First-place Raptors eager to pick up the pace in December

One of the takeaways from the Raptors’ win over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night was how much players delighted in one of the first big battles of the NBA season.

“It was a fun game, man,” Kyle Lowry said after Toronto’s 131-128 overtime victory. “This is what the league is all about, guys going at it. (Kevin Durant) had 51 (points), put them on their backs, made two huge threes down the stretch and Kawhi (Leonard) made some big shots. It was a fun game.”