The Golden State Warriors are on a roll as All-Star Stephen Curry continues to pile up milestones and wins as his team pursues an NBA championship for what could be one of the last runs of his career.
Curry had 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists as he lead the Warriors past the New York Knicks 97-94 on Saturday night. Steve Kerr became the Warriors’ regular-season victory leader, passing late Hall of Famer Al Attles with his 558th victory in his 11th season.
Golden State won its seventh straight overall – and at home – and 12th in 13, which is good enough for sixth place in the Western Conference, just below the Los Angeles Lakers. Meanwhile, the Knicks are 3rd in the Eastern Conference, but things didn’t look bright for them on Saturday.
Knicks head coach go at it with a player
Things got rough for the New York Knicks as tempers flared during the fourth quarter, when the team was trailing 84-75. Head coach Tom Thibodeau and shooting guard Josh Hart screamed at each other during a timeout. It is not clear what caused the argument.
Josh Hart, by the way, had zero points in 39 minutes, a terrible night for the former Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers player. Thibodeau was asked about the heated exchange with Hart after the game and he tried to shrugged off.
“Aw yeah, I love Josh, you guys know that. Just whatever can get us going, just try to get us going. When a reporter described the confrontation as a ‘passionate moment’, the head coach replied with “yeah, that’s it.” It sure didn’t looked like it, though.
Not everything went bad for the Knicks
Superstar center Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points and 12 rebounds for the New York Knicks. He hit a timely 3-pointer with 4:38 to play before fouling out late. Towns dunked over superstar Golden State Warriors shooting guard Jimmy Butler to start the game.
New York held a 49-45 rebounding advantage but that wasn’t enough for them to hold off a hot Golden State Warriors team that have renewed their hopes of a championship with newcomer Jimmy Butler and a Stephen Curry that continues to shoot the ball better than anybody in the league.
The Knicks travel back cross-country to host Miami on Monday night while the Warriors continue their season-long seven-game homestand when the Nuggets visit Tuesday night.
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