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NBA: Stephen Curry's back, but Raptors squeak past Warriors

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/03/06/nba-toronto-raptors-at-golden-state-warriors.jpg"/><figcaption>Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts against the Toronto Raptors at Chase Center. Stan Szeto, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>Norman Powell stole the spotlight in Stephen Curry&#x27;s long-awaited return with a career-high 37 points, and Pascal Siakam hit a key hoop with 45.7 seconds remaining Thursday night, helping the Toronto Raptors outlast the Golden State Warriors, 121-113, in a rematch of last June&#x27;s NBA Finals.Curry had a team-high-tying 23 points in 27 minutes in his first action since breaking his left hand in the Warriors&#x27; fourth game of the season in October. He missed 58 games.The leading scorer in last year&#x27;s Finals drew the Warriors, this year&#x27;s losingest team in the NBA, within 115-113 with two free throws with 1:03 to go, before Siakam countered with a tough runner in the lane while being fouled, giving the Raptors a four-point cushion.Curry misfired on a 33-footer six seconds later, and the Raptors put the game away at the free throw line.Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka, two key contributors when the Raptors ended Golden State&#x27;s bid for a three-peat with a 4-2 win in the Finals, each recorded a double-double, lifting the Raptors to a second straight win after three consecutive losses.Damion Lee, who started in injured Klay Thompson&#x27;s regular spot alongside Curry, matched Curry&#x27;s 23 points for Golden State.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/nba/news/2020/03/06/celts-smart-fined-35-000-repeated-misconduct-refs-66753">READ: Celts&#x27; Smart fined $35,000 for repeated misconduct to refs</a></li></ul>The Raptors took advantage of a scoreless first period by Curry to go up by as many as eight, then overcame 11 second-period points by the former two-time NBA Most Valuable Player to take a 62-55 lead into halftime.Powell had 23 points in the half.Golden State took its first lead since the first quarter at 85-83 late in the third period on a 3-pointer by Eric Paschall.Paschall later hit the second of two free throws with 9:39 remaining in the game to draw the Warriors even one final time at 95-all.Matt Thomas followed with an 18-footer at the 8:29 mark, giving Toronto the lead for good.Powell&#x27;s scoring came on 13-for-20 from the field and 4-for-8 on 3-pointers as he surpassed his previous best of 33 points at Orlando in November. The Raptors outshot the Warriors 48.2 percent to 40.8 percent.Lowry&#x27;s double-double consisted of 26 points and a game-high 10 assists, while Ibaka chipped in with 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.Siakam finished with 17 points, OG Anunoby 14 and Terence Davis 10 for Toronto, which swept the season series from Golden State last season.Curry shot 6-for-16 overall and 3-for-12 on 3-pointers for the Warriors, who lost their 10th straight at home.Marquese Chriss notched a double-double for Golden State with 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds, while Andrew Wiggins had 21 points and Paschall 16.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>. </div>

Norman Powell stole the spotlight in Stephen Curry's long-awaited return with a career-high 37 points, and Pascal Siakam hit a key hoop with 45.7 seconds remaining Thursday night, helping the Toronto Raptors outlast the Golden State Warriors, 121-113, in a rematch of last June's NBA Finals.

Norman Powell stole the spotlight in Stephen Curry's long-awaited return with a career-high 37 points, and Pascal Siakam hit a key hoop with 45.7 seconds remaining Thursday night, helping the Toronto Raptors outlast the Golden State Warriors, 121-113, in a rematch of last June's NBA Finals.