Warriors 106, Knicks 92
Draymond Green collected 20 points and 13 rebounds as visiting Golden State jumped out to a big lead and held off New York.
Stephen Curry scored 22 points and Klay Thompson added 16 for the Warriors, who bounced back from a loss at Atlanta on Friday. David Lee posted his first double-double of the season with 10 points and a season-best 10 rebounds while Harrison Barnes scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting for Golden State.
Langston Galloway scored 15 points and Jason Smith collected 14 points and a season-high 13 rebounds for the Knicks, who were without Carmelo Anthony (rest). Amar’e Stoudemire added 13 points off the bench as New York dropped its third straight.
Green and Thompson capped a 15-0 run with back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Warriors a 20-10 lead, and it extended out to 32-19 by the end of the first quarter. Thompson’s free throws with 4:54 left in the half pushed the advantage to 24 points before Golden State settled for a 64-48 lead at the break.
Thompson scored nine points in a 10-2 run to help extend the lead to 89-63 with 3:08 left in the third before the Warriors settled for a 91-74 lead heading to the fourth. Golden State went nearly 6 1/2 minutes without scoring as the Knicks crept within 95-90, but Barnes broke the drought with a free throw and combined with Curry on back-to-back 3-pointers as New York fell short.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Warriors improved to 9-2 in the second game of a back-to-back. … Anthony sat the second night of the back-to-back but is expected to return to the lineup when the Knicks visit the Miami Heat on Monday. … Green posted his second career game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds and has 33 boards in the last two games.