Game ID: 22300852
Golden State Warriors @ New York Knicks
Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 19 27 24 29 99GSW 31 24 25 30 110
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NYK availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Randle missed 9 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 9 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 3 since 2/10, returns tonight: 11 min (42% of 26)
OUT Robinson missed 34 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 34 min since (277% of 12)
BACK Gibson back 2/06 after 2, 14 min since (133% of 10)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 41 min over the last 4
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Burks 15 to 23 min over the last 3
NYK availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 10 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 10 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 35 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 11 min since (42% of 26)
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 29 min since (234% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 27 min over the last 3
NEW Burks 15 to 21 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 11 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 11 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 36 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 17 min since (67% of 26)
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 25 min since (205% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Burks 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/27 · back-to-backOUT Randle missed 12 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 12 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 37 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 21 min since (79% of 26)
BACK Sims back 2/12 after 3, 24 min since (197% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 38 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 13 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 13 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 38 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 21 min since (79% of 26)
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/03 · 2 days' restOUT Randle missed 14 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 14 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 39 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 2/22 after 3, 20 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 15 since 1/29, not on tonight's roster
OUT Anunoby missed 15 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 40 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/08 · 2 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 16 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 41 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 17 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 42 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/22 · 6 days' restOUT Paul missed 18 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 15 min since (95% of 16)
NEW Podziemski 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 17 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 19 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 15 min since (95% of 16)
GSW availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 20 since 1/07, out tonight
GSW availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 21 since 1/07, returns tonight: 22 min (82% of 26)
GSW availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restBACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 22 min since (82% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/01 · back-to-backOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 24 min since (90% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 24 min since (90% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/06 · 2 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 4 since 2/27, returns tonight: 14 min (51% of 27)
OUT Podziemski missed 2 since 3/01, returns tonight: 26 min (99% of 27)
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 23 min since (88% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backBACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 14 min since (51% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 26 min since (99% of 27)
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 23 min since (85% of 26)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. Without Randle (13 straight), Anunoby (13 straight), Robinson (38 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Thompson at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 13. Call it New York 114, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
2/22 @ PHI 110-96 — NYK notes
NYK won 110-96. NYK shot 48% (38 of 79) to PHI's 44%, 15 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to PHI's 14 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. Bogdanović led with 22 (8 of 13, 6 of 6 from three); Brunson added 21, Hart 18. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 11 became 23, and the lead reached 26. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/24 vs BOS 102-116 — NYK notes
NYK lost 102-116. NYK shot 45% (37 of 82) to BOS's 57%, 13 of 38 from three. NYK turned it over 13 times to BOS's 7, and BOS turned those into 8 steals. Brunson led with 34 (12 of 25, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Hart added 16, DiVincenzo 12. Q2 was theirs, 32-32, but the other 3 periods went 84-70 against them. Bogdanović's -14 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 vs DET 113-111 — NYK notes
NYK won 113-111. NYK shot 45% (41 of 92) to DET's 48%, 15 of 39 from three. Brunson led with 35 (11 of 26, 3 of 11 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Hart added 23, DiVincenzo 21. The hinge was Q3, 30-26: a lead of 4 became 8. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
2/27 vs NOP 92-115 — NYK notes
NYK lost 92-115. NYK shot 37% (31 of 83) to NOP's 51%, 14 of 46 from three. DiVincenzo led with 23 (8 of 21, 7 of 18 from three); Bogdanović added 20, Hart 15. Q2 was theirs, 28-22, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 93-64 against them. McBride's -26 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/29 vs GSW 99-110 — NYK notes
NYK lost 99-110. NYK shot 37% (35 of 95) to GSW's 45%, 12 of 39 from three, and went to the line 24 times to GSW's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. Brunson led with 27 (11 of 25, 4 of 7 from three); DiVincenzo added 16, Hart 14. Q2 was theirs, 27-24, the deficit cut from 12 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 86-72 against them. Hartenstein's -18 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 22 and Garland at 19 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 110, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. Without Randle (14 straight), Anunoby (14 straight), Robinson (39 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to New York's 35 and the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-3. Call it Cleveland 113, New York 108.
3/05 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 110, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and DiVincenzo at 20 a game. Without Randle (15 straight), Anunoby (15 straight), Robinson (40 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murray at 23 and Hunter at 17 a game. Without Young (4 straight), Okongwu (6 straight), Krejčí (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 113, Atlanta 112, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/08 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; DiVincenzo at 22 and Brunson at 21 a game. Without Anunoby (16 straight), Robinson (41 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 95, shooting 55 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and F. Wagner at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-10 a night and New York minus-1 and the defense, Orlando allowing 95 a night to New York's 110. Call it Orlando 110, New York 106, New York keeping it close.
