NBA schedule and results: Warriors improve to 12-0 in sloppy win over Raptors

UPDATE: Over a month since breaking it out originally, Porzingis rolled the dream shake out again. This time against the Pistons. It was beautiful.

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The Raptors had an opportunity to pull off the upset because the Warriors couldn’t take care of the ball, turning it over 20 times. The Warriors committed some dumb fouls -- the Raptors made 30-of-39 free throws -- as part of an inconsistent ball game.

But their high-powered offense took care of business when necessary. The Warriors went on a 9-0 run towards the end of the first quarter, a 12-0 spurt to end the second, and a 7-0 burst after falling behind in the fourth.

Stephen Curry is the best shooter in the NBA. Stopping him is a major challenge. While there may not be a great strategy to defend him, actually defending him is probably a good start.

Curry probably hasn’t been that open in a decade. Even he appeared to be surprised by it and double clutched before shooting. Bold strategy, Raptors. Let’s see if it pays off for them.

Short shorts are REALLY making a comeback these days.

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Davis is averaging 25.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game this season. Davis missed time last season with a right shoulder injury.

It appears that Davis injured that shoulder while setting a screen in the first quarter.

Mike Prada broke down the effectiveness of the Drummond-Jackson pick-and-roll and it really is a no-win situation for defenses.

The Cavs left Drummond and found out the hard way what happens when you do that.

This is going to shoot straight up my list of greatest sports things I’ve seen. A turtleneck and a cigar, you guys. Gonna go listen to the remix to Ignition right away.

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That’s because Middleton is the caulk, seaming the joints and shoring up any cracks that inevitably appear on the Bucks young roster. One whose future upside is still more enviable than its current experience and inherent synergy. His outside shooting opens up the floor for the team’s offense. His hard-earned knowledge of trapping angles and timing collapses the floor for opponents when the Bucks are engaged in their typically aggressive defensive sets. Middleton doesn’t wow onlookers in the moment. But his effectiveness is what makes the Bucks’ gambles, on schemes and on personnel, work day-to-day.

The difference was defense, specifically a strategic gambit producing an athletic pressure cooker that flipped Milwaukee’s defensive rating (based on points allowed per possession) from next-to-last, to next-to-first, in the NBA. In Kidd’s first season as coach, he and his assistant Sean Sweeney unveiled a swarming scheme that aggressively overloaded the strong side of the court: trapping the ball-handler, clogging the paint and nearby passing lanes and daring opponents to try cross-court skip passes over the team’s plethora of lengthy, gymnastic swingmen.