Earlier in the Raptors' home game against the Nuggets, the two sides have been tightly clamping on the score, in the last moment the Raptors had a chance to kill the game, but unfortunately, as Jokic gave Anunoby's key layup out of the court, the Raptors finally lost 109-110 to their opponents, and their 8-game winning streak ended. Although the Raptors regrettably lost, the core of the team, Siakam, continued to usher in the outbreak in this game, in the starting 42 minutes of playing time, Siakam shot 16 of 22, 3 of 7 three-pointers, cut 35 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, almost able to help the Raptors continue to maintain their winning streak.
At the beginning of the season due to the recovery of shoulder injuries, coupled with the triggering of the health and safety agreement, Siakam did not usher in the opportunity to play, even in mid-November to usher in a comeback, Siakam's state was not ideal, many games did not even reach 20 points, but for the core of the team, coach Nas still maintained enough patience, let him slowly find the state of the game, and finally in February, Siakam ushered in a big outbreak.
According to relevant statistics, in the 7 games played for the Raptors in February, Siakam could average 27.1 points, 10.9 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate to 61.1% and 42.9% respectively, plus or minus to +6.6, the reason why the Raptors achieved a wave of 8 consecutive wins in front of the momentum, it can be said that it has a great relationship with siakam's outbreak.
And a large part of the reason for his outbreak may be related to his own failure to be an All-Star, at that time Durant determined the injury, the Eastern Conference's replacement candidate, President Adam Shawa chose the three-ball Lamellon Ball from the Hornets, and chose to ignore siakam, which already had an explosive momentum at that time, and it was this time that was ignored, and also inspired Siakam to continue to move forward, so that he could hand over such an all-round data sheet in February.
As the first round of the No. 27 show selected by the Raptors in 16 years, Siakam can be said to have been cultivated by the team over the years, and at the beginning of his debut, his positioning in the Raptors was basically a cool defensive blue-collar worker, but with the appointment of Nas, Siakam also began to sit in the main rotation position of the team in the 18-19 season, and the 19-20 season was leonard's first year after leaving Toronto. Siakam improved his stats to a career-best 22.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists, and was named to the All-Star Stage for the first time in his career, while the Raptors continued to make it to the playoffs that season and also reached the Eastern Conference semifinals.
However, after the Raptors cleaned up the two main interior players xiaojia and Ibaka last season, the team also collapsed, without the internal line to play a leading role, Although Siakam can still maintain 20+ points, but the efficiency has declined to a certain extent. And this time can stage a low open high walk, once again play the amazing data of the All-Star level, Siakam can also be regarded as using practical actions to prove that he is still the "Dragon King" of the Raptors. As of now, the Raptors are temporarily ranked sixth in the East with a record of 31 wins and 24 losses, and there is a high chance that they can directly enter the playoff stage as the first six, and the recovery of Siakam's state also largely determines how far the Raptors can go this season. If you lose the All-Star this time, it can be a boost to motivate Siakam to continue to move forward, and it is not a bad thing.