Warriors 112, Raptors 109
TORONTO -- Guard Stephen Curry scored 44 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Toronto Raptors 112-109 on Saturday for their 25th straight regular-season victory dating to last season.
The Warriors are 21-0 to start the season, including 11-0 on the road.
Guard Kyle Lowry led the Raptors (12-9) with 41 points and seven assists.
The Raptors, who trailed by as many as 13 points in the first quarter and by 10 points at halftime, took the lead at 85-84 in the fourth quarter.
Toronto led 98-95 when forward Luis Scola made two free throws with 4:13 to play in the fourth, but Curry tied it with a 3-pointer.
Curry's 3-pointer with 2:33 to play put the Warriors ahead 102-100. After the Raptors tied it, forward Draymond Green made two free throws for a 104-102 Golden State lead with 1:25 to play.
Guard DeMar DeRozan made one of two free throws to cut the lead to one. Curry made two foul shots before Lowry made a driving layup with 44.2 seconds left, but missed a free throw and the Warriors led by one.
Curry made two free throws with 18.2 seconds left for a 108-105 Warriors lead. Lowry cut the lead to one with a basket before guard Klay Thompson made two free throws with seven seconds to play.
The lead was down to one when Scola made two free throws with 6.2 seconds left to finish with 10 points. Curry made both his free throws and Toronto turned over the ball with 3.3 seconds to play.
Thompson added 26 points for the Warriors, while Green had 16 points and nine rebounds. Center Festus Ezeli scored eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Golden State.
DeRozan added 16 points for the Raptors who have lost two in a row. Center Lucas Nogueira added 14 points while guard Cory Joseph and forward DeMarre Carroll had nine each.
Curry scored 16 points to lead Golden State to a 32-21 first-quarter lead.
Lowry scored 11 points in the second quarter and the Raptors took a 43-42 lead on a running dunk by DeRozan with 4:59 to play in the half.
Thompson hit two 3-pointers in the final minute of the second quarter to give him 19 points for the half and the Warriors a 59-49 lead at the intermission. Curry had 21 first-half points.
Lowry scored 11 points early in the third quarter and the Raptors cut the lead to four points. The lead was down to 76-73 when Nogueira put in a dunk with 2:52 left in the third quarter.
DeRozan's layup with 51.9 seconds left in the quarter cut the lead to two points. Curry's jumper gave the Warriors an 83-79 lead after three quarters.
Nogueira's dunk early in the fourth quarter tied the game, 84-84.
Forward James Johnson hit one of two free throws to give Toronto the lead at 85-84.
Thompson's 3-pointer with 7:53 to play gave the Warriors an 87-85 lead. After Toronto tied the game, Curry hit a 3-pointer and guard Shaun Livingston scored on a layup to give Golden State a 92-87 lead with 6:31 to play.
DeRozan's driving layup reduced Golden State's lead to one and Lowry gave Toronto a 96-95 lead with a driving reverse layup with 4:53 left.
NOTES: The Raptors celebrated the late Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize winner, with tributes before and during the game. ... The game marked the first time this season that the Raptors have played twice in a row at home. ... The Warriors defeated the Raptors 115-110 in the first meeting between the teams Nov. 17 at Oracle Arena. ... The Warriors entered Saturday with a 20-0 record to equal baseball's St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association in 1884 for the best start to a season among the four major U.S. sports leagues. ... The Raptors continue their six-game homestand Monday against the Los Angeles Lakers. ... Golden State will play the fourth game of a seven-game trip Sunday at Brooklyn against the Nets.