On January 10, Beijing time, the Raptors played against the Pelicans, and the two teams fought fiercely. Although the Raptors pulled away the point difference many times, the Pelicans stubbornly chased back, and even completed the counterattack in the final quarter, but Van Jordan hit three points in a row at a critical moment, and finally the Raptors won 105-101 and won six consecutive wins. Van Jordan had 32 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, 8 of 17 three-pointers, Siakam also had 29 points, 10 boards and 7 assists, and the double star had 61 points, 14 boards and 11 assists. Van Jordan really should be an All-Star, he played well this season, not only the personal data is excellent, the team has won consecutive wins.
Van Jordan came up and hit the shot and could also assist his teammates in scoring. The Pelicans scored against each other, Van Jordan broke through the layup, followed by a three-point shot, and Siakam also hit a three-pointer. Yingo responded 2+1, but Van Jordan continued to hit three points, and Siakam also broke through to the layup. Walker scored consecutive points, Van Jordan continued to blast in three points, and he scored 13 points in the first quarter, and the Raptors barely led by one point. The Raptors went on their way in the second quarter and quickly widened the point difference, with Sika scoring a layup and leading by 10 points. After the Pelicans scored, he also snatched and countered. Helplessly, Varan scored many times, the Pelicans exerted their strength to overtake the score, and the Raptors were still not stable enough. Van Jordan hit 2 free throws, and Anunoby made up for the dunk, or maintained a one-point difference.
Both sides can't pull apart the point difference, and the Raptors' interior line suffers. Van Jordan assisted Birch 2+1 in the third quarter, and after Varan scored, Van Jordan also hit a three-point shot. Helplessly Varan continued to score, Anunoby, Ingo three points responded. Sika made a 2+1 layup, Van Jordan also broke through the layup, and the Raptors continued to lead. Graham responded with three points, Sika soon had three points, and then hit two more free throws. Sika scored many times, even 2+1, and the Raptors once led by 10 points. Clark hit a three-pointer, Walker scored on a free throw, then broke through to a layup and the Pelicans once again chased the score.
The Pelicans are really tenacious and can chase them back every time they pull away. Sika hit two free throws in the fourth quarter, Walker broke through to the layup, Sika continued to make free throws, Varan dunked and scored, and Sika hit another three-pointer. Anunoby hit a jumper and Van Jordan hit a three-pointer to give him a nine-point lead. But then the Raptors scored stagnantly, the Pelicans continued to chase points, and After Varan scored from the free throw, he was only 2 points away. Boucher scored from the basket, Graham broke through the layup, and Varan scored under the basket to tie the score. Van Jordan hit a three-pointer, Graham responded with three points, and Jones had a three-pointer to overtake the score. Van Jordan hit a long-range three-point shot, followed by three points, too horizontal! Ying Ge broke through the layup, Boucher scored a basket, the Pelicans wasted opportunities, Birch grabbed the board consecutively, and 2 free throws and 1 shot, the Raptors won the game.
The Raptors this season is really impressive, after they won the championship, the strength of the team declined a lot, Leonard, Lowry and other main players have left the team, the team has also entered the reconstruction period. I thought the Raptors would rebuild for a long time, but I didn't expect that in just 2 seasons, the Raptors completed the reconstruction. Their progress this season is noticeable, siakam's form is much better than before, slowly regaining the status of the former All-Star. And Van Jordan has been very stable, and his form has remained good. These two people have become the absolute core of the Raptors, and the two have played well together. Nas's coaching is really underrated, and it is not luck to be able to become the head coach of the championship.
In the absence of big players on hand, they can also play a wonderful offensive and defensive performance, which is really rare. The Raptors' defense is at the forefront of the league, this time making it difficult for the Pelicans to score, although the rest of them are not playing well, the offense relies on double stars, but the Raptors' defense is doing well, although the interior line can not hold Varan, but they can limit the Pelicans' passing. The Raptors are in such good shape now, the chances of making the playoffs this season are great, the Raptors have also messed up the Rankings in the East, and it seems that teams such as the Hawks, Green Army and Knicks are going to work hard for the playoffs, and some of them will not make the playoffs.