This year’s NBA scoring
champion Stephen Curry had 46 points tonight, despite missing his 19th
fourth quarter of the season. The Warriors rolled to a 125-104 victory over the
Memphis Grizzlies who will face the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of
this year’s playoffs.
Curry sank 286 three
pointers last season, an NBA record. He shattered his own record this season
with 402 three pointers made, (Comcast Sports Network) including more than eight
in tonight’s record setting win. As a team, the Warriors not only had the best
record in the 70 years of the NBA at 73-9, the team also finished the season as
the only team in NBA history to go an entire season without back to back
losses.
The road Warriors also
set the NBA record for most road wins in a single season with a 34-7 mark.
Their 39-2 home record tied last year’s franchise record for home wins. The San
Antonio Spurs set the all-time NBA record for home wins this year with a 40-1
record. The Warriors were the lone team to beat the Spurs on their court. (CSN)
The Warriors begin their
playoff push on Saturday at home against the Houston Rockets. Dating back to
last season the Warriors are 11-1 against the Rockets. The Warriors defeated
the Rockets in five games in last year’s Western Conference Finals.
