NBA, first triple double for VanVleet: Kyle Lowry compliments on social media

In the victory over Utah Fred VenVleet put on a real show, playing a incredible 24-point third quarter with a perfect 8/8 shooting, including 17 consecutive points. Eventually the Raptors guard He finished with 37 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists thus realizing, at the age of 27, the first triple double of his career. A super performance that did not leave indifferent a great ex from Toronto like Kyle Lowry, protagonist together with VanVleet of the 2019 title. The current Miami player wanted to publicly compliment him on Twitter. “Triple double! It was a matter of time! Congratulations”, wrote Lowry, adding a laugh and the hashtag #NBAAllStar, indicating that it would probably be time for a summoning of the former teammate to the match of the stars.

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With Lowry’s own departure, VanVleet has finally been able to take the reins of the Toronto attack and is responding well. The number 23 in season travels at 21.7 points, 5 rebounds and 6.8 assists, shooting with an excellent 40.5% from the bow, all of them figures up compared to last year. Its performance has then surged further in the last period: in the last seven games VanVleet reported MVP figures with 30.4 points, 8.1 assists, 5 rebounds, 45% from three and the 97% from the bezel. Team performance is also improved after a complicated start, Toronto has an open streak of 5 consecutive hits and went back to the playoff area with seventh place in the East (19-20 record). The icing on the cake now for VanVleet would be a call-up to the All-Star Game, with the aim of taking the team to the playoffs at the end of the season.

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