The Golden State Warriors defeated the New York Knicks 110-99 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.
Stephen Curry's 3-pointer 17 seconds into the game gave the Warriors the early lead, and the Dubs held the lead for the remaining 47-plus minutes to win their seventh consecutive road game.
Curry led the way for the Warriors, recording 31 points and 11 rebounds. Jonathan Kuminga added 25 points and eight assists in the win.
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. New York Knicks
Team Leaders
GSW
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Curry - 31 | Curry - 11 | Green - 8 |
| Kuminga - 25 | Green - 10 | Paul - 6 |
| Thompson - 16 | Kuminga - 8 | Podziemski - 4 |
NYK
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Brunson - 27 | Hart - 18 | Hart - 7 |
| DiVincenzo - 16 | Achiuwa - 8 | Brunson - 5 |
| Hart/McBride - 14 | DiVincenzo - 7 | Sims - 3 |
QUICK START
The Warriors held the Knicks scoreless for over the first five minutes of Thursday’s contest, opening the game with a 14-0 lead, the Warriors largest run to open a game since the 1996-97 season. Stephen Curry led the way early for the Dubs, hitting three 3-pointers, while the Knicks missed their first nine field goal attempts of the game. The Warriors lead peaked at 17 points before ending the first frame with a 31-19 lead, their 12-point advantage was after the quarter was their highest of the season.
Stephen Curry drills the trey
CURRY ON THE GLASS
Stephen Curry hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter, recording 11 points in the frame, but more impressively, Curry grabbed seven first-quarter rebounds. His seven rebounds in the first quarter tied a career-high, when he also recorded seven rebounds in the opening frame against the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 22, 2016.
Curry’s rebounding prowess continued to show in the second quarter as his 10 first-half rebounds tied his most ever in a half (Dec. 28, 2015).
He finished the game with 11 rebounds, a season-high, while also adding eight 3-pointers in the victory.
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KUMINGA IN THE PAINT
Jonathan Kuminga scored 25 points on Thursday night, including a career-high 24 points in the paint. Kuminga's athleticism and strength was showcased throughout the course of the game, finishing around the rim in a variety of different ways.
Andris Biedrins (26 PITP) is the only Warrior to score more points in the paint in a single game than Kuminga in the last 14 seasons (Nov. 26, 2010).
Jonathan Kuminga with the big dunk
DRAYMOND FILLS THE STAT SHEET
Draymond Green had his fingerprints on all parts of the Warriors win. Green recorded seven points, 10 rebounds, six assists and a block on 3-for-4 shooting.
MOODY MAKES ANOTHER START
Moses Moody started for the second consecutive game and once again made an early impact for the Dubs. Moody scored four of his eight points in the first quarter, including a fast break And-1 off of a Draymond Green pass. Moody finished the night with a game-high plus-23 plus-minus.
Moses Moody with the hoop & harm
ROAD WINNING STREAK
The Warriors have now won seven straight road games, their longest road winning streak since the 2018-19 season (Dec. 29, 2018 - Feb. 8, 2019). They have also won 12 of their last 15 games, with their 12 wins since Jan. 30 being the most in the NBA.
Postgame Warriors Talk: Steve Kerr - 2/29/24
UP NEXT
The Warriors continue their road trip on Friday, concluding their back-to-back against the Toronto Raptors (4:30 p.m., NBCSBA) before playing the Boston Celtics on Sunday (12:30 p.m., ABC). The Dubs then return home to meet the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, March 6 (7 p.m.; NBCSBA, ESPN) as the team celebrates Women’s Empowerment Month.
TEAM NOTABLES:
- The Warriors improved to 31-27 overall and 15-12 on the road, including 2-0 on the current road trip.
- Golden State has won seven consecutive road games, marking the team’s longest road-winning streak of the season (prior to the current streak, the last time the Warriors won seven in a row on the road came during the 2018-19 season).
- The Warriors are 7-3 on the road vs. Eastern Conference opponents this season.
- The Warriors are now 9-4 all-time on Leap Day… Tonight marked the second time the Warriors have faced the Knicks on Leap Day, having met 60 years ago, in 1964 at Madison Square Garden, a 136-110 Warriors win.
- Golden State holds a 1-0 lead in the team’s season series with New York… The Warriors and Knicks matchup for the second and final time this season on 3/18 at Chase Center.
- Golden State improved to 2-0 when holding its opponent to under 100 points (also held Charlotte to 84 points).
- Tonight marked the first game of the Warriors 13th back-to-back set of the season… They will play in a league-high 17 back-to-back sets.
- The Warriors’ 12-point lead after the first quarter marked their largest lead after the first frame this season (prev. 11, two times).
- Stephen Curry tallied his fifth double-double of the season… He recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds in the game’s first half, marking the second-career time he’s posted a double-double in a half.
- Tonight marked his 24th game of 30-or-more points this season, the Warriors are 16-8 in those games… Tonight was his second double-figure rebounding game on the season.
- He posted his eighth game of eight-or-more threes this season, a league-leading mark (no other player has more than four such games).
- Jonathan Kuminga tallied his seventh game of 25-or-more points on the season (ninth-career game of 25-plus points)… … He has scored in double-figures in 37 of his last 38 games.
- Draymond Green grabbed 10 rebounds, his eighth game this season with 10-or-more rebounds.
- Moses Moody made his sixth start of the season and the Warriors are 5-1 in those games.
- Kevon Looney played in his 286th consecutive game, regular season & playoffs, the fifth-longest such streak in franchise history… Looney has played in 251 consecutive regular season games, marking the seventh-long streak in franchise history.