Curry scores 37 as Warriors beat Raptors 115-110
Stephen Curry scored 37 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Toronto Raptors 115-110 for their 12th straight win.
Curry’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Warriors ahead for good with 5:18 left in the fourth quarter.
The Raptors got within 109-108 on DeMar DeRozan’s driving layup with 38 seconds to play, but Curry answered with 2 free throws, and the Raptors got no closer.
Curry’s 2 free throws with 1.4 seconds left made it 115-110 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Raptors 14-12. Curry (No. 10 in clutch points, 2015-16) scored 7 of the Warriors’ 14 on 1 for 2 shooting and 5 for 6 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Leandro Barbosa had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Warriors scored 5 points off them.
For the Raptors, Kyle Lowry scored 28 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and DeRozan added 28 points and 6 assists. DeMarre Carroll had 17 points (10 in the third quarter) and 6 steals.
The Warriors shot 53.8% from the field and 37.9% from 3 to the Raptors’ 46.8% and 33.3%. Lowry fouled out.