DeRozan scores 42 points as Raptors drop 127-125 decision to Warriors
TORONTO — For DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors, it was a tale of two halves.
Klay Thompson had 26 points while Kevin Durant added 25 as the Golden State Warriors held on for a wild 127-125 road win over the Raptors on Saturday night.
DeRozan finished with 42 points — cracking the 30-point plateau for a club-record 92nd time. After spotting Golden State a 27-point half-time lead, DeRozan and Co. outscored Golden State 71-46 in the second but fell agonizingly short of a monumental comeback win.
“We went out there and just played (all) out,” DeRozan said. “We didn’t think too much, we just went out there and played hard.