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Behind Stephen Curry's 30 points, Warriors hand Grizzlies worst loss ever
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry scored 21 of his 30 points in an emphatic third-quarter stretch, and the reigning NBA MVP followed a 53-point performance three days earlier with another gem to lead the unbeaten Golden State Warriors past the Memphis Grizzlies 119-69 on Monday.
The 50-point loss was the Grizzlies' worst loss in franchise history. Their previous worst was by 49 points in 1995, when they were the Vancouver Grizzlies.
Curry did not play in the fourth quarter, with his team up big after he shot 10-for-16 and hit four 3-pointers, which gives him 21 through four games. That's after Grizzlies coach David Joerger joked before the game, "We're going to put three guys on him tonight."
Curry also had a huge third quarter with a career-best 28 points in Saturday's win at New Orleans, and he won Western Conference Player of the Week after averaging a league-best 39.3 points through three games.
Festus Ezeli added 11 points and 10 rebounds while filling in for injured center Andrew Bogut, and Curry scored 16 straight at one point in Golden State's franchise-record 20th straight win at Oracle Arena.
The Grizzlies starters combined to shoot 11-for-46, led by Marc Gasol's 13 points. They were outscored 72-27 over the second and third quarters.
All three of the Warriors' opponents in their first four games -- they faced the Pelicans twice already -- have been teams Golden State eliminated en route to last season's NBA championship. The Warriors beat the Grizzlies in six games in the Western Conference semifinals.
Curry made a steal and a driving hook shot with 6:28 left in the third to put Golden State ahead 75-40, and the Warriors eventually built a 46-point lead. Curry knocked down a 3-pointer a minute later and another about 30 seconds after that.
The Grizzlies kicked off a season-long five-game, nine-day road trip in forgettable fashion, as they went 3-for-23 from 3-point range.
The 50-point loss was the Grizzlies' worst loss in franchise history. Their previous worst was by 49 points in 1995, when they were the Vancouver Grizzlies.
Curry did not play in the fourth quarter, with his team up big after he shot 10-for-16 and hit four 3-pointers, which gives him 21 through four games. That's after Grizzlies coach David Joerger joked before the game, "We're going to put three guys on him tonight."
Curry also had a huge third quarter with a career-best 28 points in Saturday's win at New Orleans, and he won Western Conference Player of the Week after averaging a league-best 39.3 points through three games.
Festus Ezeli added 11 points and 10 rebounds while filling in for injured center Andrew Bogut, and Curry scored 16 straight at one point in Golden State's franchise-record 20th straight win at Oracle Arena.
The Grizzlies starters combined to shoot 11-for-46, led by Marc Gasol's 13 points. They were outscored 72-27 over the second and third quarters.
All three of the Warriors' opponents in their first four games -- they faced the Pelicans twice already -- have been teams Golden State eliminated en route to last season's NBA championship. The Warriors beat the Grizzlies in six games in the Western Conference semifinals.
Curry made a steal and a driving hook shot with 6:28 left in the third to put Golden State ahead 75-40, and the Warriors eventually built a 46-point lead. Curry knocked down a 3-pointer a minute later and another about 30 seconds after that.
The Grizzlies kicked off a season-long five-game, nine-day road trip in forgettable fashion, as they went 3-for-23 from 3-point range.