The Warriors had set a defensive tone immediately in Game 2, then activated their offensive weapons when it mattered most. The Dubs managed to bench most of their starters in the fourth quarter and seal the game for a 107-88 win to even the series at 1-1.

The Warriors would eventually fall short, losing 119-109 and facing a Game 5 Thursday in San Francisco.

Riding the wave of Andrew Wiggins' energy and his 27-point, 11-rebound performance last night, the Warriors took Game 3 109-100 for a 3-0 series lead.

How do you stop Luka Doncic? Well, you don't. Like Nikola Jokic and Ja Morant, superstars are gonna superstar.

It wasn't the prettiest series. It was full of chippiness and accusations about "breaking the code." There were ejections, suspensions and injuries. After the Golden State Warriors were demolished in Game 5, the series had an "anything-is-possible" feeling, but not in a good way.

Last night in Memphis was, to put it lightly, brutal. I needed to consult a thesaurus for synonyms of "demolished." (Routed, crushed, obliterated, walloped, destroyed, etc.) It was one of the roughest games of the season that this writer can remember.