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The Warriors have won three in a row, and they are still close to the Lakers in front of them. After his comeback, Paul was in good form, scoring in double digits in two consecutive games. On March 2, 2024, Beijing time, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Toronto Raptors 120-105. Curry had 25 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Due to mechanical problems with the plane, the Warriors did not arrive at their hotel in Toronto until 7 a.m. local time, which apparently had a big impact on the Warriors' preparations for the Raptors. Coupled with Wiggins' absence, the Warriors' rotation has also been problematic. Now that the Warriors have retained their play-in qualification, they have a chance to challenge for the top six in the West, and if they can beat the Raptors, then their chances will be greatly increased. With Podemski out of play, Thompson was able to return to the starting line-up, and after the opening break, he covered Moody's for a three-pointer. After that, the Warriors put all the offensive focus on Moody's body, and all the seven points the Warriors scored after the opening game were scored by Moody. However, the Raptors were not disrupted by the Warriors, but maintained an efficient connection on the offensive end and kept suppressing the Warriors. Kerr's first timeout did not work, and he was also thrown by the Raptors for a three-pointer, Kerr quickly called a timeout, and Kerr, who was dissatisfied with his opponent's performance, shouted a reprimand during the timeout.
Thompson's poor performance caused the Warriors to start the game behind, and he was replaced by Kerr after 3 shots and 0 shots and 1 turnover. Green made a foul under the basket and used free throws to help the Warriors break the scoring drought of nearly 3 minutes, Curry received a pass from Quinones and hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors counterattacked and quickly narrowed the gap to only 1 point. Curry went off the court and Thompson re-entered the court, and this adjustment once again made the Warriors' offense dumb, and the Raptors once again widened the gap to 6 points. Paul's three-point shot stabilized the morale of the army, but the Warriors couldn't prevent the Raptors' three-point shot on the outside, and Curry rested off the court, and the Warriors' offensive firepower could not be continued. Curry is back on the court, and the Raptors' defense is drawn to it. Curry held the ball inside and attracted the Raptors' three-man package, and he passed the ball to Kuminga, who slammed it with one hand, and the Warriors closed the deficit to three points again.
Yibian fought again, and the Warriors began to find their offensive feeling, Thompson grabbed an offensive rebound under the basket and scored a second rebound, and the Warriors overtook the Raptors by 1 point. Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived, and in the face of Barrett's heads-up, Thompson was shaken out of rhythm and gave Barnes two free throws. Kuminga and Curry played a delicate combination again, and after blocking the pick-and-roll, he cut inside to receive the pass and dunk with both hands. When the Warriors get into the offensive rhythm, the Raptors' ability is unstoppable, especially since they are missing Barnes. With the efforts of all the Warriors, they once widened the gap to 9 points. Even when the Warriors played a five-small game, they found an advantage in rebounding, with Payton Jr. leaping high to grab the rebound in the hands of two Raptors players, and Paul hit a step-back jumper from the baseline. Although Thompson missed a three-pointer from the buzzer, the Warriors still held a 10-point lead at the end of the third quarter.
Heading into the fourth quarter, the Warriors were still firmly in control of the game, and they used rotations in the positional defense to disrupt the Raptors' passing. Green's pass was broken by the Raptors, but the ball luckily fell into the hands of Davis, who hit the buzzerer before the 24-second offensive time limit expired, and the Warriors bench got up to celebrate. Trent didn't score a three-pointer, Paul grabbed the rebound to control the rhythm, but unfortunately Kuminga couldn't shoot under the basket. Dick hit a three-pointer to cut the deficit to 10 points. Curry's three-pointer bounced off the basket and Davis added the ball to seal the win early with little game time left. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Raptors on the road.