Golden State's Klay Thompson has woken up a slow-starting Warriors team by scoring 17 points in the second quarter to set up a 116-95 NBA win in New York.
Thompson finished with 34 points for the match on Sunday as the first-placed Warriors recovered from a first quarter in which they scored just 18 points.
Golden State stay 12 games clear atop the Pacific Division ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers, who recorded an impressive victory over Chicago.
Elsewhere, Miami beat Atlanta to leapfrog the Hawks and go top of the Southeast Division, and Orlando ended a run of eight straight defeats by beating Boston.
Golden State's Draymond Green tied Tom Gola's franchise record with his ninth triple-double of the season. He made all his nine shots on the way to 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Warriors (44-4) scored 64 points over the second and third quarters to make up for their poor opening and notch a seventh successive win.
Carmelo Anthony had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who lost for the fifth time in six games.
Los Angeles' Jamal Crawford scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, leading a dominant bench effort for the second straight game, and the Clippers defeated Chicago 120-93.
JJ Redick added 21 points for the Clippers, who improved to 15-3 without Blake Griffin, who is out for at least a month after breaking his right hand while punching the team's assistant equipment manager.
Jimmy Butler scored 23 points for the Bulls, who dropped to 10-11 on the road.
Miami led from start to finish in beating divisional rival Atlanta 105-87.
Chris Bosh scored 18 points while Dwyane Wade and Luol Deng each had 17 points for the Heat, who brought up a fourth straight win for the first time since late in the 2013-14 season.
Paul Millsap and Al Horford each scored 17 for Atlanta, which has lost three straight.
Orlando's Evan Fournier scored 24 points as the Magic was reacquainted with winning, downing Boston 119-114.
Aaron Gordon had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Magic, who lost to the Celtics two days earlier.
Marcus Smart led Boston with 26 points.
Dallas overcame the absence of a rested Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks beat Phoenix 91-78, sending the Suns to a 14th consecutive road loss.
Minnesota too is having a miserable time on the road, suffering an 11th straight defeat as the Timberwolves lost 96-93 at Portland.
The Los Angeles Lakers were handed a 10th straight loss - matching a franchise worst - as they went down 101-82 at home against Charlotte.
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