Luckily for Golden State, they were able to steal Game 1 in Houston to take a quick 1-0 series lead. In Game 1, the Warriors were carried by their star power. Steph Curry dropped 31 points on 12-19 shooting from the field and 5-9 from three-point range,

The Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies thanks to a 38-point performance from Butler, as well as late-game heroics and 37 from Stephen Curry. One constant thing, however, is the lack of playing time for Jonathan Kuminga under Steve Kerr.

Kerr quietly enters NBA coaching royalty as just the seventh coach to reach the century mark in playoff victories, proving patience remains the Warriors’ most valuable asset.