Category: NBA

TORONTO & GOLDEN STATE POSTGAME VIDEO: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2j8fgl17gig3szo/AAB_ze09Pd9gbmQ4iXZXs3URa?dl=0

TORONTO RAPTORSPOSTGAME NOTES

FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 119, GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 100

DATE: DECEMBER 18, 2021 ATTENDANCE: 7,988

	FINAL SCORE	RECORD	HIGH POINTS	HIGH REBOUNDS	HIGH ASSISTS
Golden State	100	24-6	Kuminga – 26	Toscano-Anderson – 9	Chiozza – 7
Toronto	119	14-15	VanVleet – 27	Barnes/Boucher – 8	VanVleet – 12

KEY STAT

The Raptors shot 50 percent from the field (45-for-90) in the win and snapped the Warriors’ streak of 31 games (dating back to the 2020-2021 season) of keeping opponents under 50 percent shooting … Toronto had six players score in double-digits and improve to 9-3 when having a better (or same) field goal percentage than opponents.

RAPTORS NOTES:

• With the win, Toronto improves to 14-15 this season and 7-9 at home … The Raptors have now won three consecutive games at Scotiabank Arena (Dec. 10-18) and are 5-2 in the month of December … Toronto’s next game is Monday night against the Orlando Magic.
• For the first time since 2001, the Raptors have won three consecutive regular season games against Golden State at home.
• Fred VanVleet finished with team highs of 27 points and 12 assists for his fourth double-double of the season … VanVleet has now led the Raptors in scoring in two straight games, after finishing with 31 points Tuesday night in Brooklyn … He has also marked a team-high in assists in four of the last five games (Dec. 8-18) averaging 9.2 assists per game during this stretch.
• Scottie Barnes tallied 21 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in 33 minutes … Barnes has now scored 20+ points in back-to-back games (Dec. 14-18), and has finished in double figures in 12 consecutive contests (Nov. 21 – Dec. 18).
• Precious Achuiwa finished with a season high-tying 17 points and added five rebounds in 22 minutes … Achiuwa returned to the lineup for the first time since Dec. 5.
• OG Anunoby scored seven points, collected three rebounds and added two assists in 28 minutes … Anunoby played for the first time since Nov. 15, after sitting out 13 games with a left hip pointer injury.

WARRIORS NOTES:

• With the loss, Golden State is now 24-6, including 10-4 on the road … The Warriors finish their season long-tying five-game road trip (Dec. 11-18) at 3-2 … Golden State will return home to play the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
• Jonathan Kuminga finished with a career-high 26 points (9-15 FG, 4-6 3PT, 4-6 FT) in 36 minutes … Tonight marks the first time Kuminga has led the Warriors in scoring this season.
• Gary Payton II scored 13 points, and finished with a season-high nine rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench … Payton II has scored in double-digits seven times this season, most recently Dec. 3 vs. Phoenix.
• The Warriors outrebounded the Raptors 47 to 41, led by a season-high 10 rebounds by Juan Toscano-Anderson and a career-best eight boards from Moses Moody … Golden State entered tonight’s game third in the NBA in rebounding (46.9).

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2021-22 SEASON-SERIES		ALL-TIME RECORDS
DATE	SITE	RESULT			RAPTORS WINS	WARRIORS WINS
11/21/2021	Golden State	L 119-104		Overall:	20	30
12/18/2021	Toronto	W 119-100		at Toronto:	13	12
				at Golden State:	7	18