The Warriors were hit hard by the Raptors at home, and Barrett shone all over the court.
In today's Warriors home game, the Raptors defeated the Warriors 133-118 with a strong offense. Although the Warriors presented Otto Porter with a 2022 championship ring, the results were not as good as they could have been. Chris Paul was sidelined with a fractured left hand, with Wiggins taking his starting role.
After the opening, the Raptors showed a strong desire to attack, and Barrett's three-pointer and fast-break layup led the Raptors to a 7-0 start. Siakam's dunk and Poeltl's layup continued to extend the lead. Quickley's three-pointer gave the Raptors a 10-point lead. However, Thompson's mid-range shots were in an attempt to salvage the situation for the Warriors. But Barrett, Barnes and Siakam's back-to-back attacks from the interior gave the Raptors a 28-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Heading into the second quarter, the Warriors launched a counterattack. After Saric hit a three-pointer, the Warriors tied the score to five points. However, Trent's mid-range shot and Barrett's fast-break layup once again allowed the Raptors to pull away. Barrett's three-pointer gave the Raptors a 10-2 run and extended the margin to 17 points. Thompson continued to play well, scoring 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the first half. However, in the final three minutes of the quarter, Barrett's free dunk and two three-pointers gave the Raptors a 54-37 lead to 17 points at halftime. Barrett scored 17 points in the first quarter!
Heading into the second half, the Warriors didn't give up. Looney's back-to-back scoring and Podzemski's three-pointers gave the Warriors a 7-0 spurt at the start of the third quarter. After that, Saric played 2+1 and Thompson's three-pointer allowed the Warriors to chase down the 16-point difference. However, after Siakam's three-point response, Thompson's bench failed to close the gap. Trent's three-pointer stopped the bleeding, and Boucher made a layup to give the Raptors a 14-point lead at 101-87 at the end of the third quarter.
Heading into the fourth quarter, Boucher hit a three-pointer to extend the margin to 20 points again. Although the Warriors tried to fight back, the game had gone into garbage time early. In the end, the Warriors lost 118-133 to the Raptors.
In this game, Barrett scored 37 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, becoming the best player of the game. Siakam also had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Poeltl had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, while Quickley contributed nine points and 10 assists. Trent had 14 points and Schroder had 13 points and four assists. Boucher was outstanding, finishing with 17 points and nine rebounds on 7-of-7 shooting.
For the Warriors, Thompson scored 26 points, while Curry had a cold hand, finishing with nine points and six assists on just 2-of-14 shooting. Kuminga had 13 points and Tress Jackson-Davis had 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks on 8-of-9 shooting. Moody also had a strong performance, scoring 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Looney contributed 10 points and 7 rebounds, and Saric had 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
After this game, the Warriors need to take a hard look at the lessons learned. When facing a strong opponent, how to adjust tactics and improve teamwork has become an urgent problem for them to solve. Despite the loss, the Warriors still have a chance to turn things around in their upcoming games. It is only through constant effort and adjustment that they will be able to go far in future competitions.