Stephen Curry could get his shooting touch back, something that would help the Golden State Warriors as they seek their eighth straight road win Friday night against the Toronto Raptors.
Curry scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Warriors’ 110-99 win over the New York Knicks on Thursday night.
In his previous three games, Curry shot 31.5 percent (17-for-54) from the field and 21.6 percent (8-for-37) from 3-point range.
After shooting 6 of 21 for 18 points in a 123-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, Curry finished 11 of 26 from the field Thursday in the second game of four in a row on the road. He was 8 of 18 on 3-point attempts in New York.
Against the injury-depleted Knicks, Curry had 17 points and 10 rebounds at halftime.
“Every night is different, but I didn’t mind having a good atmosphere and a good flow in the Garden,” Curry said.
Jonathan Kuminga added 25 points for the Warriors, who won 10 of 12. Klay Thompson, in his new role as sixth man, added 16 points.
Chris Paul had 11 points and six assists in his second game after missing 21 games with a broken left hand.
“There’s nothing like going out and playing, especially with our team,” Paul said. “We have so many different ways to play with our team and I think the mindset is good and we just have to keep playing the right way.”
The Raptors are coming off a 136-125 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday in the first game of a four-game homestand. The loss ended Toronto’s first three-game winning streak of the season.
Scottie Barnes had 19 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and three steals in 39 minutes for Toronto, extending his career-best double-double streak to five games. Barnes scored 21.4 points and 10.4 rebounds while shooting 50 percent (44-for-88) from the field during the rush.
“I’m constantly challenging him to learn more.” » said Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic. “I have a very high opinion and very high hopes for him. At the same time, what really makes me happy is that he sees things the same way I do. He is 22 years old. It’s not perfect. He has a lot of things to improve and improve.
“But the best thing about Scottie is that he’s eager to work and listen. He wants to be coached and he is getting better every day. Right now, Scottie is a young player trying to figure out his pick-and-roll game, his post-game game, how to connect with his teammates. He is very altruistic. He wants to play the right way. And that sets the tone for everyone.
The rebuilding Raptors came together recently but couldn’t match up against Dallas.
“I don’t think we did a good enough job protecting the paint tonight. (We) allowed them way too many offensive rebounds,” Rajakovic said. “We had 34 assists tonight, but it didn’t feel like 34 assists. I didn’t really like our ball movement and the energy we had on the offensive end either.
Andrew Wiggins (personnel) is out of the Warriors indefinitely.
Toronto won the first meeting of the season between the teams, 133-118, on January 7 in San Francisco, thanks to 37 points from RJ Barrett.
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