Matt Steinmetz

These can be tricky games for the Warriors — not necessarily because they’re in danger of losing but because coach Steve Kerr’s got to figure out whether or not a game gets too close late so that he’ll have to put his starters back in the game.

That was the case during Friday’s 108-99 win over Dallas at Oracle Arena. Golden State was up 23 points with nine minutes remaining but the Mavs chipped away until they cut it to nine with about a minutes left. At that point, Klay Thompson was the only Warriors’ starter on the court — and it remained that way as Kerr never put back in Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson or Kevin Durant.

Link to “Warriors WrapUp,” the postgame show on 95.7-FM The Game.

Among the topics:

–Kevin Durant had his first triple-double as a Warrior, finishing with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 35 minutes. When asked after the game if Durant was doing anything different or perhaps seeing the court differently, Kerr simply said: “No, that’s just who he is.”

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The Warriors might have trouble with the best team in the Eastern Conference — the Cleveland Cavaliers — but they don’t have much difficulty with Toronto, the conference’s second-best team.

The Warriors beat the Raptors 121-111 on Wednesday at Oracle Arena, their 12th straight win in a row in Oakland and sixth straight overall against Toronto. The Warriors may have played their best quarter of the season when they took a 42-17 lead after 12 minutes. The Raptors whittled it down to five in the second and fourth quarters but the game never turned into a real nail-biter.

Link to “Warriors WrapUp,” the postgame radio show on 95.7-FM The Game.

Among the topics:

–Great start and a very so-so finish for the Warriors, on offense anyway. The Warriors missed 10 consecutive shots and committed two turnovers in the final five minutes, but they got away with it. They got away with it because, as usual, their defense was spectacular when it counted.

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