The Golden State Warriors were an unstoppable basketball force throughout the regular season. They seemingly never missed a three-pointer, played stifling defense and had the MVP of the league leading the way to the NBA's best record.
The Memphis Grizzlies don't care about any of that in their second-round playoff series. Memphis won Game 3 Saturday night to the tune of 99-89 and now lead the series 2-1. The Warriors made an abysmal 23.1 percent of their shots from three-point range and turned the ball over 17 times, which is a testament to the Grizzlies hard-nosed defense.
Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol led the way for the victorious Grizzlies with a combined 43 points and 23 rebounds, and Tony Allen continued his tremendous defense with four more steals. Stephen Curry spearheaded the Warriors offensive attack with 23 points and six assists, but he only shot 8-of-21 from the field.
ESPN Stats & Info noted that it was not business as usual for the MVP:
Memphis could not have scripted a better first half for its first home game in this series. With the raucous crowd behind them, the Grizzlie ...
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