On an excellent dynamic in December, the Knicks wanted to confirm at home once morest the Warriors. Mission accomplished for New York, which did not take half measures by crushing Golden State 132 to 94. Eighth victory in a row for Tom Thibodeau’s troops!
For the home score box of this meeting, we deliver it to you on a tray
Cleveland, Atlanta, Charlotte, Sacramento, Chicago twice and Indiana. The Knicks’ roster was already quite impressive at the start of this game, but the Madison Square Garden proteges can now add the Warriors’ scalp to their list. Still deprived of Stephen Curry but also of Andrew Wiggins, the Dubs did not make the weight for a long time on the side of the Big Apple. Despite some prowess from Jordan Poole in the first half, Golden State slowly but surely sank once morest the New York collective. The defeat was already complete when attacking the money time, the passage of the players from the bench in the last act will have transformed it into a massacre: +38 for New York! It’s the Knicks’ first home win once morest the Warriors since February 2013!
Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle will have once more contributed their stone to the building, well supported by the effective Quentin Grimes and an RJ Barrett who rose to power following returning from the locker room. We will also remember the good outing of Immanuel Quickley off the bench, who took advantage of the garbage time to inflate the figures a little. Much better in envy, dominant in the rebound, intractable defensively, the Knicks confirm their good arrangements of the moment. No team defends as well as New York over the last fortnight, it’s as simple as that. This eighth victory allows fans of orange and blue to consolidate their place in the Top 6 in the East and why not start looking a little higher. There are less than 3 games between New York and the podium!
On the Warriors side, the Way of the Cross outside continues and it’s now 15 defeats in 18 games away from San Francisco. Unfortunately not much to save from this match and we will have to show another face tomorrow in Brooklyn, another team that has been walking on water for a few weeks. If Golden State takes 130 once morest New York, we can’t even imagine what it’s going to be once morest Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
And eight for New York, which did not have to work too hard once morest the limited and very largely dominated Warriors. Tom Thibodeau’s men will try to continue this great series tomorrow, still at home, once morest the Raptors.
