As the season's regular season showdowns come to an end, the Toronto Raptors also got tickets to advance to the playoffs in the final critical stage. In fact, the Raptors have been doing well after the All-Star Game, with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses in the last 16 games, ranking first in the league. Moreover, Siakam also scored 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in the last three consecutive games, becoming the first player in the Raptors to achieve this achievement. Unconsciously, the former championship team is back, and Siakam has become the new king of the North for the Toronto Raptors.
On the final game day of the regular season, Nas took the team to New York to play the Knicks on the road. I have to admit that although the Knicks have struggled this season, they have torn off the performance of the league's fish belly, and they are no longer the Desireless Buddhist team. At the beginning of this game, the Knicks, who played at home, were not timid because the Raptors got the tickets to the playoffs in advance, but quickly gained a score lead. Quakeli played 12 minutes of the first quarter, sending eight points, four rebounds and four assists, and Topin also had 11 points, six rebounds and one assist to help the team play a 31-22 score.
However, after taking a 9-point lead at the beginning of the game, the Knicks, who entered the second quarter of the showdown, failed to follow the trend, but encountered a strong counterattack from the Raptors. Siakam and VanVleet were absent in succession, but the other role players in the team could also play a high state that blossomed everywhere, with a 26-20 score, chasing back the six points behind in the first quarter. At the end of the first half of the game, the gap between the two sides was narrowed to 3 points, and the Raptors still had a great chance to achieve a score reversal in the second half of the competition.
Yes, the Raptors, who are easy to fight again, can indeed continue to achieve points chasing. In the third quarter of the competition, the Knicks' Quakeley continued to play for 12 minutes of playing time, sending 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Raptors continued to play a 24-22 score in a state of all-staff highs, chasing back the 2 points behind in the first half. By the time it got to the crucial final showdown, the point difference between the two sides had been narrowed to 1 point! However, after entering the final stage of the decisive victory, something unexpected happened.
Knicks side of Quirkley and Topping have successively threatened, handing over 8+3+3 and 15+1+1 data contributions, helping the team play a 32-22 score. In the end, the fourth quarter was over, and the Knicks won the game with a 105-94 score. Throughout the game, Quakely played nearly 42 minutes, shooting 12 of 26 from the field, sending 34 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and Topin also gave a game-high score of 42 points, as well as 10 rebounds and 3 assists in the 40 minutes of playing.
There's no doubt that Quakeley's triple-double stats, as well as Topping's leading scorer performance, were the Knicks' secret to winning the game. In the post-game interview, the Knicks head coach also said bluntly that although the journey of ending the season early was not willing, it laid a solid foundation for the team's better performance in the future. Entering the offseason, Thibodeau wants Mitchell Robinson to stay in the team, and where does Randall, who plays in the same position, go?