Chris Boucher first made it to the NBA as a two-way participant with the Golden State Warriors. Monday, he torched his outdated crew within the fourth quarter.
Boucher scored 17 of his 18 factors within the ultimate quarter because the Toronto Raptors surprised the Warriors, 104-101. Two days after his thirty second birthday, Boucher shot 7-for-8 and made three three-pointers, grabbing 5 rebounds within the quarter.
That was higher than the Warriors’ high fourth-quarter scorers — Stephen Curry, Lindy Waters and fellow Canadian Andrew Wiggins — mixed.
After the sport, Curry was complimentary to his former teammate, saying he all the time “knew he might shoot,” however added that he “hated the way in which he performed tonight.”
Going into the ultimate yr of his contract, Boucher is having a scoring resurgence, upping his manufacturing to 10.7 factors. That may be a results of the Raptors showcasing Boucher for a doable commerce, however he is additionally delivering in his minutes.
He is averaging 21.6 factors per 36 minutes, the second-best mark on the crew, together with 8.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks.
A crew might actually use a capturing huge like Boucher. Together with a crew just like the Warriors, who want extra spacing with non-shooters Draymond Inexperienced, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Kevon Looney occupying most of their frontcourt minutes.
Boucher received his crew a win, and he could have handed an audition for his subsequent one.
