Los Warriors take advantage of their second-round series against the Grizzlies with the biggest explosion of the Curry Era in the Playoffs. 142-112 was the triumph of Golden State, crushing the rival with 101 points before even reaching the last period. Nthey had never scored this many points in a postseason game since 2010 and they only surpassed it once in their history.
Most Warriors Points in a Playoff Game
- 143-136 vs Hawks in 1967
- 142-112 vs Grizzlies and 2022
- 138-108 vs Pistons in 1977
- 136-100 vs. Spurs in 2017
- 135-141 (TE) vs. 76ers in 1967
- 133-140 vs. Suns in 1994
The first duel of the series in the bay came hot, after the flagrant foul that caused Gary Payton II to fracture his elbow and lead to the suspension of Dillon Brooks for the third match. Memphis extra one of its best perimeter defenders because in each of the last three quarters they allowed at least 37 points.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 30 points, Jordan Poole sum 27 y Klay Thompson added 21, adjusting the compass (4 of 6 triple, after 5 of 22 behind the goal in Memphis) and even the Mexican Juan Toscano-Anderson played a few moments, in defensive tasks, in addition to living the closure. Ja Morant was 34 before leaving with a sore leg. Worst night, impossible for Memphis.
Morant, with a triple kilometer before the break, cut to 64-57, but Golden State scored the first 10 after the break in just the first two minutes to practically leave everything sentenced.
Game 4 is Monday in San Francisco.
