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Feb 27,Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) gets by Toronto Raptors forward Terrence Ross (31) at the Air Canada Centre. Golden State defeated Toronto 113-89.John E. Sokolowski

The word "trash" still lingered in the air from Thursday's practice, when neither Kyle Lowry nor DeMar DeRozan could find another word to describe their play. What the Toronto Raptors delivered Friday night versus the superb Golden State Warriors had that sort of stench.

Returning home for the first time in two weeks and struggling off an unsettling three-game losing streak, the Raptors suffered a stunning 113-89 loss to Steph Curry and the NBA's stellar leading team. It was Toronto's first four-game losing streak since its bumpy early January road swing.

Unlike in recent losses when the Raptors coughed up fourth-quarter leads, Toronto trailed this one badly from start to finish. They kicked things off with a franchise worst shooting quarter – just 5.3 per cent from the field in the first stanza. At times during the night, the Raptors trailed by as much as 41. Meanwhile, Golden State's Splash Brothers rollicked – 25 for Klay Thompson and 22 for the NBA MVP candidate Curry.

"That's a really good team and that was a good old fashioned woodshed butt-kicking," said Toronto coach Dwane Casey. "There are no excuses for that type of performance."

The Raptors opened the game with a new starting lineup – inserting Patrick Patterson in place of Amir Johnson at power forward. But it didn't bring a quick jumpstart.

Golden State bulldozed out to an easy 27-11 lead as Toronto missed a jaw-dropping 18 of their 19 first-quarter field goal attempts – Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan going a combined 0-12. The smooth Warriors slithered off the Raptors' screens and beat them down the court. Behind Curry, the Warriors whizzed the ball among them artfully as the Raptors scattered around like mice. Golden State generally scored however they wished – easy fade-away jumpers, un-contested layups, and confident three-pointers.

"We can't play perfect basketball for 82 games," said DeRozan. "It sucks we're on this losing streak, but we've got to learn from this and this should put that chip back on our shoulders….tonight wasn't us at all."

The Raptors looked nearly unrecognizable to the Air Canada Centre crowd who hadn't seen them in two weeks. This was a far cry from the relentless Toronto squad they watched stun the LA Clippers and San Antonio Spurs just three weeks earlier.

Toronto came around only slightly in the second quarter, inching to 24.3 per cent shooting. Golden State marched into the half toting a confident 54-31 lead.

Golden State didn't take its foot off the gas in the second half. One of the quickest-moving and most efficient offences in the NBA just kept humming. At one point, Klay Thompson swished in three straight three-pointers.

The magnitude of the thrashing became obvious just four minutes into the third quarter when Casey hauled all five of his starters off the floor in one swoop and replaced every one of them. The crowd erupted in cheers, a disgruntled bunch who had hoped to see a fiery contest between two squads sporting some of the best records in the NBA.

A crowd awoke as Tyler Hansbrough and Festus Ezeli got into a pushing match after tanging under the hoop, Hansbrough emerging with a wide red scratch across his face. As the players were each slapped with techs, a fuming Hansbrough was escorted toward the locker room to the tune of a raucous standing ovation.

"I love it. I don't want to see a guy get into a fight, but I was glad to see somebody finally hit somebody," said Casey of Hansbrough. "Now if we could have 14, 15 other guys to have that kind of fight, fire and passion."

Terrence Ross was the only Raptor who found any sort of rhythm on the evening, leading the team with 18 points. DeRozan added 14 on 4-of-16 shooting, while Lowry had just four points on 1-of-7. Toronto's second unit did have a spell making 15-of-16 stops, but the game was already too far gone.

The Raptors finished with 40.3 per cent shooting, 18.2 per cent from three-point land. Golden State shot 48 per cent and 46 per cent, and delivered 31 assists to Toronto's 15.

Casey said Lowry is struggling with fatigue and soreness and they have to find a way to get him rested or healed.

"I'm alright," said a quiet Lowry after the game. "When you're losing, it kind of sucks the life out of you, but the love of the game is always gonna be there."

The struggling Raptors head right back out on the road, this time facing the NBA's worst team, the New York Knicks. They then meet the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday before a visit from LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.

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