NBA: 5 players who have stepped up through the first weekend of the restart

OG Anunoby, Toronto Raptors 

Known as a defensive-first wing, OG Anunoby came up big on the offensive end as well in Saturday’s win against the Los Angeles Lakers. Scoring 23 points on 8-9 shooting from the field including 3-3 from downtown, OG was the team’s second-leading scorer behind Kyle Lowry’s 33 points.

An all-around stellar game from the third-year forward helped the reigning champs secure a win against LeBron and the heavily favorite Lakers. Having career years in nearly every stat category, Anunoby is just one of the many reasons Toronto cannot be slept on to repeat a second straight Title in the bubble.

With this win, Toronto creates a comfortable 3.5 game cushion between them and Boston for the second seed in the East, and with Orlando and Brooklyn at the seventh and eighth seeds, the difference between the second and third seedings will be huge in the first round of the playoffs.