PREVIEW: Warriors (39-9) At New York Knicks (10-40): Will Curry Spice Up MSG Again?

Golden State Warriors (39-8) at New York Knicks (10-40)

Tip-off: Saturday, February 7th, 2015 – 4:30PM PDT

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

TV: CSN Bay Area | Radio: KNBR 680 AM

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive

Projected Starting Lineups:

Warriors

PG: Stephen Curry (23.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 8.1 APG)

SG: Klay Thompson (22.6 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.0 APG)

SF: Harrison Barnes (10.4 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.5 APG)

PF: Draymond Green (11.2 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 3.6 APG)

C: Andrew Bogut (6.5 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 2.8 APG)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (39-9, .813)

Knicks

PG: Jose Calderon (9.4 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 4.6 APG)

SG: Langston Galloway (11.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 3.2 APG)

SF: Carmelo Anthony (24.1 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 3.0 APG)

SF: Lance Thomas (10.1 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.8 APG)

PF: Louis Amundson (6.3 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 1.8 APG)

C: Jason Smith (7.6 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.5 APG)

Head Coach: Derek Fisher (10-40, .200)

Last Times Out

PREVIOUS WARRIORS GAME: On Friday, 2/6/2015, Golden State lost to Atlanta, 124-116.

PREVIOUS KNICKS GAME: On Friday, 2/6/2015, New York lost to Brooklyn, 92-88.

PREVIOUS WARRIORS-KNICKS MATCHUP: On 3/30/2014, Golden State lost to New York, 89-84, as the playoff-bound Warriors played down to their competition, the playoffs-missing Knicks. Curry had 32 points, but just one assist.

PREVIOUS WARRIORS-KNICKS MATCHUP IN NEW YORK: On 2/28/2014, Golden State defeated New York at Madison Square Garden, 126-103. Curry tallied a triple-double.

Curry’s epic 54-point performance was on 2/27/2013.

Game Notes

• “Carmelo Anthony will not dress for the #Knicks tonight vs GSW.” — Alan Hahn, MSG Network

• “Lance Thomas will start (for Anthony).” — Diamond Leung, Bay Area News Group

• “Derek Fisher says Carmelo Anthony will miss tonight’s game vs. the Warriors. Amar’e Stoudemire will play.” — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle

• “Knicks President Phil Jackson was head coach of the Chicago Bulls while Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr was on the roster for five seasons (1993-98)… The duo won three NBA Championships together (1996-98).” — Warriors PR

• “Warriors forward/center David Lee was selected in the first round (30th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, playing with the team from 2005-10… Lee averaged 13.0 points on 55.7 percent shooting from the field to go along with 9.6 rebounds in 368 contests (210 starts) over five seasons.” — Warriors PR

• “Knicks Head Coach Derek Fisher appeared in 156 games (68 starts) with Golden State over two seasons (2004-06), averaging 12.6 points, 4.2 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 30.8 minutes per contest.” – Warriors PR

• “The Warriors will try and bounce back with a win tonight in New York. Golden State has won 8 of their last 12 at MSG.” — Tim Roye, Warriors radio broadcaster

• “Curry: Career high 54 on 2/27/13 & on 2/28/14 a triple double, 27 points 11 boards & 11 assists in 30 minutes.” — Roye