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Julius Randle capped a 28-point performance when he was awarded an interior hoop on a Jonathan Kuminga goaltending violation with 21.4 seconds remaining Thursday night as the New York Knicks (25-31) held on to beat the Golden State Warriors (41-15) 116-114 (33-28, 34-24, 20-31, 28-32) in San Francisco.

Player of the Game EFF 33 Julius Randle Points 28 Accuracy 10-23 Rebounds 16 Assists 7

Randle complemented his team-high scoring effort with a game-high 16 rebounds and a team-high seven assists, and Evan Fournier used five 3-pointers as the foundation for a 22-point night, allowing the Knicks to snap a four-game losing streak.

Stephen Curry had a game-high 35 points for the Warriors, who lost for a second straight night after absorbing a 111-85 drubbing at the hands of the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.

Down 62-57 at the half, the Knicks grabbed the upper hand by holding the Warriors to 20 points in the third quarter and two in the first 2 1/2 minutes of the final period, taking a 97-84 lead in the process.

But Golden State clawed back, getting within 104-102 on a Jordan Poole layup with still 4:34 to play and then 112-110 on two free throws by Kuminga with 1:07 to play.

Golden State had a chance to tie on its next possession, but Curry's layup hung on the rim and rolled off.

Randle followed by getting awarded two points on a Kuminga block that was deemed to occur on the shot's downward trajectory, doubling the Knicks' advantage to four points.

Alec Burks and Cam Reddish each missed a subsequent free throw to allow Golden State a shot at overtime, but Klay Thompson's potential game-tying 16-footer clanged off the rim as time expired.

Randle's 28 points included eight free throws in 12 tries. The Knicks outscored the hosts 24-15 from the line, getting 16 more attempts (33-17).

Burks finished with 15 points, Cam Reddish 12 and Taj Gibson 10 -- all off the bench -- for the Knicks, who won for the first time in four outings on a five-game Western swing. Mitchell Robinson complemented 11 rebounds with seven points.

Curry shot 5-for-16 on 3-pointers on a night when the Warriors fired up 45 attempts from beyond the arc, making just 15. He also found time to complete a double-double with a game-high 10 assists.

Thompson and Kuminga totaled 17 points apiece, while Andrew Wiggins had 15 and Poole 11 for the Warriors, who had won nine in a row before Wednesday's loss to the Jazz.

Warriors: Stephen Curry 35 (6/9 2PT, 5/16 3PT, 8/8 FT, 10 AST), Jonathan Kuminga 17 (2/3 3PT, 5/6 FT, 5 REB), Klay Thompson 17 (4/8 2PT, 3/9 3PT, 7 REB, 5 AST), Andrew Wiggins 15 (4/9 2PT, 2/4 3PT 7 REB, 4 AST), Jordan Poole 11 (4/6 2PT, 1/5 3PT).

Knicks: Julius Randle 28 (10/20 2PT, 8/12 FT, 16 REB, 7 AST), Evan Fournier 22 (5/13 3PT), Alec Burks 15 (6/9 FT, 6 REB, 5 AST), Cameron Reddish 12, Taj Gibson 10 (2/2 3PT, 7 REB).

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