Toronto Raptors vs Golden State Warriors

Player Steve Kerr leads his Warriors to a crucial game at Chase Center against the Toronto Raptors during the team's last seven home matches before the season closes.

The Raptors will look to revamp their play-in position chase while traveling to San Francisco where they have lost back-to-back games recently.

A strong resolve from the Golden State Warriors led them to a 104-93 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks in their matchup on Wednesday when facing their first possible double defeat since their 18-match win streak.

During the second period the Warriors held a comfortable 14-point advantage until Milwaukee trimmed the deficit to two points by the end of the third quarter then dominated the final twelve minutes to guarantee their victory.

While missing his star player Steph Curry for rest purposes Jimmy Butler delivered an impressive game-high 24 points combined with ten assists and eight rebounds just shy of his first triple-double.

The win streak of 40 victories across 69 matches keeps the Warriors in sixth place of the Western Conference with the goal of maintaining their position beyond the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Clippers.

The Warriors demonstrate top-tier league form in their recent ten contests as they prepare for their 10th victory since the break while beginning a six-game trip against the Atlanta Hawks.

The matches started well for Darko Rajakovic's men in the opening quarter but virtually no defense throughout the rest of the game resulted in a 129-89 loss at the Footprint Centre.

The 2019 champs, plagued by injuries to numerous of its attacking pillars, saw no one reach 20 points, with Scottie Barnes (16) and Immanuel Quickley (15) leading the way for a shorthanded Raptors team.

The Raptors, who are five victories behind the Miami Heat in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and have played one more game, will need to be near-perfect to have any hope of making the playoffs.

Friday's visitors, who are last in the league in both three-point shots attempted and three-point shots made per game, will need to improve their performance from beyond the arc as they prepare to face the game's best shooter.

Steph Curry, 37, is scheduled to return to the starting lineup for the Golden State Warriors after missing the last game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Quinten Post should return to the bench, as Brandin Podziemski has returned from a minor back injury that kept him out against the Denver Nuggets.

Gradey Dick will be re-evaluated shortly to decide his ability to return to action following a knee injury, but Friday's game is believed to come too soon for the Canadian.

Jared Rhoden, the visitors' shooting guard, is currently on service with G-League team Raptors 905, therefore he will miss the trip to California.