They came in together, have grown up together, respect each other and have morphed into one of the more imposing duos in Raptors history.
Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam will forever be linked with each other and their combined performance Tuesday night is a glaring example of why.
VanVleet drilled seven three-pointers as part of a 33-point night — his third straight game with 30 or more — and Siakam casually threw together an 18-point, 12-rebound gem as the Raptors routed the San Antonio Spurs 129-104 at the Scotiabank Arena.
The longest-serving Raptors — Siakam was a first-round pick in 2016, VanVleet was signed as an undrafted free agent that same summer — helped Toronto win its third straight game and get the team to .