Chris Boucher first made it to the NBA as a two-way participant with the Golden State Warriors. Monday, he torched his previous group within the fourth quarter.
Boucher scored 17 of his 18 factors within the ultimate quarter because the Toronto Raptors shocked 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 at all times “knew he may shoot,” however added that he “hated the way in which he performed tonight.”
Going into the ultimate 12 months 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 potential commerce, however he is additionally delivering in his minutes.
He is averaging 21.6 factors per 36 minutes, the second-best mark on the group, together with 8.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks.
A group may definitely use a taking pictures large like Boucher. Together with a group 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 acquired his group a win, and he could have handed an audition for his subsequent one.
