The Golden State Warriors' road to 73 wins—and a second straight NBA title—now runs through San Antonio.
Despite the Memphis Grizzlies' best attempt to spoil NBA history, the Warriors' bid for all-time greatness is still alive, if only by the hair on Stephen Curry's chinny-chin-chin. The reigning MVP shot just 3-of-14 from three, but he found other ways to keep the Dubs' quest for 73 alive in a 100-99 victory over a game Grizzlies squad in Tennessee.
By the time Curry hit his first three of the night during the third quarter (to extend his NBA-record streak to 150 straight games), he'd already racked up six of his eight assists.
Curry also grabbed nine rebounds to complement stellar efforts from Golden State's other starters.
Festus Ezeli, standing in for Andrew Bogut (rest), contributed nine points and four rebounds in 18 minutes. Klay Thompson scored 20 points, though he was no warmer from three (2-of-10) than his Splash Brother. Harrison Barnes hit a big triple with less than two minutes to go, to give the Dubs their first lead since 65-63 in the third, as part of a 14-poi ...
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