Los Angeles: The Golden State Warriors made it an even dozen wins to start the NBA season on Tuesday, but their 115-110 victory over the Toronto Raptors was no cakewalk. The reigning NBA champions Warriors looked to be on cruise control when they rolled to an 18-point lead in the first half, but they had to battle to hang on for the win as the Raptors, led by Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, rallied to take a two-point lead with 5:54 to play on two free throws by Lowry. The free throws capped a 10-1 scoring run that saw the Raptors erase a seven-point deficit. However, the Warriors immediately countered with a surge of their own, triggered by an Andrew Bogut dunk on a lob from Draymond Green. (AFP)