The warriorThe worst defeat of the season was a historically poor performance Stephen Curry And Draymond Greenwrites Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. When Golden State lost to Memphis by 51 points on Thursday night, Curry and Green both went scoreless in the same game for the first time in their long careers as teammates. Curry was 0 of 7 while missing all six of his three-point attempts, while Green missed all four of his shots.

“First time for everything, right?” Curry said. “I never thought that would be a situation or an outcome of the game. From the first moment they hit us in the mouth, so to speak. We had no answer. … That was kind of embarrassing.”

trainer Steve Kerr expressed the same opinion after a night where nothing went right for the Warriors. Golden State trailed by 31 points at halftime and 46 when Kerr finally eliminated his starters midway through the third quarter. They allowed Memphis to set a franchise record with 27 three-pointers and have now lost nine of their last 11 games after starting the season 12-3.

“You lose by 51. It’s humiliating.” Kerr said. “So what I know about this team is that it’s the second time we’ve been eliminated. We suffered a loss in Cleveland early in the season, so I know who we are. I know what our team is about. I know we have competitors. I know we’ll bounce back and regroup, so I’m not worried about that. But we still have a lot of work to do to make it happen.”

There’s more about the Warriors:

• There were some spacing issues on offense Dennis Schröder played his first game since taking over from Brooklyn, notes Sam Gordon of The San Francisco Chronicle. Schröder, who was in the starting lineup when Kerr moved Jonathan Kuminga returned to the bench, contributing five points and five assists in 22 minutes and shooting 2 of 12 from the floor. “It’s a challenge (adjusting to Golden State) and I love it.” he said. “When I come to a new organization with great players, I want to see what they do first. Of course I have to play my game. But I still want to feel comfortable, but it will take a while.”
• Brandin Podziemski Gordon should benefit from the Schröder takeover because his ballplayer duties will be reduced, Gordon adds in a separate story. Gordon notes that Podziemski’s numbers are down compared to last season, when he had more freedom to get open for shots. “He’s at his best when he’s on the weak side.” Kerr said, so when “Someone else makes it, the ball starts moving, now he cuts, puts it on the ground and makes a play for someone else. I think we’ll see more of that now that Dennis is here.”
• Scott Ostler of The San Francisco Chronicle thinks it was smart of the Warriors to trade Schröder instead of continuing their fantasies about it LeBron James or pursue a more expensive option like Jimmy Butler.