On a more personal note this week, I celebrated my 23rd birthday just this past Monday and the weekend leading up to it, was absolutely amazing! For the first time in 2 years, I had the chance to attend a Toronto Raptors game as part of my surprise birthday gift... what a game! Although I've lived in Toronto most of my life, I've never exactly been a Toronto fan for any professional sport or major sport league, which may be unfortunate, but in my eyes there are so many other teams out there with great talent and players who are on the rise to stardem - something Toronto has always had bad luck in. Toronto will always be my home to me no matter where life takes me, but its just unfortunate that it hasn't had much luck with any of its professional sport teams in the recent years.
Jan.20 -- Toronto Raptors vs. Portland Trail Blazers
As I mentioned before, I had the amazing chance to attend a NBA game this past weekend and it was an absolutely amazing game for a few reasons regardless of the fact that the Toronto Raptors lost. One of the main reasons this game was SO exciting for me was because of LaMarcus Aldridge!
LaMarcus Aldridge has been in the pro league for 5 years now and during the game I was fortunate to witness, he scored a season-high of 33 points (not far from his career-high of 42 points) and a career-high 14 defensive rebounds and 23 total rebounds during the game!!! With these stats and his past stellar performances, Aldridge is ranked for the following (regular season), just to name a few (according to NBA.com):
- Ranks #2 in the NBA in field goal attempts (320)
- Ranks #3 in the NBA in field goals made (157)
- Ranks #5 in the NBA in points (386)
- Ranks #7 in the NBA in points per 48 minutes (29.3)
- Ranks #7 in the NBA in points per game (22.7)
It was absolutely amazing being able to watch his stellar performance in person and to say that I was actually there when it all happened... Aldridge could very well be the best power forward in the game right now. James Johnson of the Toronto Raptors didn't even come close to playing as well as Aldridge even though he was a top performer for the Raptors that night. Johnson was able to score 23 points and 6 rebounds, which doesn't even come close to that scored by Aldridge. This game was not only talked about through media, but also between teammates. According to Aldridge's teammate, Jamal Crawford, Aldridge put the whole team on his back that night, during the game, and that's what players do. With that being said, I can confidently say, there's another star on the rise!
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