The Raptors wouldn't have even had a chance in this one without Pascal Siakam, who was flawless even as Jeremy Lamb’s fading heave from beyond half court at the buzzer snatched the win for the visitors. (michaelgrange)
Sunday night, nothing game and the 24-year-old from Cameroon is out here looking like one of the best players in the NBA again.
Siakam was flawless even as Jeremy Lamb’s fading heave from beyond half court at the buzzer snatched the win for the visitors. The versatile Siakam had switched on to Lamb on Charlotte’s in-bounds play with 3.1 seconds left and knocked the ball out of his hands on the catch and had Lamb chasing the ball back to his own half of the court before launching his game-winning prayer.
And as the Raptors had to dig themselves out from a 12-point hole with just over eight minutes to play, Siakam was central in their surge, from switching out to defend Hornets point guard Kemba Walker, to finding his way to the rim as Hornets big Frank Kaminsky was no match for his quickness as the Raptors went to a small line-up Siakam did as he’s done all season — convincingly play the part of an emerging star on an elite NBA team.
According to Basketball-Reference.com Siakam ranks second in his draft class in career WinShares with 14.5, trailing only Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers, who was taken first that year. Siakam is second in Value Over Replacement Player and is third in WS/48 minutes and Box Score Plus/Minus.
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