Warriors knock off Raptors in exhibition-opening victory

[...] amid the chaos of Stephen Curry fouling out before the midway point of the third quarter, the Warriors showed glimpses of the fluid, rhythmic basketball that they promise to play in the regular season and grabbed a 95-87 victory over Toronto in San Jose.Playing in front of a capacity crowd of 18,223 — many of whom lined up outside the arena 90 minutes before the doors to the SAP Center opened — the Warriors put on a show spanning the second and third quarters.During the stretch, the Warriors reeled off a 22-6 run and showcased the ball movement and spacing that makes their offense appear nearly unstoppable.Interim head coach Luke Walton, who is filling in while head coach Steve Kerr recovers from two offseason back surgeries, wanted to try a variety of combinations.Walton was mostly calm during his debut, rarely leaving his seat and generally allowing the players to read and react to the Raptors' defense without calling plays.Klay Thompson, who played a team-high 26 minutes, scored 14 points, and Leandro Barbosa, who missed two days of training camp because of visa issues in Brazil, added 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting.