45-odd hours had passed since the Toronto Raptors defeated the Utah Jazz, but for Fred VanVleet, it was like no time at all had passed. Playing against the New Orleans Pelicans on an early Sunday night tip off, VanVleet wasn’t as efficient shooting the ball as he was on Friday, but he started hot and finished hot — and that’s all the Raptors needed.
Trailing by three with two minutes to go, VanVleet knocked down two huge three pointers in the next 30 seconds to give the Raptors a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.