The New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors have already met this season, with Steph Curry setting the all-time three-point record during that first meeting at Madison Square Garden. On Thursday night, the Knicks and Warriors will do battle again, as the Knicks look to avenge their loss from earlier in the season. In our NBA picks for tonight, we look at Knicks vs Warriors and offer up our top play for this marquee matchup.
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Knicks vs Warriors Betting Pick
This game will be played at 10:00 PM ET at Chase Center on Thursday, February 10, 2022.
Why Bet The Warriors:
✅ The Warriors are on the second night of a back to back, but they rested Klay Thompson in the first leg and should look better than they did on Wednesday against the Jazz. Assuming Steph Curry, who is not on the injury report, does not sit out on Thursday, expect the Warriors to come out with the intention of splitting their back to back.
✅ New York is dealing with some injury issues coming into this game, led by the doubtful status of RJ Barrett. Barrett has been one of the few bright spots for the Knicks during their three straight losses on this West coast road trip. Without Barrett to worry about, it gets easier to guard Evan Fournier and Julius Randle, which will be problematic against a team with multiple perimeter defenders of high quality.
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✅ The Warriors have the best defensive rating in the NBA this season, while the Knicks are in the bottom-10 in the NBA in offensive rating. Without Barrett to bolster the Knicks offense, and with both Mitchell Robinson and Nerlens Noel questionable for this game, the Knicks could be even worse than usual while in possession of the basketball in this matchup with a great defensive team.
New York Knicks
The New York Knicks have lost four straight games and 10 of their last 12 contests coming into Thursday night against the Golden State Warriors. They have lost all three of their games to start their Western swing, falling to the Lakers, Jazz, and Nuggets over the last week of action. Here, they will look to overcome the loss of a key contributor and snap their losing streak against one of the hottest teams in the NBA.
The loss of RJ Barrett is a significant one for the Knicks, as he has been one of their few reliable contributors of late. Without Barrett, it gets a lot easier to defend the Knicks, as they are forced to rely much more heavily on Julius Randle. With Randle struggling this season, he may not be able to carry the load well enough to win against Golden State.
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors had their nine-game win streak snapped on Wednesday night in a blowout loss to the Utah Jazz. Utah shot the lights out from three-point range in the second half, distancing themselves from the Warriors over the final 24 minutes of action. In this game, the Warriors will look to get back on the winning track, and will have some reinforcements in trying to do so.
Klay Thompson will return for the Warriors in this game, as he was rested on the front end of the back to back. As long as the Warriors do not rest Steph Curry for this game, they should like their chances to beat the struggling Knicks and to get back into the win column.