National Basketball Association
Golden State 126, Toronto 105
When: 10:30 PM ET, Friday, January 2, 2015
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Officials:
#59 Gary Zielinski, #30 John Goble, #46 Ben Taylor
Attendance:
19596
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Warriors 126, Raptors 105: Stephen Curry led the way with 32 points and 12 assists and Draymond Green recorded his first career triple-double as Golden State turned away visiting Toronto.
Marreese Speights scored 26 points and Klay Thompson had 20 as the Warriors improved to 13-1 at home. Green finished with 16 points, a career-high 13 assists and 11 rebounds to go along with two blocks and two steals for Golden State.
Greivis Vasquez scored a season-high 25 points and Kyle Lowry added 22 points and eight assists for the Raptors. Lou Williams had 20 points off the bench and Amir Johnson contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, which dropped to 2-3 on its six-game road trip.
The Warriors put up 40 points in the first quarter and led 52-38 with 5:18 left in the second quarter before the Raptors ripped off a 19-3 run to jump on top before Golden State recovered to take a 66-61 lead into the break. Thompson scored seven points in a 17-2 run opening the third quarter to spread the lead to 20 points.
Speights’ basket put the Warriors in front 89-66 with 5:46 remaining in the third quarter before Toronto made a brief push and closed within 97-84 heading into the fourth. The Raptors cut it to single digits with five minutes left but Curry scored twice and found Speights for two baskets before burying back-to-back 3-pointers to push the lead back to 23 points with 1:38 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Warriors enjoyed their highest-scoring first quarter of the season and improved to 14-0 when scoring at least 60 points by the half. … Curry has recorded five games with at least 20 points and 10 assists this season and has 20 career 30-10 games (18 with points and assists). … Vasquez made five 3-point baskets and added seven assists and five rebounds in 34 minutes.
Top Game Performances
Toronto |
|
Golden State |
Greivis Vasquez 25 |
Scoring |
Stephen Curry 32 |
Kyle Lowry 8 |
Assists |
Draymond Green 13 |
Amir Johnson 10 |
Rebounds |
Draymond Green 11 |
Louis Williams 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Stephen Curry 7 |
Amir Johnson 2 |
Steals |
Draymond Green 2 |
James Johnson 1 |
Blocks |
Klay Thompson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Toronto
|
105 |
46.5 |
10-25 |
15-20 |
23 |
37 |
1 |
7 |
17 |
Golden State
|
126 |
53.3 |
12-28 |
16-20 |
35 |
45 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
Upcoming Games
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Golden State will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Warriors have a W/L % of .885 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Raptors have a W/L % of .720 after a win and .750 after a loss.