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Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies Match Player Stats (Feb 25, 2026)

Warriors 133, Grizzlies 112 — If you were searching for the complete golden state warriors vs memphis grizzlies match player stats from Tuesday night at FedExForum, you landed in the right place. Golden State came into Memphis and put on a 21-point road beatdown, with Brandin Podziemski (19 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast), Gary Payton II (19 pts, 5 reb, 3 stl), and Gui Santos (17 pts, 97.0% true shooting) leading the charge off a remarkably deep Warriors rotation.


Final Score and Quarter-by-Quarter Breakdown

The story of this game was written in the second quarter and never rewritten.

QuarterWarriors (GSW)Grizzlies (MEM)
Q13431
Q24022
Q32223
Q43736
Final133112

Golden State outscored Memphis 40-22 in that second frame, opening up a gap that eventually ballooned to 32 points at its largest. Memphis posted competitive numbers in the third and fourth quarters, but they were spending those periods chasing points they never had a real shot at recovering.


Golden State Warriors Player Stats

Every player who logged meaningful minutes for Golden State on February 25.

PlayerPOSPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFT+/-
Brandin PodziemskiG1986006/143/84/4+22
Gary Payton IIG1954308/123/70/0+3
Gui SantosF1734116/71/24/4+21
Moses MoodyF1423104/73/53/3+6
Pat SpencerG1229115/132/50/0+23
Quinten PostC1280124/92/62/3+9
Al HorfordC1073014/102/60/0+12
Malevy LeonsF982213/51/12/4+3

Warriors Advanced Stats

StatGSW
Field Goal %53.3%
3-Point %41.3%
Free Throw %84.2%
Total Rebounds56
Offensive Rebounds14
Assists37
Steals12
Blocks6
Turnovers16
Points in Paint58
Bench Points52
Second Chance Points29
Fast Break Points17
Points off Turnovers33
Effective FG%63.6%
True Shooting %66.3%
Biggest Lead32
Offensive Rating129.9
Defensive Rating114.4
Assist/Turnover Ratio2.64

Fifty-eight points in the paint. Thirty-seven assists. Twelve steals as a team. This was not just a road win — it was a display of what Golden State’s offense and defensive intensity look like at full capacity. The Warriors forced 16 Memphis turnovers and turned them into 33 points, a conversion rate that was genuinely punishing all game long.


Memphis Grizzlies Player Stats

Memphis showed some genuine individual performances in this one. The collective result just was not enough.

PlayerPOSPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFT+/-
GG JacksonF2482128/123/65/6-8
Ty JeromeG2235108/144/82/2-17
Taylor HendricksF1464216/110/22/3-15
Javon SmallG1664006/83/51/1-7
Scotty Pippen Jr.G834103/71/31/2-14
Walter Clayton Jr.G403001/81/41/2-6
Cam SpencerG512002/41/30/0-29
Olivier-Maxence ProsperC322011/51/20/0-6

Grizzlies Advanced Stats

StatMEM
Field Goal %48.8%
3-Point %41.5%
Free Throw %72.2%
Total Rebounds39
Offensive Rebounds10
Assists30
Steals7
Blocks4
Turnovers16
Points in Paint44
Bench Points39
Second Chance Points17
Fast Break Points13
Points off Turnovers14
Effective FG%58.9%
True Shooting %60.9%
Biggest Lead1
Offensive Rating114.4
Defensive Rating129.9
Assist/Turnover Ratio1.88

Memphis shot 48.8% from the field and 41.5% from three on this night. In most NBA games, those shooting numbers keep you competitive. The problem was the rebounding deficit (56-39), the 19-point gap in points off turnovers, and a second quarter that wiped out any chance of this being a real contest.


Head-to-Head Team Stat Comparison

CategoryWarriors (GSW)Grizzlies (MEM)
Points133112
FG%53.3%48.8%
3PT%41.3%41.5%
FT%84.2%72.2%
Total Rebounds5639
Offensive Rebounds1410
Assists3730
Steals127
Blocks64
Turnovers1616
Points in Paint5844
Bench Points5239
Points off Turnovers3314
Second Chance Points2917
Effective FG%63.6%58.9%
True Shooting %66.3%60.9%
Offensive Rating129.9114.4

The equal turnover totals make that points off turnovers split even more striking. Same number of giveaways on both sides — but Golden State extracted 33 points from Memphis mistakes while the Grizzlies only got 14 in return. That 19-point swing alone is essentially the margin of this game.


