Pascal Siakam has an intimate understanding of what it takes to win an NBA championship. A year ago, a team led by Siakam and Fred VanVleet would almost certainly not have been able to achieve what was done on Sunday against the star-studded Lakers. But Siakam and VanVleet are very different players today than they were a year ago. Moreover, those bench players have dreams of becoming front-line NBA players themselves, of overcoming significant odds. Sign Up NowInstead, Siakam found his shooting eye in the second half, VanVleet led with his usual stoic demeanour and an entire roster made a contribution.

Source: thestar November 11, 2019 19:35 UTC