After winning two consecutive wins, the Raptors, who rank sixth in the East, are at home and face the challenge of the Green Army, which ranks first in the East during the six consecutive wins.
In terms of the Raptors, Siakam is in a hot state, the main players of the team in this battle are out of the nest, and the Raptors are also ready to defend the home court, pointing to 3 consecutive wins.
On the other hand, on the side of the Green Army, Tatum + Jaylen Brown is absent at the same time, and whether the Green Army in this battle can continue the winning streak will undoubtedly face a huge test!
Finally, after 4 quarters of play + 1 overtime battle, with siakam's excellent performance, the Raptors who played at home, in the first half, they forced the Green Army to occupy the initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Smart + Gwey in the third quarter continued to exert force, leading the Green Army to continuously play counter-attacks, and successfully erased the score gap and retained the suspense of the game.
But in the final final moment, VanVleet + Thaddeus Young hit three consecutive points, and Siakam won another foul and dragged the game into overtime through free throws.
In overtime, Anunoby hit the crucial three-pointer, Siakamri suddenly shot four points in a row, and the Green Army repeatedly failed to hit, only to lose.
The Raptors, who finally withstood the pressure, also defeated the Green Army at home 115-112, winning 3 consecutive wins at the same time, but also staged a big upset!
Playing at home in this game, the Raptors continued the fiery state during the winning streak, playing a team performance of 6 people scoring in double figures and all the soldiers, completing the big upset.
In the case of VanVleet + Anunoby + Thaddeus Young and other main players, each performing their duties, the play of the team's ace Siakam is particularly critical!
Siakam exploded in the game, scoring a game-high 40 points on 17-of-29 shooting in the 46 minutes of the game, plus 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
Among them, his heroic performance of scoring 25 points alone in the entire first half not only helped the Raptors to open the situation smoothly, but also once became a difficult existence for the Green Army!
In addition, after scoring 40 points in this game, Siakam also set a new single-game scoring record this season, almost alone, successfully affecting the trend of the game.
More importantly, after defeating the Green Army in this game and achieving a wave of three consecutive wins, the Raptors also officially equalized the Bulls with a regular season record of 43 wins and 32 losses, and ranked fifth in the East.
At the same time, from the Cavaliers, who ranked seventh in the East, the Raptors also re-opened the gap of 1 win, and to some extent, the Raptors, who won 3 consecutive games, were also temporarily breathing a sigh of relief!
On the other hand, on the Green Army side, despite the absence of the main players such as Tatum + Jaylen Brown, the tenacious performance of the Green Army in scoring doubles in 7 people in this game is indeed impressive.
As a major player of the team, this game against the menacing Raptors, Smart's play, is even more remarkable!
Although Smart personally made as many as 7 mistakes in this campaign, his performance on the offensive end was indeed not lacking in highlights, after all, throughout the game, Smart scored a team-high 28 points, plus 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block.
Although it did not help the Green Army to win, there is one thing to say, the excellent performance of Smart and other role players in this game has indeed brought great pressure and trouble to the Raptors!
Only in the absence of Tatum + Jaylen Brown at the same time, facing the already crazy Siakam, and the Raptors with more blossoms, this battle has worked hard for a whole game, but smart, who is difficult to support, seems to have no choice but to drink and hate.
For the Green Army, after losing to the Raptors in this game and ending a six-game winning streak, the Green Army was officially overtaken by the Heat in the rankings, losing the throne of the first place in the East and falling to the fourth place in the East.
As for whether this green army can regain its state and launch another attack on the first place in the east after the return of the double probe flower, we seem to have to wait and see!