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Immanuel Quickley · After putting a pause on the Los Angeles Lakers’ defensive plans with back-to-back 3-pointers in the third quarter, Immanuel Quickley decided that it was time to get the celebrations started early. Joystick-like in his elusiveness, the bucket-getting combo guard accesses his options after a pick-and-pop affords him a wide-open shot attempt. Quick to perceive a Lakers defender sprinting to closeout aggressively, Quickley freezes him in place with a rapid-fire pump fake and then a sidestep, freeing him once more to find the bottom of the net on a triple. Channeling the famous “Skip to My Lou” celebration, Quickley’s timely buckets opened an eight-point advantage. Though they would ultimately fall in a one-point, high-scoring loss on January 9, 2024, the Toronto Raptors guard was dynamite offensively, lighting up the scoreboards for 21 points, five rebounds, five assists, and four 3-pointers. · State of Mint · State of Mint