Golden State Warriors' head coach Steve Kerr always has jokes ready for reporters, even after a wild finish to a frustrating 111-110 loss to the Grizzlies in Memphis. Both Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant were ejected. Curry was tossed for throwing his mouthpiece at a ref and Durant was thrown out for something he said to a ref. "I think he should be deprived of eight or maybe ten games ... It was a very bad and terrible act, and the lives of thousands of people in the stands were put at risk," Steve Kerr commented. Curry denies throwing mouthpiece at the referee, he said: 'I didn't throw my mouthpiece at the ref,' Curry told ESPN.
'I got better aim than that. I threw it out of frustration.'
The dazzling brilliance of the Memphis Grizzlies
The Grizzlies managed to score 47% of their shots, while the third quarter saw a decline in offensive performance for guests who scored 6 shots in just 12 minutes. They also did not find any solutions to stop Spaniard Marc Gasol, who scored half of his shots, taking advantage of the many mistakes that Green and Zaza have made to turn them into successful free throws (16 of 17). Gasol finished the game with a double-double with 34 points and 14 rebounds. Mike Conley added 10 points with 7 assists, while Tyreke Evans (12 points) and Mario Chalmers (10 points) from the Grizzlies reserve. Despite his dismissal, Stephen Curry had a good game overall and scored 37 points, including 6 3-pointers.
Kevin Durant finished with 29 points and 13 rebounds, Klay Thompson added 14 points.
Exciting results in the rest of the league's games
The Toronto Raptors won a comfortable win against Philadelphia 76ers and starred Demar DeRozan scored 30 points, 3 assists, and 3 rebounds. While the rookie Ben Simmons achieved a near triple-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists.
A sudden loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers by the Orlando Magic In the absence of Derrick Rose due to his knee injury. This is the first loss of the Cavs first season after two consecutive wins. Nikola Vucevic finished with 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists while LeBron James finished with 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.
The Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo appeared superbly in the Bucks' victory over the Blazers 113-110 by scoring 44 points (career high), 8 rebounds, and 4 assists to assure everyone that he will compete vigorously for the MVP this season. On the other side, the Utah Jazz defeated Oklahoma City Thunder 96-87 amidst a brilliance of the Utah Jazz' defense which reduced Russell Westbrook's risk and made him score only 6 points. The rest of the results were as follows, Miami Heat beat Indiana Pacers 112-108 and Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 111-107. While San Antonio Spurs beat Chicago Bulls 87-77 although Kawhi Leonard's absence who still far from the return, and Houston Rockets beat Dallas Mavericks 107-91. The Nuggets beat the Kings 96-79 and L.A. Clippers crushed Phoenix Suns 130-88.