Warriors dispel play-in struggles, advance to face Rockets

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SAN FRANCISCO -- With 3.4 seconds left, Stephen Curry waved his arms to get the Chase Center crowd on its feet.

The Golden State Warriors superstar was finally getting out of the play-in tournament, and it was time to celebrate. Curry scored 37 points, and Jimmy Butler delivered his best game for Golden State with 38 points to lift the Warriors past the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 on Tuesday night.

"Just a sense of relief that we have something to look forward to now," Curry said.

For Curry and the Warriors, the win was their first in four play-in games. After two-plus months of chasing a postseason berth, the Warriors secured the seventh seed and a first-round date against…