Warriors’ 47 Second Quarter Points Doom the Knicks

Saturday night the New York Knicks took on a well-rested Golden State Warriors team, as Steve Kerr rested all his key players Friday night.

Alexey Shved scored the first five points for New York, knocking down a three-pointer and then getting to the free throw line after being Stephen Curry foolishly fouled Shved while he was attempting a three. Curry quickly made up for it, knocking down back to back three-pointers of his own in 15 seconds. Curry on the ensuing possession took a heat check shot, near the hash mark, a good five feet behind the three-point line. Curry did not connect on the shot, but would make up for it on the next play, getting a pretty behind the back assist to Andrew Bogut for a slam dunk, tying the game up at ten with 7:55 remaining in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter New York led 27-26 in a very entertaining game with six ties and four lead changes, despite both teams shooting poorly. New York shot 40% from the field, while Golden State shot 37.5% from the field.

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Tim Hardaway Jr. picked up where he left off on Thursday night’s game in which he knocked down four three-pointers in the second quarter to propel New York over the Lakers, knocking down back to back three-pointers to start the second quarter to give New York a 33-28 lead. Golden State answered with back to back threes of their own, kick starting a 12-0 run to give the Warriors a 40-33 lead.

Derek Fisher picked up a technical with 2:15 remaining in the first half, after Andrea Bargnani got mauled and didn’t get a call, leading to a Shaun Livingston slam dunk the other way, which gave the Warriors a 59-47 lead. Fisher showed some emotion after reports of Fisher having a difference in an opinion with Phil Jackson on how demonstrative he should be with the referees.

The technical did not inspire the Knicks, instead New York gave up a 14-5 run to end the quarter. Curry exploded in the run, scoring ten of the 14 points, getting chants of M-V-P while attempting the technical free throw, then knocking down back to back threes, before finally beating the buzzer at the half for another three-pointer.

Golden State outscored New York 47-25 in the second quarter (47!!!), shooting a scorching 78.3% from the field, connecting on 8/9 three pointers. Golden State is a league best 39.1% three-point shooting, making the second most threes in the league per game with 10.6 three-pointers made per game, as per NBA.com. Conversely New York almost has the exact inverse rankings, allowing a league worst 38.6% three-point shooting, and allowing the third most three-pointers per game at 8.7 as per NBA.com. The Warriors connected on 12/19 from beyond the arc by halftime! Golden State led 73-52 at the half.

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Justin Holiday along with Curry also scored double figures in the second quarter, as well as a former-Knick David Lee, going a perfect 4/4 for eight points.

Golden State continued to pour it on in the third quarter, knocking down seven more three-pointers in the quarter. New York gave up 100 points with four minutes still remaining in the third quarter… The Warriors outscored the Knicks 38-21 in the third quarter, giving Golden State a 111-73 lead after three quarters of play.

Golden State eventually went on to win 94-125. Curry collected a double-double on his 27^th birthday with 25 points and 11 assists. Curry and Klay Thompson both converted on six three-pointers each! Thompson finished the game with 27 points. The Warriors connected on an astonishing 19/34 three-pointers Saturday night. The 19 three-pointers made by Golden State marked the most threes New York gave up to an opponent all-time.