Warriors get their 12th consecutive win over Raptors


November 17, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates with guard Klay Thompson (11) during the second quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 17, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates with guard Klay Thompson (11) during the second quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

OAKLAND, Calif. — Point guard Stephen Curry scored seven of his game-high 37 points in the final 1:28 Tuesday night, leading the Golden State Warriors to their 12th consecutive win, 115-110 over the Toronto Raptors.

The league’s lone remaining unbeaten team survived a scare to tie its franchise record for consecutive regular-season wins with 16 dating back to last season.

The victory also was Golden State’s 25th straight at home during the regular season.

The Warriors, who trailed 98-96 with 5:54 to play, were up just 106-103 before Curry buried a 15-footer to create a five-point cushion with 1:28 to go.

The Warriors did the rest of their scoring at the free-throw line, with Curry making five of six and power forward Draymond Green two of two to help Golden State keep Toronto at arm’s length down the stretch.

Curry hit five of 10 from beyond the 3-point arc, and he handed out nine assists.

Shooting guard Klay Thompson, returning from a one-game absence caused by a stiff back, added 19 points, and center Andrew Bogut had 13 for the Warriors, who shot 53.8 percent from the field to overcome a 30-18 deficit at the free-throw line.

Guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan totaled 28 points apiece for the Raptors, who made 30 of 39 foul shots.

Small forward DeMarre Carroll had 17 points, and center Jonas Valanciunas pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds to complement nine points for Toronto.

The Raptors, playing their second game on a five-game trip, lost to Golden State for the 10th consecutive meeting.

Toronto (7-4) never led after the final minute of the first quarter until two free throws by Lowry pushed the Raptors in front 98-96 with 5:54 remaining in the game.

The free throws capped a 10-1 run in which Toronto did all its scoring from the foul line, allowing it to erase a seven-point deficit.

However, the Warriors immediately countered with a spurt of their own, triggered by a Bogut dunk on a lob from Green.

That tied the score at 98 with 5:40 to go, and Curry followed with his fifth 3-pointer for a 101-98 lead.

The Warriors went on to lead by as many as five, but a 3-pointer by Lowry with 2:37 to go set up the tight finish.

After falling behind by as many as 18 points in the second quarter, the Raptors made a game of it in the third thanks to DeRozan and Carroll.

They combined for 21 points in the period, hitting eight of their 11 shots and both their 3-point attempts. Toronto got as close as 79-75 before settling for a seven-point deficit headed into the fourth quarter.

The Warriors led just 39-37 approaching the midpoint of the second quarter before playing six-plus minutes of their best basketball of the season.

Thompson (12) and Curry (seven) combined for 19 points in a 24-10, half-closing run that opened a 63-47 lead. Thompson had a pair of 3-pointers and Curry and Green added one apiece in the sequence.

NOTES: The Warriors swept the two-game season series from the Raptors last year for the sixth time in the past 10 seasons. … Warriors interim coach Luke Walton took the blame for veteran reserve PG Shaun Livingston (hip strain) having to sit out Tuesday’s game after playing a season-high 30 minutes in Saturday’s overtime win over Brooklyn. “We will be monitoring his minutes in the future a little more cautiously,” Walton said. … The Raptors have not beaten a reigning NBA champion since a Dec. 28, 2007, win over the San Antonio Spurs. … The Warriors wore “The City” jerseys, replicas of the tops they donned from 1966-71 while they played in San Francisco.