What Actually Happened: Game Context and Flow

This was a Western Conference regular season game that carried real implications for where both franchises stand in the standings race. Golden State came in with momentum and proceeded to make that very clear from the opening tip.

The second quarter was the inflection point. Warriors outscored Memphis 40-22 in that single stretch, which is the kind of run that breaks the back of a home crowd and puts a team into pure damage control mode. Memphis showed some fight in the third and especially the fourth quarter, but chasing a 30-point deficit while Golden State is still rotating fresh bodies is not a fight you win.

What makes this Warriors performance notable is the depth behind it. Eight different players scored, the bench unit put up 52 points combined, and no single player carried the load. Pat Spencer ran the offense with precision, posting 9 assists against just 2 turnovers. Malevy Leons came off the bench and contributed 8 rebounds, 9 points, and 5 offensive boards. This was a full rotation performance from a team that knows how to use everyone available.

For Memphis, the frustrating part is the individual numbers were not bad. GG Jackson had an excellent game. Ty Jerome was efficient and active. Taylor Hendricks contributed on both ends. But the collective could not match Golden State’s structure, and the scoreboard reflected that clearly.

For ongoing season-level stats and league leader comparisons, the NBA official stats page keeps all of that updated through the regular season.


Standout Individual Performances

Gui Santos: Efficiency You Rarely See

Santos went 6/7 from the field, hit 4/4 from the free-throw line, and posted a 97.0% true shooting percentage for the game. That is not a typo. His plus/minus of +21 matched the team’s second-best, and he added 4 assists and converted 2 second-chance opportunities. For a player carving out his role in a competitive rotation, this was a defining performance.

His efficiency game score of 18.9 ranked among the top individual efforts of the night despite not being the headline scorer.

Pat Spencer: The Control Performance

Twelve points. Nine assists. Two turnovers. A plus/minus of +23, which led the team. Spencer ran the Golden State offense with clarity and purpose on the road, consistently finding shooters in rhythm and keeping Memphis’s defense scrambling. His assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.5 for the game is about as clean as a guard can be.

GG Jackson: The Standout on the Wrong Side of the Score

24 points. 8 rebounds. 2 blocks. Shot 8/12 from the floor, 3/6 from three, and 5/6 from the line. Jackson was the most dangerous player Memphis put on the floor all game, and his effective FG% of 79.2% reflects just how efficient he was. In a game Memphis lost by 21, Jackson’s individual line deserves its own recognition separate from the team result.

Gary Payton II: Two-Way Impact

GPII’s 3 steals were central to Golden State’s 12-steal team effort. He also shot 8/12, hit 3 threes, and finished at a 100% rate inside. The combination of perimeter disruption and attacking cuts that has defined his career was on full display. His 79.2% effective FG% matched Jackson’s number on the other side.

Brandin Podziemski: The All-Around Line

Nineteen points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, with a +22 plus/minus. Podziemski’s second-chance production was also a factor — he grabbed a team-high 7 defensive rebounds and knocked down 3 threes. His efficiency game score of 14.8 and true shooting of 60.3% reflect a complete performance across every phase.


Shooting Zones: The Paint and Perimeter Data

Golden State Warriors Shooting by Zone

ZoneMadeAttempted%
At Rim202676.9%
Mid-Range1250.0%
Three-Pointers194641.3%
Two-Pointers304665.2%
Free Throws161984.2%

Memphis Grizzlies Shooting by Zone

ZoneMadeAttempted%
At Rim101566.7%
Mid-Range2633.3%
Three-Pointers174141.5%
Two-Pointers244355.8%
Free Throws131872.2%

Golden State’s 76.9% conversion rate at the rim on 26 attempts is the number that explains the paint disparity. The Warriors did not just get there more — they finished at an elite rate when they did. Memphis was solid at the rim too (66.7%), but they got there far less frequently, and that gap compounded across four quarters.


Second Chance and Transition Production

These categories rarely get top billing in a standard recap, but they explain a lot about why margins end up where they do.

