Warriors and Raptors Set for Interconference Battle
The Golden Warriors take on the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Friday night.

The Warriors (31-27) saw a light come on for them in early February, and it's remained it straight through the end of the month. Golden State has prevailed in 10 of the last 12 games, including two straight, with their most recent success a 110-99 victory over the New York Knicks on Thursday night. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 31 points, complementing them with 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal. Jonathan Kuminga followed with 25 points, adding eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks. Klay Thompson turned in 16 points and five rebounds. Chris Paul delivered 11 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals.

The Warriors will likely list Andrew Wiggins (personal) and Gui Santos (knee) as no better than questionable for Friday's game.

The Raptors (22-37) have had no shortage of struggles this season but had recently put together a three-game winning streak, yet they saw it snapped with a 136-125 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Immanuel Quickley paced the Raptors with 28 points, supplementing them with nine assists, five rebounds and two steals. RJ Barrett provided 26 points, six assists and five rebounds. Scottie Barnes generated a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double that included seven assists, three steals and one block. Jakob Poeltl furnished 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and two blocks. Kelly Olynyk netted 13 points, while Gary Trent finished with 11 points, four rebounds and one steal.

The Raptors will list Chris Boucher (illness) as questionable for Friday's game.

Friday's game marks the second and final meeting between the teams this season. The Raptors hold a 1-0 series lead.
Posted on: 2/29/2024 8:23 PM