Scottie Barnes scored 24 factors and pulled down 11 rebounds as his Toronto Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-94 at State Farm Area Saturday night time.
The Hawks are at the moment on a four-game shedding streak.
Quin Snyder attributed tonight’s loss to turnovers attributable to dealing with the ball poorly. The Hawks’ protection, which was a recognized issue from their earlier matchup, additionally impacted the sport.
“Some guys are in unfamiliar conditions, having some guys out,” Snyder mentioned.
Atlanta was with out three key items. De’Andre Hunter was held out attributable to sickness, Zaccharie Risacher missed the sport attributable to a strained left adductor and Jalen Johnson missed out attributable to an injured left shoulder.
The Raptors’ two wins in Atlanta are 18% of their wins this season.
After leaping out to a 27-22 first quarter lead, Atlanta couldn’t purchase a basket within the second quarter. The Hawks solely shot 32%. In the meantime, Toronto outscored the Hawks 33-21 on 54% capturing throughout the second stanza.
Trae Younger scored 16 factors and had 11 turnovers Saturday night time. Notably, he performed all the fourth quarter as a result of the Hawks did have many ball-handlers exterior of Dyson Daniels.
Atlanta will journey to Minneapolis to face Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night time. Their subsequent dwelling sport is Tuesday night time once they face the Houston Rockets.
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