3/10 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 103, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 15 free throws a game; DiVincenzo at 20 and Brunson at 18 a game. Without Anunoby (17 straight), Robinson (42 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 24 and Harris at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Maxey (3 straight), Embiid (17 straight), Melton (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 112 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 20 free throws a game to New York's 15. Call it New York 111, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/22 vs LAL 128-110 — GSW notes
GSW won 128-110. GSW shot 47% (50 of 107) to LAL's 49%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line 14 times to LAL's 21. Curry led with 32 (12 of 24, 6 of 13 from three); Wiggins added 20, Jackson-Davis 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-28: a lead of 3 became 11, and the lead reached 21. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/23 vs CHA 97-84 — GSW notes
GSW won 97-84. GSW shot 43% (38 of 89) to CHA's 36%, 13 of 42 from three. The glass went 53-43 for them. Curry led with 15 (5 of 14, 3 of 11 from three); Wiggins added 14, Podziemski 13. The hinge was Q1, 22-15: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/25 vs DEN 103-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 103-119. GSW shot 43% (35 of 81) to DEN's 49%, 11 of 34 from three. GSW turned it over 17 times to DEN's 10, and DEN turned those into 10 steals. Thompson led with 23 (7 of 15, 5 of 13 from three); Curry added 20, Kuminga 19. Q1 was theirs, 36-30, but the other 3 periods went 89-67 against them. They led by as many as 16. Green's -23 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 @ WAS 123-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 123-112. GSW shot 50% (47 of 94) to WAS's 49%, 21 of 46 from three. Thompson led with 25 (9 of 16, 6 of 11 from three); Kuminga added 21, Curry 18. The hinge was Q3, 38-17: a lead of 2 became 23. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/29 @ NYK 110-99 — GSW notes
GSW won 110-99. GSW shot 45% (44 of 98) to NYK's 37%, 14 of 44 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 24. Curry led with 31 (11 of 26, 8 of 18 from three); Kuminga added 25, Thompson 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-19: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/01 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Quickley at 22 and Barnes at 21 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (14 straight), Nwora (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Kuminga at 17 a game. Without Wiggins (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 105 a night to Toronto's 120 and the line, where Toronto takes 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 16. Call it Toronto 117, Golden State 116, Golden State keeping it close.
3/03 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 102, shooting 55 percent and 45 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Kuminga at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Wiggins (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 37 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 118, Golden State 110.
3/06 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Without Wiggins (4 straight), Podziemski (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 97, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Middleton (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 97 a night to Golden State's 115 and the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-7 a night and Golden State plus-0. Call it Milwaukee 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
3/07 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 13 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and White at 22 a game. Without Craig (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Chicago takes 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 13 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 15 times a game to Chicago's 10. Call it Golden State 116, Chicago 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
NYKAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MM M. McBride
PA P. Achiuwa
GSW/NYK the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Curry has 31 points and 11 rebounds, leads Warriors to 110-99 victory over Knicks
NEW YORK -- — A much better start for Stephen Curry led to one of the best in the NBA this season for the Golden State Warriors .
Curry had 31 points and 11 rebounds, bouncing back from a scoreless first half in his last game with a double-double by the midpoint of this one, and the Warriors beat the New York Knicks 110-99 on Thursday night.
The Warriors raced to a 14-0 lead and never trailed, though they were never in control for very long. Only the Brooklyn Nets , who scored the first 16 points against the Los Angeles Clippers in an eventual loss on Jan. 21, had a more dominant start to a game this season.
Curry was 0 for 7 in the first half of a victory in Washington on Tuesday, the first time he’s been scoreless through two quarters since Nov. 23, 2012. This time he had a 3-pointer to open the scoring and had 17 points and 10 rebounds by the break, the second time in his career he’s had a double-double in the first half.
“Every night’s different, but it didn’t hurt that in the Garden I had a good vibe and a good flow going,” Curry said.
Jonathan Kuminga added 25 points for the Warriors, who extended their road winning streak to seven games, their longest since winning 11 in a row in the 2018-19 season. They won for the 10th time in 12 games overall.
Curry finished with eight 3-pointers, while Klay Thompson added 16 points. Chris Paul had 11 points and six assists in his second game back after missing 21 with a broken left hand.
“There’s nothing like getting out there and playing, especially with our team,” Paul said. “We’ve got so many different ways that we are able to play with our team and I think the spirit is right and we’ve just got to keep playing the right way.”
Jalen Brunson scored 27 points for the Knicks, who finished 4-8 in February after going 14-2 in January. But they lost starting forwards Julius Randle and OG Anunoby late in that month and don't know when they'll be back.
Donte DiVincenzo added 16 points and Josh Hart had 14 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists for the Knicks, who missed their first nine shots and trailed by 17 early.
Curry opened the scoring 17 seconds into the game and the Warriors led 14-0 before four minutes were gone. DiVincenzo’s layup ended New York’s 0-for-9 start, but Thompson answered with a 3 to make it 17-2.
Another basket by Curry gave the Warriors a 22-5 advantage, which the Knicks trimmed to 50-44 lead in the half before Golden State took a 55-46 lead to the break.
"They hit us hard. They got out in transition, got easy buckets and then we had to fight out of a big hole, which we ended up doing,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “But first five or six minutes obviously weren’t our best, but I thought after that we did a pretty good job.”
The Warriors went back up by 17 on a 3-pointer by Curry midway through the third quarter but again the Knicks charged back, getting it down to 73-67 on a 3-pointer by Brunson with 2:39 remaining in the period.
New York was still within seven with under 3 1/2 minutes remaining, but Curry made 3-pointers for Golden State's next two baskets to push the lead back into double digits.
Anunoby could be inching closer to a return, with Thibodeau saying Thursday he was cleared to begin individual basketball activities such as dribbling and shooting, though still nothing where he would face any contact as he recovers from elbow surgery.