Toronto Raptors 112-117 Golden State Warriors: 5 talking points

#3 The Raptors look deep

The Toronto Raptors

The Raptors were missing their starting center Jonas Valanciusnas but still gave the Warriors problems. Midway through the third, Golden State looked like they were running away with the game but the reserves kept it interesting. Forget damage control, the Raptors bench was instrumental in giving the team the lead around the six-minute mark of the fourth quarter.

Backup center Jakob Poeltl was huge with his double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds, which included 11 on the offensive glass. Pascal Siakam was inserted into the starting lineup and he came up with a super-efficient contribution of 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting in 21 minutes. C.J. Miles, who was big for the team in previous games, chipped in with 10 points as well.

Rarely does the Golden State's bench get beaten by its counterparts but last night, the Raptors reserves outscored them 37-18.