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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A good start by Toronto was all it took to finish banged-up Golden State. Antonio Davis scored a season-high 28 points and the Raptors ran roughshod over the Warriors, sending them to their fifth straight loss 106-88 Saturday night. Vince Carter added 22 points, Doug Christie had 13 and Dee Brown 12 for the Raptors, whose fastbreak offense had them on top from the outset and left the Warriors, missing five key players, back on their heels. Barely seven minutes into the game, Toronto opened a 29-8 lead, including an 18-2 run that featured a Davis jam off an alley oop, a floor-length pass to Christie for a breakaway slam and consecutive 3-pointers by Brown. "I think what was crucial for us was to just come out and establish the way we were going to play the whole game," Davis said. "We just happened to get the 18-2 run. That was great. I think as long as we continue to come out and play that type of basketball, we're going to give ourselves a great chance to win." The Raptors didn't stop there. By halftime, they were in front by 30 points and the Warriors spent the rest of the night just trying to keep it from getting worse. "We had a little luck with injuries with Golden State," Raptors coach Butch Carter said. "We were able to take advantage of that. That helped us a lot. They would have been a lot harder to play if they had all their people available to them. But right now, they're really decimated by injuries to their starters." Golden State was without five of its top seven players. Donyell Marshall (left knee tendinitis), John Starks (right knee tendinitis) and Chris Mills (left ankle soreness) did not suit up. Two other starters, Jason Caffey (right Achilles tendinitis) and Erick Dampier (left knee surgery) are both on the injured list. Golden State coach P.J. Carlesimo said he thought the reserve-laden Warriors did the best they could. "I thought they played real hard," he said. "They had their minutes stretched out more than they are used to and I was pleased with their overall effort." The win allowed Toronto to finish its five-game road trip at 3-2. "It's definitely given us confidence. Now we know we are capable of playing with some of the best teams in the West," said Carter, whose Raptors also beat Utah and the Los Angeles Lakers during the trip. "Now it's time to go home and see how we do there. We have a lot of home games. We have to take care of it." Antawn Jamison had 25 points to lead Golden State, which lost for the sixth time in seven home games. Tony Farmer added 16 points and Vonteego Cummings and Adonal Foyle had 11 apiece for the Warriors. Toronto outshot the Warriors 46 percent to 40 percent and the Warriors had more than twice as many turnovers (19) as the Raptors (8). "It was pretty difficult out there," Jamison said. "The way our team is struggling, the minutes took a toll on me." Game notesThe Raptors' 37 first-quarter points and 65 in the first-half were both highs by a Warriors opponent this season. ... Golden State fell to 0-9 when trailing at halftime. ... The game marked the first pro meeting between Jamison and Carter, former North Carolina teammates who were first-round picks in 1998. ... Toronto improved to 7-0 when it reaches 100 points. ... Foyle had a season-high 15 rebounds. ... Farmer had 11 rebounds to go with his 16 points for his first career double-double. | ALSO SEE NBA Scoreboard Toronto Clubhouse Golden State Clubhouse RECAPS New York 99 Orlando 96
Toronto 106
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