Golden State is not playing at peak efficiency heading into its fourth of six consecutive road games. The Warriors have allowed 107 and 110 points during their last two games beating the Wizards and falling to the Cavaliers last night when LeBron James went off for 42 points.




Toronto doesn't have a star anywhere close to James. Its best scorer is streaky DeMar DeRozan, who is shooting 34 percent in his last three games. The Raptors are struggling themselves averaging 92 points in their last six games.




This is the Raptors' first game back from a four-game road swing so their offense still may be off especially facing a Golden State defense that ranks No. 1 in defensive field goal percentage and fourth in defensive 3-point percentage.




Both teams are going to be strongly motivated to play intense with tight defense. The Warriors didn't like James embarrassing them last night while the Raptors are on a three-game losing streak.