With a spot in the play-in tournament on the line, Fred VanVleet left nothing to chance. The Toronto Raptors guard was a facilitating machine against the Charlotte Hornets as he attacked the rim all game and constantly found teammates for assists inside or kick-out 3-pointers. The seven-year veteran even mixed in a couple of alley-oop lobs before crossing halfcourt, and when he was through VanVleet had tallied 20 points, five rebounds, three steals and a career-best and franchise-record 20 assists in his squad’s 128-108 victory that clinched the Raptors a spot in the play-in tournament. VanVleet — who now owns both the Toronto single-game records for points and assists in a game — averaged a career-high 7.2 assists per game in 2022-23. · Apr 2, 2023