OG Anunoby’s flash of anger after a hard foul proved to be the catalyst for the Toronto Raptors' comeback victory in Game 2, but he was far from the only one who came to play Wednesday afternoon. (loung_s)
In Siakam’s case, he exploded for 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first quarter and locked in defensively the rest of the way.
VanVleet’s moment of glory came mostly in the third quarter as he scored 14 points of his own in the frame to help the Raptors enter the fourth trailing just 80-74. That all helped setup the fourth-quarter comeback that Anunoby helped spark and Powell finish as he had a 12-point quarter in the final frame, including an exclamation mark dunk at the end that sealed the win for the Raptors.
It was an ugly game with the Raptors only shooting 43.7 per cent from the field but their defence held strong as Brooklyn only managed 38.8 per cent shooting from the field. Defence has often been talked about as the main key to the Raptors’ success, but another important ingredient is the team’s ability to find offence from all over the lineup. Wednesday’s game was closer than the Raptors would’ve liked, but it proved to be a suitable blueprint to how this team will win moving forward.
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