On Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors played the Memphis Grizzlies in Tennessee. The Warriors won 133-112. Al Horford finished the victory with ten points, seven rebounds, three assists, and one block while shooting 4/10 from the field and 2/6 from three-point range in 27 minutes of playing time.
Al Horford Made History In Warriors-Grizzlies Game
In addition to Horford’s productive night, he also made NBA history. Via The Golden State Warriors: “Big Al, big buckets. 15,000 career points and counting 📈”
Horford is in the middle of his first year playing for the Warriors. Right now, the five-time All-Star is averaging 8.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.1 blocks per contest while shooting 43.1% from the field and 35.4% from three-point range in 37 games.
Here’s what people were saying about Horford during the game:
Dalton Johnson: “Al Horford makes a huge difference for this team.”
@Sheridanblog: “Al Horford is awesome, man. Night and day how Warriors started last night’s game compared to tonight’s, with Horford in there.”
Anthony Slater: “Emphatic road win for the shorthanded Warriors over tanking Grizzlies. All nine available Warriors contributed. Will Richard (21 pts) Gary Payton II (19) Brandin Podziemski (19) Gui Santos (17) Moses Moody (14) Pat Spencer (12) Quinten Post (12) Al Horford (10) Malevy Leons (9).”
Horford has also spent time playing for the Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers and Oklahoma City Thunder over 19 seasons.
The 2024 NBA Champion has career averages of 12.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 blocks per contest while shooting 50.8% from the field and 37.6% from three-point range in 1,175 games.
The Warriors are the eighth seed in the Western Conference with a 31-28 record in 59 games.
They have gone 4-6 over their last ten games (and are 12-17 on the road).
Following the Grizzlies, the Warriors will play their next game on Saturday night when they host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Warriors guard Pat Spencer watches every Grizzlies game, so he doesn’t love the team circumstances.
He made an interesting point that — based on how games become essentially a showcase for bottom-tier teams late — it can negatively impact perception of some team-first players pic.twitter.com/QsnLS4qafc
— Drew Hill (@DrewHill_DM) February 26, 2026
On the other side, the Grizzlies are the 11th seed in the Western Conference with a 21-36 record in 57 games. They are in the middle of a three-game losing streak (and have won three out of their last ten).
Following the Warriors, the Grizzlies will play their next game on Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks in Texas.
