Steph refuses to panic after Warriors blowout loss to Grizzlies

On December 20, 2024By Littum

Steph refuses to panic after Warriors blowout loss to Grizzlies originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

This is no time for the Warriors to hit the panic button.

Well, at least that’s what Golden State superstar guard Steph Curry preached to reporters following the Warriors’ historic loss of 144-93 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday at FedExForum.

The 51-point margin is the largest in the NBA this season and is tied fourth worst loss ever in the Golden State’s 78-year history.

But as Curry mentioned after the game, it’s a surprisingly common outcome for Golden State. Plus, he remains convinced that the current Warriors team is much better than their record and recent results indicate.

“We get blown out like this once a year,” Curry told reporters in the locker room after the game, via ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk . “(But compared to the 50-point loss to the Boston Celtics last season), I like the atmosphere better right now.

“I keep saying that because I really believe we’re better than what we’ve played. Better than what we showed tonight.”

Steph Curry believes the Warriors will come out of this slump. He says the mood is better than they were last season, when they lost by 52 in Boston in March. He says the Warriors are better than they have been playing lately. pic.twitter.com/LICabYpkIy

— Ohm Youngmisuk (@NotoriousOHM) 20 December 2024

Golden State’s flat performance came on a night when newly acquired guard Dennis Schröder made his Warriors debut. The 31-year-old finished with five points and two assists in 22 minutes of play.

Curry, on the other hand, went 0-for-7 from the floor and made two free throws for his only points. It was the first time in his career that the four-time NBA champion and two-time MVP failed to make a field goal in a game in which he played at least 15 minutes, according to StatMuse.

But even then, Curry refused to associate the word panic with the Warriors, who are now 10th in the Western Conference after falling to a 14-12 record.

“I don’t like the word ‘panic,'” Curry added. “Accept where you are. Buckle up and figure out how to change the momentum of the season.

“Panic kind of means you don’t have an answer. I think we do have answers, it’s just maybe (there should be) a sense of urgency, for sure.”

Only time will tell if the emergency sirens are necessary for Curry and Co. this season.

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