Students versus masters: Raptors ready to take fast pace to Warriors
TORONTO — If the Raptors’ rout of the rival Cleveland Cavaliers was a clash of styles, then their game Saturday against the visiting Golden State Warriors will be more like the students taking on the masters.
Fred VanVleet and the Raptors bench ran LeBron James and the Cavaliers off the court on Thursday night, playing hard on transition and moving the ball rapidly to get open three-point shots. It was lethal against a Cleveland team that prefers to set up plays in the halfcourt.
But it will be another story against the Warriors, who pioneered the run-and-gun style and used it to beat the Cavs in last year’s NBA Finals.
“Completely different, completely different dynamic of the game,” said DeRozan on Friday when comparing the Cavaliers and Warriors. “Two different styles that they play with.”