On December 14, Beijing time, the Warriors won the Pacers 102-100 on the road, Stephen Curry picked up in this game, he played 35 minutes, 8 of 20 shooting, 15 of 3 three-pointers, cut 26 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, 2 three-pointers away from surpassing Ray Allen's all-time three-point record. After this campaign, the Warriors will challenge the Knicks back-to-back away from home, and the other two top three shooters in history will also be on the field, which is the perfect script.
It's clear that Curry is likely to overtake Ray Allen in the next game against the Knicks and top the all-time three-point king. Curry's father, Dale Curry, previously said during the live broadcast of the Hornets game that he would personally travel to New York to witness Curry's record-breaking historic moment. The Warriors-Knicks match is a TNT nationwide live broadcast, Reggie Miller will serve as the sideline commentator, and Ray Allen himself is expected to come to the scene to witness, both are also the top three legendary shooters in the history of the three-point list, plus Curry had a relationship with the Knicks when he entered the draft in 2009. So it seems to be a perfect script, and the heat and attention of this game are directly full.
However, the Warriors encountered an emergency after playing the game against the Pacers, according to Bay Area reporter Marcus Thompson, the Warriors were forced to stay in Indianapolis due to mechanical failure of the aircraft, and they tried to take a new flight to leave Indianpolis, but did not succeed, and had to take the plane to New York tomorrow morning. Subsequently, a reporter broke the news that the warriors' new flight was determined to depart from India City at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning, and it is expected to arrive in New York in two hours, and the two teams will start at 7:30 p.m. local time.
As a result, the Warriors can only fly and play on the same day, which will be a severe test for the state and fitness of the players, after all, this is still playing on the road. Draymond Green tweeted on social media, suspected of complaining about the schedule of "back-to-back second game, same day flying and playing the same day".
After the victory over the Pacers, Warriors coach Steve Kerr teased reporters in an interview, saying that Curry would take a break from playing against the Knicks. Judging from Kerr's post-game interview, the Warriors' game with the Knicks does not have a rotation plan, but considering the unexpected situation of back-to-back away games encountering delays in take-off, the Warriors only arrive at the away game at noon and have to play in the afternoon, which may have variables for Curry and other main players.
Since Curry is likely to make history against the Knicks, the game is highly anticipated, and the ticket price is greatly inflated before the game. Tickets for the Warriors' game against the Knicks were left, but they were snapped up shortly after, and the lowest-priced hilltop ticket was $405 (2,577 yuan). You should know that the Knicks played the Pistons at home, and the maximum ticket price was only 298 US dollars (equivalent to 1896 yuan).
In addition, although the Warriors had to go to another away game (Boston) after playing the game against the Knicks, it was three days later, and the flight from New York to Boston was not very long, and the Warriors players were able to get plenty of rest and adjustment time during this time. I don't know if these two points can keep Kerr's original intention (not to rotate the players), it depends on how he weighs it.
Obviously, many fans are looking forward to witnessing Curry make history in the Warriors' away game against the Knicks, after all, Curry also has a relationship with the Knicks, and Curry wanted to join the Knicks at the beginning, but was cut off by the Warriors, which completely changed the team history of the two teams, and even changed the pattern of the NBA. Madison Square Garden Is also a basketball mecca, and there are no players who don't want to make their own history on this field, and their fans naturally love it.