Everything is ready for Friday night, the Golden State Warriors set to invade Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks which has not had very good results this season.
The Golden State Warriors have won 4 of their first 5 games and to win here they would get a third consecutive victory after beating the Wizards in a match that finished 144-122 on Wednesday night. Kevin Durant had a good game of 30 points with 8 rebounds and 7 assists in 13 of his 18 shots, while Klay Thompson contributed with 19 points. But this game belonged to the star Stephen Curry, who stole the show with 51 points and 11 of the three triples that the Warriors had.
Meanwhile, the New York Knicks will hope to end a four-game skid without knowing the victory, and after losing to the Heat in a 110-87 loss. Damyean Dotson led all scorers with 20 points from the bank, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 14 points, while Mario Hezonja contributed 13 points. No other player finished in figures of more than two digits since the Knicks shot just 36% from the field as a team.
Face to face, the Warriors have 6 wins and 2 losses in the last eight meetings in New York. Golden State’s weapons are everywhere, from Stephen Curry to Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, they have a scary squad.
The Knicks were competitive in their first three games of the season, but now they have lost two consecutive games by differences of more than 10 points, so there could not be a worse time to face the best player in the league at this time. Fizdale, the coach of New York, said that this week he would evaluate his lineups and possibly make some changes.