Curry ends slump with 31, Warriors beat Knicks
NEW YORK — Stephen Curry’s shot still wasn’t falling, and that wasn’t the only strange thing.
Madison Square Garden’s decision to play no sound during warmups or stoppages in play in the first half Sunday created a silent setting that was more fitting for middle school than a nationally televised NBA game.
“It was weird,” Curry said.
Everything was back to normal by the end.
Curry broke out of a shooting slump with 31 points and moved into the top 10 on the NBA’s career 3-point list, and the Golden State Warriors bounced back from consecutive losses to beat the New York Knicks 112-105.
Klay Thompson added 29 points to help the Warriors end their first regular-season losing streak in nearly two years.
Curry scored 15 on 6-of-8 shooting in the third quarter, once the music came back. He noticed the lack of noise in the locker room before the game, saying the Warriors were trying to pump themselves up once they took the court.
“That was pathetic. It was ridiculous. It changed
the flow of the game, it changed everything,” said Golden State’s Draymond Green, adding that it was “disrespectful” to innovators of NBA in-game entertainment.
“They need to trash that, because that’s exactly what it was.”
The Splash Brothers had dried up as Golden State dropped two in row following Kevin Durant’s knee injury, but they regained
their touch Sunday. Curry hit five 3-pointers, passing Chauncey Billups for 10th place, and added eight rebounds and six assists.
Thompson had a 3-pointer and two other baskets during a late surge that allowed Golden State to pull away after leading by one midway through the fourth quarter.
“We knew we’d be fine, getting back to who we are,” Curry said.