Former Warrior Stephen Jackson (in)famously talked about “making love to pressure.” This Warriors team won’t even acknowledge pressure’s existence. Down in the fourth quarter, on the road, short-handed, with their winning streak on the line, the Warriors looked — well — exactly like the Warriors. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson kept shooting (and hitting) threes, Draymond Green kept barreling to the basket, and the defense kept on delivering stops at crucial moments. A furious effort by Toronto was rebuffed by a slightly-above-average Warriors performance. If any team appeared to buckle under the weight of the moment, it was the Raptors tightening up with a lead, knowing how hard it would be to hold it.
Manifest Destiny (Warriors 112, Raptors 109)
