Jonas Valanciunas grabs a career-high 23 rebounds in Raptors' comeback win
Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas exploded in Tuesday's comeback win over the Boston Celtics, posting 18 points with a career-high 23 rebounds as well as 2 blocks in 28 minutes of action.
What It Means:
This was only the second 20-rebound game of Valanciunas' career -- the first having come in his 2013-2014 sophomore campaign. He's averaging a career-high 9.8 rebounds to go with 12.1 points per game and a .591 true shooting percentage this season.
Valanciunas ranked third among Raptors players with a 6.7 nERD in Tuesday's win, per numberFire Live, and his 2.9 nERD on the season ranks third on the Raptors and 36th in the NBA.
Source:
Rotoworld.com
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