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Curry Dazzles In 3rd Quarter, Warriors Breeze Past Memphis

OAKLAND (CBS / AP) -- Stephen Curry scored 21 of his 30 points in an emphatic third-quarter stretch and the reigning NBA MVP followed up his 53-point performance from three days earlier with another gem to lead the unbeaten Golden State Warriors past the Memphis Grizzlies 119-69 on Monday night.

Curry did not play in the fourth quarter with his team up big after shooting 10 for 16 and hitting four 3-pointers to give him 21 through four games -- even after Grizzlies coach David Joerger joked before the game, "We're going to put three guys on him tonight."

Curry also had a huge third quarter with a career-best 28 points in Saturday's win at New Orleans, and he won Western Conference Player of the Week honors after averaging a league-best 39.3 points.

The Grizzlies starters combined to shoot 11 for 46, led by Marc Gasol's 13 points. They were outscored 72-27 over the second and third quarters.

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