After the postponement of the game against the Bulls, the Toronto Raptors, who were fully rested, sat at home and ushered in the Challenge of the Warriors during the three-game winning streak.
In terms of the Raptors, Siakam is absent, but fortunately, the main forces such as VanVleet + Anunoby + Trent Jr. + Barnes can play normally, and the Raptors are also ready to defend the home team.
On the other hand, on the Warriors side, Curry + Wiggins + Green + Jordan Pooler and other main players are absent at the same time, and whether the Warriors in this battle can take the victory on the road, head coach Kerr will obviously face a huge challenge and test!
However, after four quarters of play, with the excellent performance of VanVleet + Barnes, the Raptors who played at home completely suppressed the Warriors in the first half, and achieved a 21-point lead.
Coupled with the return of the second half, the Raptors blossomed more in the third quarter, once widening the point difference to more than 25 points, and the final quarter also entered garbage time early.
In the end, the Raptors also won 119-100 at home to the Warriors, successfully defending the home court and ending the winning streak of the opposing Warriors!
Playing at home in this game, the Raptors will be in the form of online, playing a team performance of 6 people scoring in double figures, and easily winning the game.
In the case of trent jr. + Boucher + Achuva + Yuta Watanabe and other main players, continuing a stable performance, the core of the team VanVleet + Scotty Barnes play, is particularly critical!
Facing the remnant Warriors in this game, Van Jordan can be described as an all-round rampage, playing easily in the third quarter, shooting 9 from the middle and outside of the line with 6 three-pointers, cutting a game-high 27 points, plus 7 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals and 1 block all-around performance.
And in the second quarter, his brave performance of 3 shots and 3 bullets without false hair and 12 points not only helped the Raptors smoothly open the score gap, but also once became an invincible existence for the Warriors!
What is even more brilliant is that van Jordan personally did not make a mistake in this game, and it can almost be said that he played a very perfect game in front of the home fans!
In addition, as the team's key development rookie, the performance of the young barnes in this game also played a crucial role.
Barnes was very efficient, starting 31 minutes, shooting nearly 70% of the 8-of-12 shooting, and contributing 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
And this game against the same year's Moody + Cumminga, Barnes's performance, undoubtedly completely defeated these two division brothers!
On the warriors' side, the team was crushed in this game, and finally swallowed a 19-point rout of the game, which did not seem to surprise head coach Kerr.
And rationally speaking, the core of the Warriors team in this game, Curry + Wiggins + Green failed to play, and the Warriors who lacked major generals eventually lost, and indeed there is nothing wrong with it!
But for the Warriors, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights.
After all, after experiencing the experience of developing the league, Kuminga, who got the opportunity in this game, did not disappoint Cole!
Cuminga played well, playing 35 minutes, shooting 60% of the way from 9 of 15 shots, shooting 4 three-pointers from the outside, scoring a team-high 26 points, plus 1 rebound, 2 assists and 2 steals.
Although in the face of the Raptors with all the troops, Kuminga's strength alone is still too weak, but this is also a big gain for the team for the Warriors, who are currently in the process of employing people!
It's just a reality that after losing to the Raptors on the road in this game, the Warriors' current regular season record has also come to 24 wins and 6 losses, and they have lost to the Suns in the ranking and fallen to no. 2 in the West.
As the head coach of the team, I believe that at this moment, Kerr's heart is bound to miss the team's star Curry very much!