Poole denies targeting Morant’s knee as tempers flare in Warriors-Grizzlies series

• Memphis star limps off in team's heavy defeat to Golden State
• Defending champion Bucks take 2-1 series lead over Celtics

Stephen Curry scored 30 points, Klay Thompson had 21 and nine rebounds and Golden State shut down Ja Morant's supporting cast to embarrass Memphis 142-112 and take 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

Morant's three just before the halftime buzzer got the Grizzlies to 64-57 at the break and gave him 17 of his 34 points after a 47-point performance in Game 2. But Morant couldn't do it alone for Memphis, and limping off court with 6:19 to play before heading to the locker room.