Game ID: 22400885
Golden State Warriors @ New York Knicks
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 26 29 26 21 102GSW 25 22 35 32 114
GSW @ NYK ScoutingGSW @ NYK Scouting
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 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hart missed 2 since 2/20, returns tonight: 40 min (108% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 27 min since (72% of 37)
BACK Wright back 2/20 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 14)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 37 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/26 · 2 days' restBACK Hart back 2/23 after 2, 40 min since (108% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 31 min since (84% of 37)
BACK Wright back 2/20 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 14)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Wright missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
BACK Hart back 2/23 after 2, 39 min since (105% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 35 min since (94% of 37)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Wright missed 3 since 2/23, out tonight
BACK Hart back 2/23 after 2, 36 min since (96% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 36 min since (96% of 37)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Wright missed 4 since 2/23, out tonight
BACK Hart back 2/23 after 2, 38 min since (101% of 37)
BACK Anunoby back 2/21 after 6, 37 min since (100% of 37)
NYK availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Wright missed 5 since 2/23, out tonight
BACK Hart back 2/23 after 2, 37 min since (98% of 37)
NYK availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Wright missed 6 since 2/23, out tonight
NYK availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Wright missed 7 since 2/23, returns tonight: 6 min (42% of 14)
NYK availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/10 after 7, 6 min since (42% of 14)
GSW availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 23 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 24 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 25 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 3 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 26 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 4 since 2/23, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 27 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 28 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 29 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 3/04, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Post 15 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 30 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/13 · 2 days' restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 31 since 1/05, returns tonight: 20 min (82% of 24)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 3/03 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Payton II 15 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Santos 13 to 19 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Green at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and New York minus-5 and the defense, Golden State allowing 107 a night to New York's 118. Call it New York 115, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
2/23 @ BOS 105-118 — NYK notes
NYK lost 105-118. NYK shot 43% (40 of 92) to BOS's 49%, 14 of 36 from three. Towns led with 24 (9 of 20, 3 of 4 from three); Brunson added 22, Hart 20. Q3 was theirs, 39-25, the deficit cut from 21 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 93-66 against them. Bridges's -23 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 vs PHI 110-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 110-105. NYK shot 52% (40 of 77) to PHI's 44%, 7 of 19 from three, and went to the line 29 times to PHI's 20 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. Brunson led with 34 (8 of 17, 3 of 5 from three, 15 of 16 at the line); Bridges added 28, Anunoby 16. The hinge was Q1, 33-21: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
2/28 @ MEM 114-113 — NYK notes
NYK won 114-113. NYK shot 46% (44 of 95) to MEM's 47%, 13 of 38 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MEM's 22. NYK turned it over 8 times to MEM's 18. The glass went 35-58 against them. Brunson led with 23 (10 of 23, 2 of 6 from three); Anunoby added 19, McBride 17. The hinge was Q4, 32-25: NYK came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 1. NYK trailed 56-59 at the half and won the second half 58-54. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/02 @ MIA 116-112 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-112 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 48% (46 of 95) to MIA's 54%, 14 of 44 from three. The glass went 46-34 for them. Brunson led with 31 (13 of 25, 3 of 11 from three); Anunoby added 23, Towns 19. The hinge was Q3, 36-25: the deficit went from 17 to 6. NYK trailed 45-62 at the half and won the second half 71-50. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/04 vs GSW 102-114 — NYK notes
NYK lost 102-114. NYK shot 45% (41 of 92) to GSW's 49%, 8 of 33 from three. Anunoby led with 29 (11 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Brunson added 25, Bridges 15. Q2 was theirs, 29-22, but the other 3 periods went 92-73 against them. They led by as many as 10. Hart's -22 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/06 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 28 and Dončić at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Reaves (2 straight), Hachimura (3 straight), Reddish (15 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Anunoby at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and New York minus-3 and the line, where the Lakers take 28 free throws a game to New York's 17. Call it the Lakers 114, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
3/07 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Harden at 26 and Leonard at 23 a game. Without Powell (2 straight), Jones Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 29 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Anunoby at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 37 percent from three to New York's 29. Call it the Clippers 114, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
3/10 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and LaVine at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Sabonis (4 straight), Monk (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Anunoby at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 39 percent from three to New York's 28 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-2. Call it Sacramento 115, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
