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Knicks edge Warriors 132-94 at Madison Square Garden for EIGHTH straight win … as Immanuel Quickley has 22 points off the bench to lead New York in scoring
- The Knicks continued their strong play Tuesday with an easy win over the Warriors.
- Immanuel Quickley was one of six players in double figures in the home win
- Jalen Brunson also contributed 21 points as he continued his impressive year.
- The Knicks are down to the sixth seed in the East, just 2.5 games out of third place
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Immanuel Quickley scored 22 points off the bench to lead six players in double figures for the New York Knicks, who were never behind in extending the longest active winning streak in the NBA by defeating the Golden State Warriors 132-94 on Tuesday.
Jalen Brunson scored 21 points and Julius Randle (15 points, 12 rebounds) posted a double-double for the Knicks, who have won eight straight, their longest streak since a nine-game skid from April 9-24, 2021.
Quentin Grimes scored 19 points, RJ Barrett had 18 points and reserve Miles McBride added 10 points for the Knicks, who beat the Warriors in New York for the first time since February 27, 2013. Mitchell Robinson (9 points, 10 rebounds ) just missed a double-double.
Immanuel Quickley impressed off the bench for the Knicks on Tuesday night against the Warriors
Jordan Poole scored 26 points for the Warriors, who have fallen to 1-2 since superstar guard Stephen Curry suffered a left shoulder injury on Dec. 14. Curry is out indefinitely.
Jonathan Kuminga had 13 points while Moses Moody, Klay Thompson and Ty Jerome scored 11 points for Golden State, which lost for the sixth time in eight games.
The Knicks opened with an 8-0 run before the Warriors scored 12 of the next 16 points and tied the game for the only time on a trio of free throws by Poole. Barrett responded with a second-chance basket for New York, which twice allowed Golden State to within two points before taking a 33-25 lead into the second quarter.
The Warriors rode an 8-2 run to start the second before McBride and Quickley hit back-to-back 3-pointers.
Golden State cut the deficit to five before Brunson went on a career-high 9-0 run as the Knicks took their first double-digit lead. New York never led by less than nine the rest of the way and was up 69-56 at the half.
The Warriors cut the deficit to 10 three times in the third quarter before the Knicks began to pull away for good. Robinson’s free throws gave New York its first 20-point lead at 88-67 with 5:37 to play.
The Knicks led 100-81 late in the third and scored the first 11 points of the fourth to go ahead by 30 for the first time. New York took their biggest lead when Svi Mykhailiuk made a pair of free throws for the game’s final points with 58 seconds remaining.