TORONTO — Don Nelson tied Lenny
Wilkens for the most wins by an NBA coach when the Golden State Warriors
held off the Toronto Raptors 113-112 on Sunday night.
The victory was the 1,332nd for
Nelson, who can pass Wilkens when Golden State plays at Washington on
Tuesday.
Golden State's players danced in a
circle around Nelson after the wild finish, which saw Chris Bosh steal
the inbounds pass only to have his game-winning layup attempt roll off
the rim as time expired.
Stephen Curry had 29 points and 12
assists, and Corey Maggette scored 31 points for the Warriors.
Anthony Morrow had 25 points and 10
rebounds, and Anthony Tolliver fouled out with 12 points for the
Warriors, who won back-to-back games for the first time since Jan. 6-8.
Bosh had 42 points and 12 rebounds for
the Raptors, who lost for the first time in four games. Jarrett Jack
scored 19 points and Andrea Bargnani had 18 points and nine rebounds.
Curry shot just 3-for-9 from the field
in the first half but went 7-for-14 after the break, scoring 15 in the
final quarter.
Toronto trailed 101-86 with 8:04
remaining, but Jack scored nine points to bring the Raptors back and a
driving layup by Sonny Weems made it 105-99 with 4:22 left.
After a Golden State timeout, Jack hit
a jumper to make it 109-105 with 1:40 left. Ronny Turiaf missed two
free throws but Bosh missed a hook shot at the other end. After Curry
missed a jump shot, Jack made one of two from the line to make it
109-106 with 12 seconds to go.
Toronto fouled Curry and he missed
both shots, giving the Raptors the ball with 10 seconds remaining.
Golden State immediately put Jack on the line and he made both shots,
making it 109-108.
The Warriors inbounded the ball to
Maggette, who hit two free throws, making it 111-108 with 9 seconds
left.
Hedo Turkoglu cut it to one with a
pair of free throws, but Toronto's defense fell asleep on the inbounds
play, allowing the Warriors to get the ball upcourt, where Amir Johnson
fouled Curry hard under the basket. Curry made both free throws, making
it 113-110 with 3 seconds left.
Bosh made two free throws and the
Warriors, with no timeouts left, struggled to get the ball in. Bosh got
his hands on Turiaf's pass, but his shot rolled out as the buzzer
sounded.
Curry and Morrow combined for four of
Golden State's five 3-pointers in the first quarter, and Maggette had
12 points as the Warriors led 37-24 after one.
Johnson had two dunks as Toronto
opened the second with a 14-4 spurt and fought back to make it 57-54 at
the half.
Morrow made three more 3-pointers in
the third and Curry scored six points, all of them in a 9-0 run that
snapped a 70-all tie, as the Warriors took an 88-79 lead into the
fourth.
Notes
Warriors G Monta Ellis (flu)
did not accompany the team to Toronto and is expected to miss the
remaining two games on this road trip. … Bargnani's 23 field goal
attempts were a season high. … Toronto signed free agent F-C Joey
Dorsey for the remainder of the season Sunday, but he did not arrive in
time to dress for the game.