Draymond Green’s defense keys Warriors’ victory

When this week’s defensive assignments were rattled off to Draymond Green, he said: “Man, tough, right?”

What’s becoming increasingly clear is that Green actually was talking about how tough it was going to be on his opponents.

A game after helping limit Anthony Davis to 6-for-20 shooting, Green made New York’s 7-foot-3 rookie sensation Kristaps Porzingis a nonfactor during a 1-for-11 shooting performance that allowed the Warriors to run away with a 121-85 victory Wednesday night at Oracle Arena.

“I thought Draymond was brilliant,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. “A great night for him. He was passing the ball, rebounding, defending and taking care of the ball. … He sees the game. He knows what’s happening at all times. Tonight was a fantastic game for him.”

Green had six points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Warriors outscored the Knicks by 31 points in his 29 minutes. If he makes close to that type of impact in upcoming games against Dirk Nowitzki and David Lee, Tim Duncan and LaMarcus Aldridge, and Karl-Anthony Towns, the Defensive Player of the Year voting might be complete with 12 games to play.

Of course, these Warriors aren’t about individual accolades. They’re chasing team history.

The Warriors (61-6) have won an NBA-record 50 straight regular-season home games and remained a game ahead of the pace of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, who won a single-season-record 72 games.

Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green blocks a shot attempt by New York Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis in 1st quarter of NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green blocks a shot attempt by New York Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis in 1st quarter of NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 20 Caption Close Draymond Green’s defense keys Warriors’ victory 1 / 20 Back to Gallery

“History,” Warriors reserve big man Marreese Speights said. “We keep making history. Everything we do from now on is history.”

After a blip in Los Angeles on March 6, the Warriors resolutely marched through a 6-0 homestand, settling their play and monitoring minutes just in time for a three-game trek to Dallas, San Antonio and Minnesota.

The Warriors might have played their cleanest game during the homestand against the Knicks (28-41), who have lost 15 of 20 games — starting with a 116-95 home loss to the Warriors on Jan. 31. On Wednesday, the Warriors limited New York to 39.6 percent from the floor, committed only seven turnovers before garbage time and dished out 32 assists on a 50.5 percent shooting night.

“That was probably our most complete game in a while,” point guard Stephen Curry said. “Forty-eight minutes of complete focus.”

Curry provided much of the offense, going 8-for-13 from three-point range for 34 points. Klay Thompson (19 points, seven rebounds), Speights (13 points) and Andrew Bogut (10 points, seven rebounds) also scored in double figures. None of them played as much as 30 minutes.

The Warriors opened the game 0-for-6 from the floor and with two turnovers, failing to score until Curry found Bogut for an alley-oop dunk that triggered a 15-3 run and an eight-point lead. Curry made three three-pointers in a 68-second span late in the first quarter to extend the Warriors’ lead to 28-15.

Thompson’s three-pointer midway through the second quarter gave the Warriors a 47-27 lead, but Carmelo Anthony’s three-pointer trimmed New York’s deficit to 54-42 with 3:01 remaining. Curry and Thompson combined to score the Warriors’ final seven points in the half, taking their team into the break with a 62-46 lead.

The Warriors opened the third quarter on a 14-2 run, holding New York to 1-for-9 shooting and forcing three turnovers. They ballooned the lead to as many as 36 points, and Bogut, Curry and Green got comfortable watching the fourth quarter from the bench.

Green doesn’t like to sit, but at least it gave him some time to consider where he’d put the Defensive Player of the Year trophy.

Rusty Simmons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: rsimmons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Rusty_SFChron