Stephen Curry scored 24 points (11 in the third quarter), and the defending champion Golden State Warriors held off the Toronto Raptors 127-125.
The Warriors took control with a 25-4 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 27. The Warriors led 81-54 with 11 seconds left in the second quarter, and the Raptors got within 123-122 with 1:03 left.
The Raptors got within 123-122 on DeMar DeRozan’s floater with 1:03 to play, but Kevin Durant answered with a 22-foot jumper.
Durant’s 16-foot pull-up jumper with 1:56 left made it 123-119, and Curry’s 2 free throws with 2.5 seconds left put it away at 127-122.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Warriors 14-12. DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 6 of the Raptors’ 14 on 3 for 6 shooting.
Klay Thompson scored 26 points on 11 for 16 shooting, and Durant added 25 points. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers. Durant and Curry set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Raptors, DeRozan scored 42 points, and OG Anunoby added 17 points.
The Raptors forced 7 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Warriors 64-46 in the paint. The Warriors outscored the Raptors 16-2 in 4 minutes with West, Livingston, Iguodala, Thompson and Green on the floor together.