On January 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Grizzlies played against the Warriors, and two top point guards ushered in a showdown. Throughout the game, Curry shot 8-of-21 from the field, 2-of-9 from three-point range, and had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, scoring a three-double Warriors' first defeat, after 8 wins and 0 losses. Morant shot 11-of-23 and had 29 points, eight assists and four rebounds. Finally 28.9 seconds, complete the key 2 plus 1.
In this battle, Curry also brushed the record: 1, 162 consecutive three-point shots, continue to break the historical record. 2. The second triple-double of the season and the 9th time of his career. 3. Career total surpassed Crawford (19,419 points) in 55th place in history.
Before the game, Cole praised Morant, "Morant's confidence reached a new height. He continues to erupt every night, a sign that he's about to become an All-Star. However, now Morant is not only impacting the All-Star, in fact, it should also be included in the MVP discussion category. With three minutes left in the first half, Morant made a foul on Thompson and walked to the free throw line. At this point, the Grizzlies' home stadium resounded with a huge MVP cry.
In fact, in the first quarter of the game, Morant blew up the Warriors. Throughout the first quarter Morant scored 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting. In last Year's Oct. 28 game against the Warriors, Morant scored 18 points in the third quarter. He also became the first player this season to face the Warriors to cut 15+ in multiple quarters.
Curry, on the other hand, shot 0-of-4 in the first quarter, but Curry helped the team in other ways. After the first half, Curry got 12 points, 8 boards and 6 assists to get a three-double rhythm.
It is worth mentioning that Cole sent Peyton Jr. to stalk Morant to play a miracle. Curry came in for the top and came back in the second half. After hitting three-point shots, Curry completed the miracle of hitting 162 consecutive three-point shots. With 2:52 left, Morant missed a jumper and Curry grabbed his tenth rebound, just one assist away from completing a triple-double. In addition, at this time, Curry also surpassed Crawford (19419 points) in career totals to 55th in the all-time scoring list.
Curry scored 13 points in the entire third quarter. As soon as the fourth quarter came up, Curry completed a triple-double. And Morant was also limited after the outbreak in the first quarter. However, at the crucial moment, Morant broke out with 28.9 seconds left, Morant key 2 plus 1, the whole audience chanted MVP, and the Grizzlies laughed to the end.