TORONTO — Fred VanVleet stepped up again when needed for the Toronto Raptors.
With the game tied at 93-93 and the stubborn New Orleans Pelicans refusing to go away, VanVleet scored the Raptors' next nine points — all three pointers, with Pascal Siakam assisting on two of them — en route to a 105-101 victory Sunday that extended the Raptors' win streak to six games.
"We got ourselves in a situation where we needed him to make some big plays," said Toronto coach Nick Nurse. "And obviously he made about three really huge ones in a row.