Game ID: 22300860
Golden State Warriors @ Toronto Raptors
Friday, March 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 31 33 19 22 105GSW 28 33 32 27 120
GSW @ TOR ScoutingGSW @ TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
TOR availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 10 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Boucher back 2/14 after 4, 11 min since (77% of 14)
BACK Porter back 2/09 after 4, 7 min since (50% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 2/10 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
TOR availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 11 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 2 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Boucher back 2/14 after 4, 8 min since (53% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 2/10 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 11)
TOR availability going into 2/26 · 2 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 12 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 3 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 3 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 4 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Boucher back 2/14 after 4, 8 min since (53% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 2/10 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 11)
TOR availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 13 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
OUT Porter missed 4 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 4 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 5 since 2/12, out tonight
TOR availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 14 since 1/28, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 18)
OUT Nwora missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 16)
OUT Boucher missed 3 since 2/23, returns tonight: 5 min (35% of 14)
OUT Porter missed 5 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 5 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 3 since 2/23, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 6 since 2/12, out tonight
TOR availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Porter missed 6 since 2/14, returns tonight: 7 min (51% of 14)
OUT Gueye missed 6 since 2/14, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 7 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 3/01 after 14, 1 min since (5% of 18)
BACK Nwora back 3/01 after 2, 1 min since (6% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 3/01 after 3, 5 min since (35% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 3/01 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 11)
TOR availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Gueye missed 7 since 2/14, returns tonight: 3 min (31% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 8 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 3/01 after 14, 1 min since (5% of 18)
BACK Nwora back 3/01 after 2, 9 min since (61% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 3/01 after 3, 5 min since (35% of 14)
BACK Porter back 3/03 after 6, 7 min since (51% of 14)
BACK McDaniels back 3/01 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 11)
TOR availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Brown missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 3/03, returns tonight: 24 min (168% of 14)
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 9 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 3/01 after 14, 9 min since (51% of 18)
BACK Nwora back 3/01 after 2, 13 min since (83% of 16)
BACK Porter back 3/03 after 6, 12 min since (85% of 14)
BACK Gueye back 3/05 after 7, 3 min since (31% of 11)
TOR availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Brown missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 3 since 3/03, returns tonight: 25 min (228% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 10 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 3/01 after 14, 12 min since (67% of 18)
BACK Nwora back 3/01 after 2, 11 min since (68% of 16)
BACK Boucher back 3/01 after 3, 14 min since (102% of 14)
BACK Porter back 3/03 after 6, 12 min since (85% of 14)
BACK Gueye back 3/05 after 7, 3 min since (31% of 11)
GSW availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 19 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 15 min since (95% of 16)
GSW availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 20 since 1/07, out tonight
GSW availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 21 since 1/07, returns tonight: 22 min (82% of 26)
GSW availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restBACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 22 min since (82% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/01 · back-to-backOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 24 min since (90% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 24 min since (90% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/06 · 2 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 4 since 2/27, returns tonight: 14 min (51% of 27)
OUT Podziemski missed 2 since 3/01, returns tonight: 26 min (99% of 27)
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 23 min since (88% of 26)
GSW availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backBACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 14 min since (51% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 26 min since (99% of 27)
BACK Paul back 2/27 after 21, 23 min since (85% of 26)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restBACK Wiggins back 3/06 after 4, 14 min since (54% of 27)
BACK Podziemski back 3/06 after 2, 27 min since (100% of 27)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Quickley at 22 and Barnes at 21 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (14 straight), Nwora (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Kuminga at 17 a game. Without Wiggins (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 105 a night to Toronto's 120 and the line, where Toronto takes 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 16. Call it Toronto 117, Golden State 116, Golden State keeping it close.
