After a nine-game winning streak, the frustrated Warriors, sitting back-to-back at home, ushered in the Knicks' challenge during their four-game losing streak.
On the Warriors side, Tang Shen ushered in the return, head coach Kerr made adjustments, youngster Cuminga entered the starting lineup, and the Warriors tried to win by surprise and defend the home court to save face.
On the Knicks side, Barrett was absent due to injury, Mitchell Robinson guarded the inside line, and Grimes got the opportunity to play first, ready to help the team end the losing streak!
Finally, after 4 quarters of fighting, with the excellent performance of Curry + Cumminga, the Warriors who played at home, although in the first half, once overwhelmed the Knicks and occupied the initiative on the court.
But after returning from the second half, Randall + Fournier + Kemba Walker felt hot in the third quarter, leading the Knicks to play an 11-0 counterattack frenzy, instantly turning the situation on the court.
Although curry once again exerted his strength in the final quarter, trying to save the loss by himself, Tang Shen missed a draw and the Warriors lost the chance to win.
The Knicks, who finally withstood the pressure, also reversed the Warriors 116-114 on the road, staged a big upset at the same time, and also gave the opponent Warriors 2 consecutive losses!
In this game, although the Knicks once fell into a passive situation of falling behind in the score, fortunately, the team did not mess up with itself, but played a 5-player scoring double-double, multi-point blossom team performance, and completed the reversal + big upset.
In the case of Kemba Walker + Redish + Gibson and other main players, each performing their duties, the team ace Randle, and the two Tigers who jointly scored 37 points, Fournier + Burks, are particularly critical!
Randle was well defensively and defensively, scoring a team-high 28 points on 10-of-23 shooting in the first 35 minutes, plus an all-around performance of 16 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 block.
Among them, in the third quarter, he single-handedly rode through the level to score 11 points, not only stepped forward in time and led the Knicks to fight back, but also once became a difficult existence for the Warriors to solve!
In addition, as the team's sharpshooter, the play of Fournier in this game also played a crucial role.
Fournier fired five three-pointers and delivered 22 points and 1 rebound, providing the Knicks with powerful outside firepower and containment!
Of course, the Knicks were able to beat the Warriors in this game, and the performance of Tiger Burks on the bench was also indispensable.
In this game, Burks went low and high, scoring only 1 point in the first half, and In the second half, Burks scored 14 points alone, contributing 15 points + 6 rebounds + 5 assists + 1 steal offensive and defensive performance.
And his key performance of scoring 12 points in the final quarter not only completely disrupted the Warriors' defensive deployment and plans, but also helped the Knicks keep the victory!
On the other hand, on the Warriors side, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the second half of this game, and was finally reversed, losing by 2 points and swallowing 2 consecutive losses, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
But rationally speaking, for the Warriors, this game, the team is not completely without highlights.
After all, in the case of Wiggins + Tang Shen + Cuminga and other main players, the performance of Curry in this game is indeed remarkable!
Curry played well, starting 38 minutes, shooting 5 three-pointers on 11 of 25 shooting, scoring a game-high 35 points, plus a double-double performance of 2 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal.
Although he failed to help the Warriors guard the home court, Curry's outstanding performance of 13 points in the final quarter did cause a lot of trouble and trouble to the Knicks, and it can be said that although the defeat was still glorious!
Just in the face of randall in a fiery state, and the Knicks, who are all soldiers, this battle has worked hard for a whole, but Curry, who is difficult to support, seems to have no choice but to accept the reality of 2 consecutive defeats!