Lake County Record-Bee

Notes from Warriors’ win over Raptors

Curry had his worst shooting performanc­e of his career, but Warriors prevailed

- Ty Wes Ioldberg

In a game when Stephen Curry had his worst shooting performanc­e of his career, his supporting cast stepped up and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Toronto Raptors, 106-105, Sunday night at Chase Center.

Curry, who entered the night as the NBA’s second-leading scorer, was the target of an aggressive Raptors defense that chased, battered and bloodied the twotime MVP. He finished with just 11 points on 2-of-16 shooting (1-of10 from 3-point range), while Damion Lee’s free throws with 4.3 seconds remaining clinched the win for the Warriors (6- 4).

Hounded by guard Fred VanVleet, an assortment of long defenders and a box-and-1 defense, Curry made his first shot of the game but then missed his next 13 field goal attempts until he made a key 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter.

All of the attention being paid to Curry created opportunit­ies for

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