2/22 vs BKN 121-93 — TOR notes
TOR won 121-93. TOR shot 49% (41 of 84) to BKN's 41%, 14 of 31 from three, and went to the line 30 times to BKN's 22 — 25 points from the stripe to their 16. TOR turned it over 10 times to BKN's 19. Trent Jr. led with 25 (9 of 12, 5 of 7 from three); Quickley added 24, Barnes 18. The hinge was Q4, 39-22: a lead of 11 became 28, and the lead reached 34. Quickley was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
2/23 @ ATL 123-121 — TOR notes
TOR won 123-121. TOR shot 49% (50 of 102) to ATL's 43%, 15 of 39 from three, and got to the line 8 times to ATL's 24. Quickley led with 24 (9 of 20, 6 of 11 from three); Barnes added 20, Dick 18. The hinge was Q1, 33-22: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Agbaji was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/26 @ IND 130-122 — TOR notes
TOR won 130-122. TOR shot 55% (53 of 96) to IND's 46%, 12 of 28 from three, and got to the line 17 times to IND's 23. Barrett led with 24 (11 of 16, 2 of 3 from three); Barnes added 21, Quickley 19. The hinge was Q4, 40-35: a lead of 3 became 8. Quickley was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
2/28 vs DAL 125-136 — TOR notes
TOR lost 125-136. TOR shot 47% (46 of 98) to DAL's 54%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DAL's 21 — 20 points from the stripe to their 17. Quickley led with 28 (10 of 18, 5 of 11 from three); Barrett added 26, Barnes 19. Q2 was theirs, 33-30, turning a 2-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 106-92 against them. Dick's -14 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 vs GSW 105-120 — TOR notes
TOR lost 105-120. TOR shot 43% (41 of 95) to GSW's 45%, 12 of 45 from three. Barrett led with 23 (9 of 15, 2 of 4 from three); Olynyk added 16, Quickley 12. Q1 was theirs, 31-28, but the other 3 periods went 92-74 against them. Agbaji's -18 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Quickley at 21 and Barrett at 21 a game. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Bridges at 19 and Miller at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Pokusevski (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been minus-3 a night and Charlotte minus-11 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 118. Call it Toronto 116, Charlotte 109.
3/05 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barrett at 24 and Quickley at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ingram at 28 and Williamson at 19 a game. Without Daniels (9 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 107 a night to Toronto's 121 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-1 a night and Toronto minus-4. Call it New Orleans 116, Toronto 114, Toronto keeping it close.
3/07 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 26 a game. Without Booker (2 straight), Okogie (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Quickley at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Brown (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-4 a night and Toronto minus-6 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 112 a night to Toronto's 125. Call it Phoenix 120, Toronto 112.
3/09 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Simons at 25 and Banton at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sharpe (25 straight), Ayton (5 straight), Henderson (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Quickley at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Brown (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-3 a night and Toronto minus-9 and the defense, Portland allowing 112 a night to Toronto's 124. Call it Portland 116, Toronto 113, Toronto keeping it close.
2/23 vs CHA 97-84 — GSW notes
GSW won 97-84. GSW shot 43% (38 of 89) to CHA's 36%, 13 of 42 from three. The glass went 53-43 for them. Curry led with 15 (5 of 14, 3 of 11 from three); Wiggins added 14, Podziemski 13. The hinge was Q1, 22-15: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/25 vs DEN 103-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 103-119. GSW shot 43% (35 of 81) to DEN's 49%, 11 of 34 from three. GSW turned it over 17 times to DEN's 10, and DEN turned those into 10 steals. Thompson led with 23 (7 of 15, 5 of 13 from three); Curry added 20, Kuminga 19. Q1 was theirs, 36-30, but the other 3 periods went 89-67 against them. They led by as many as 16. Green's -23 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 @ WAS 123-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 123-112. GSW shot 50% (47 of 94) to WAS's 49%, 21 of 46 from three. Thompson led with 25 (9 of 16, 6 of 11 from three); Kuminga added 21, Curry 18. The hinge was Q3, 38-17: a lead of 2 became 23. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/29 @ NYK 110-99 — GSW notes
GSW won 110-99. GSW shot 45% (44 of 98) to NYK's 37%, 14 of 44 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 24. Curry led with 31 (11 of 26, 8 of 18 from three); Kuminga added 25, Thompson 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-19: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/01 @ TOR 120-105 — GSW notes
GSW won 120-105. GSW shot 45% (44 of 98) to TOR's 43%, 18 of 44 from three. Curry led with 25 (9 of 22, 7 of 15 from three); Kuminga added 24, Moody 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-19: GSW came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 16. GSW trailed 61-64 at the half and won the second half 59-41. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/03 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 102, shooting 55 percent and 45 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Kuminga at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Wiggins (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 37 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 118, Golden State 110.
