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NBA Twitter reacts to Jordan Poole's game-winner vs. Grizzlies

NBA Twitter reacts to Jordan Pooles gamewinner vs Grizzlies
After Jordan Poole’s game-winning bucket against the Grizzlies, NBA Twitter exploded with a flurry of reactions on Wednesday night.

After Jordan Poole missed a deep jumper attempt early in the shot clock with the Golden State Warriors leading by two points with under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Steph Curry appeared frustrated. 

Following Poole’s miss, Curry threw his mouthpiece while running back on defense and was quickly ejected for the third time in his career. By rule, throwing anything toward the crowd triggers an ejection. 

Despite his miss before Curry’s ejection, Poole got a chance at redemption for his teammate. 

After Klay Thompson, Ja Morant and Brandon Clarke traded clutch moments in the final minute, Poole got the last word before the buzzer. With the game tied, Poole sent the Grizzlies home with a tough game-winning layup coming off an inbound pass from Donte DiVincenzo at the baseline. 

Poole finished the game with 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field with seven assists and five rebounds in 31 minutes. 

Via @NBA on Twitter: 

JORDAN POOLE CALLED GAME

WARRIORS WIN.#NBARivalsWeek pic.twitter.com/K3DcglqJHr

— NBA (@NBA) January 26, 2023

With six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Warriors trailed the Grizzlies by 10 points. Poole scored 13 of his points in the final frame to help fuel Golden State’s comeback. 

Prior to his ejection, Curry led the Warriors with 34 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field with four made triples to go along with three assists and two boards. Curry dropped 10 of his points in the fourth quarter. 

Thompson added 24 points with five made triples to help snap the Warriors’ four-game losing streak at San Francisco’s Chase Center. 

After the Warriors’ thrilling win against the Grizzlies, the NBA community on Twitter exploded with reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Wednesday night. 

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What a WILD game. Jordan Poole hitting the game-winning layup after pissing off Steph Curry by not passing him the ball is so fitting ????????????

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 26, 2023

Klay Thompson talking to some Grizzlies players before retreating to locker room.

Can’t make out what he’s saying but he’s counting something out.

Maybe the amount of championships he has? Maybe the amount of 3s the Grizzlies have hit tonight? It’s the same amount.

— Zena Keita (@itszenakeita) January 26, 2023

This hyper small lineup — Curry, Poole, DiVincenzo, Klay, Draymond — went on a 14-3 run from the 5:10 mark, when it came together, until Steph Curry's ejection at the 1:14 mark. Flipped the game from 111-102 Grizzlies to 116-114 Warriors. https://t.co/pSwmJejbi4

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 26, 2023

Final: Warriors 122, Grizzlies 120

Jordan Poole sneaks in for a game-winning layup, and his goat horns simply vanished in the process

— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) January 26, 2023

After all the late-game situations he botched, Poole makes a super smart back-door cut and finishes for the win

— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) January 26, 2023

Steph has been ejected three times in his career, all for throwing his mouthpiece, per Warriors PR.

Tonight vs Memphis10/21/17 at Memphis2016 Finals Game 6 at Cavs

— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) January 26, 2023

ILL RIDE OR DIE FOR KLAY THOMPSON

— Chris Montano (@gswchris) January 26, 2023

Warriors win it on a Jordan Poole scoop layin with one second remaining. 122-120 Warriors.

Curry finished with 34 points on 10-of-19 FG shooting, 4-of-8 from there. Thompson adds 24 points and Poole with 21.

— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) January 26, 2023

Jordan Poole had 3 turnovers in the first quarter and none the rest of the game. He finished with 21 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and was a game-high +15

13 of his 21 points came in the fourth quarter after scoring the Warriors' first 9 points of the 4th

— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) January 26, 2023

Final ????

Stephen – 34p/2r/3a/2sKlay – 24p/3r/3a/1sJordan 21p/5r/7a/1sJonathan 13p/2r/4a/1bDraymond 8p/13r/a/3b/1sDonte 8p/4r/2a/1bJaMychal 5p/2r/1a/1sAnthony 5p/5r/3aKevon 4p/8r/3a/1s pic.twitter.com/n3cDE8My9l

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 26, 2023

They’re trying so hard to push this rivalry narrative. 2 times the Grizzlies play the Dubs shorthanded and get a couple handy ejections from incompetent refs. And still can’t win. Give it a rest please .. ????????

— Keanu Haghighi (@KeanuHaghighi) January 26, 2023

10/10 Jordan Poole game. No notes.

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 26, 2023

Stephen Curry tonight:

34 PTS (10 PTS in clutch time)10-19 FG4-8 3P10-11 free throws 1-1 mouthpiece throws

MVP

— Antonin (@antonin_org) January 26, 2023

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