Game ID: 22500584
New York Knicks @ Golden State Warriors
Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 30 32 37 27 126NYK 35 24 28 26 113
GSW vs NYK ScoutingGSW vs 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.
GSW availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 9 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Hield missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 14 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 12/29 after 2, 16 min since (80% of 20)
GSW availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 10 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 3 since 1/03, returns tonight: 4 min (24% of 19)
OUT Hield missed 3 since 1/03, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 18)
OUT Set. Curry missed 15 since 12/06, out tonight
GSW availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 11 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 16 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (24% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (26% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 12 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 17 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (24% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 6 min since (34% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 13 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 18 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 5 min since (28% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 6 min since (34% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 14 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 19 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (21% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 6 min since (34% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 15 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 20 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Spencer back 1/09 after 3, 4 min since (20% of 19)
BACK Hield back 1/09 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
GSW availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 16 since 12/20, returns tonight: 21 min (89% of 24)
OUT Santos missed 2 since 1/17, returns tonight: 15 min (72% of 20)
OUT Set. Curry missed 21 since 12/06, out tonight
GSW availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Set. Curry missed 22 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 1/20 after 16, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 15 min since (72% of 20)
NYK availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Hart missed 6 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 20 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/29 after 7, 26 min since (111% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 1/03 after 3, 22 min since (119% of 18)
NYK availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Hart missed 7 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 21 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 1/03 after 3, 23 min since (124% of 18)
NEW McBride 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Hart missed 8 since 12/27, returns tonight: 31 min (101% of 31)
OUT Shamet missed 22 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 1/03 after 3, 23 min since (126% of 18)
NEW McBride 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/14 · 2 days' restOUT Shamet missed 23 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Hart back 1/11 after 8, 31 min since (101% of 31)
BACK Robinson back 1/03 after 3, 23 min since (128% of 18)
NEW McBride 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/15 · back-to-backOUT Shamet missed 24 since 11/24, returns tonight: 16 min (77% of 21)
BACK Hart back 1/11 after 8, 31 min since (102% of 31)
NEW McBride 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Kolek 11 to 17 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restBACK Hart back 1/11 after 8, 33 min since (108% of 31)
BACK Shamet back 1/15 after 24, 16 min since (77% of 21)
NEW McBride 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 34 min (95% of 35)
BACK Hart back 1/11 after 8, 33 min since (108% of 31)
BACK Shamet back 1/15 after 24, 15 min since (73% of 21)
NEW McBride 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restBACK Brunson back 1/19 after 2, 34 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Hart back 1/11 after 8, 32 min since (104% of 31)
BACK Shamet back 1/15 after 24, 18 min since (85% of 21)
NEW McBride 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/24 · 2 days' restBACK Brunson back 1/19 after 2, 32 min since (91% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/15 after 24, 17 min since (82% of 21)
NEW McBride 24 to 29 min over the last 5
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 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 25 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Kuminga (13 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Anunoby at 16 a game. Without Shamet (24 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to New York's 114. Call it Golden State 118, New York 110.
1/07 vs MIL 120-113 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-113. GSW shot 49% (44 of 89) to MIL's 54%, 18 of 47 from three, and went to the line 18 times to MIL's 12 — 14 points from the stripe to their 7. Curry led with 31 (12 of 21, 3 of 9 from three); Melton added 22, Butler III 21. The hinge was Q2, 33-22: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/09 vs SAC 137-103 — GSW notes
GSW won 137-103. GSW shot 55% (52 of 95) to SAC's 50%, 19 of 45 from three. The glass went 41-31 for them. Curry led with 27 (10 of 21, 6 of 12 from three); Melton added 19, Butler III 15. The hinge was Q4, 40-19: a lead of 13 became 34. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/11 vs ATL 111-124 — GSW notes
GSW lost 111-124. GSW shot 47% (42 of 90) to ATL's 49%, 10 of 42 from three. GSW turned it over 15 times to ATL's 7, and ATL turned those into 9 steals. Curry led with 31 (11 of 21, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Butler III added 30, Melton 10. Q4 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 16 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 94-78 against them. They led by as many as 10. Podziemski's -21 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs POR 119-97 — GSW notes
GSW won 119-97. GSW shot 47% (42 of 89) to POR's 43%, 23 of 57 from three. GSW turned it over 14 times to POR's 22. The glass went 34-45 against them. Melton led with 23 (9 of 14, 4 of 6 from three); Butler III added 16, Podziemski 15. The hinge was Q1, 38-24: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Santos was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/15 vs NYK 126-113 — GSW notes
GSW won 126-113. GSW shot 54% (48 of 89) to NYK's 46%, 20 of 45 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NYK's 19. Butler III led with 32 (14 of 22, 1 of 3 from three); Curry added 27, Moody 21. The hinge was Q3, 37-28: a lead of 3 became 12, and the lead reached 17. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/17 vs CHA — 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 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 25 and Butler III at 23 a game. Without Kuminga (14 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ball at 24 and Bridges at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Hall (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-13 a night and Golden State plus-1 and the line, where Charlotte takes 21 free throws a game to Golden State's 16. Call it Golden State 117, Charlotte 114, Charlotte keeping it close.
1/19 vs MIA — 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 126 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 15 free throws a game; Butler III at 23 and Ste. Curry at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Kuminga (15 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 21 and Adebayo at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Jaquez Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 111 a night to Miami's 121 and the line, where Miami takes 24 free throws a game to Golden State's 15. Call it Golden State 122, Miami 113.
