Warriors 113, Raptors 89
Klay Thompson drained five 3-pointers en route to 25 points as Golden State bounced back by crushing host Toronto.
Stephen Curry added 22 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Warriors, who evened their six-game road trip at 2-2 after falling in Cleveland on Thursday. Draymond Green collected 17 points and nine rebounds as the Warriors built up a 41-point lead by the end of the third quarter.
Terrence Ross scored 18 points off the bench to lead the Raptors, who set a franchise low for field-goal percentage in a quarter in the first and never got back on track. DeMar DeRozan led the starters with 14 points on 4-of-16 shooting while Kyle Lowry went 1-of-7 from the field in 19 minutes for Toronto.
The Raptors went 1-of-19 from the floor in the first quarter and Thompson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push the lead to 22-5 before the Warriors settled for a 16-point gap at the end of the period. Toronto was not much better in the second and Golden State led by as much as 26 points before taking a 54-31 advantage into the break.
Thompson scored 11 points in a 13-2 run opening the third quarter and the Warriors scored on eight straight possessions through the middle of the frame, capped by Curry’s 3-pointer that made it a 40-point cushion with 4:05 left. The lead was 98-57 heading into the fourth as Golden State cleared the bench and took its foot off the gas.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto became the second team this season to record only one field goal in a quarter (Denver at New York, Nov. 16). … Curry has hit multiple 3-pointers in 13 straight games and has at least one 3-pointer in 64 consecutive road games, tying Kyle Korver for the second-longest streak in NBA history. … Lowry and DeRozan combined for five turnovers and zero assists.