National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Golden State 125, New York 94
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 14, 2015
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Officials: #59 Gary Zielinski, #64 Justin VanDuyne, #10 Ron Garretson
Attendance: 19596

Warriors 125, Knicks 94:
Stephen Curry celebrated his 27th birthday with six 3-pointers, 25 points and 11 assists as Golden State crushed visiting New York.

Klay Thompson buried six 3-pointers as well en route to 27 points for the Warriors, who improved to 29-2 at home. Draymond Green collected 12 points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals while Justin Holiday scored 19 points and nailed three of Golden State’s season-high tying 19 3-pointers.

Andrea Bargnani scored 18 points and Alexey Shved added 14 as the Knicks fell to 1-3 on their five-game road trip. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 13 off the bench for New York, which was outscored 85-46 in the second and third quarters.

The Knicks led 27-26 at the end of the first quarter and went up 33-28 when Hardaway started the second with back-to-back 3-pointers before the Warriors took control. Golden State went 18-of-23 from the field in the second quarter and Curry buried all three of his 3-point attempts in the frame, including two straight that made it 68-48 before his heave at the buzzer sent the Warriors into the break up 73-52.

Green and Thompson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it a 25-point gap with 9:38 left in the third and Curry capped a 13-1 burst from beyond the arc to push it to 98-65. Golden State took a 38-point advantage into the fourth went up 123-84 on Holiday’s 3-pointer as the Warriors coasted to the finish.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Curry was playing on his birthday for the third time in his career and improved to 16-of-28 from 3-point range in those games. … Golden State’s 47 second-quarter points were the most for the franchise since putting up 48 against Sacramento in 1991. … New York turned the ball over 16 times and allowed 28 fast-break points.
Top Game Performances
 
New York   Golden State
Andrea Bargnani 18 Scoring Klay Thompson 27
Cole Aldrich 5 Assists Stephen Curry 11
Cole Aldrich 9 Rebounds Draymond Green 7
Alexey Shved 4 Free Throws Made Marreese Speights 5
Alexey Shved 3 Steals Draymond Green 5
Cole Aldrich 5 Blocks Justin Holiday 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New York 94 39.6 9-25 9-16 25 51 10 6 16
Golden State 125 50.0 19-34 16-17 34 42 6 13 11
Upcoming Games
  • Golden State will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Warriors have a W/L % of .808 after a win and .769 after a loss.
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Knicks have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .173 after a loss.