CategoryWarriorsGrizzlies
Offensive Rebounds1410
Second Chance Points2917
Second Chance FG%71.4%70.0%
Fast Break Points1713
Fast Break FG%66.7%54.5%

Both teams were similarly efficient when they got second looks. The difference was Golden State generated more of those opportunities and converted the transition moments at a higher clip. Malevy Leons was the driving force behind the Warriors’ offensive rebounding advantage, pulling down 5 offensive boards and converting them into 9 second-chance points off the bench.


Deeper Individual Advanced Stats

For readers who want to go beyond the box score, here are the efficiency numbers for the key performers.

Golden State Warriors Advanced Individual Stats

PlayerTS%eFG%Eff ScoreOff RtgDef Rtg+/-
Gui Santos97.0%92.9%18.9181.9117.0+21
Moses Moody84.1%78.6%13.0164.3121.7+6
Gary Payton II79.2%79.2%17.3129.4111.2+3
Pat Spencer46.2%46.2%10.3121.2120.3+23
Brandin Podziemski60.3%53.6%14.8125.2120.7+22
Al Horford50.0%50.0%9.9135.8119.5+12
Quinten Post58.1%55.6%8.598.5105.5+9
Malevy Leons66.6%70.0%11.8147.0105.9+3

Memphis Grizzlies Advanced Individual Stats

PlayerTS%eFG%Eff ScoreOff RtgDef Rtg+/-
GG Jackson82.0%79.2%20.0118.7124.5-8
Ty Jerome73.9%71.4%18.0132.7130.4-17
Javon Small94.8%93.8%17.8193.0133.1-7
Taylor Hendricks56.8%54.5%14.4114.8124.5-15
Scotty Pippen Jr.50.8%50.0%6.6107.3132.5-14
Cam Spencer62.5%62.5%1.989.3138.2-29
Walter Clayton Jr.22.5%18.8%-1.764.3140.0-6
Olivier-Maxence Prosper30.0%30.0%2.297.3135.9-6

The plus/minus column on the Memphis side reflects how decisively Golden State won the minutes battle. Even Jackson, who had the best individual game on the Grizzlies, finished at -8. Cam Spencer’s -29 shows how punishing the gap was for the players who absorbed the Warriors’ second-unit run.


What This Game Means Going Forward

For Golden State, this performance was a direct reminder of what this team looks like when the entire rotation is contributing. 37 assists on 49 made field goals is nearly four out of every five baskets created by a teammate. An offensive rating of 129.9 is elite by any measure, and doing it on the road in Memphis adds weight to the result.

The bench scoring 52 points without a superstar carrying the night suggests Golden State has genuine depth to draw from as the season progresses. Pat Spencer, Gui Santos, and Malevy Leons all made cases for bigger roles in this game.

For Memphis, the honest concern is this: the Grizzlies shot well, had two players top 20 points, and still lost by 21. The rebounding differential, the second-chance points gap, and especially the 40-point second quarter against them all point to structural issues that individual stat lines cannot paper over.

Updated Western Conference standings and both teams’ positioning in the playoff picture can be tracked at ESPN’s NBA standings page, which updates daily through the regular season.

For historical season series data, career stat comparisons, and game log research on both franchises, Basketball Reference is the go-to resource for that depth of analysis.

For game-level player stat comparisons and individual performance breakdowns that go beyond what a standard box score provides, matchvsplayerstats.com covers exactly this kind of in-depth match-specific analysis.


Quick Reference: Key Numbers at a Glance

WarriorsGrizzlies
Final Score133112
Top ScorerPodziemski / GPII (19)GG Jackson (24)
Top RebounderPost / Podziemski / Leons (8)GG Jackson (8)
Top Assist LeaderPat Spencer (9)Ty Jerome (5)
Team Steals127
Points in Paint5844
Bench Points5239
Biggest Lead321
Most Dominant QuarterQ2: 40 ptsQ4: 36 pts

Whether you came here for every player line, the advanced metrics behind the 21-point margin, or just wanted to confirm what happened in that second quarter — this is the full golden state warriors vs memphis grizzlies match player stats picture from February 25, 2026. Warriors by 21. Built on ball movement, defensive pressure, and a bench that outscored Memphis’s reserves by 13 points on the night.

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