The Warriors make their final Eastern Conference swing this week with a three-game trip, beginning Monday against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Coverage on NBC Sports Bay Area begins at 3:30, with tipoff scheduled for 4:35.
Rookie forward Jordan Bell, out since Jan. 17, has been upgraded to probable with the Warriors (46-14) coming off perhaps their most impressive win of the season, a 112-80 rout of an Oklahoma City team that had beaten them twice.
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SIGN UP HERE New York (24-37) has lost nine of its last 11 and any probability of reaching the playoffs ended when star forward Kristaps Porzingis sustained a season-ending knee injury on Feb. 6.
BETTING LINE:
Warriors by 12
MATCHUP TO WATCH:
Draymond Green vs. Michael Beasley: The loss of Porzingis has resulted in Beasley moving into the starting lineup. There are many reasons for his checkered career, none related to his scoring ability. He totaled a team-high 21 points when the teams met last month in Oakland and poured in 32 in 25 minutes against Boston in December. Green lives for such assignments.
INJURY REPORT:
Warriors: F/C Jordan Bell (L ankle inflammation) is listed as probable. G Pat McCaw (L wrist fracture) is listed as out.
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Knicks: G Ron Baker (R shoulder surgery), C Joakim Noah (personal reasons) and F Kristaps Porzingis (L ACL tear) are listed as out.
LAST 10:
Warriors: 6-4. Knicks: 1-9.
GAME OFFICIALS:
Jason Phillips (crew chief), Derek Richardson, Kevin Scott
SERIES HISTORY:
The Warriors win the first of two games this season, 123-112, on Jan. 23 at Oracle Arena. They are 7-0 against New York in the Steve Kerr era and have won 24 of the last 30 meetings.
THREE THINGS TO WATCH:
REVOLVING BIG MEN: Zaza Pachulia has been the starting center since arriving last season, but Warriors coach Steve Kerr now says matchups will be a factor over the final weeks. Either Pachulia or JaVale McGee, who started the last two games, could get the call against Knicks big man Enes Kanter.
THE BENCH MOBS: Warriors reserves rank No. 2 in offensive rating and No. 6 in defensive rating, whereas the Knicks are 12th in defensive rating and 22nd in offensive rating. The Warriors are a heavy favorite, with good reason, so the bench should get extended run.
THE FIRST 12: The Warriors are trying to shake their tendency of listless first quarters. They’re off to a good start, taking leads into the second quarter in back-to-back games for only the second time in the last 16 games. Can they keep it up on the road?