The Golden State Warriors cruised to a big win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Here’s what we learned during that impressive performance.
The Golden State Warriors handled their business on Tuesday night, routing the visiting New York Knicks 122-95.
With their second consecutive win, the Warriors improved to 27-14, good for second in the Western Conference. It was the type of result you’d expect to see from a game between the defending champs and a bottom-3 team missing its best player. The Warriors just have too much talent and experience for the Knicks.
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Golden State has, by their standards, struggled, for a myriad of reasons. They’ve done a good job, though, of handling their business against the league’s weakest teams. Not only did they come away with a win, but they also had one of their more solid outings of the season, especially in terms of offensive flow and execution.
The Warriors won most of the statistical matchups. They dished out an impressive 36 assists on 49 made field goals while finishing with 10 blocks to the Knicks’ one. Golden State also outproduced New York in certain areas that they don’t normally win.
Led by Klay Thompson‘s 16 attempts, the Warriors shot 45 3-pointers compared to the Knicks’ 24. Golden State also out-rebounded their opponent 49-39, something that they’d like to do more often when DeMarcus Cousins makes his debut, which is rumored to take place on Jan. 18 against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Understanding that this was an expected blowout against a lowly team a little more than a week into January, let’s explore three takeaways from this contest.