On February 1, Beijing time, the Raptors defeated the Hawks 106-100 away to win two consecutive wins, these two games are not easy to win, first to defeat the Heat in three overtime, and then to fight with the Hawks until the last minute. The Raptors, who did not perform well at the beginning of the season, have risen to eighth in the East, according to Nas, the team only cut the rotation to impact the playoff seats, and almost every game has only 9-10 rotations, and it seems that they still don't want to mess up after the core of Lowry and Xiaoka are gone.
The four cores of the Raptors played well in this campaign, Anunoby had a key three-pointer in the last minute and also scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Sika 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, VanVleet 16 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 block, Gary Trent Jr. scored 31 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal + 9 three-pointers, trent is the biggest contributor to the win.
With the most in the game at 40 minutes and 47 seconds, 10 of 22, 9 of 15 from three-point range, 2 of 4 from the free throws, 31 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, shooting 45.5 percent from the field, 60 percent from three-point range, and the most shots made 22 times (Van Jordan was second on the team in 6 of 20), it was clear that Trent's efficiency was higher than VanVleet's.
Speaking on the road after the game, Trent said: "I've always been honing my skills, I'm trying to play both on and off the field, trying to win as much as possible. His teammate Sika also mentioned in a media interview that "Gary is doing well, he hit a lot of difficult shots." ”
Trent also set a number of records in this game, 1. He became the fourth player in Raptors history after DeRozan, Lowry, Leonard, and Mike James to win 30+ in four consecutive games.
2. Trent has scored at least 30+5 three-pointers in four consecutive games, second only to Curry and Harden in NBA history;
3. Trent has scored 8 30+ in the last four years, while in the last four games he has been 30+ (4 times this season)
Some American fans joked that Gary Trent Jr. = Beverly + Beale, he has Beverley's defense or Beal's scoring ability. Trent is averaging a career-high of 17.8 points per game this season. His three-year, $51.34 million contract with the Raptors last summer is also a cheap contract, with Wiggins averaging more than 30 million with 18.1 points per game and being selected as an All-Star starter.
Text/Yan Xiaobai