It was a long run-up, but in the end i Toronto Raptors yes. I am secure your seat at the play-ins of the Eastern Conference with an easy win against the Charlotte Hornets for 128-108.
Victory distinguished by the rFred VanVleet franchise record of 20 assistswho closed his game with a “20+20”. AND Anunoby scored others 23 points and the play-in objective, although not the most prestigious imaginable at the beginning of the year, can be said to have been achieved. Pascal I’m sorry was the night’s leading scorer with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Toronto will therefore have its own chance to play for access to the playoffsstill to be decided is the placement con Hawks, Raptors e Bulls still in the game for theeighth place. Which will be important because it will allow those who finish eighth to play the playoffs in one straight match against the Miami Heatbarring surprises, while for the ninth and tenth classified there will be two games to win.
“For us, eighth place is very importantVanVleet said.In the last two weeks for us it’s been a simple matter, winning every game, there’s not much more to add. We’re trying to play our best basketball at the right time of the season“.
Before the February trade deadline, i Toronto Raptors looked like a team on the road to unravelingwith the entries of market on many key players, VanVleet, Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Gary Trent Jr over all. At the deadline, however, not only did Masai Ujiri not weaken the team to try his luck in the draft, but he picked up again Jakob Poeltlan ex, from the San Antonio Spurs to add what was missing, or a role center that gave centimeters and physique in rebounding and in attack.
At the trade deadline of February 9, Toronto had arrived with a losing record, of 26-31 and very little enthusiasm. After the danger of seeing the roster upset in the market, the team coached by coach Nick Nurse accelerated, in the last 10 games to chase the play-ins the record was 7-3.
