The Miami Heat suffered four straight losses and lost the throne of the Eastern Conference overlords, while the Philadelphia 76ers and Bucks also lost. Unconsciously, the Boston Celtics actually came to the first place in the East with a high state of 6 consecutive wins. From the eleventh position in the east to sitting on the throne of the eastern overlord, the Green Army Double Tanhua combination has gradually proved to the alliance that they also have the strength to become a historical classic combination. However, the Greenshirts' counterattack path, although surprising, has never been a strictly title-winning favorite team.
Unlike the Bucks, who aspire to defend the championship, and the Nets, which maintain the title-winning Big Three, and Philadelphia, which sits on Embiid Harden, the green army's double exploration flower is still slightly less famous. In this game, head coach Uduka pulled the team to Toronto, away to challenge the Raptors located there. With a good schedule left in the regular season this season, the Raptors were able to play the style of the former championship team in the final key moments, with a record of 42 wins and 32 losses, to the sixth place in the East. Admittedly, the Greenshirts are not so easy to achieve seven consecutive wins.
The Green Shirts' proud double-probe combination was absent, and their combat value was indeed greatly reduced, but they did not show any timidity in the game. At the beginning of the game, Smart sent 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 3-of-7 shooting, and Derek White, who delivered 5 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, helped the team score 38-30 in the first quarter. I have to admit that Siakam's data of 10 points and 3 rebounds in the first quarter did not help the team establish a leading edge, which is indeed regrettable.
However, the Toronto Raptors, who entered the second quarter of the showdown, quickly fought back. Siakam continued to make a threat, shooting 7 of 11 in a single quarter, delivering 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 steals, making great contributions at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, leading the team to play a 29-20 score, not only recovering the 8 points behind in the first quarter, but also achieving a 1-point counter-overtake with a half-time score of 59-58. And yibian to fight again, the green shirts can also make a corresponding counterattack, in the third quarter to play a 22-21 score, pulling the two sides back to the same running line.
The fairest contest between the two teams began, with neither side letting anyone in the final quarter of the tiebreaker, and once maintaining a staggered lead. By the end of the regular season of the fourth quarter, the two sides once again sent a 26-26 score, dragging the game into extra time. In a short overtime time, the Green Army's double probe flower combination was not there after all, and the Raptors hit a 9-6 score and achieved the final reversal with a score of 115-112! Without a proud star combination, Smart, who has unlimited firing rights on the Greenshirts, also performed well, delivering a comprehensive statistic of 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in a single game.
Not only that, but there are 6 other players in the team who have reached double digits in scoring, which can be described as a high state of full staff. But the game is often won or lost between a casual mistake, and the Raptors have clearly done a great job of that. Siakam unashamedly ran out the last shell, delivering a game-high score of 40 points and a luxurious stat of 13 rebounds in the 47 minutes of the game. After winning the game, the Raptors also overtook the Chicago Bulls again to reach the fifth place in the East. At the same time, the green shirts who lost the game were miserable, falling three consecutive levels from the first place in the East and returning to the fourth place in the past.