On February 11, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, the Warriors lost to the Knicks 114-116 at home, eating two consecutive losses, and the Knicks' 4-game losing streak ended. The two teams didn't pull away in the first three quarters of the game, and the Knicks led by 13 points in the early final quarter, with the Warriors closing the gap under Curry, Wiggins and Klay. Randall scored the key goal in the crucial moment, Clay conceded a flat ball and the Knicks won.
Statistics:
Knicks: Grimes 3 points, Randle 28 points, 16 boards and 7 assists, Robinson 7 points and 11 boards, Fournier 22 points, Walker 8 points, 3 boards and 6 assists, Gibson 10 points and 7 boards, Reddish 12 points and 3 assists, Burks 15 points, 6 boards and 5 assists;
Warriors: Wiggins 15 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, Cuminga 17 points and 5 boards, Looney 7 points and 5 boards, Klay 17 points, 7 boards and 5 assists, Curry 35 points and 10 assists, Poole 11 points, Lee 8 points and 3 boards;
Focus Lens:
Curry hit three-pointers in 176 consecutive games, continuing to expand the all-time record;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, Klay assisted Cumminga to shoot a three-pointer, And Fournier immediately returned the color, Clay chased after the retreat and three-pointers, and Fournier and Wiggins cut the points. Randall pulled out a jumper and then he scored a layup, Cumminga hit two free throws and Robinson ate a pie dunk. Cumminga scored on a dunk, Randle hit two free throws before Clay hit a three-pointer and Curry hit a big two-pointer. Robinson picked up the basket, Poole threw in, Fournier hit both free throws, and Looney and Gibson scored consecutive points. Fournier chased down the open three-point shot, Poole also hit a color, Randle hit two free throws, and GibsonRi suddenly shot a five-pointer. Bjelica scored from a layup, Reddish hit an unreasonable three-pointer, Lee almost pressed a whistle to hit, and the Knicks made it 33-28 to the Warriors.
In the second quarter, Curry scored 2+1, Gibson hit two free throws, Reddish flew in, and Clay made a three-step layup. Curry slammed in a three-pointer, Burks hit one of two free throws, Quickley extended his three-pointer, Bjelica responded and Redish pulled the bar up. Cumming plus nailed the big cap, Cumming stepped up the layup to score, Curry shot, Grimes' flying save foul, Curry hit all three free throws. Randall went up easy, Reddish and Lee scored against each other, Wiggins scored 2+1 and Grimes hit a three-pointer. Looney cut a dunk, Curry hit two free throws, Walker scored in front of the strong, Wiggins dunked, Curry hit a three-point shot from a long distance, and Walker made a layup to stop the bleeding. Looney scored with a layup, Randle hit both free throws, and the first half ended with the Knicks 57-62 Warriors.
In the third quarter, Randle counter-attacked, Fournier hit a three-pointer, Walker faced Wiggins to make a 2+1, and then he hit a three-pointer to extend the Knicks' advantage. Wiggins three-pointers stopped bleeding, Klay and Curry chased the three-pointer, Randle low-handed, Fournier countered on the left side of the three-point shot, Robinson slammed into 2+1, Randle and Wiggins scored consecutively. Cummingga broke through, Randle hit the inside line successfully, Cumminga stopped bleeding with three-pointers, and Burks and Randle scored consecutive points. Poole counter-attacked with a split, topping a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and the Knicks made it 88-82 to the Warriors.
In the fourth quarter, Quakeley made a layup, Gibson hit two free throws, and the Knicks' advantage widened to double digits. Anderson hit a jumper, Burks hit a board shot, and then he hit a three-pointer to stop the Warriors. Clay hit the board, Reddish hit both free throws, Anderson hit the basket and Lee hit a three-pointer. Burkes went low and Curry hit a three-pointer. Cumminga hit one of two free throws, Robinson threw a shot to score, Poole went low, Wiggins and Poole scored five straight points, and the gap narrowed to two points. Fournier hit a three-pointer, Clay scored, Randle hit one of two free throws, Cole was whistled for a technical foul and Burks scored. Curry lowered his hand, and then he hit both free throws, and the point difference was still 2 points. Randall hooked, Cumminga interfered with the ball, Burks made one of two free throws, Curry made two free throws, Reddish made one of two free throws, the Warriors had 6.2 seconds left to trail by 2 points, Klay lost the ball, and the Knicks maintained the lead and successfully won the victory.
Two teams starting lineup:
Warriors: Curry, Klay, Wiggins, Cumminga, Looney;
Knicks: Walker, Fournier, Robinson, Randall, Grimes;