Memphis, Tennessee is one of the world’s great cities for barbecue. They slow-roast meat, with a preference for pork, using giant pits. And what do you need to build those pits? Lots and lots of bricks.
That’s what the Golden State Warriors provided in their 144-93 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies Thursday night. A big ol’ pile of bricks. 58 of them spefically, a number that would have been worse had both teams not cleared their benches with a quarter and a half to go.
Let’s go through the wreckage, shall we?
It was the first game of Steph Curry’s career where he played more than 10 minutes and didn’t make a single field goal.