Draymond Green pulled off teammate Stephen Curry’s signature ‘Night-Night’ celebration after helping the Golden State Warriors secure a crucial lead in crunch time against the New York Knicks. Green scored a clutch layup with 25.8 seconds to go to extend the Warriors’ lead to six points. Warriors went on to win 97-94 at Chase Center.<\/p>
Notably, this was their seventh straight win and head coach Steve Kerr’s 558th career win. With this, he surpassed Al Attles for the most wins in Warriors’ franchise history.<\/p>
It was a close-contested game right from the beginning, where both teams engaged in a neck-to-neck competition. The Warriors managed to lead the first half with 54-50, while the Knicks got past their counterparts 22-21 in the third quarter. <\/p>
In the final three minutes, both teams were tied at 88-88, when Moses Moody’s play took the tally to 90-88. The lead was soon extended to 92-88, owing to two free throws. Draymond Green drove in the final 25 seconds and finished at the rim to take the tally to 94-88. As the crowd at the Chase Center erupted in cheers, Green came up with the iconic ‘Night-Night’ celebration. <\/p>
This was the Warriors’ second win over the Knicks in eleven days. In their previous meeting on March 4, Stephen Curry’s 28 points led the Warriors to a 114-102 win at the Madison Square Garden in New York. <\/p>