Great setting to watch the defending champion of the NBA Toronto Raptors in a battle against Portland Trail Blazers, where not only will be interesting to analyze, but also enjoy a very attractive duel for all lovers of the league.
Game Summary
Portland would have a strong start with a large percentage of field, while Toronto were still in the plane and only marked 2 digits that contrasted Blazers attack of 14 initial points, Raptors tried to recover from the bad start and discounted to 2 possessions, with 3 minutes to play, Toronto was placed at 2 digits, but then through the defense Blazers regained part of its advantage, ends the 1st period with Portland winning by 3 possessions.
Raptors kept discounting through the novice Terence Davis who did a great job on the offensive, basketing several consecutive baskets, Blazers responded through Anfernee Simons, but Pascal Siakam showed his offensive and continued to bring the Raptors to a single digit, Toronto passed for the first time to the front with an effective shot from the perimeter of Davis, would finish the first half 54 - 53 Raptors above.
Second Half
The duel became tougher, the defence increased, and the score was tighter, Blazers took a slight 3-digit lead through effective shots from the perimeter of Rodney Hood, Raptors responded through Marc Gasol's perimeter shot, Hood was still connected and continued basketing from the line of 3 points, would come the response of Toronto through Davis who was free basket and foul in the fast break, finished the 3rd quarter with Raptors winning the partial and leading the scoreboard.
Toronto took advantage in the encounter, Blazers adjusted its defense, discounted and equaled the scoreboard, would come the response of the Raptors with 2 consecutive offensives including an alley-oop VanVleet to Siakam, the game became more interesting, Siakam would begin to be a factor, Toronto took a 10-digit lead with 4 minutes to play, continued Siakam showing an offensive display and extending the lead for Toronto, ended the match with Raptors' victory over Blazers 114 - 106 in a big close.
Details and Personal Analysis
With 14 digits coming out with great energy in the attack, would be the partial of the first minutes by Portland, on the contrary Toronto began the game with a certain apathy, until it would begin to gradually gestate the awakening of the Raptors who discounted by the perimeter way, would finish the 1st quarter with the Blazers up by 7 digits.
The improvement in the second period for the team of Canada would be evident both in defense and offense, would arrive the factor x that would be key in the hands of the young player Terence Davis as a revulsive Raptors, who would impact effectively in the attack, but Portland responded through Anfernee Simons player of obvious progress, Toronto would dominate the partial of the fourth with Siakam who also joined as an offensive factor, ending the first half winning the Canadian team by 1 digit.
The game entered a more competitive streak and the teams increased the level of play Rodney Hood would be a great offensive factor for Portland in this period converting indiscriminately from the perimeter, Gasol would enter the attack contributing from the line of 3 points adding to the cause of the Raptors, the rookie Terence Davis continued demonstrating a great level of game and was a permanent ally in the attack of Toronto, in the final minutes of the fourth the team of Canada intensified its approach of game, winning the partial and being placed above in the marker.
Raptors took much more confidence in their actions, but Portland knew that they had to increase their defensive intensity and so they would tie the scoreboard of the encounter, but the key and determining factor would come to change the duel and that would be the player of greatest progress of the NBA Pascal Siakam, who with much character was in charge of the Raptors' attack with much mastery, being really incisive in their game demonstration, with less than 5 minutes to play Toronto had control of the encounter obtaining a great triumph over Portland.
Best Performances
Pascal Siakam 36 Pts. 6 Reb. 3 Ast.
Fred VanVleet 30 Pts. 4 Reb. 7 Ast.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 16 Pts. 11 Reb. 1 Ast.
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