RJ Barrett scores 37 and Steph Curry struggles from the field as Raptors beat the Warriors 133-118
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) RJ Barrett took some of the talking points from film study and applied them as he continues to adjust and find his way in a new system.
Barrett scored a season-high 37 points in his fourth game since being traded to his hometown Toronto team, leading the Raptors past the Golden State Warriors 133-118 on Sunday night.
“I'm trying to play the right way and help my teammates,” Barrett said. “A lot of learning going on. I'm still learning the defensive system, trying to get better at that every day watching film. But I'm just trying to help, that's all I'm trying to do.”
Stephen Curry had an especially off night, finishing 2 for 14 with nine points and missing all nine of his 3-pointers in his second-lowest scoring total this season and also his second in single digits.
Barrett, acquired from the Knicks on Dec. 30 and making his Raptors debut on New Year's Day, made 11 of his first 14 shots and wound up 13 for 20 from the floor with six rebounds and six assists. Former Warrior Chris Boucher came off the bench to contribute 17 points and nine rebounds.
“I thought RJ was great today,” coach Darko Rajakovic said. “Obviously he scored a lot but I was really proud of his playmaking. He had six assists, he played unselfishly, he was trying to make the right plays every time down the court and also I really liked the force he was attacking the rim. That’s something that we talked about.”
Klay Thompson scored 25 points on a night Curry missed his first seven shots and never found his 3-point groove. He finally connected for his first basket of the game on a layup with 8:42 left in the third quarter.
“Defensively I thought that we were very disruptive, we really wanted to get them out of their rhythm and their patterns,” Rajakovic said.
Thompson's 3 with 3:03 left in the period pulled the Warriors within 93-80. Yet Toronto found answers to every threat. And Golden State hardly looked in sync yet again after losing veteran guard Chris Paul to a broken left hand during Friday's win against Detroit that will require surgery.
Kevon Looney had 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench Sunday, when Draymond Green returned to the practice floor for the Warriors' pregame walkthrough a day after being reinstated by the NBA following a 12-game suspension.
Cold-shooting Golden State couldn't overcome a huge first-half deficit. The Warriors shot 39.2% to trail 76-49 at the break, going 5 for 25 from 3-point range in the opening half on the way to 14 of 46 from deep overall. Fans booed the bad start.
“We got punched in the mouth right away,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “They just took it to us.”
Raptors forward Otto Porter Jr. received his 2022 championship ring from Curry before the game. Porter didn’t return to Chase Center last season, and he earned a warm welcome and ovation.
“It feels like it was just the other day,” an appreciative Porter said on the court after the game.
Toronto never trailed. The Raptors went ahead 7-0, making their initial three shots, and shot 16 of 25 to begin the game and take a 36-23 lead after the opening quarter.
The Warriors had won the last three in the series at home.
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Raptors: At the Lakers on Tuesday night.
Warriors: Host the Pelicans on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jakob Poeltl vs. Trayce Jackson-Davis (Immanuel Quickley gains possession) | ||
| 11:48 |  | +3 | RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:42 | | Jonathan Kuminga turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:33 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point hook shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 5-0 |
| 11:08 | | Andrew Wiggins turnover (lost ball) (Immanuel Quickley steals) | ||
| 11:04 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running layup | 7-0 |
| 10:55 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 7-2 |
| 10:43 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Stephen Curry misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running dunk (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 9-2 |
| 9:48 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:38 | | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 9:32 | | RJ Barrett misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point tip layup | 11-2 |
| 9:08 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-4 |
| 8:48 | | +3 | Immanuel Quickley makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 14-4 |
| 8:36 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 14-6 |
| 8:22 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point turnaround jump shot | 16-6 |
| 8:14 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 16-8 |
| 7:58 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Klay Thompson turnover (bad pass) (RJ Barrett steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 18-8 |
| 7:28 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point turnaround hook shot | 20-8 |
| 7:01 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point finger roll layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 20-10 |
| 6:55 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point turnaround hook shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 22-10 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point floating jump shot | 22-12 |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving layup (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 24-12 |
| 6:31 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:21 | | Stephen Curry misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:19 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point putback layup | 24-14 |
| 6:03 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point hook shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 26-14 |
| 5:52 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 5:45 | | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point pullup jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 28-14 |
| 5:06 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 28-17 |
| 4:44 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 31-17 |
| 4:33 | | Stephen Curry misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point putback layup | 31-19 |
| 4:08 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:57 | | Kevon Looney turnover (bad pass) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point running layup | 33-19 |
| 3:37 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point running finger roll layup | 33-21 |
| 3:15 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:06 | | Jontay Porter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Cory Joseph misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Dario Saric misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point putback layup | 33-23 |
| 1:55 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 36-23 |
| 1:35 | | Cory Joseph misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Jontay Porter blocks Kevon Looney's two point layup | ||
| 1:28 | | Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (lost ball) (Dario Saric steals) | ||
| 0:46 | | +3 | Moses Moody makes three point jump shot (Cory Joseph assists) | 36-26 |
| 0:26 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul (Moses Moody draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | +1 | Moses Moody makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-27 |
| 0:06 | | +1 | Moses Moody makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-28 |
| 0:03 | | Brandin Podziemski personal foul (Take) (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 36-31 |
| 11:12 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 38-31 |
| 10:38 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:36 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running layup | 40-31 |
| 10:13 | | Chris Boucher blocks Dario Saric's two point layup | ||
| 10:13 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point hook shot (Dario Saric assists) | 40-33 |
| 9:40 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Dario Saric misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | +3 | RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 43-33 |
| 8:49 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +3 | RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 46-33 |
| 8:21 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot | 46-35 |
| 7:57 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving hook shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 48-35 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Dario Saric assists) | 48-37 |
| 7:26 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks RJ Barrett's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:26 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point putback layup | 50-37 |
| 7:26 | | Dario Saric shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 7:26 | | +1 | Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 51-37 |
| 7:17 | | Klay Thompson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:06 | | +3 | Chris Boucher makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 54-37 |
| 6:55 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 6:47 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 54-40 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point layup | 56-40 |
| 6:23 | | Stephen Curry misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Stephen Curry shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 6:10 | | RJ Barrett misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:10 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-40 |
| 5:58 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 57-42 |
| 5:46 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 60-42 |
| 5:30 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 60-44 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point driving floating jump shot | 62-44 |
| 4:13 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:55 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 3:55 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-45 |
| 3:55 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-46 |
| 3:46 | | Kevon Looney shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 3:46 | | Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:46 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:44 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Stephen Curry misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point driving floating jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 64-46 |
| 3:14 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 64-49 |
| 3:01 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Scottie Barnes personal foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Scottie Barnes blocks Kevon Looney's two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:50 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Pascal Siakam assists) | 66-49 |
| 2:33 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point dunk (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 68-49 |
| 1:59 | | Klay Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +3 | RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 71-49 |
| 1:28 | | Stephen Curry misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:26 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point running dunk | ||
| 1:19 |