Stephen Curry reaches 300 3-pointers for record fifth time, Warriors beat Grizzlies 137-116
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Golden State Warriors received a halftime message about taking control of the third quarter and making regular defensive stops, and they wasted no time stealing the momentum once back on the floor.
They shared the ball and they took care of it.
Stephen Curry reached 300 3-pointers for an NBA-record fifth season and scored 14 points with four 3s, one of seven players in double figures as the Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 137-116 on Wednesday night.
“He gonna do it again next year. I’m not surprised,” teammate Chris Paul said. “It’s easy for him, he shoots the life out of the ball, takes care of his body.”
Jonathan Kuminga scored 26 points, Andrew Wiggins added 22 and 10 rebounds and Klay Thompson 23 points off the bench. Paul dished out a season-best 14 assists - matching the second-most by a reserve this season - in the team's 30th game with at least 30 assists.
“It was a fun game to watch,” coach Steve Kerr said, calling Paul's passing “a clinic” as the team finished with a season-high 43 assists to just six turnovers.
Paul said he has been lucky to play basketball since age 4 and have some great coaches. He has a knack for finding the hot hand or the right look.
“I've been playing a few games, but seriously I watch this game all day every day,” Paul said. "I know this game like the back of my hand."
GG Jackson II scored 35 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. had 28 for a Memphis team that lost 121-111 in overtime on Monday at Sacramento and now has dropped four straight and six of seven. Santi Aldama scored 15 of his 27 points in the second quarter and had 21 by halftime for the Grizzlies.
His second straight 3-pointer 2:30 before halftime pulled Memphis within 58-56. A pair of free throws by Jaren Jackson Jr. tied it at the 2:07 mark before Golden State scored 10 unanswered points to end the half for a 68-58 lead. The Warriors opened the third with a 12-0 burst.
The last time the Warriors had a run of 22-0 or greater was a 24-0 spurt in the third quarter at Houston on May 1, 2021, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
Things got testy between two teams with a heated history dating to the 2022 playoffs. After Moses Moody's 3-pointer with 6:39 left in the second quarter put Golden State ahead 49-47, Memphis called timeout and Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins approached an official to talk. Draymond Green, who had tangled with Aldama beneath the Grizzlies basket on the previous play, tried to get in on it and Desmond Bane reached out to restrain him. They each received a technical then shook hands once things calmed down.
Jenkins fell down during the fracas but Kerr said they spoke afterward and he was OK.
“We have a history with this team and it’s always been very competitive,” Kerr said. “They're tough. When we play them there’s usually some kind of dustup.”
Kuminga made five of his initial six shots to score 11 first-quarter points and was 12 of 17 from the floor overall, while Curry hit his first three shots and was 5 for 9.
Green, questionable coming into the game with low back tightness, started and had 10 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.
The Warriors evened their home record to 18-18 after a 119-112 loss to the Knicks at Chase Center on Monday night. They have won four in a row and 10 of 12 at home against Memphis, which shot 7 for 17 on 3s in the opening quarter and finished 18 of 49 from deep.
Kuminga scored in double digits for the eighth straight game and 46th in the past 48. It was his ninth 20-point performance in the last 12 games and 22nd overall.
Warriors rookie Brandin Podziemski drew his NBA-leading 35th charge.
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Grizzlies: At San Antonio on Friday night.
Warriors: Host Pacers on Friday night having lost the last four in the series at home.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Draymond Green (Stephen Curry gains possession) | |||
11:39 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point stepback jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 0-2 | |
11:21 | Santi Aldama turnover (bad pass) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | |||
11:08 | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:05 | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | |||
10:57 | Santi Aldama misses three point jump shot | |||
10:55 | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | |||
10:49 | Brandin Podziemski misses three point running jump shot | |||
10:44 | Santi Aldama defensive rebound | |||
10:39 | Desmond Bane misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
10:36 | John Konchar offensive rebound | |||
10:33 | +3 | GG Jackson makes three point jump shot (Santi Aldama assists) | 3-2 | |
10:21 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point cutting dunk (Draymond Green assists) | 3-4 | |
10:08 | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:05 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
9:55 | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 3-7 | |
9:38 | Desmond Bane misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:36 | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | |||
9:33 | Brandin Podziemski turnover (bad pass) (Jaren Jackson Jr. steals) | |||
9:21 | Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul (Charge) (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | |||
9:21 | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:09 | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point pullup jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 3-10 | |
8:52 | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving hook shot (Santi Aldama assists) | 5-10 | |
8:40 | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | |||
8:36 | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:24 | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:21 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
8:13 | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (John Konchar steals) | |||
8:08 | Desmond Bane misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
8:06 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
8:06 | John Konchar personal foul (Draymond Green draws the foul) | |||
7:49 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 5-13 | |
7:48 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
7:32 | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point jump shot (GG Jackson assists) | 8-13 | |
7:13 | Draymond Green misses two point driving layup | |||
7:10 | Draymond Green offensive rebound | |||
7:10 | Draymond Green misses two point tip layup | |||
7:09 | Draymond Green offensive rebound | |||
7:07 | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 8-16 | |
6:43 | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point pullup jump shot | 11-16 | |
6:30 | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving floating jump shot | 11-18 | |
6:18 | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 13-18 | |
6:00 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point pullup jump shot | 13-20 | |
5:47 | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 16-20 | |
5:29 | Draymond Green turnover (bad pass) (Santi Aldama steals) | |||
5:11 | +3 | GG Jackson makes three point jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 19-20 | |
