VanVleet, Siakam combine for 63 points; Pistons score 41 in the fourth quarter.
It wasn’t all that long ago when the concern was Fred VanVleet couldn’t make a three-point shot to save his soul. Whenever anyone pointed out his struggles, the veteranNot to worry, he’d say, I know what kind of shooter I am, what kind of player I am and, when it’s all said and done, things are going to be fine.
“Yeah, believe it or not,” he said, when it was pointed out that he is still an elite NBA shooter. “Surprise, surprise.” “Tonight, being able to get three catch-and-shoots right out of the gate, I think that helps a lot. It depends game to game, it’s not always going to go my way but got to take advantage when I get the chances.”
“I was joking but I wasn’t joking when I walked in the locker room after the game; they were cheering me and I said, ‘Thanks for helping me coach the game tonight,’ ” Griffin said of VanVleet and Siakam. “Freddy was awesome calling a lot of plays and sets on the offensive end, same with Pascal.” The Raptors needed every one of VanVleet’s points and all that collaboration because of another suspect fourth-quarter defensive showing that almost cost them the game.
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