Warriors win as battle of National Basketball Association best and worst goes to wire

Fellow All-Star guard Klay Thompson more than picked up the slack though, managing 34 points, shooting 14-of-18 from the field, including five three-pointers. For once, Curry was colder than the intro he received, going 5-of-17 for 13 points, the first time he’s had fewer points than shots in a full game this season.

“I could feel it coming”, said Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, discussing the Sixers’ comeback surge.

“We probably definitely should have lost, and it was all my fault”, Draymond Green said.

One game after narrowly beating the Philadelphia 76ers, the Golden State Warriors edged out the New York Knicks, 116-95, on Sunday night.

Green made all nine of his shots as the Warriors (44-4) wrapped up January at 40 games over.500. He was just 5 for 17 from the field on a court where he’s enjoyed some big performances.

Draymond Green recorded his ninth triple-double of the season with 20 points, 10 assists and 10 boards in Sunday’s win over the Knicks. They charged back with 64 over the middle two quarters – the Knicks had only 65 total through three – and looked back to normal after a sluggish Saturday in Philadelphia.

But unlike the Warriors, who have a number of players who can ignite quickly on offense, the Knicks were largely limited to just Carmelo Anthony (24 points), as No. 2 scorer Arron Afflalo-who’s been inconsistent all year-had one of his worst games of the season, shooting just 2-of-12 for five points.

“I’m a grown man”, Green said. “After a handsome first half of ball movement, we totally got away from our game, and lost our focus”, Kerr said.

The Warriors continued to play tough defense, only allowing the Knicks to score 16 points in the period. But then the second quarter started and Golden State went on one of their epic runs. “We have a very skilled roster of play-makers and shooters, and they’re committed to each other and they’re unselfish”.

Asked about hunting assists, he said, “Could you tell?” “He expects perfection and we’re never there”. After being scolded by Kerr, they finished the second quarter by making 14 of 15 shots. Thompson scored eight of his 17 second-quarter points in the burst. This game was a good indicator of how far they must go to become a contending team for a championship. There was that stretch where they lost 2 of 3 games, and though they recovered nicely in blowout victories against the Cavs and Spurs, on any given night, the Warriors are now looking a lot more beatable than they looked during the first couple months of the season. Hall of Famer and former Warriors star Chris Mullin was at the arena to visit his old team.

The Warriors return to action Wednesday in Washington D.C., where they visit the Wizards at Verizon Center. The play of beauty had turned into a comedy.

The Toronto Raptors extended their franchise-record winning run to 11 games after a 111-107 win over the Detroit Pistons.

The New York Knicks average 21.0 three point attempts per game and are 4-6 when attempting at least 25 in a game.

“You start to do what I did yesterday, it doesn’t work out”, he said. “I kind of like that”.