In the early morning of April 3, Beijing time, the Raptors defeated the Hornets 128-108, and they led by 15 points at halftime, and the Hornets failed to create a threat in the second half, and finally ended the game with a 20-point difference. Siakam had 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. VanVleet contributed 20 points, 20 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals, and his 20+20 set the record.
1. VanVleet is a career-high 20 assists, following his previous record of 17 assists in a single game.
2. VanVleet's 20 assists also set a new Raptors all-time high, after a team record of 19 held by Damon Stoudemire, Calderon and Lowry.
3. VanVleet became the second draft in NBA history to record at least 20 points and 20 assists in a single game, starting with Bob Davis in 1955, who contributed 25 points and 20 assists on the game on January 23, 1955. VanVleet is comparable to the miracle of 68 years ago.
4. VanVleet currently holds both the Raptors' all-time single-game scoring record (54 points) and assists (20), and another player who holds both team scoring and assists record is Chamberlain, who has both 76ers scoring (68 points) and assists (21, Harden has tied this season). The Raptors' all-time single-season three-point shooting record (242) also belongs to VanVleet.
5. VanVleet is the third player in Raptors history to complete 20+20 and the first player to complete 20 points and 20 assists. Previously, Jones had contributed 22 points and 21 rebounds, and Bosh had 24 points, 22 rebounds and 23 points and 22 rebounds.
6. VanVleet also became the 11th player in NBA history to score at least 50 points and provide at least 20 assists in a single game. The remaining 10 players are Rauf, Archibald, Chamberlain, Doncic, Richie Galen, Harden, Jennings, Marbury, Andre Miller, Oscar Robertson.
So far this season, VanVleet is averaging 19.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. As previously reported, he expects to jump out of his contract this summer to test the free agent market, hoping to get a four-year, $130 million contract or so. VanVleet's annual salary is $21.25 million this season, and the player option for 2023-24 is $22.82 million.