Unbeaten in nine games, the Raptors have Brandon Ingram to thank
The last 15 seconds of this Toronto-Indiana matchup were crazy. While the score is tied (95-95), Pascal Sakak is opposed Jakob Poeltl. The rebound falls into the handsImmanuel Quickley whoever climbs on the ground before spinning, inflates it Brandon Ingram. While the Raptors still have a timeout, Darko Rajakovic decides not to use it.
“He is a complicated player to defend” reminds the Raptors coach on Brandon Ingram. “He’s 2m05, can shoot off the dribble or pull up. He’s a hell of a player, especially one-on-one.”
His one-on-one, Brandon Ingram will have it against Pascal Siakam with just five seconds left. The former Pelicans All-Star takes a left-handed attack, stops mid-range and blasts in front of the 2019 NBA champions. The shot finds its target, explodes Scotiabank Arena, and gives Toronto a 97-95 win.
During this money, the Raptors winger chased Pascal Siakam. The last four punches he took were to his face with a fairly simple goal: get him to commit his sixth foul so he would be forced to leave his teammates or take advantage of the fact that he couldn’t defend too much.
“I knew he had a problem and he didn’t want to be too aggressive.” explains the hero of the evening after the meeting. “So he was at my mercy from then on. I wanted to be aggressive, I saw him pull away so I kept attacking him and found my spots.”
The smell of the playoffs (or almost)
Brandon Ingram finished the game by leading his team with 26 points on 11/23 shooting, including this “game winner” that allowed Toronto to claim its ninth straight victory, its longest streak of 15 straight during the 2019/20 season. franchise record.
With this victory, Toronto guarantees that it will host the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup, and it is about going to Las Vegas where they will play the semifinals. A route that Brandon Ingram already knew during the first edition of the competition where, with the Pelicans, he was eliminated by the Lakers on the threshold of the final.
“This will give us confidence” explains the Raptors winger as this decisive match approaches. “It’s kind of an expected playoff game because we’re going to be fighting for something.”
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| Brandon Ingram | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | LAL | 79 | 29:54 | 40.2 | 29.4 | 62.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.4 |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 59 | 33:28 | 47.0 | 39.0 | 68.1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 | LAL | 52 | 33:51 | 49.7 | 33.0 | 67.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 18.3 |
| 2019-20 | NO | 62 | 33:56 | 46.3 | 39.1 | 85.1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| 2020-21 | NO | 61 | 34:19 | 46.6 | 38.1 | 87.8 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| 2021-22 | NO | 55 | 33:59 | 46.1 | 32.7 | 82.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 22.7 |
| 2022-23 | NO | 45 | 34:11 | 48.4 | 39.0 | 88.2 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 24.7 |
| 2023-24 | NO | 64 | 32:52 | 49.2 | 35.5 | 80.1 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 20.8 |
| 2024-25 | NO | 18 | 33:03 | 46.5 | 37.4 | 85.5 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 22.2 |
| 2025-26 | TOR | 18 | 33:27 | 48.6 | 31.7 | 85.9 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 21.6 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
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