On October 29 , 2018 , Siakam scored a then career-high 22 points in a 124 – 109 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks . On November 10 , he set a new career high with 23 points in a 128 – 112 win over the New York Knicks . He was subsequently named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played November 5 – 11 , becoming the eighth player in franchise history to earn player of the week honours , joining DeMar DeRozan ( 10 times ) , Vince Carter ( seven times ) , Chris Bosh ( seven times ) , Kyle Lowry ( four times ) , Mike James , Jalen Rose and Lou Williams . On January 13 , he recorded 24 points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a 140 – 138 double-overtime win over the Washington Wizards . On February 13 , he set a new career high with 44 points along with a career-best four 3-pointers in a 129 – 120 win over the Wizards , becoming the 11th player in Raptors history to reach the 40-point plateau . In Game 3 of the Raptors ' first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic , Siakam recorded 30 points and 11 rebounds in a 98 – 93 win . In Game 1 of the second round , Siakam scored 29 points in a 108 – 95 win over the 76ers . In Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals , Siakam had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help the Raptors beat Milwaukee 118 – 112 in double overtime to cut the Bucks ' series lead to 2 – 1 . In Game 6 , Siakam scored 18 points in a 100 – 94 series-clinching win over the Bucks , helping the Raptors advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history . In Game 1 of the 2019 finals , Siakam scored a playoff career-high 32 points in a 118 – 109 win over Golden State . He went on to help the Raptors defeat the Warriors in six games to win his first NBA championship . Later that month , at the 2019 NBA Awards , Siakam was named the NBA ’s Most Improved Player for the 2018 – 19 season
2019 NBA Awards
2019 NBA Awards
Pascal Siakam