{"id":626,"date":"2021-02-07T04:58:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T04:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jrn-305-2021\/?p=626"},"modified":"2021-02-07T04:58:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T04:58:58","slug":"fred-vanvleet-drops-54-points-breaks-raptors-franchise-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jrn-305-2021\/2021\/02\/07\/fred-vanvleet-drops-54-points-breaks-raptors-franchise-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred VanVleet drops 54 points, breaks Raptors franchise record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fred VanVleet\u2019s legacy is etched in stone. Not only is he now the Raptors franchise leader for the most points in a single game but<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/3-stats-to-know-vanvleet-54-point-game\"> he\u2019s passed the great Moses Malone in the most scoring in a single game by an undrafted player according to Elias Sports Bureau <\/a>. This 54-point performance pushes VanVleet ahead of the likes of DeMar DeRozan\u2019s 52 in 2018, Terrence Ross\u2019, and Vince Carter\u2019s 51 in 2014 and 2001 respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Exactly 39 years after Malone set the record at 53 points in a single game VanVleet broke it but in a much different fashion. While Malone was a beast around the hoop VanVleet did his damage from beyond the arc sinking 11 triples throughout the night and 8 in the first half. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAHistory\/status\/1356819680682516481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1356819680682516481%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nba.com%2Fnews%2F3-stats-to-know-vanvleet-54-point-game\">Those 8 threes in the first half also set a franchise record for most triples in a half<\/a>, pushing him a bucket ahead of Danny green in the 2018-19 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fred VanVleet is ON FIRE FROM THREE. \ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udfaf (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nba<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M4nvQQcvDp\">pic.twitter.com\/M4nvQQcvDp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoHighlights\/status\/1356775196846301185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing VanVleet\u2019s record reflects is the volatility of todays game. With the abundance and encouragement of the three-point shot. Being able to rack up points in bunches, it allowed for VanVleet to drop 28 points by the half and already outpace the previous record holders who never had a game that was focused on shooting from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the graph below is an example of how quickly VanVleet was able to race to 54 faster than any other Raptors player. Not bad for an undrafted, <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2892585-fred-vanvleet-raptors-agree-to-4-year-85m-contract-with-player-option\">85-million-dollar man out of Rockford, Illinois.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-flourish wp-block-embed-flourish\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/5204030\/embed#?secret=3MIktlYVmt\" data-secret=\"3MIktlYVmt\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fred VanVleet\u2019s legacy is etched in stone. Not only is he now the Raptors franchise leader for the most points in a single game but he\u2019s passed the great Moses Malone in the most scoring in a single game by an undrafted player according to Elias Sports Bureau . 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