Memphis may have finally put an end to questions with a 91-79 win over Golden State today. The team has had its ups and downs recently, with some off-the-field incidents involving key players ruining the team's focus. Hunter was at the center of the controversy, after being arrested for weapon violations just three days ago. His legal problems were sorted out quickly, but the attention drawn to the incident received more news than today's game against Golden State. Hunter let his play do the talking today, helping his team put the unfortunate incident behind him with a solid game. "Definitely nice to be asked about a game MVP performance than about an arrest," he said later on.

Memphis was led by Hunter (13 points, 11 assists, 4 steals), Wilkins (25 points, 2 assists, a steal), Canul (13 points, 12 boards, 2 assists, a steal, 3 blocks). Golden State was led by Hill (16 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 2 blocks), Salas (24 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, a block), Riffe (9 points, 5 assists, 3 steals).

With today's victory, Memphis jump to 55-19. They have clinched the Southwest championship and hold at #2 overall in the Western Conference. Golden State keep stumbling with a losing streak of 8 games and fall to 13-62 and 9-28 at home. They hold at #5 in the Pacific and remain at #15 overall in the Western Conference.

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