NEW YORK – While Kevin Durant was attending the pre-game warm-up at Madison Square Garden, fans stood in rows across the stands, their cell phones recording every shot he took.

Many of them, if not all, hope that this time, Durant's jersey will be signed Knicks rather than Warriors.

Once the game started, Durant showed why they wanted it so much.

The Knicks pushed the Warriors until the fourth quarter when Durant took over, scoring 25 of his 41 points to allow Golden State to win 128-100 over the Knicks on Friday night.

The Knicks led by three points to start the last period, but Golden State apparently tipped a button and ran away with the game.

Any chance of a surprise victory is quickly carried away.

The Warriors dominated the Knicks, 47-16, in the fourth quarter, with Durant providing most of the work.

When asked what was wrong, David Fizdale did not have to look for an answer.

"Kevin Durant," said Fizdale. "And I saw our young guys, I just saw that, all right, we've done enough tonight, we've played enough, I just have to make those guys understand." how to play at 48 minutes play the university ball: forty. "

Durant shot 17 times out of 24 of the field, including 5 out of 9 from the perimeter of the match.

Stephen Curry shot 10 of 18 on the field and 6 of 11 over long distances to finish with 29 points while Draymond Green had 18 points.

New start five

In search of a better defensive formation, Fizdale has mixed his top five positions. He dropped Trey Burke, Lance Thomas and Enes Kanter for Noah Vonleh, Mitchell Robinson and Damyean Dotson.

"I thought the starting training was doing a great job," Fizdale said. "They started really well."

Ntilikina, in particular, had a solid match, scoring 17 points on 6 shots out of 11, including 3 out of 7 in the perimeter.

"I think I did a lot of work this summer that allowed me to be more comfortable on the court," Ntilikina said. "So, at the moment, I have had a good match, so I know that my goal is to be consistent, no matter where I am, to be effective and to give more." Options to the team. "

Kanter, who has eight points and 13 rebounds in 20 minutes, does not seem happy to have lost his starting position.

When asked what his reaction was when Fizdale told him, the usually loquacious Kanter was small.

"The coach said that he wanted me to lead the second unit," Kanter said. "So, I'm just at the head of the second unit."

Tim Hardaway Jr. had 24 points on 9 shots on 21, 4 of 12 on three points. Burke had 15 points on the bench.

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Play a full 48

The Knicks are 1-5, but they pushed three of their best opponents – the Celtics, Bucks and now Warriors – deep in the game.

They simply have not been able to close the party.

"For some reason, we do not see ourselves as a team that should be competitive and try to make me believe in it," Fizdale said. "But we've taken three really good teams deep enough, I'm trying to get them to understand how to play a full game, and believe in yourself."

A big reason for this is to be a young team.

When more experienced teams made one last effort, the Knicks lost their intensity.

"Many of these guys were not in the situation before," Hardaway said. "A lot of these guys come out of college and only play for 40 minutes, they have to understand – we all have to understand – there are eight minutes left."

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