
OAKLAND – Once a place where opponents entered with caution and exited with a loss, Oracle Arena, in its final season as home of the Warriors, has lost its standing among the NBA’s most feared buildings.
The Warriors have a three-game losing streak at Oracle – their longest under coach Steve Kerr – and will try to snap it Tuesday night against the New York Knicks.
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The Warriors (26-14) are 15-6 at home, still good but eighth-best in the NBA. They were mashed by the Lakers (127-101) before losing in overtime to both the Trail Blazers (110-109) and Rockets (135-134).
Though this is their second three-game home losing streak in four-plus seasons under coach Steve Kerr, the Warriors have not lost four in a row in that span.
The Knicks (10-30) have posted five consecutive losing seasons and are on pace to make it six. They have lost nine their last 10 and 14 of their last 16. They are 0-8 against the Warriors since Steve Kerr took over as coach in 2014.
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Forward Kristaps Porzingis, New York’s best player, is recovering from surgery on his left ACL and is not scheduled for reevaluation until next month.
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Warriors
F Kevin Durant
F Draymond Green
C Kevon Looney
G Klay Thompson
G Stephen Curry
Knicks
F Kevin Knox
F Noah Vonleh
C Luke Kornet
G Tim Hardaway Jr.
G Emmanuel Mudiay
INJURY REPORT
Warriors: C DeMarcus Cousins (L Achilles’ tendon rehab), C Damian Jones (L pectoral surgery) and G Shaun Livingston (L knee soreness) are listed as out.
Knicks: G Frank Ntilikina (L ankle sprain), F Kristaps Porzingis (L knee surgery rehab) and C Mitchell Robinson (L ankle sprain) are listed as out.
ROTATION OUTLOOK
Warriors: The absence of Livingston leaves the Warriors with on backup PG (Quinn Cook). It also could translate into more minutes for F/G Andre Iguodala, a natural wing capable of running the offense. Expect Alfonzo McKinnie to get significant minutes.
With 2,277 3-pointers in his career, Curry needs six to move past Jason Terry and into third place on the all-time list of makes from beyond the arc. No. 1 is Ray Allen, with 2,973, and No. 2 is Reggie Miller, with 2,560.
Best-case scenario is the Warriors build a big lead through three quarters and turn it over to the bench in the fourth, which is conceivable given New York’s troubles.
Knicks: Though Kornet usually starts at C, Enes Kanter gets significant minutes and often puts in more time than Kornet. Kanter is solid on offense but a poor defender.
Hardaway is the leading scorer (20.2 ppg) but has not been efficient, shooting 39.0 percent from the field, including 34.4 percent from deep.
Rookie F Knox was injured to start the season but is showing why he was the ninth overall pick in the 2018 draft. He was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for December and has scored in double figures 11 consecutive games.
Vonleh, drafted ninth overall in 2014, is starting to produce, averaging 10.9 points and 11.8 rebounds over the last eight games. He has 13 double-doubles this season. The Knicks are last in the NBA in field-goal percentage, shooting 43.2 percent from the field.
Officials: Scott Foster (chief), Brian Forte, Leon Wood.