1/20 vs TOR — 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 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 15 free throws a game; Butler III at 24 and Ste. Curry at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kuminga (16 straight), Santos (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 24 from three, 26 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Ingram at 21 a game. Without Barrett (5 straight), Poeltl (14 straight), Walter (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Toronto's 24 and the line, where Toronto takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 15. Call it Golden State 117, Toronto 112.
1/22 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Marshall at 21 and Christie at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Washington (3 straight), Gafford (3 straight), Russell (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 16 free throws a game; Butler III at 22 and Podziemski at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 16 and the glass, where Dallas has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-5. Call it Dallas 119, Golden State 118, Golden State keeping it close.
1/07 vs LAC 123-111 — NYK notes
NYK won 123-111. NYK shot 50% (47 of 94) to LAC's 43%, 14 of 33 from three. Brunson led with 26 (9 of 12, 4 of 5 from three); Anunoby added 20, Towns 20. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 3 became 12, and the lead reached 15. NYK trailed 51-56 at the half and won the second half 72-55. Kolek was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/09 @ PHX 107-112 — NYK notes
NYK lost 107-112. NYK shot 45% (37 of 82) to PHX's 45%, 16 of 41 from three. NYK turned it over 17 times to PHX's 9. The glass went 50-37 for them. Brunson led with 27 (9 of 19, 5 of 10 from three); McBride added 17, Anunoby 15. Q2 was theirs, 37-34, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 78-70 against them.
1/11 @ POR 123-114 — NYK notes
NYK won 123-114. NYK shot 51% (50 of 99) to POR's 48%, 17 of 46 from three, and got to the line 8 times to POR's 25. Brunson led with 26 (10 of 19, 3 of 9 from three); Anunoby added 24, Towns 20. The hinge was Q2, 31-26: from level to 5 ahead. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/14 @ SAC 101-112 — NYK notes
NYK lost 101-112. NYK took 26 more shots (100 to 74), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to SAC's 47%, 8 of 41 from three, and got to the line 23 times to SAC's 38. NYK turned it over 9 times to SAC's 15. Bridges led with 19 (6 of 20, 2 of 9 from three); Anunoby added 15, Towns 13. Q4 was theirs, 25-16, the deficit cut from 20 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 96-76 against them. Anunoby's -16 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ GSW 113-126 — NYK notes
NYK lost 113-126. NYK shot 46% (42 of 91) to GSW's 54%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 19 times to GSW's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Anunoby led with 25 (10 of 20, 1 of 4 from three); McBride added 25, Bridges 21. Q1 was theirs, 35-30, but the other 3 periods went 96-78 against them. They led by as many as 17. Clarkson's -18 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 vs PHX — 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 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 21 and Anunoby at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 21 and Brooks at 21 a game. Without Green (31 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Phoenix minus-3 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 107 a night to New York's 115. Call it New York 114, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/19 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Anunoby at 20 and Brunson at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Brunson (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williams at 20 and Marshall at 20 a game. Without Flagg (2 straight), Washington (2 straight), Gafford (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Dallas plus-0 and the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it New York 117, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
1/21 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 19 and Anunoby at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 24 and Clowney at 13 a game. Without Saraf (18 straight), Johnson (5 straight), Etienne (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Brooklyn at 38 percent from three to New York's 31 and the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Brooklyn minus-2. Call it New York 115, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/24 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 29 and Maxey at 24 a game. Without McCain (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 18 and McBride at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the defense, New York allowing 105 a night to Philadelphia's 118. Call it Philadelphia 114, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
GY G. Yabusele
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PD P. Dadiet
TK T. Kolek
GSWAH A. Horford
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
WR W. Richard
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
Butler, Curry, Moody give Warriors three scorers with 20 or more points in 126-113 win over Knicks
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Jimmy Butler had 32 points and eight rebounds, Stephen Curry warmed up in the second half to finish with 27 points and seven assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks 126-113 on Thursday night.
Moses Moody scored 21 points with seven 3-pointers for the Warriors, while Brandin Podziemski had 19 points.
Deuce McBride and OG Anunoby each scored 25 points and Mikal Bridges had 21 as New York lost for the seventh time in nine games. The Knicks were without Jalen Brunson because of a sprained right ankle suffered in a 112-101 loss at Sacramento a night earlier.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and a season-best 20 rebounds for New York. This has been a two-day reunion tour for Knicks first-year coach Mike Brown, fired by the Kings last season and also a former Warriors top assistant.
Curry missed his first four 3-point tries before connecting from deep with 9:44 left in the third quarter. It marked only the third time this season he didn't have a 3 in the first half and first since going 0 for 6 in the initial two quarters Dec. 22 against Orlando.
He scored five straight points midway through the fourth to give Golden State a 107-94 lead.
Moody shot 7 for 9 from deep for his sixth 20-point performance of the season, while Butler notched his second 30-point game in the last three and fifth overall. The Warriors had three scorers with 20 or more for the eighth time.
Draymond Green was issued a Flagrant 1 foul upon replay review with 11:01 left in the game for his trip of Towns from the floor.
Warriors reserve forward Gui Santos was helped off the court with 2:21 left in the first quarter after a collision with Josh Hart . Santos sprained his left ankle, with coach Steve Kerr and the medical staff rushing out to check on him at midcourt. Santos then limped to the locker room and didn't return.