On January 10, 2022, Beijing time, in the Raptors' home game against the visiting Pelicans, although they have not opened the score, they have been able to use the home advantage to maintain a slight lead. In the end, thanks to the team's steady play, they beat the Pelicans 105:101!
The Raptors' dual-core VanVleet and Siakam both had a good play in this game, and Siakam played 42 minutes, shooting 8-of-18 from the field, and had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists! VanVleet played 39 minutes, shooting 11 of 27 from the field, 8 of 17 from three-point range, and had 32 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, which is the biggest contributor to the team's victory!
After scoring 32 points in this game, VanVleet also averaged 31.2 points per game during the team's six-game winning streak! He has averaged 31.2 points and 6.7 rebounds in the last six games, and has already played All-Star level stats. And he averaged 5.8 three-pointers per game, shooting 47 percent from the field, shooting 44 percent from three-point range, and shooting 96 percent from the free throws, which really shows his excellence!
Many people have been talking about whether VanVleet will be selected as an All-Star this season, and many people have also opposed it, after all, the excellent performance of just a few games is really not worthy of being selected. But his performance in recent games has been so good, averaging 31 points in the last six games, averaging 21.7 points and 5 rebounds per game this season, shooting more than 40% of the time, and averaging 3.7 three-pointers per game.
So for VanVleet, even if he doesn't have a chance to get into the All-Star start this season, in his recent form, he still has a chance to compete for an All-Star bench! Judging by his recent performances, it's really All-Star level, and if he can, with his excellent outside level, he could also be invited to this season's All-Star Three-Point Contest!