Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies

Carter scores 32, Grizzlies beat Warriors 132-117 in finale

Kevin Durant led the Warriors with 21 points, while Klay Thompson finished with 19. Durant and Thompson, who sat out Tuesday's win at New Orleans, were the only Golden State starters to play. Both saw action only in the first half.

Carter, a rookie from West Virginia who was averaging 3.7 points, was 10 of 18 from the field and 8 of 12 from 3-point range. Memphis was helped by 21-of-46 shooting from 3-point range.

Bruno Caboclo scored 21 points, and Delon Wright recorded his third triple-double in the last four games with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

Golden State entered the game with its playoff position set atop of the Western Conference and sat most of its stars, either by plan or as a bit of a precaution after Stephen Curry tweaked his ankle in Tuesday night's win at New Orleans. Curry, along with Draymond Green, DeMarcus Cousins and Shaun Livingston, took Wednesday night off.

Meanwhile, Memphis has played short-handed for weeks with various injuries. Nine players who logged significant minutes were not available, including point guard Mike Conley.

That left bench players for both teams to close out the season in a run-and-gun, minimal-defense affair.

Memphis shot 62% in the first half and carried an 86-68 led into the break. The Grizzlies' 86 points set a franchise record for a half.

TIP-INS

Grizzlies: The 45 points in the first quarter were a season high for any period this season and only one less than the franchise record set against the Los Angeles Lakers Jan. 9, 2007. ... Carter's previous high this season was 15 points on March 2 at Dallas. ... Wright's third triple-double moved him to second place on the franchise list behind Marc Gasol, who had five.

UP NEXT

Warriors: Open the postseason this weekend.

Grizzlies: The offseason.

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Regular Season Series

GS wins series 3-1