Behind the 64 points of the Curry – Thompson – Wiggins trio and a Draymond Green still in the oven and in the mill, Golden State found its way to victory (111-101) against the Knicks. The defending champion will try to continue in Houston to win his first success of the season away from the Chase Center. After two great victories, in Utah and Denver, the Knicks fell back into their trap.
Much more concerned than in Phoenix, the Warriors start on a high with 12 assists on their first 13 baskets scored. Klay Thompson takes advantage of this altruism to regain his address, and the rhythm defense limits the Knicks to 5/21 on shots in the first quarter (35-19). Golden State then insists and 13 points from Andrew Wiggins in the second period increase the gap to +22 (58-36).
New York, so far on the street, is beginning to find its rhythm thanks to the duo Jalen Brunson – Julius Randle. The percussion of the leader and the address of the interior allow them to finish the half on a 14-3 to reduce their deficit by half (61-50).
Hitherto discreet in scoring, Stephen Curry makes sure not to let the Knicks return below the ten-point mark. The double MVP splashes the third period of his class. He scored ten points, delivered three caviars, and systematically took the New York defense from behind (81-61). The Warriors, however, lack rigor. They offer 7 offensive rebounds to their opponent, lose 4 balls, and they allow Derrick Rose to keep the visitors alive (87-74).
Faced with the second five from Golden State, the Knicks confirm and return to -8 on a 3-pointer from Julius Randle (98-90). It was without counting on the boss, the owner of the Chase Center, we named Stephen Curry. The Golden State star quickly got everyone on board by scoring 6 points and finding Klay Thompson behind the 7.25m to put the lid on a deserved victory.
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– 41 baskets scored, and 32 assists for Golden State. Angry against his players for their lack of application and their haste in attack, in particular Klay Thompson, Steve Kerr had announced the color before the meeting. “Historically, we are a team that brings the ball to life. We are either number one in assists or very close every season. When the ball is circulating, we play a lot better and Klay benefits from that. » His players applied his instructions to the letter, distributing 17 assists in the first half, developing a collective game worthy of the great era of Golden State. It was Stephen Curry who set the tone by systematically looking for the pass at the start of the match, allowing Klay Thompson, much fairer tonight, to score 11 of his 20 points in the first quarter.
– The New York “Bricks”. The Knicks arrived in San Francisco with an unenviable 28th place at 3-point range (32%). Faced with a good defensive effort from Golden State, rare enough to be highlighted, they found a way to do worse! With the exception of a heat stroke at the end of the second quarter (6/8), the Knicks went 0/10 in the first quarter, 1/9 in the second quarter, and 2/7 in the last quarter. for a poor 26% success rate on the match.
– Evan Fournier still out of rotation. For the third game in a row, the captain of the France team did not come on. Fournier went from starter, to substitute, to out of rotation in the space of ten days as Tom Thibodeau decided to reduce his rotation to nine players with Cam Reddish and Immanuel Quickley, both 23, now ahead of the Frenchman.
TOPS/FLOPS
✅ Stephen Curry. After his 50 points in the last game, Curry put himself at the service of the collective, favoring the collective in the first half, before being more of a scorer after the break. He finished with 24 points, including 16 in the second half, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds.
✅ Klay Thompson. More than his 20 points at 8/16 on shots and 4/10 from 3-pointers, it is the patience and the desire to stay in the rhythm of the collective that is to be highlighted for the Splash Brother. He also passed JJ Redick for 16th place in the ranking of the best 3-point shooters in history.
✅ ⛔Julius Randle. It will have been the best Knick tonight with 20 points and 7 rebounds but Randle forced a lot, stopping the movement of the ball to try to play in isolation.
⛔ Jalen Brunson – RJ Barrett. The Knicks back base struggled the entire game. The proof with their 8/32 on cumulative shots.
⛔ Jordan Poole. The Warriors sixth man continues to want to do too much. He often makes the difference but does not take advantage of it because he tries to make up the difference with two or three more dribbles rather than playing simple. He finished the match at 5/17 on shots, with 3 stray bullets.
THE FOLLOWING
Golden State (7-9) : The Warriors travel to Houston on Sunday to try to clinch their first road victory.
New York (8-8): the Knicks continue in Phoenix on Sunday.