3/12 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Simons at 29 and Avdija at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Ayton (12 straight), Thybulle (66 straight), Williams III (10 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Anunoby at 21 a game. Without Brunson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 110 a night to Portland's 117. Call it New York 114, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
2/25 vs CHA 128-92 — GSW notes
GSW won 128-92. GSW shot 49% (49 of 100) to CHA's 37%, 15 of 42 from three. GSW turned it over 11 times to CHA's 24. Hield led with 16 (6 of 11, 4 of 9 from three); S. Curry added 15, D. Green 15. The hinge was Q3, 41-24: a lead of 15 became 32, and the lead reached 39. S. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/27 @ ORL 121-115 — GSW notes
GSW won 121-115. GSW shot 46% (36 of 79) to ORL's 51%, 19 of 45 from three, and went to the line 34 times to ORL's 18 — 30 points from the stripe to their 14. GSW turned it over 12 times to ORL's 18. Curry led with 56 (16 of 25, 12 of 19 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Post added 18, Green 12. The hinge was Q3, 40-21: GSW came in trailing by 14 and left it ahead by 5. GSW trailed 52-66 at the half and won the second half 69-49. Post was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/01 @ PHI 119-126 — GSW notes
GSW lost 119-126. GSW took 15 more shots (100 to 85), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to PHI's 53%, 12 of 42 from three, and got to the line 19 times to PHI's 28. Curry led with 29 (10 of 18, 5 of 12 from three); Post added 16, Payton II 15. Q3 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 97-84 against them. Podziemski's -16 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 @ CHA 119-101 — GSW notes
GSW won 119-101. GSW shot 42% (40 of 95) to CHA's 40%, 18 of 50 from three, and got to the line 24 times to CHA's 33. GSW turned it over 8 times to CHA's 17. Hield led with 22 (8 of 14, 5 of 9 from three); Curry added 21, Podziemski 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 9 became 18. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/04 @ NYK 114-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 114-102. GSW shot 49% (43 of 88) to NYK's 45%, 13 of 37 from three. Curry led with 28 (10 of 21, 5 of 9 from three); Butler III added 19, Podziemski 19. The hinge was Q4, 32-21: a lead of 1 became 12. GSW trailed 47-55 at the half and won the second half 67-47. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/06 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 120, shooting 39 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 16 and Williams at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Evbuomwan (3 straight), Clowney (14 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Green at 13 a game. Without Kuminga (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 107 a night to Brooklyn's 120 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 15 times a game to Golden State's 11. Call it Golden State 115, Brooklyn 108.
3/08 vs DET — 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 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Curry at 35 and Butler III at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Kuminga (29 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Beasley at 18 a game. Without Harris (2 straight), Harper Jr. (13 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 115, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
3/10 vs POR — 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 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Butler III at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Kuminga (30 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Simons at 28 and Sharpe at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Ayton (11 straight), Avdija (2 straight), Thybulle (65 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and Portland plus-0 and the defense, Golden State allowing 112 a night to Portland's 118. Call it Golden State 118, Portland 109.
3/13 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Kuminga (31 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and DeRozan at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Sabonis (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to Sacramento's 19 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 14 times a game to Sacramento's 10. Call it Golden State 117, Sacramento 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
KK K. Knox II
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
NYK/GSW 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
Stephen Curry scores 28, improves to 12-1 at Madison Square Garden as Warriors beat Knicks 114-102
NEW YORK -- — Stephen Curry had 28 points and nine assists while running his personal record to 12-1 at Madison Square Garden, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks 114-102 on Tuesday night.
Jimmy Butler and Brandin Podziemski added 19 points apiece for the Warriors, who improved to 3-1 on their five-game trip. It feels like home for them on the Knicks' floor, where they have won 12 of the last 14 times.
Draymond Green finished with eight points, nine rebounds and eight assists on his 35th birthday.
OG Anunoby scored 29 points and Jalen Brunson had 25 for the Knicks, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. They played without All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns , who was out for personal reasons. Coach Tom Thibodeau said before the game he didn't know if Towns would be with the team when it left for a five-game trip that starts Thursday against the Lakers.
Takeaways Warriors: Playing for the second straight night after winning in Charlotte on Monday, Curry didn't seem bothered by the right ankle soreness he experienced in that game and played 33 minutes.
Knicks: Without the ability to get inside offense from Towns, the Knicks couldn't overcome their 8-for-33 shooting (24%) from 3-point range. Mitchell Robinson started at center in just his third game this season after returning from ankle surgery but played only 15 minutes while working his way back.
Key moment Curry and Brunson re-entered the game with Golden State leading by one with 6:33 remaining. The Warriors ran off an 11-0 spurt, holding the Knicks scoreless for four minutes, to make it 105-93 with 2:39 to play.
Key stat Curry scored 20 in the second half and Butler had 13.
Up next The Warriors remain in New York to visit Brooklyn on Thursday. The Knicks start their five-game trip that night in Los Angeles.