3/06 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Without Wiggins (4 straight), Podziemski (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 97, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Middleton (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 97 a night to Golden State's 115 and the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-7 a night and Golden State plus-0. Call it Milwaukee 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
3/07 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 13 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and White at 22 a game. Without Craig (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Chicago takes 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 13 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 15 times a game to Chicago's 10. Call it Golden State 116, Chicago 111.
3/09 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Kuminga at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vassell at 24 and Wembanyama at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 33 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-1. Call it Golden State 118, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORBB B. Brown
CB C. Boucher
DC D. Carton
GD G. Dick
GT G. Trent Jr.
IQ I. Quickley
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Poeltl
KO K. Olynyk
OA O. Agbaji
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
GSWCP C. Paul
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
LQ L. Quinones
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
TOR/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Curry leads Warriors past Raptors for 8th straight road win. Toronto star Barnes breaks finger
TORONTO -- — Stephen Curry scored 25 points, Jonathan Kuminga had 24 and the Golden State Warriors overcame a short night of rest and extended their road winning streak to eight games by beating the Toronto Raptors 120-105 on Friday.
Toronto All-Star Scottie Barnes exited after he broke his left middle finger late in the first half. Barnes had 10 points and six rebounds in 16 minutes, ending a career-best streak of five consecutive double-doubles.
The Raptors said Barnes will be out indefinitely.
“Obviously when you lose an All-Star player in the game, that definitely changes a lot of things,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “We tried with different lineups, different players tonight, gave multiple players opportunities there.”
Barnes was subbed out with just under two minutes to play in the second quarter and went to the locker room for treatment. Kelly Olynyk started the third period in Barnes’ place.
After beating the Knicks 110-99 in New York on Thursday night, Golden State had to switch planes before enduring a long wait on the tarmac, finally arriving at its Toronto hotel shortly after 7 a.m. Friday morning.
“Fantastic win,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of beating Toronto. “I mean, last night was brutal. That’s the worst travel circumstances I’ve ever been involved with in the NBA."
Golden State started slowly against the Raptors, falling behind by nine in the first quarter, but took control in the third.
“It was obviously a roller coaster of a night, but we wanted to maintain the momentum we’ve been building,” Curry said.
Moses Moody scored 17 points, Klay Thompson added 14 and Draymond Green grabbed 13 rebounds for the Warriors, who have won three in a row and 13 of 15.
Thompson moved back into the starting lineup, as Golden State guard Brandin Podziemski sat out because of a sore right knee.
“We’ve got a good bit of momentum going and we’re just going to try and keep it going,” Kerr said.
Curry played north of the border for the first time since Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. The two-time NBA MVP shot 9 for 22, including 7 of 15 from 3-point range. He had six rebounds and six assists.
Curry lived in Toronto as a child when his father, Dell, spent three seasons with the Raptors.
“It’s always great to have a pseudo homecoming,” Curry said. “Toronto is a special place for my family and my journey. I always love coming back.”
RJ Barrett scored 23 points for Toronto. Olynyk had 16 points and 10 rebounds, but the Raptors lost their second straight after winning the previous three.
Toronto guard Immanuel Quickley shot 4 for 16 and finished with 12 points, matching his season high with 11 assists. Jakob Poeltl equaled his season best with 14 rebounds.
Curry and Moody each went 3 of 5 from the field in the first but the rest of the Warriors shot 4 for 18. All three of Curry’s baskets came from long distance, but Toronto led 31-28 after one.
“Our guys were asleep still, which was understandable,” Kerr said.
Kuminga didn’t score in the first quarter but had 13 points in the second.
Golden State trailed 64-61 at halftime but turned that around by outscoring Toronto 32-19 in the third, when the Raptors missed six of their first seven attempts and shot 5 for 19. Curry had nine points in the period.
Former Raptors and Knicks star Charles Oakley watched from a baseline seat, while Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews sat courtside.
Before the game, the Raptors converted guard Javon Freeman-Liberty from a two-way contract to a standard NBA contract.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Visit the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon.
Raptors: Host the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.