Toronto Raptors (7-4) at Golden State Warriors (11-0)
Tip-off: Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 – 7:30PM PDT
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
TV: CSN Bay Area or NBA TV | Radio: KNBR 680
Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive (@chiliankopp)
Projected Starting Lineups:
Raptors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Kyle Lowry (19.6, 4.7, 6.6)
SG: DeMar DeRozan (21.1, 4.5, 4.2)
SF: DeMarre Carroll (12.8, 4.8, 1.4)
PF: Luis Scola (8.6, 6.4, 1.0)
C: Jonas Valanciunas (14.1, 9.8, 0.4)
Head Coach: Dwane Casey (career: 213-241, .481)
Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)
PG: Stephen Curry (33.4, 5.1, 5.6)
SG: Klay Thompson (15.2, 4.3, 2.4)
SF: Harrison Barnes (13.5, 4.8, 2.3)
PF: Draymond Green (12.3, 7.9, 7.1)
C: Festus Ezeli (8.7, 5.7, 1.2)
C: Andrew Bogut (7.4, 9.0, 2.8)
Head Coach: Luke Walton (Steve Kerr: 78-15, .839)*
* – “Warriors’ results under Luke Walton will count on Kerr’s official coaching record.” — Warriors’ PR
Previous Matchups
- WARRIORS: On 11/14/2015 (three nights ago) at Oracle Arena, the Warriors defeated the Nets, 107-99, in overtime. Curry scored 35 points as Golden State outscored Brooklyn, 10-2, in the extra frame. RECAP: Warriors’ (11-0) Spectacular Plays Too Much For Brooklyn Nets In Overtime, 107-99
- Warriors “Excited” For THE CITY Throwback Uniforms Tonight — LetsGoWarriors.com
- RAPTORS: On 11/15/2015 (two nights ago) at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, CA, the Sacramento Kings defeated the Raptors, 107-101. DeMarcus Cousins scored 36 points as Lowry’s 6 three-pointers and DeRozan’s 24 points were not enough.
- WARRIORS VS RAPTORS (preseason): On 10/6/2015 at SAP Center in San Jose, CA, the Warriors defeated the Raptors, 95-87. Curry dazzled the crowd in limited minutes, but fouled out early. Lowry sat out. DubsDigest/Links: Player-By-Player Recap Of Golden State Warriors’ First Preseason Win Over Raptors
- WARRIORS VS RAPTORS (regular season): On 2/27/2015 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON, the Warriors defeated the Raptors, 113-89. Thompson led Golden State with 25 points on 5 three-pointers. The Warriors held the Raptors to 31-for-77 shooting (40.3%) and 4-for-22 (18.2%) from three-point-land. RECAP: Warriors (45-11) Put On Clinic, Dust Off Toronto Raptors 113-89
- RAPTORS AT WARRIORS: On 1/2/2015 at Oracle Arena, the Warriors defeated the Raptors, 126-105. Curry led all scorers with 32 points on 10-for-18 field, 5-for-11 downtown, and 12 assists. Green compiled a triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists, although he only had 1 rebound at the half. Curry also had a break-away dunk against Lowry. Warriors React To Stephen Curry’s Bounce vs Toronto Raptors
Game Notes
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Thompson on DeRozan:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=957BEPN2T2E&w=560&h=315]
- Source: Bogut likely to start over Ezeli when Warriors face Raptors — Monte Poole, CSN Bay Area
- “‘Bogut was great last game, and he obviously is showing he’s back in starter shape, and he’s playing great, so we’ll continue to talk as a staff,’ Walton said Monday. ‘But I wouldn’t be surprised if Bogut is starting again pretty soon.’
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Told Walton said he could start against the Raptors, Bogut asked, ‘Really?'” — Diamond Leung, Bay Area News Group - “‘We can’t get caught up in the Steph Curry show or the atmosphere of how its going to be in the arena,’ Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan said. ‘We’ve got to go out there and play disciplined basketball on the defensive end and understand that they’re going to make tough shots – that’s what they do.’
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Toronto ranks in the top 10 with 97.1 points allowed per game, but allowed Sacramento to shoot 51.3 percent and 10 of 25 from 3-point range in a 107-101 loss Sunday that marked its fourth loss in six games after opening the season with five straight victories.
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Toronto hit 15 of 31 attempts from beyond the arc, but committed 16 turnovers for the second straight game and was outscored 52-28 in the paint.” — Taylor Bechtold, AP/STATS - Raptors backup point guard Cory Joseph on trying to deny Curry the ball: [VIDEO] — Raptors.com
- “Terrence Ross – Questionable (Left thumb ligament) — Raptors PR
- “For tonight: K. Thompson (back stiffness) is probable, Shaun Livingston (left hip flexor strain) is doubtful, Kevon Looney (right hip surgery) is out” — Warriors PR
- “Warriors host Toronto tonight with a chance to match the longest win streak in club history (16, set last season)” — Warriors PR
- Warriors’ Klay Thompson practices, should play Tuesday — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle
- “‘I will be fine, regardless,’ (Green) said. ‘… Yeah, I’m playing.’
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Thompson has been experiencing sporadic back stiffness since the end of last season. When the Warriors played back-to-back games in Memphis and Minnesota last week, he said he felt his game was relegated to being a spot-up shooter.
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‘It’s not pain that will keep you out for an extended amount of time, but if you don’t address it, it will keep coming back,’ said the shooting guard, who has been doing exercises to open up his hips and extra stretching. ‘It keeps you from being mobile and keeps you from being explosive or being able to jump as high. It’s definitely something that can be really annoying, and you just have to stay on top of it.'” — Simmons - “‘Big, physical, good hands, can move and relatively athletic for a big guy. So I’ve got to make sure I do my work early.’ – Warriors center Andrew Bogut on the challenges posed by Valanciunas” — Poole
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