Steph Curry couldn’t believe the shot his teammate took with less than two minutes to go in a tight game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday nightwhich caused the two-time MVP to earn the third ejection of his career.
While Golden State earned a 122-120 victory, it did so without its star player for the last 1:14 of the fourth quarter after Curry was kicked out for throwing away his mouthpiece.
Jordan Poole of the Golden State Warriors celebrates after a win against the Memphis Grizzlies at the Chase Center on January 25, 2023 in San Francisco.
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With Golden State leading by two late in the fourth quarter, Jordan Poole Warriors Guard he threw a deep three-point attempt when Curry called for the basketball.
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After the shot, a miss by Poole, Curry turned and ran down the pitch, angrily throwing his mouthpiece out of bounds.
The act earned Curry an automatic ejection, the third time Curry has been ejected for throwing away his famous mouth guard.
«Stephen Curry grabs his mouth guard and throws into the stands hard, under the rule, that’s an automatic ejection,» referee Sean Wright said, according to ESPN.
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Golden State found a way to pull out the win without their star player, with Poole converting a layup with less than three seconds remaining for the win.
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors during the Memphis Grizzlies game at the Chase Center on January 25, 2023 in San Francisco.
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«A pivotal moment in the game, and the way our season has gone, there are questions about the greater sense of urgency of every single detail that matters. And when you want something really bad… just to get a win,» Curry said afterward. of the party «And the execution of the fourth quarter, a clutch type situation, all of that does matter.»
«So, I reacted in a way that obviously took me out of the game, put the team in a difficult place. But the intentions and the energy about what matters and the feeling of winning … that’s what it’s all about.»
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after being called for a technical foul during the Memphis Grizzlies game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Curry was ejected.
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Video showed Poole and Curry hugging in the tunnel after the win in which Curry scored 34 points on 10-19 field goals.
«He knows he can’t make that mistake again.» Warriors Coach Steve Kerr he said after the game.
The win brought Golden State to 24-24 on the season as Memphis fell to 31-17.