Only one season
After The departure of Cowhi Leonard, everyone thought that the Toronto Raptors would have a long rebuilding period, but who would have thought that they only had one season to finish the rebuilding trip after selecting Barnes. Although the Raptors were in a very unsatisfactory state at the beginning of the season, once at the bottom of the East, but as the team got rid of injuries and Nas reduced the rotation, the team continued to win, and after a wave of six consecutive wins, it has come to the sixth position in the East.
In this game, the Toronto Raptors want to face the rebuilding Oklahoma Thunder. The Thunder are in the bottom position in the West, and the Houston Rockets are called Crouching Dragons. The two teams are already very different in strength, and the Thunder still have as many as 6 people who can't play because of injuries, so the result of the game can be imagined.
The Raptors won seven straight
The Toronto Raptors showed great strength in the first quarter, and Siakam was almost unstoppable, with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block on 7-of-8 shooting, including seven shots in the box. VanVleet also had seven points, three assists and two steals, and Anunoby and Barnes both scored four points, and the team scored 34 points in a single quarter to take a direct 12-point lead. Thunder's Dort had 10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in the first quarter, struggling to support the team's offense. After returning from the second quarter, the Raptors' offense began to decline, scoring only 25 points in a single quarter.
The Thunder seized the opportunity, Andie had seven points, one rebound and one assist, and Jerome on the bench had 11 points, and at the end of the half, the gap was narrowed to eight points. In the second half, the Raptors fought again, VanVleet had 11 points and 1 assist in a single quarter, Trent also had 9 points and 1 rebound, and under the leadership of the two major backcourts, the Raptors once again stretched the point difference to 15 points. After returning from the final quarter, the Thunder did not give up, but could not stand the Raptors' three major fronts, Siakam and Anunoby and Barnes took turns to score.
Maleden scored 11 points and 1 block in the final quarter, but even so, the point difference continued to widen. With the final whistle sounding, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Thunder 117-98 and successfully won seven consecutive wins.
The championship team is back
In the first season after Kawhi Leonard's departure, people were disappointed with Siakam's performance, believing that he could not become the star of a team. However, in just one season, Siakam came to the fifth position, played an unparalleled individual performance, and led the team to 7 consecutive wins, once again showing the style of the championship team. In this game, Siakam shot 13 of 17, with 27 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists, and the only regret is that he was not selected as an All-Star this season.
VanVleet also had 21 points and six assists, hitting six three-pointers, Barnes had 17 points, two rebounds and four assists, Anunoby had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Trent had 16 points and five steals. The only problem with this Raptors team is that there are too few people that the team can use, and if there is an injury, it will get into a quagmire. In contrast, the Thunder have too many players to play, 6 people are absent due to injury, the team still has 6 people to score in double figures, the bench scored more than the starter, Maleden and Bokushevsky both scored 18 points, is the highest scorer in the team, but this team lacks a superstar to lead them back to the track of winning.