Smith proceeds to again argue that the Warriors don’t need any coaching, and posits that it was Jackson that got them to that point.
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The Raptors lost a winnable game to the Nuggets 106-105 on Thursday. Look no farther than Golden State’s 29.5 assists per game, a stat that Scott can really appreciate. If true, it’d be quite weird that this was first reported by Smith two years after the fact, and not by one of the reporters that covers the team daily. The Warriors won the first game 115-110. But it’s harmful when that team enters the near-elite, and needs innovative strategies to topple their opponents. Oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 206 points. They have a record of 5-5 SU and 6-3-1 ATS versus the Western Conference.
Guard DeMar DeRozan made one of two free throws to cut the lead to one.
While it remains unclear exactly which person deserves coaching credit for the Golden State Warriors’ 20-0 start, it would seem rather obvious that your coaches boil down to one of the two coaches actually employed by the franchise and now on staff. The Raptors had a possession to tie the score with five seconds left, but Curry sealed the win after providing the pressure on an inbound pass that went for a Cory Joseph turnover. What the heck, let’s step out: Toronto 113 – Golden State 108.
“We’ve got to get to a level of play that we decide we are going to play at from the start of the game to the end of the game”.
Curry did his part Sunday to extend the Golden State show.
The Raptors hung tough and then began giving the Warriors every single thing that they could handle.
In addition to that, Warriors senior vice president of business development Brandon Schneider revealed there are potential plans in place to feature Curry on the scoreboard during the shootaround.
Last game was competitive – These teams also met in the Bay Area in November. The Warriors utilize perhaps the league’s most fungible roster – they will destroy you playing small ball, and can bring in Andrew Bogut and Festus Ezeli if you want to get big and nasty. Defensively, the Raptors yield 96.3 points against the opposing teams. Curry sat out the entire fourth quarter despite scoring 40 points.
Toronto gives up 98.6 points at home this season. DeRozan leads in points with 21.7 per game. The NBA MVP is averaging 30 points for his six career games at Toronto, where his father, Dell, played for his final three seasons. He believes that Mark Jackson-who hasn’t been a Warriors employee for 20 months-is really the one who got the Warriors to 20-0. Toronto ranks 24th in pace.
The Toronto Raptors rebound 44.8 times per game and are ranked 11th.
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Toronto is ranked 13th in defensive rebounds, while Golden State ranks 11th in offensive rebounds. Not only are the Warriors continuing their league dominance from last season, but they even found room for improvement.
