offensive end.Ole Miss led 43-31 at halftime, taking the lead for good with 10:32 remaining in the first half on Burnetts 3-pointer that made it 22-19.BIG PICTUREOle Miss: The Rebels were able to bounce back fr

TORONTO -- The schedule does not get any easier for the Toronto Raptors after they took a hard-fought 121-117 loss to the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.The Raptors, who dropped the Eastern Conference final to the Cavaliers last season, returned home Wednesday to face the Golden State Warriors at Air Canada Centre.The Warriors were NBA finalists last season, losing a seven-game series to Cleveland after winning the championship the season before.The computer that spit out the schedule, Im going to find it and break it, Raptors coach Dwane Casey said.The Raptors (7-3) also lost to the Cavaliers 94-91 at the ACC in their second game of the season, Oct. 28.Casey feels the games are too early in the season to draw conclusions.Its good for us; its not a measuring stick, Casey said. I think were still trying to get our rotations down as far as what we want to do in certain situations, who we want to guard, who can do what in certain situations. (We are) still trying to figure those things out a little bit. Its that part of the year. Id rather go ahead and get these (games against) two of the best teams in the league in now and go from there.The Warriors arrived in Toronto on a four-game winning streak in which they outscored the other teams by a total of 68 points.Golden State (8-2) faces a test of its own on a four-game trip that opens in Toronto and is followed with visits to the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers in a six-day span. The four Eastern Conference teams have a combined record of 22-18.The challenge gets bigger now, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. Were playing playoff teams on the road, East Coast and all of that. Its not going to be easy, but its coming at a good time, and were going to embrace it.Stephen Curry said, Obviously on the road, itll expose us to different challenges and well see where we are. I think were ready for it.Curry remains the catalyst for the Warriors even with the addition this season of Kevin Durant.(Curry) kind of gets us started almost every game, Durant said, when we need an extra surge of energy, coming down to make shots. But also making the right play, scramble for guys. Hes just doing it all to be a complete player.Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry, who had 28 points and nine assists Tuesday, said he took no solace in being a tough opponent for the Cavaliers.Im not encouraged by any loss, Lowry said. We want to win every single game.Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan failed to score 30 points for only the second time this season when he was held to 26 on Tuesday. DeRozan has been the main story on the Raptors this season.He is mature, Casey said. Hes a man now, as opposed to a kid getting beat up in those situations, and the officials respect him now; whereas, three or four years ago they probably would let the veterans get away with a lot of stuff. 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I know this team has to live on a razors edge as it relates to focus, toughness and execution and we refuse to live there because its difficult.Deandre Burnett scored 24 points and Terence Davis added 16 points for the Rebels. Sebastian Saiz had 15 points and 14 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season.Ole Miss (7-3) had a comfortable advantage for most of the game -- leading 62-42 with 10:55 remaining -- but a late Murray State run made things interesting. The Racers rallied to pull within 77-73 with 17.7 seconds remaining.We just relaxed. We cant do that, Saiz said. We play really hard at times. Weve just got to keep it up for 40 minutes.Kennedy was upset that the Rebels missed on so many opportunities to put the game away earlier.We missed eight layups, Kennedy said. Eight layups. For SEC scholarship players. Layups that I can make right now in this tie and these slippery shoes Im wearing.Weve got to get better.Burnett scored a big chunk of his points on free throws, making 14 of 16. Ole Miss shot just 22 of 62 (35.5 percent) from the field.Murray State (5-6) was led by Terrell Miller, who scored 27 points. The 6-foot-8 junior was efficient from everywhere on the court, shootinng 8 of 12 from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range.dddddddddddd He added 10 rebounds and two assists.Well never, ever celebrate losing, but Im very pleased with the fight and the way we played, Murray State coach Matt McMahon said. Even down 15, 18 points, we were really defending and competing. We just werent able to complete some plays on the offensive end.Ole Miss led 43-31 at halftime, taking the lead for good with 10:32 remaining in the first half on Burnetts 3-pointer that made it 22-19.BIG PICTUREOle Miss: The Rebels were able to bounce back from an 80-75 loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday. The Murray State game was the first of a four-game homestand that includes upcoming games against Bradley, South Alabama and Kentucky.Murray State: The Racers had some good moments, but couldnt make enough shots to stay with the Ole Miss offense. Murray State falls to 12-32 all-time against teams from the Southeastern Conference.SILINS OUT FOR SEASONOle Miss announced on Thursday that freshman forward Karlis Silins would miss the rest of the season because of a torn ACL in his left knee. The 6-foot-11 Silins had played a limited role as a backup forward, appearing in eight games for a total of 39 minutes. Freshman Nate Morris will likely have a bigger role in Silins absence.UP NEXTOle Miss hosts Bradley on Monday night.Murray State plays another road game against South Dakota State on Saturday.-----More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . ' ' '