NBA scores and schedule: Grizzlies snap Warriors winning streak

Stephen Curry is awesome even when he has bad nights.

Would have been great if Wade flopped here after getting poked in the eye by a ref.

The Kings spent halftime Tuesday night retiring Peja Stojakovic’s No. 16 jersey, one of the deadliest shooters ever, and one of the best European players the league has ever seen.

Some scenes from the ceremony:

Ben McLemore lost track of Russell Westbrook on the inbound, which was a grave mistake:

The man is going to rip down an entire hoop someday. It’s gonna happen.

New interim Kings coach Ty Corbin has, throughout his career, often sported a pencil-thin, barely perceptible mustache. This, however, is somehow something even lesser:

It’s not only thin this time, it doesn’t even span his entire lip. It’s just 19 little fuzzes in an uneven cluster. How does one accomplish such precision? Also, why?

I wish it was on Kendrick Perkins for narrative’s sake, but Serge Ibaka’s a pretty impressive guy to put on your poster, too:

Dwyane Wade is okay, but this could have been legitimately bad:

Funny thing was the ref wasn’t even making a call, he was making the “I DUNNO, OTHER REF, WHAT HAPPENED?” gesture.

Good luck stopping this.

It’s a little rainy in Brooklyn Tuesday night, both outside and inside if you’re at Heat-Nets. They’ve got a rain delay:

The solution? Exactly the same as if it happened in your apartment:

Andre Miller is 6’2 and 38 years old. NBA rims are 10 feet high:

God, he wanted it so badly. It’s like all those years of being floor-bound were building up to this great reveal. Look how excited the Wizards bench got!

Rookies struggle to pick up NBA defensive schemes because they are so much more sophisticated than at youth levels. When players are younger, they are taught the more elementary task of staying with their man without worrying about funneling him into help. As they get older, their responsibilities increase, but nothing compares to the NBA.

This is where we need to point out an error Zach LaVine makes out of inexperience. Most defensive schemes ask guards to force their man to the sideline when they are running a wing pick and roll because it shuts off all the options available from the middle of the floor. The only schemes that don’t force the ball-handler to the sideline are ones where the big man is coming to trap, which clearly isn’t happening here.

The Nets wore special shirts Tuesday before their home game against the Heat to honor late Brooklyn superfan Jeffrey Gamblero:

The shirts bear the “44” on Gamblero’s signature personalized jersey, as well as neon lettering to honor the bright shirts he often wore. Barclays Center employees and the arena video board are paying tribute to Gamblero as well:

Since June, when it was announced that Baylor product Isaiah Austin’s Marfan syndrome diagnosis would end his basketball career, the NBA has done a lovely job keeping the former draft hopeful in the family. NBA 2K now, too:

Yes, using the emerald card for updating rosters, you can now find Austin in the free agent pool. He’s got the goggles and the hair and everything.

Lopez is averaging 9.6 points and 7.2 rebounds on the season while shooting 50.5 percent from the field. The seven-footer has also provided stellar rim protection and is averaging 1.5 blocks on the year.

The Blazers are currently 19-6, which is good for fourth in the Western Conference. However, a string of losses could drop Portland down to seventh. If the Blazers can escape their tough road trip with a win or two, the schedule softens up for a bit before Lopez is due to return.