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OG Anunoby and the Raptors face the duo DeMar DeRozan – Zach LaVine

To prepare for the “play-in”, the good defense of the Raptors will have no trouble identifying the main offensive weapon of the Bulls: it is the duo DeMar DeRozan – Zach LaVine. Limiting them will obviously be a collective mission, as well as the individual work of OG Anunoby.

The British winger will thus find DeMar DeRozan, crossed during his first season in the league, the last of the back / winger in Toronto, in 2017/2018.

“He’s a very patient player. When I came to the league, I was too aggressive and I bit his fakes. I learned from him.” does he remember for the Toronto Star. “He is excellent at picking up fouls, making three or four feints on the same action. You have to try to take him into the most difficult positions and if he scores, then you move on to the next action. »

This season, never hesitating to put two players on him, the Raptors have managed to limit the former San Antonio. He shot and scored little (14 points on average, 26 shots in total) in three games against Toronto. And when it’s one-on-one, OG Anunoby is good enough defender to drop his percentage.

“DeRozan can score a lot, we know that, even when we defend on him”, recalls Nick Nurse. “As for contested shots, I think OG did a great job. His job is there: to make things complicated for him, to cause missed shots. »

Not to mention, it’s not just DeMar DeRozan to watch. Zach LaVine is perhaps even more dangerous, after a successful end to the season where he was on pace at the shooting level.

“Faced with his shooting and his athletic qualities to go into the racket, it will be necessary to make things difficult for him, to make him uncomfortable, to put several defenders in front of him”, list including Fred VanVleet. “We don’t defend against him with one man. It has to be the five who do it. The best and the first thing to do is to limit the ammo, the shots of these players. »

OG Anunoby Percentage Bounces
Season Crew GM Minimum Shots 3 points LF Off Def Early pd party Int bp CT Points
2017-18 TOR 74 20 47.1 37.1 62.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.7 1.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 5.9
2018-19 TOR 67 20 45.3 33.2 58.1 0.9 2.1 2.9 0.7 2.1 0.7 0.8 0.3 7.0
2019-20 TOR 69 30 50.5 39.0 70.6 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.6 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.7 10.6
2020-21 TOR 43 33 48.0 39.8 78.4 1.3 4.3 5.5 2.2 2.7 1.5 1.7 0.7 15.9
2021-22 TOR 48 36 44.3 36.3 75.4 1.5 4.0 5.5 2.6 2.7 1.5 1.7 0.5 17.1
2022-23 TOR 67 36 47.6 38.7 83.8 1.4 3.5 5.0 2.0 3.0 1.9 2.0 0.8 16.8
Total 368 28 47.1 37.5 74.4 1.1 3.2 4.3 1.5 2.4 1.3 1.3 0.5 11.6

How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.

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