TORONTO - Two of the best things going for the Toronto Raptors this season were the exact opposite on Wednesday.
Pascal Siakam, a potential All-NBA candidate, and Fred VanVleet, the Raptors’ lone all-star this season, both struggled during Toronto’s 104-101 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.
They each finished with only 12 points. Siakam didn’t score a single point in the entire second half and overtime and only attempted five field-goal attempts in those three periods — he took just one shot in overtime — while VanVleet was ineffective from the field the whole game, going 3-for-13 from the floor.