Thursday 13 December 2018 07:48, UK
Kyle Lowry scored a team-high 23 points as the Toronto Raptors completed a season-series sweep over the Golden State Warriors with a 113-93 romp in Oakland on Wednesday night.
Lowry (12 assists) and Serge Ibaka (20 points, 12 rebounds) recorded double-doubles, helping Toronto snap a 13-game losing streak at Golden State that dated back to 2004.
The Raptors had recorded a 131-128 overtime win over the two-time defending champs when the teams met in Toronto late last month.
Kevin Durant led all scorers with 30 points on 13-for-22 shooting for the Warriors, who were held to their third-lowest output of the season.
Lowry hit three hoops, one as part of a three-point play, Ibaka had six points and Danny Green and Fred VanVleet added three-pointers as Toronto ran out to a 22-9 lead in the first 6:18 of the game.
In running their road record to 12-3 overall and 7-0 against Western Conference teams, the Raptors built a 57-41 half-time advantage. The Warriors never got closer than 12 in the second half.
Green finished with 15 points, Pascal Siakam 13 and VanVleet 10 for Toronto, who were playing the night after opening a four-game trip with a 123-99 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Raptors improved to 6-0 on the second night of back-to-backs, doing so despite not having Kawhi Leonard, who sat out both games due to a sore right hip.
Klay Thompson was held to 14 points and Stephen Curry 10 for the Warriors, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Thompson missed all five of his three-point attempts and Curry went just 2-for-8 from beyond the arc as Golden State shot 23.1 per cent (6-for-26) on three-point tries.
The Warriors had made at least 18 three-pointers in each of their previous three games.
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