Beijing time on January 5, the Raptors today 129-104 home victory over the Spurs to win three consecutive wins, VanVleet only played three consecutive quarters, 23 of 12 three-pointers, 14 of 7 free throws, 2 of 2 efficient cut 33 points, 7 assists and 2 steals, and there was no mistake, which is a perfect performance.
Judging from this season's performance, VanVleet is undoubtedly the first core of the Raptors, averaging 21.3 points per game and 6.7 assists in the first place in the team. Before today's game against the Spurs, the US media statmuse pointed out the value of VanVleet, when he was on the floor, the Raptors could net outperform the opponent by 5.9 points per hundred rounds, and when he was not on the floor, the Raptors lost 14.6 points per 100 rounds, and the net difference of 20.5 was second only to Jokic in the league!
After hitting seven three-pointers today, VanVleet's average three-point shooting per game this season has improved to 3.6, second in the league behind Curry. Raptors reporter Josh posted the data performance of Van Jordan in the past 5 games, calculating that VanVleet can send 31.4 points and 8.4 assists in the past 5 battlefields, and hit 30 three-pointers in total! During this period, the Raptors won a total of 79 points when he was on the court and lost 14 points when he was not on the court.
Unconsciously, the Raptors' record has reached 19 wins and 19 losses, only 2 wins away from the 6th Cavaliers, whether in terms of record or personal performance, VanVleet seems to be worthy of an All-Star.
And Raptors coach Nas also talked about VanVleet's All-Star candidacy after today's game: We need to climb a bit up the rankings, and I think that's part of it, and if we do, then he's definitely worth being named! We know what he brings, he brings victory and leadership, scoring, great defense. So he has to be taken into account.
Among this year's Eastern Conference backcourt players, Trae Young, Zaklaven, Harden and DeRozan are VanVleet's main opponents, and it remains to be seen whether Van Jordan can be selected for the first time in his career.