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The Grizzlies beat the Warriors by 51 points for the biggest win of the NBA season so far


Santi Aldama scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies set a record with 27 three-pointers in a 144-93 win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, the biggest win in the NBA this season.

Stephen Curry froze without a goal and finished the game with two points for the Warriors, who suffered their worst loss since their 140-88 defeat to Boston on March 3 last season. Newly acquired point guard Dennis Schroder started alongside Curry and struggled in his Warriors debut, scoring five points on 2-of-12 shooting.

Jake Laravia scored 19 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 17 points for the Grizzlies, who won 11 of 13. Aldama and Luke Kennard (15 points) each hit five 3-pointers.

Brandin Podzemski scored 21 points and Andrew Wiggins added 19 for the Warriors, who lost eight of 10.

Ready meals

Warriors: Schroder and Curry shot two sets of 19 shots and missed all three of them. Curry was 0-for-6 from beyond the arc and 0-for-7 overall. He only shot two free throws.

Grizzlies: Their previous record for 3s was 25 against Houston in 2023.

Key moment

Curry’s highlight was a steal that netted him $1,500 in his career. He is one of five players with 24,000 points, 6,000 assists and 1,500 steals. The others are LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden.

Key statistics

In the first half, Memphis shot 51% from the field and 12 of 25 on 3s, while the Warriors shot 23% overall and 7 of 24 on 3s. That put Memphis ahead 69-38 at halftime. The Grizzlies finished 27 of 48 (56.3%) from beyond the arc.

the next

Warriors: In Minnesota on Saturday night.

Grizzlies: In Atlanta on Saturday evening.

Associated Press report.

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