Pascal Siakam, brilliant in Toronto Raptors vs. New York Knicks: 52 points at Madison Square Garden

The Madison Square Gardenan absolute mecca of basketball, was the setting tonight for the brightness of the best night of an Eastern Conference figure but not its idol New York Knicks.

Pascal Siakamhis main reference toronto raptors this season, he was the one who showed all his talent to stop some Knicks who were in their prime.

Siakam was dispatched with an unforgettable performance by 52 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in a 113-106 win for the scrappy Raptors About the Knicks who had won eight in a row and last night beat the Golden State Warriors 132-94.

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The game remained very even until the close: the Knicks went on a 17-5 run that they led 102-101 with 3:25 left with great acting by RJ Barrett.

However, Siakam gave Toronto the lead back with two free throws and a Fred VanVleet 3-pointer served as the dagger in the heart of Tom Thibodeau’s men’s winning streakwho in this match had as their best men Julius Randle with 30 points and 13 rebounds and Barrett with another 30 field goals, while Jalen Brunson suffered from the miss: 3-14 from the field.

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Siakam, who has an average 25 points, 8.6 rebounds and 6.8 assistsit is him 10th player in NBA history to score at least 50 points on the road at Madison Square Garden of the Knicks. What fell short of the milestone is the Toronto Raptors’ leading scorer in a game: he was two points behind 54 points by Fred VanVleet in Raptors vs. February 2021 Magic.

Players who scored at least 50 points at Madison Square Garden on the road

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