The Dubs will look to pick up their third-straight win when they take on the Knicks on Friday in their lone appearance at Madison Square Garden this season.
Warriors at KnicksFriday, October 264:30 p.m.Madison Square GardenNew York, NY
WATCH: NBCSBA, NBA TV
RADIO: 95.7 The Game, Warriors Mobile App and Warriors Radio Network
WE LOVE NEW YORK
After a pair of wins at home, the Dubs are back on the road for their first East Coast trip of the season. The three-game trek begins on Friday against the New York Knicks. The Dubs went 1-1 on their first road trip of the season, winning in dramatic fashion in Salt Lake City last Friday before losing a nail-biter in Denver on Sunday. The Dubs have won each of their last five trips to Madison Square Garden and have swept the two-game season series with the Knicks in each of the last four years. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. (Pacific). Watch the action on NBC Sports Bay Area and NBA TV, or listen to the call on 95.7 The Game and the Warriors Radio Network.
LAST TIME OUT Stephen Curry scored 51 points and sat out the entire fourth quarter of the Dubs’ 144-122 victory over the Wizards on Wednesday. Full Recap
MATCHUP AT A GLANCE
PROJECTED STARTERS
GSW: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Damian Jones
NYK: Trey Burke, Frank Ntilikina, Tim Hardaway Jr., Lance Thomas and Enes Kanter
INJURY & ROSTER NOTES
GSW: DeMarcus Cousins (left Achilles rehab) is out. Team Notes
NYK: Lance Thomas (sore left knee) is probable. Emmanuel Mudiay (sprained right ankle) is questionable. Kevin Knox (sprained left ankle), Courtney Lee (neck spasms) and Kristaps Porzingis (left knee) are out. Team Notes
ONE OF A KIND
If you needed further proof that there’s never been a shooter quite like Stephen Curry, here’s hoping you saw his performance on Wednesday night, because it’s tough to get any better than that. Curry was simply sensational, totaling 51 points on 24 shot attempts in just three quarters of action. Had Golden State not been leading by such a wide margin, it’s likely he would have had a chance to eclipse his previous career-high of 54 points. Curry’s point total was significantly boosted by his proficiency from long distance, as the two-time MVP shot a ridiculous 11-of-16 from beyond the arc. It was the 10th double-digit three-pointer game of his career, which are by far the most by any player in NBA history. Klay Thompson and J.R. Smith have three such games in their careers, while no other player has more than one.
TEAM LEADERS
NEW YORK SCOUTING REPORT
The Knicks are currently in the midst of a five-year postseason drought, and have gotten off to a slow start to the 2018-19 campaign. After earning a 19-point victory in their season opener, the Knicks have dropped four-straight heading into their matchup with the Warriors at Madison Square Garden on Friday. They’ve averaged only 101.5 points per game during their current losing streak, and their average of 20.0 assists per game are the fewest in the league. Golden State sits on the opposite end of that spectrum, ranking second in the NBA with an average of 29.8 helpers per contest. Several of those assists have preceded a Stephen Curry basket, and the Dubs’ dynamic point guard has gotten off to a blistering start to the season, having scored at least 29 points in every game and ranking second in the league with an average of 34.6 points per contest. His single-game career-high of 54 points came against the Knicks at MSG back in February of 2013, and if he can continue his hot start to the season into Friday, that Big Apple crowd might be in for another treat.