let my team down last game not really contributing as much as I could in the second half,” Reese said.
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Warriors ORG · 4× Grizzlies ORG · 3× Lendeborg PERSON · 3× Boozer PERSON · 2× Curry PERSON · 2× Golden State ORG · 2× Jerome PERSON · 2× Memphis ORG · 2× Podziemski PERSON · 2× SAN FRANCISCO GPE · 1×

Narrative

Cameron Boozer made a go-ahead jumper with 20 seconds left and finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies came from 12 points down over the final 3:47 to beat the Golden State Warriors 111-108 on Friday night.
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🔮 Coach Steve Kerr said he would like to see Lendeborg fun the floor better.
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star
Cameron Boozer hits go-ahead jumper with 20 seconds left, Grizzlies rally to beat Warriors 111-108 · assertive framing

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Cameron Boozer made a go-ahead jumper with 20 seconds left and finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies came from 12 points down over the final 3:47 to beat the Golden State Warriors 111-108 on Friday night. asserted
Grizzlies → make → night
After De’Anthony Melton’s 3-pointer with 3:47 left put the Warriors ahead 106-94, Golden State missed nine shots and went without a field goal the rest of the game. asserted
State → leave → game
Stephen Curry scored 24 points, rookie Yaxel Lendeborg added 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists in his home debut, but the Warriors blew it as Memphis capitalized with a 17-0 run. asserted
Memphis → score → run
Ty Jerome followed up his career-high 45-point performance in a 123-103 season-opening win Wednesday at home against Utah with 28 points. asserted
Jerome → follow → points
Jerome’s 3-pointer with 1:24 left pulled Memphis to 106-105. asserted
pointer → leave → 106
Curry had a 3 blocked by Zach Edey, then Jaylen Wells tied it at 106 on a free throw. asserted
Wells → have → throw
Curry and Brandin Podziemski each missed 3s before Boozer delivered. asserted
Boozer → miss → 3s
Podziemski added 18 points, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:09 left in the third quarter and also a late layup as Golden State took a 90-84 lead into the fourth. asserted
State → add → fourth
The testy matchup featured a pair of double-technicals — first on Grizzlies big man Isaiah Stewart and Golden State’s Draymond Green 3:51 before halftime. asserted
matchup → feature → halftime
Lendeborg picked up his second technical foul in two career games after a double-technical with Jerome at the 9:45 mark of the third quarter. asserted
Lendeborg → pick → quarter
Coach Steve Kerr said he would like to see Lendeborg fun the floor better. asserted
Lendeborg → say → floor
The forward has drawn his share of attention already after he said he “lost all respect” for Luka Doncic and called out the Lakers star for “complaining” in a season-opening 127-105 loss at Los Angeles. asserted
he → draw → Angeles
The game featured two top rookies — No. 3 pick Boozer and Lendeborg, selected 11th overall. asserted
game → feature → rookies
And the Warriors started two-way center Graham Ike to help combat the Grizzlies’ size. asserted
Warriors → start → size
That gave the team two rookie starters in a home opener for the first time since the NBA began recording starters in 1970-71. asserted
NBA → give → 1970
Podziemski briefly went to the locker room after being hit in the head by Edey after scoring on a layup at the 8:36 mark of the opening quarter. asserted
Podziemski → go → quarter
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