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Draymond Green bounced back from a costly
late-game ejection Saturday at Charlotte to produce seven
points, a team-high nine rebounds and a game-high 12 assists for
Golden State. The Warriors won for the first time in three games
on their current trip and avoided their first three-game losing
streak of the season.
Julius Randle, who learned just before the opening tip that he'd
been named to his first NBA All-Star team, had a team-high 25
points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Knicks, who lost
for just the second time in their past six games.
Randle was ejected from the game after drawing a second
technical foul with 17.5 seconds remaining.
The Warriors led 94-85 entering the fourth quarter but scored
just three points in the first 8:10 of the period, allowing the
Knicks to rally into a 97-all tie.
But Curry, who had missed his annual homecoming in Charlotte
with an illness, then connected on his momentum-turning
3-pointer, triggering Golden State's fast finish.
Curry later added a three-point play and Kelly Oubre Jr. capped
a 19-point night with two late dunks and a pair of free throws,
helping Golden State avenge an earlier 119-104 drubbing at the
hands of the Knicks in San Francisco last month.
Curry finished with a game-high 37 points, hitting seven of his
14 3-point attempts and all 12 of his free throws to pace the
Warriors, who complete a back-to-back Wednesday night at
Indiana.
Andrew Wiggins had 16 points and James Wiseman, playing for the
first time in 11 games after recovering from a sprained wrist,
added 14 points in 16 minutes off the bench for Golden State.
Elfrid Payton backed Randle with 20 points, Derrick Rose chipped
in with 16 to complement a team-high eight assists and Taj
Gibson collected a team-high 11 rebounds for the Knicks, who
outboarded the Warriors 56-41.
Payton and Rose had 12 points apiece in a high-scoring first
half that saw the Knicks build a 59-55 lead. Rose also had six
assists in 12 minutes off the bench, helping New York overcome
an early nine-point deficit.
Curry was held to just 11 points, nine on 3-pointers, in the
half.
--Field Level Media
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