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TORONTO (AP) – Stephen Jackson scored 17 points, Andris Biedrins had 15 points and 14 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors beat the Toronto Raptors 106-100 on Sunday.

Baron Davis had 16 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as Golden State won its second straight game after opening the season with six consecutive losses.

Kelenna Azubuike scored 16 points and Al Harrington added 10 for Golden State, which saw all five starters reach double figures scoring.

T.J. Ford scored 29 points for the Raptors (5-5), who have won just twice in six tries at home this season. Ford added eight assists and six rebounds.

Andrea Bargnani scored 12 points and Chris Bosh had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto.

Golden State trailed 88-80 after three quarters, but opened the fourth with an 11-3 run that tied the game at 91 with 6:39 remaining.

Austin Croshere’s 3-pointer at 3:51 left gave the Warriors their first lead since the second quarter, 96-94, an advantage Golden State did not relinquish.

Leading 32-29 after the first, Golden State connected on their first eight shots of the second quarter to open a 48-41 lead with 5:42 left in the half. Toronto called timeout, then reeled off an 8-0 run, capped by a one-handed dunk from Jamario Moon to take their first lead of the game with 3:13 left.

Toronto led 61-58 at the half.

Ford scored a season-high 13 in the first quarter.

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