Jonas Valanciunas pulls down 13 boards in Raptors' win
Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas scored 7 points with 13 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal on 3-of-9 field goals and 1-of-2 free throws in 27.4 minutes of Thursday's 122-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
What It Means:
It was a tougher matchup for Valanciunas after he turned in 21 points and 10 rebounds on Tuesday, but it is the first time all season he's gone back-to-back with double-digit rebounds. The Raptors have a couple days off before facing the Boston Celtics on Sunday.
numberFire's models projected Valanciunas for 25.1 FanDuel points versus the Pelicans, but he slightly beat that with a 28.6-point performance.
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