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Warriors Make Crucial Announcement Before Grizzlies Game
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The Golden State Warriors have a massive matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Tuesday night to begin the postseason.

Tuesday’s game marks the first Western Conference Play-In game that has huge stakes as the winner of the game will advance to take on the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs.

The loser will then face off against the winner of Wednesday night’s matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings with hopes to advance to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round.

Of course, the Warriors fell into the Play-In following their loss to the Los Angeles Clippers to close out the regular season on Sunday and they will now look to bounce back against a struggling Grizzlies team.

Ahead of Tuesday’s game, the Warriors made a massive announcement regarding one of their starters as they have announced that Moses Moody will be available against the Grizzlies.

Moody was listed as questionable earlier in the day due to back spasms but the young guard will play in Tuesday’s matchup.

This is massive news for the Warriors who will now enter Tuesday’s game with a fully healthy roster as they look to lock up the seventh seed with a victory.

Of course, Moody has played a key role int eh starting rotation for Golden State this season as he has broken out in his fourth season in the NBA.

This season, the 22-year-old guard is averaging 9.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 43.3% from the field and 37.4% from three-point range.

With Moody available, he should be in line to get the start alongside Stephen Curry in the backcourt and the Warriors will need Moody and the rest of their roster to step up alongside Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green.

Fans can catch Tuesday’s matchup between the Grizzlies and Warriors at 10:00 p.m. EST on TNT.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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