11 points, 3 blocks, almost perfect performance in about 19 minutes
Yuta Watanabe, who struggles with the Raptors, continues to play an active role.
In today’s match with Magic at home, in addition to an accurate 3-point shot, he showed off his unique defense with three block shots, which greatly contributed to the victory of 115-102.
Watanabe, who was sent to the court with 2 minutes and 18 seconds remaining in the first quarter and a 9-point lead, surpassed with light footwork and bargaining and showed the defense of the iron wall. In addition, he succeeded in a no-mark corner 3-point shot at the offense.
After that, Watanabe showed stable play. With less than one minute left in the third quarter, Fred VanVleet jumped into the wrong spot and was fouled when the putback dunk was about to succeed. Even so, he succeeded in two free throws and scored valuable second chance points.
In the final quarter, he was leading 8 points and blocked the layup of Nikola Vucevic, the main pillar of Magic. Watanabe’s block shot led to haste, and the team survived the crisis of two possessions. Immediately afterwards, Watanabe shot a 3-point shot with the assistance of Kyle Lowry. Magic requested a time-out as Watanabe sank a big shot that put the point difference in double digits.
With Watanabe’s success, the team that survived the pinch expanded their lead to a maximum of 22 points. He won a good victory and stopped the losing streak with 3.
Given a playtime of about 19 minutes, Watanabe succeeded in all three 3-point shots and scored 11 goals, surpassing double-digit scores in two consecutive games. He also recorded 3 blocks and 1 steal, and played the role of “3 & D” almost perfectly.
Regarding the block shot to Vucevic, he humbly said, “I felt like I could contest the shot and the ball came well when I reached out. By increasing the amount of exercise, my goodness comes out.” .. “I was always prepared, but for the last two years I was in the Grizzlies, I was just sitting on the bench, but now I have the opportunity to help the team, so it’s a lot of fun.” He talked about the current situation.
Pascal Siakam scored 30 points in Game High and Kyle Lowry scored a double-double with 12 points and 15 assists in the match. As the mainstay is getting better, I hope Watanabe will play an active role and the team will rise.
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