Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 64 points as the Warriors used a 31-23 fourth quarter to pull away from the Raptors in a 129-117 victory on Friday night at Chase Center.
A four-point game midway through the fourth quarter, the game was tight throughout. In fact, neither team led by more than eight points until Thompson knocked down a corner 3-pointer with two minutes left in the game. That shot gave the Dubs a 10-point advantage, and the Raptors would not cut their deficit down below eight points the rest of the way.
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. Toronto Raptors
Curry led the Warriors with 35 points and 11 assists and Thompson knocked down six 3-pointers to finish with 29 points and eight rebounds. The Splash Brothers combined for 18 of the team’s 31 points in the final period, and the Dubs also got huge contributions from Donte DiVincenzo (12 points, career-high 11 assists), Jonathan Kuminga (15 points), Kevon Looney (12 points, eight rebounds) and JaMychal Green (10 points, six rebounds).
With the win, the Warriors closed out a regular season sweep of Toronto and moved to 25-24 on the season going into a three-game road trip that opens on Monday in Oklahoma City.
Team Leaders
GSW
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Curry - 35 | Looney - 8 | Curry - 11 |
| Thompson - 29 | Thompson - 8 | DiVincenzo - 11 |
| Kuminga - 15 | Curry/D. Green - 7 | D. Green - 7 |
TOR
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| VanVleet - 28 | Achiuwa - 11 | VanVleet - 10 |
| Barnes - 24 | Boucher - 9 | Barnes - 5 |
| Siakam - 21Barnes - 17 | Siakam - 7 | Siakam - 3 |
Postgame Warriors Talk
PUTTING ON AN OFFENSIVE DISPLAY
The Warriors shot 55.6 percent from the floor, connected on 18 3-pointers and had 40 assists on 50 made baskets. Curry and DiVincenzo each had 11 assists, and three reserves had double-digit scoring efforts to help give the Warriors a 39-25 bench scoring advantage. Going up against the team that forces the most turnovers in the NBA, the Warriors, who are second worst in turning it over this season, protected the ball for the most part, resulting in open looks throughout the evening. The Warriors took advantage of those looks and had 62 points in the paint, with many of those coming early, and the Dubs finished off Toronto with some strong 3-point shooting late.
Klay Thompson drills the trey
KUMINGA CHANGES THE GAME
Going into Friday’s game, Jonathan Kuminga had made 19 3-pointers all season. But in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter, he made four. The 3-point barrage began with a game-tying 3-pointer with 2:49 left in the third period, and he put the Dubs ahead on the next possession with another triple. Curry briefly interrupted Kuminga’s 3-point display with a shot that put the Dubs up for good, but the second-year forward from the Congo added another three to send the Warriors into the fourth quarter up by four.
Kuminga Splash Party
SPLASH BROTHERS CLOSE IT OUT
Kuminga’s hot shooting initiated a sequence of six consecutive made 3-point attempts for the Dubs, the last by Klay Thompson. Thompson concluded that stretch early in the fourth period, and he’d make two more 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Curry matched Thompson’s nine fourth quarter points, and the two combined for 15 of the team’s final 24 points.
Stephen Curry with one of the day's best plays!
MORE NOTABLES
- The Warriors improved to 19-6 at home, including 8-4 vs. teams from the Eastern Conference.
- The Warriors dished out a season-high 40 assists (prev. 38, 11/20 at HOU), marking their league-leading 26th game of 30-plus assists… Tonight marked the 12th time the Warriors have recorded 40-plus assists dating back to 2014-15 (12-0 in those games)… The last time the Warriors recorded 40-or-more assists was on 4/23/21 vs. DEN (40)… The 40 assists are tied for the third-most by any team this season (Brooklyn, 42; Oklahoma City, 41; Boston & Washington, 40).
- Golden State swept its season series vs. Toronto (2-0)… The Warriors have won 16 of their last 18 games played vs. the Raptors in the Bay Area, including the last three consecutively.
- The Warriors improved to 18-3 when scoring 120-plus points.
- Golden State matched a season-low with one block (done five times).
- The Warriors improved to 13-2 when shooting 50% or-better from the field… The Warriors recorded two consecutive games shooting 50 percent or-better from the field for the second time this season (11/25 vs. UTA, 11/27 at MIN).
- Stephen Curry and Donte DiVincenzo each recorded 10-or-more assists, marking the first time the Warriors have had two players accomplish the feat in the same game since 1/3/22 vs. Miami (Draymond Green and Curry, 13 and 11, respectively).
- Tonight marked Golden State’s 455th consecutive sellout, the longest streak in franchise history.
- Up Next: The Warriors travel to Oklahoma City and face the Thunder on Monday, January 30 (5:00 p.m. PT), in the first of four matchups this season.
- Stephen Curry recorded his ninth double-double on the season (35 points and 11 assists), including his fifth game this season with 10-plus assists… It also marked his third 30/10 game of the season, and 34th of his career (most in Warriors franchise history).
- Draymond Green has dished out seven-or-more assists in his last six games, averaging 8.0 assists per game over that span.
- Donte DiVincenzo tallied a career-high 11 assists (prev. nine, four times)… He recorded his first career point-assist double-double with 12 points and a career-high 11 assists… It marked his ninth career double-double and second of this season.
- Jonathan Kuminga sank a career-high-tying four 3-point baskets (done four times)… He recorded his fourth-straight game of double-figure scoring (14th of the season).
- JaMychal Green recorded his sixth double-figure scoring output of the season… He is averaging 13.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game in his three games since returning from a 14-game absence due to injury.
- Klay Thompson tallied 29 points, his 10th 20-point game in the last 12 games played in (27.2 points per game in that span) and 19th 20-point game of the season.