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Curry-lead Warriors defeated Knicks to win their 7th straight (97 – 94)

March 16, 2025

It was a record-setting game by the Warriors as they defeated the NY Knicks for their 7th straight win, the win also made Steve Kerr as the Warriors’ regular-season victory leader, over taking the late Hall of Famer Al Attles with his 558th victory in his 11th season. The Warriors are 14-2 since acquiring Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline.

It was a close first half, where both the Knicks and Warriors are just trading shots after shots after shot. By the half, Warriors’ lead was only 4 points but by the end of 3rd qtr,the Warriors was able to build a momentum that carried over to the 4th and was able to create a 9 points cushion at the 9:32 mark of the game. Steph Curry lead the Warriors with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, followed by Moses Moody, who has been playing great since the All-Star break, added 18 points, and Jimmy Butler with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Karl-Anthony Towns lead the Knicks with 29 points and 12 rebounds, and OG Anunoby added 23 points and 9 rebounds. The NY Knicks are missing the services of Jalen Brunson, who will be out for 1-2 weeks due to a sprained ankle.

The Knicks will travel to Florida to face the Heat on Monday night, while the Warriors will host the Denver Nuggets this Tuesday evening to extend their winning streak.

Lakers win their 8th straight against Knicks in OT (113 – 109)

March 8, 2025

Knicks lead almost the entire games but the Lakers made a run that forces the Knicks to dig deep to force an OT.

NY was lead by Jalen Brunson scoring 39 points and 10 assists, OG Anunoby added 20 points, while Josh Hart had 18 points and 10 rebounds.

But in the end Luka Doncic and Lebron James was too much for the NY, both Luka and Lebron combined for 63 points, 19 rebounds and 20 assists.

Here’s the 10 mins video from NBA on the last 6 mins of regulation and the entire OT.

Golden State Warriors wins 2 Straight Road Games

March 6, 2025

The Golden State Warriors who are currently at the end of their 5-road game, has won 2 straight after losing to the “Embiid-less” Philadelphia 76ers.

Win against Charlotte Hornets (119 – 101)
via NBA.com;

Stephen Curry had 21 points and 10 assists in his annual homecoming game, and the Golden State Warriors pulled away in the second half to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 119-101 on Monday night for their sixth win in seven games.

Win against New York Knicks (114-102)
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Stephen Curry had 28 points and nine assists while running his personal record to 12-1 at Madison Square Garden, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks 114-102 on Tuesday night.

Jimmy Butler and Brandin Podziemski added 19 points apiece for the Warriors, who improved to 3-1 on their five-game trip. It feels like home for them on the Knicks’ floor, where they have won 12 of the last 14 times.

Draymond Green finished with eight points, nine rebounds and eight assists on his 35th birthday.

Their next game will be in Brooklyn this Friday, the Warriors will then have a 7-game homestead against the Detroit, Portland, Sacramento, New York, Denver, Milwaukee and Toronto.

The Warriors are currently in 6th in the West and just 4 games behind the Memphis Grizzlies, who sits in the 4th place in the West.

KAT to Knicks trade now Official

October 3, 2024

That Karl-Anthony Towns 3-team trade to the Knicks is now official. NBA wrote “Karl-Anthony Towns joined the Knicks on Wednesday after the Minnesota Timberwolves sent their four-time All-Star to New York in a three-team trade that also included the Charlotte Hornets.”

Here’s the details of the trade;

Knicks receive: 

  • Karl-Anthony Towns (via Timberwolves)
  • Draft rights to James Nnaji (via Hornets)

Timberwolves receive:

  • Julius Randle (via Knicks)
  • Donte DiVincenzo (via Knicks)
  • Keita Bates-Diop (via Knicks)
  • Future first-round pick (from Knicks via Pistons)

Hornets receive:

  • Charlie Brown (via Knicks)
  • DaQuan Jeffries (via Knicks)
  • Duane Washington Jr. (via Knicks)
  • 2 future second-round picks (via Knicks)
  • 2025 second-round pick (via Timberwolves)
  • Cash considerations

KAT also posted a farewell message, embedded above, to the Timberwolves organization and the Minnesota fans, where he played since 2016 and won Rookie of the Year awards, All-Rookie 1st Team and All-NBA 3rd Team (twice).

