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Toronto Raptors’ franchise record win streak highlights fantastic February

By William Ricks

TORONTO, CANADA - FEBRUARY 10: Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors is announced before the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on February 10, 2020 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images)
TORONTO, CANADA - FEBRUARY 10: Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors is announced before the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on February 10, 2020 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Player of the Month

This recipient of February’s player of the month award might not be who many expect, but he is still deserving of the award nevertheless. Terence Davis started out the season as an undrafted rookie, who just so happened to make the Raptors roster after putting up 22 points at a G-League game where he played for the Denver Nuggets at the time. The Raptors signed him immediately, and it has paid off for both sides.

Davis had to fight for minutes early on, but injuries to players like Kyle Lowry and Fred Vanvleet early in the year, along with Norman Powell’s injury-riddled season has gotten him more minutes to show what he can do. He has gradually gotten more minutes as a result and is now is a key reserve in the Raptors rotation.

In February, he averaged a season-high 22.3 minutes per game and he made them count. He averaged 12.2 points per game for the month which his highest scoring average in a month this season. He also scored a career-high 31 points while shooting over 80 percent from the field and three-point land at the beginning of the month against the Chicago Bulls. It seems like the Ole Miss alum has found gotten acclimated to the NBA and is now playing his best basketball of the season.

Davis recorded his second-highest field goal percentage (47.4) and three-point percentage (47.7)  for a month in February. His 4.2 rebound was also his best in a month this season. Davis has constantly improved his play as the season progressed, even impressing his head coach with his play.

He was able to score in double digits seven out of the ten games this month, the most times he reached that milestone in a month this season. He was on fire shooting the ball, having an overall shooting percentage better than 50 percent four times this month. He also shot 40 percent or from three-point land seven times this month. His offensive game has come along really well, increasing his scoring output almost every month this year. He also is improving defensively, having at least one steal five times in February.

Terence Davis’ growth this season has been impressive. The game seems to be getting easier for him and he is showing why he was an All-SEC performer during his time at Ole Miss. He has become one of the better stories in the NBA this year and one of the league’s best rookies. Everything came together for him in February, taking advantage of the minutes he has been given. His season-long improvement, along with his impressive performances in is what earned him the player of the month award for February.

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