Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is blaming no one but himself after the Philadelphia 76ers handed them another blowout defeat on Monday.

After losing Game 1 by 20 points, there were high hopes that the Raptors can make some adjustments to make life hard for Joel Embiid and win against the Sixers in Game 2. Unfortunately, despite a solid start, it was pretty much the same story for Toronto as Embiid and the Sixers dominated for the 112-97 victory.

VanVleet knows he fell short of expectations, and while there were a lot that went wrong for the Raptors in their second double-digit defeat in the 2022 playoffs, he is taking responsibility.

“This is that time of year. It's a great challenge for all of us in our young career to step up. This is a platform where you want to go from good to great, and I'll speak for myself, I didn't answer that call tonight,” the veteran guard said, per Josh Lewenberg of The Sports Network.

“This is not on the bench, it's on myself to be better. I'm always going to take responsibility for my performance and we didn't get the win so put the blame on me”

Fred VanVleet had 20 points, four rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks in the latest outing. He did commit four turnovers, but he was all around for the Raptors.

It is certainly great that he is taking responsibility, but the fact of the matter is the rest of the team needs to step up offensively if they want a fighting chance against the Sixers.