Dikembe Mutombo passed away at the age of 58 from brain cancer

October 1, 2024

NBA announced the death of one of the greatest big man in the NBA. He known for wagging his right index finger whenever he blocks a shot.

Drafted by the Denver Nuggets, Mutombo was the fourth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft. After 6 season with the Nuggets, he signed a 5-year, $55 million free agent contract with the Atlanta Hawks, then one-year with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, he reached the NBA Finals while playing for both teams. In October 2003, he signed a two-year deal with the New York Knicks, then in 2004 the Knicks traded him to the Chicago Bulls, but before the start of the season the Bulls traded Mutombo to the Houston Rockets where he played for 5-years and retired in 2009 as Rockets.

Messages from the NBA and the teams that Mutombo played with;

Reports: Knicks acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns in 3-team deal   

September 29, 2024

Dave Campbell & Tim Reynolds | The Associated Press via NBA;

Per Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, New York is adding All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, sending back All-Star forward Julius Randle to the Timberwolves, along with guard Donte DiVincenzo and a protected first-round pick (via Detroit).

The Hornets soon emerged as a reportedly crucial third team in the deal, taking on DaQuan Jeffries and draft compensation to help facilitate considering the cap implications that come into play with a pair of “apron” teams.

A blockbuster trade but it appears that this is more on the salary cap situation of than anything else.

NBA Roundup for March 23rd Games; Warriors lost to Magics, Hawks defeated Knicks in their return to MSG, Bucks and Nuggets taking care of business at hime.

March 23, 2022

Golden State Warriors – Orlando Magics

The Golden State Warriors lost to the Orlando Magics, their 3rd loss straight lost since Steph’s injury against the Boston Celtics. Warriors made it to a close game but Franz Wagner’s late three free throws with 12.2 seconds left and dunked on an inbounds play sealed the game for the Golden State.

With the Warriors’ loss (47-25), Phoenix Suns (58-14) clinched first place in the Pacific Division.

Atlanta Hawks – New York Knicks

In their first game at the Madison Square Garden since last season’s playoff, Atlanta Hawks defeated the NY Knicks. Trae Young had 45 points and 8 assists, he got a lot of help from Bogdan Bogdanovic who scored a season-high 32 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. Bogdan’s biggest contribution to the game when he hit a go-ahead 3, then another by De’Andre Hunter which is part of Hawks’ 11-0 run with 1:04 left in the game.

Hawks will visit Detroit while the Knicks will go to Charlotte on Wednesday.

Milwaukee Bucks – Chicago Bulls

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points and 17 rebounds in his return after missing games because of a sore right knee. Bucks missed the services of All-Star forward Khris Middleton, who was dealing with a sore left wrist. Bucks also saw the return of Brook Lopez, who had 10 points and 6 rebounds in 24 minutes for Milwaukee. Lopez came off the bench in the last three games after missing 67 because of a back injury that needed surgery.

Bucks will host the Washington Wizard while the Bulls will visit New Orleans this Thursday.

LA Clippers – Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets took care of their business at home by a 127-115 win over the LA Clippers. Nikola Jokic bounced back from a poor shooting night by scoring 30 points, 14 reb and 6 assists. Jokic had a lot of help from Hyland, Aaron Gordon and Jeff Green, chipping in 16 points and a combined 12 rebounds and 11 assists.

Clippers will be hosting the Philadelphia 76ers this Friday and Nuggets will need another monster game from Jokic, to fend off the Phoenix Suns this Thursday.

Participants for the NBA 2022 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest

February 11, 2022
Participants for the NBA 2022 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest

Here are the participants for this year’s NBA 2022 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, that will happen on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. ET (TNT) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.

Here the complete list;
• Cole Anthony, Orlando Magic
• Juan Toscano-Anderson, Golden State Warriors
• Obi Toppin, New York Knicks
• Jalen Green, Houston Rockets

This year’s slam dunk contest will be free for all, since there’s no clear winner and will probably come down to whoever execute the most creative dunk.

Here’s the highlight of last year’s contest.