NBA Twitter reacts to Warriors’ season coming to an end vs. Grizzlies in play-in tournament

Less than a week after pushing past the Memphis Grizzlies in the regular-season finale, the Golden State Warriors hosted a rematch on Friday at Chase Center with the final spot in the Western Conference postseason on the line.

After Steph Curry blasted the Grizzlies for 46 points in a 113-101 win on Sunday, Friday’s play-in game got off to a different start. The Grizzlies took control, surging to a 13 point lead in the first half.

Despite a bevy of turnovers, the Warriors were able to build a comeback and force overtime behind Curry. The seven-time All-Star guard tallied 39 points on 13-of-28 shooting from the field and 6-of-15 shooting from long distance. However, it wasn’t enough to slow down Ja Morant.

The second-year guard recorded a heroic effort, scoring 35 points on 14-of-29 shooting from the field, including a pair of dagger buckets to close the game in the Grizzlies’ favor, 117-112. In a contest with the season on the line, Morant registered his best shooting night from long-distance, hitting a career-best five 3-pointers on 10 attempts.

As the Grizzlies will move on to face the Utah Jazz in the first round of the postseason, the Warriors’ 2020-21 campaign has come to a close.

Following the Warriors’ sudden end to the season, Twitter exploded with a flurry of reactions. Here is a look at some of the tweets from Friday night after the play-in game.

https://twitter.com/KelennA7/status/1395979477524520964?s=20

https://twitter.com/tommy_III/status/1395952834739269635?s=20 https://twitter.com/tommy_III/status/1395953176780492801?s=20

https://twitter.com/warriorsworld/status/1395953651756142594?s=20

https://twitter.com/BASportsGuy/status/1395952910140198913?s=20

https://twitter.com/GSWFastBreak/status/1395950908345700354?s=20

https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1395960611947745284?s=20

https://twitter.com/p_lo/status/1395980018564485122?s=20

https://twitter.com/ShannonSharpe/status/1395964890116870149?s=20

https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1395966025301118977?s=20

https://twitter.com/thekolsky/status/1395984247526096897?s=20

https://twitter.com/BontaHill/status/1395950791056269313?s=20

https://twitter.com/ButcherBoy415/status/1395952340922822659?s=20

https://twitter.com/Wittnessed/status/1395984778856308739?s=20

https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1395952284203356161?s=20

https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1395964345167794176?s=20

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