After a seven-game winning streak, the Toronto Raptors further cemented their No. 6 position in the East. Although the raptors are vulnerable today compared to the glory of the championship season three years ago, we have to admit that they have lost too many championship teams in recent years. Leonard, who left the team after winning the championship, and championship center Ibaka and Gasol Jr., who were subsequently snatched by the Clippers and Lakers, and Lowry, who joined the Miami Heat in the offseason. It is in such a bad situation that the Raptors have cultivated a number of good team cores, gradually growing up to lose draft Van Jordan, and Siakam, who constantly breaks through himself.
It's safe to say that, if nothing else, the Raptors will be a playoff team again this season. In this game, they dragged the team to Houston, away to challenge the Rockets, who are in the rebuilding stage. Without the proud core of the team, the Rockets no longer have the slogan of winning the championship. Will the Rockets, once at the bottom of the West, accept the morale-boosting Raptors at home, be overwhelmed? Let's wait and see. At the beginning of the game, the Rockets, who were in the rebuilding stage, did not give the Raptors a chance to take the lead, but took the lead in the lead.
Porter Jr. exploded in the first quarter, shooting 5-of-5 from the field, sending out 13 points, 1 rebound, and 3 assists to help the team play 41-37 and take a 4-point lead. However, the Raptors, which are maintaining a seven-game winning streak at this stage, are not to be outdone. After entering the second quarter of the showdown, Siakam showed his might, and even with an efficient output of 9 of 10 shots, he sent 21 points and 1 assist to lead the team to a 36-23 score, not only recovering the 4 points behind in the first quarter, but also achieving a 9-point counterattack.
The Raptors once again played the style of their championship team, and it is imperative to get the game. In the easy side of the fight, Trent Jr. and Boucher can also stand up, successively delivering 9 points, 2 assists and 9 points and 1 rebound, continuing to help the team play a 31-28 score and get a 3-point lead. By the time it came to the crucial final quarter of the showdown, the point difference between the two sides had widened to 12 points, and there was basically no great suspense in this game. In the end, the fourth quarter was over regular time, and the Raptors scored a 19-point victory with a score of 139-120!
The Raptors have successfully won eight consecutive games, as if they have regained the glory of the season in which they won the championship. To be sure, while they were able to win the game, the team's starters performed very well. Among them, Siakam's 21 points in a single quarter, 30 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in a single game are worth exaggerating, and Trent Jr.'s performance of 6 of 13 three-pointers in a single game and 42 points and 4 assists has undoubtedly become the focus of the game! As the second round of the 2018 draft, Trent Jr. played the all-star technical level and became the raptors' unsurprising starting core.
From the former Van Jordan, to the later Boucher, and now to the little Trent, the Raptors have really picked up a lot of treasures over the years. And looking at the Rockets, although they suffered a 19-point defeat, there are also many remarkable places. Wood got a double-double again, porter Jr. showed his might, handing over 30 points and 8 assists, and Matthews, who handed over 19 points and 6 rebounds. In the reconstruction stage, they have finally obtained a lot of rising capital.