Why was Steph Curry ejected vs. Memphis Grizzlies? A new penalty linked to the mouth guard

Unlike some of his Golden State teammates, Stephen Curry He is not known as a player who often receives too many technical fouls or gets involved in heated arguments on the field. For this reason, it dynamically attracts attention every time the legendary shooter of the Warriors star in one of these situations. And even more so if it’s a match as hot as Wednesday’s, between his team and himself Memphis Grizzlies.

The truth is, Curry was was sent off by the referees midway through the final quarter closed match and the reason is repeated in relation to his previous suspensions: forcefully drop the mouthguard.

It is known that Curry usually I’m playing continuously with said patron, but in some cases, crosses a line that the referees consider unsportsmanlike. The funny thing is that Steph’s anger is not due to a mistake, but to a classmate’s decision: Jordan Poole, shooting a quick 3-pointer, instead of giving him the ball.

Curry also finished as the game’s top scorer with 34 pointsaccompanied well to the winner by the 24 by Klay Thompson. Also, Jordan Poole (21 points and 7 assists) was able to make up for that mistake that led to Steph’s ejection and ended up scoring double winnerwith just one second left on the clock.

Yes, even without Steph for the last few minutes, Golden State was able to overcome some Grizzlies that some of these definitions are still too big for. Especially because of the small that its slopes Ja Morad (29 points) at the moment of truth: Desmond Bain one zero left in the clutch Y Jaren Jackson Jr. he left the race after six fouls.

Memphis must find a way to avoid becoming a Morad is a man in such meetings.

In the Warriors, instead, they have a lot of work to do (even without Curry) for those hot passes And they once again beat some Grizzlies that they currently have up their sleeve: they shut them out in the last Playoffs and are 2-0 in the middles this season.

Memphis has now lost four straight games and are starting to lose touch with Denver in the race for first place in the Western Conference.

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