MVP of the night | Immanuel Quickley, monstrously efficient
40 points and 10 assists on 11/13 shooting, including 7/8 on 3-pointers and 11/11 at the free throw line. In terms of pure efficiency, it’s hard to do better thanImmanuel Quickley against the Warriors!
In fact, the Raptors’ leader actually posted the best TS% (shooting percentage that measures efficiency by taking into account the value of three-pointers and free throws) in game history for a player who scored more than 40 points! At 112.1%, he was better than Myles Turner, who managed a 40-point game on 13/15 shooting, including 8/10 from distance, against Boston, for a TS% of 110.6. It was almost three years ago.
However, the leader of Toronto was coming out of a complicated match against the Lakers, but he quickly regained his senses.
“The game is 70%, even 80%, mental before it is physical”
“This game against the Lakers, he missed five or six days, no team practice, and he came into the game wanting to help his team win, but he felt a lot better physically today, and he was himself tonight.” explains his coach, Darko Rajaković.
Often left free by the Warriors early in the match, Immanuel Quickley was therefore punishing by 3 points. And when Golden State pushed at the end, it used the fear it could generate to spread the game.
Before he finally nailed the final 3-pointer to tie his career-high 40 points.
“The game is 70%, even 80%, mental before it’s physical. You just have to have the mindset to be aggressive and dominate.” concludes with his performance of the night and a demonstration of efficiency.
2026-01-21 07:04:00
