What we learned as Warriors put away Knicks with second-half comeback

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What we learned as Warriors put away Knicks with second-half comeback originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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Fighting fatigue on the second night of a back-to-back and brushing off some bumps and bruises, the Warriors dug deep Tuesday night for one of their better wins of the 2024-25 NBA season, beating the New York Knicks 114-102 at Madison Square Garden by outscoring them 67-47 in the second half.

This was a measuring stick win, a signature victory by its very definition.

Steph Curry, to no surprise, stole the show under the bright lights of the Big Apple. Curry scored a team-high 28 points and was a game-high plus-23. The game’s greatest shooter was 10 of 21 overall, including going 5 on 9 on 3-pointers.

Jimmy Butler turned it on offensively, especially in the second half when he scored 13 of his 19 points. His 19 points were his most since his fourth game playing for his new team. The Warriors now are 9-1 in the 10 games he has played.

Brandin Podziemski also scored 19 points, and Buddy Hield had 15, including some timely threes on a night he only made three of his 10 tries.

Here are three takeaways from the Warriors improving to 3-1 on their five-game road trip.

3-Point Trouble

No team defends the 3-point line worse than the Knicks. The way the Warriors were shooting from deep, especially in the first half, it felt like New York had a forcefield around the arc. The Warriors attempted 23 threes through the first quarter and made only five, resulting in a 21.7-percent clip.

Just as concerning was who was trying to hit the majority of triples. Curry took three 3-pointers and only made one. Moses Moody also was 1 of 3. Podziemski tried four times, converting once. Hield, whose first responsibility is putting 3-pointers on the scoreboard for the Warriors, was 1 of 7.

Shooting 28.6 percent on threes in the first half wasn’t a problem against the 14-win Charlotte Hornets. But going ice-cold against the 40-win Knicks is a different story, putting the Warriors in an eight-point hole at halftime.

Finding more offensive variety in the second half, along with Curry catching fire, the Warriors in the second…

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Publish date : 2025-03-04 19:21:00

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