5:10 | Warriors 60 second timeout | |||
4:57 | GG Jackson personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | |||
4:50 | Klay Thompson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
4:46 | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | |||
4:35 | GG Jackson misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
4:33 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
4:33 | Gary Payton II personal foul (Loose ball) (Trey Jemison draws the foul) | |||
4:21 | Santi Aldama misses three point jump shot | |||
4:18 | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | |||
4:11 | Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:08 | Stephen Curry offensive rebound | |||
4:03 | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 19-22 | |
3:41 | Santi Aldama misses two point driving layup | |||
3:39 | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | |||
3:34 | +2 | Trey Jemison makes two point driving hook shot (John Konchar assists) | 21-22 | |
3:23 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving dunk (Stephen Curry assists) | 21-24 | |
3:08 | GG Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:05 | John Konchar offensive rebound | |||
3:03 | +3 | Jake LaRavia makes three point jump shot (John Konchar assists) | 24-24 | |
2:43 | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point cutting dunk (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 24-26 | |
2:28 | John Konchar misses three point jump shot | |||
2:24 | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | |||
2:21 | Stephen Curry misses three point running jump shot | |||
2:17 | Trey Jemison defensive rebound | |||
2:05 | +2 | GG Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Santi Aldama assists) | 26-26 | |
2:05 | Gary Payton II shooting foul (GG Jackson draws the foul) | |||
2:05 | +1 | GG Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-26 | |
1:50 | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 27-28 | |
1:42 | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving layup | 29-28 | |
1:42 | Trayce Jackson-Davis shooting foul (Jaren Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | |||
1:42 | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
1:40 | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | |||
1:36 | +3 | GG Jackson makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 32-28 | |
1:12 | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 32-30 | |
0:54 | GG Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:52 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
0:44 | Trey Jemison misses two point driving hook shot | |||
0:41 | Trey Jemison offensive rebound | |||
0:40 | Trey Jemison turnover (bad pass) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | |||
0:37 | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point running layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 32-32 | |
0:37 | DeJon Jarreau shooting foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul) | |||
0:37 | +1 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-33 | |
0:31 | Desmond Bane misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:28 | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | |||
0:11 | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point cutting layup | |||
0:09 | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | |||
0:04 | Desmond Bane misses two point driving hook shot | |||
0:02 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:00 | Warriors offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | Draymond Green blocks Jaren Jackson Jr.'s two point turnaround jump shot | |||
11:42 | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | |||
11:33 | Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:30 | Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:16 | +2 | Trey Jemison makes two point layup (Jake LaRavia assists) | 34-33 | |
10:59 | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists) | 34-35 | |
10:44 | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | |||
10:42 | DeJon Jarreau offensive rebound | |||
10:42 | +2 | DeJon Jarreau makes two point tip dunk | 36-35 | |
10:42 | Warriors 60 second timeout | |||
10:25 | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 36-37 | |
10:07 | DeJon Jarreau misses three point jump shot | |||
10:04 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
9:59 | Jake LaRavia blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point running layup | |||
9:56 | Trey Jemison defensive rebound | |||
9:44 | Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks Desmond Bane's two point driving layup | |||
9:42 | DeJon Jarreau offensive rebound | |||
9:40 | Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
9:25 | Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:22 | DeJon Jarreau defensive rebound | |||
9:17 | Jake LaRavia misses three point running jump shot | |||
9:14 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | |||
9:05 | Jaren Jackson Jr. personal foul (Draymond Green draws the foul) | |||
8:52 | Moses Moody misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:49 | Draymond Green offensive rebound | |||
8:46 | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 36-39 | |
8:24 | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Desmond Bane assists) | 38-39 | |
8:16 | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists) | 38-41 | |
8:06 | Trayce Jackson-Davis shooting foul (Santi Aldama draws the foul) | |||
8:06 | +1 | Santi Aldama makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-41 | |
8:06 | Santi Aldama misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:04 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
7:49 | DeJon Jarreau defensive rebound | |||
7:44 | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 42-41 | |
7:31 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 42-44 | |
7:21 | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point jump shot (DeJon Jarreau assists) | 45-44 | |
7:08 | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists) | 45-46 | |
6:55 | Desmond Bane misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:53 | Santi Aldama offensive rebound | |||
6:52 | +2 | Santi Aldama makes two point putback layup | 47-46 | |
6:39 | +3 | Moses Moody makes three point jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 47-49 | |
6:38 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
6:38 | Draymond Green technical foul (Double) | |||
6:38 | Desmond Bane technical foul (Double) | |||
6:15 | DeJon Jarreau misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:11 | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | |||
5:54 | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 47-52 | |
5:27 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point tip layup | 47-54 | |
5:41 | DeJon Jarreau misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
5:38 | Chris Paul defensive rebound | |||
5:30 | Chris Paul misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
5:29 | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | |||
5:29 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point tip layup | |||
5:27 | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | |||
5:27 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point tip layup | 47-54 | |
5:10 | Desmond Bane misses two point floating jump shot | |||
5:10 | Warriors defensive rebound | |||
5:10 | Desmond Bane personal foul (Loose ball) (Chris Paul draws the foul) | |||