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GAME PREVIEW
Jan 23, 2018 ATLANTA -- The Toronto Raptors have a schedule break the rest of the way as they try to catch the Boston Celtics for the best record in the Eastern Conference.Beginning with Wednesday night's game at the Atlanta Hawks, the Raptors no longer have to play a Western Conference team on the road.Toronto (31-14) is 19-6 against fellow teams from the East compared to 12-8 against the West, including 8-7 on the road after Saturday's 115-109 loss at the Minnesota Timberwolves.The Raptors, who were playing a back-to-back at Minnesota, have had three days off since that game, which saw them wilt in the second half and lose despite a season-high 40 points from Kyle Lowry."We didn't match their intensity coming out of the locker room in the second half," Toronto coach Dwane Casey said after that game. "We knew they were going to come. We just didn't move offensively. We were standing, watching the ball. We were trying to run our sets, but we played in mud." It was the Raptors' fourth loss in seven games and they used rare practice time on Monday and Tuesday to refocus."It's always good to look at your mistakes, have a couple of days to practice, settle down, mentally just regroup," All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan said. "It should be good for us." The Hawks (14-32) lost 113-97 to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday in Atlanta, but bounced back at home on Monday to beat the Utah Jazz 104-90 for their third victory in four games.Guard Dennis Schroder had 20 points and forward Taurean Prince scored 17 against the Jazz as the Hawks were 12-for-26 on 3-pointers after going a dismal 11-for-48 against the Bulls.Prince, who had been mired in a shooting slump, was 2-for-4 from behind the arc and 6-for-11 overall."It didn't go anywhere. It was just asleep for a while," Prince said of his shot. "Now it's awake again." "We want him to keep shooting and keep driving," Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said.The Raptors handed the Hawks their first defeat of the season on Nov. 25, winning 112-78 in Atlanta. Then the Raptors followed that up with a 111-98 victory in Toronto on Dec. 29, again taking command before halftime.DeRozan, averaging 25.0 points, scored 25 in the second game after having a season-low two with eight assists in the first meeting with the Hawks, when he sat the fourth quarter.DeRozan, who scored 20 points in the Raptors' loss at Minnesota, was selected an Eastern Conference starter for the All-Star Game.DeRozan began 2018 with a career-high 52 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on New Year's Day and scored 42 against the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 13.The Raptors, who are 17-3 at home, return to Toronto for three straight home games against Western Conference teams after playing the Hawks. They face Utah on Friday, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota to close January.The game with Toronto completes a season-longest five-game homestand for the Hawks, but they have three home games in a row after playing at the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.After struggling against the Bulls, the Hawks got back on track defensively against the Jazz. They haven't allowed 100 points in any of their past three victories."There was a lot of good defense everywhere," Budenholzer said after the Utah game.
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GAME RECAP
Jan 24, 2018 ATLANTA Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the rested Toronto Raptors used strong 3-point shooting to beat the Atlanta Hawks 108-93 on Wednesday night.Playing in their first game since Saturday's loss at Minnesota, Toronto made 14 3-pointers, including eight in the first half. The Raptors improved to 25-6 when making at least 10 3s this season.Fred VanVleet added 19 points off the bench and All-Star starter DeMar DeRozan had 14 as Toronto moved to 3-0 against Atlanta this season. The Raptors won the first two games of the season series by an average of 23.5 points and were even more dominant in the third of four matchups between the teams.Dennis Schroder led Atlanta with 20 points. John Collins had 13 points and career-high 16 rebounds, and Kent Bazemore also had 13 points.The Raptors had good reason to feel comfortable. They arrived in Atlanta on Sunday and conducted two practices which coach Dwane Casey described before the game as ''excellent.'' Still, Casey wasn't sure what to expect following the unusually long rest.''It's an unknown,'' Casey said before the game. ''Hopefully it's good, the break is good, but sometimes rust is something else, too, when you get out of game rhythm.'' The Raptors, who entered 1 1/2 games behind Boston in the race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, showed no rust. Toronto was never threatened after it stretched its lead to 17-6 with an 11-0 run, capped by Serge Ibaka's 3-pointer, in the first quarter.Every Toronto starter was held under 30 minutes as Casey made good use of his bench.Officials ruled no flagrant foul after Schroder had contact with Kyle Lowry in the third quarter, knocking Lowry to the floor.TIP-INSRaptors: Valanciunas reached double-double status with his rebound and jam midway through the third period. ... VanVleet finished three points shy of his career high of 22 points against Cleveland on Jan. 11. ... The Raptors coasted despite their two All-Stars, DeRozan and Lowry, combining to make only 7 of 22 shots. Lowry had nine points while making 3 of 10 shots.Hawks: F DeAndre Bembry is expected to miss another one to three weeks after an MRI revealed a left adductor strain. He suffered the groin strain on Jan. 5. ... Collins will represent the U. S. team in the Rising Stars game as part of All-Star weekend on Feb. 9 in Los Angeles. Collins is averaging 10.6 points and 6.9 rebounds and has made 59 percent of his shots from the field. ... Schroder matched his career high with eight rebounds.FREE SANDWICHThe biggest cheer of the night from the home fans came in the final minute. The Hawks offered every fan a free Chick-fil-A sandwich if a visiting player missed two straight free throws. Lucas Nogueira delivered with two misses for Toronto, earning an unexpected ovation.UP NEXTRaptors: Host Utah on Friday night.Hawks: Visit Charlotte on Friday night.---More NBA basketball: https://apnews.com/tag/NBAbasketball
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NBA Game Preview: Toronto Raptors vs. Atlanta Hawks - Date: 1/24/2018 Jan 23, 2018 ATLANTA -- The Toronto Raptors have a schedule break the rest of the way as they try to catch the Boston Celtics for the best record in the Eastern Conference.Beginning with Wednesday night's game at the Atlanta Hawks, the Raptors no longer have to play a Western Conference team on the road.Toronto (31-14) is 19-6 against fellow teams from the East compared to 12-8 against the West, including 8-7 on the road after Saturday's 115-109 loss at the Minnesota Timberwolves.The Raptors, who were playing a back-to-back at Minnesota, have had three days off since that game, which saw them wilt in the second half and lose despite a season-high 40 points from Kyle Lowry."We didn't match their intensity coming out of the locker room in the second half," Toronto coach Dwane Casey said after that game. "We knew they were going to come. We just didn't move offensively. We were standing, watching the ball. We were trying to run our sets, but we played in mud." It was the Raptors' fourth loss in seven games and they used rare practice time on Monday and Tuesday to refocus."It's always good to look at your mistakes, have a couple of days to practice, settle down, mentally just regroup," All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan said. "It should be good for us." The Hawks (14-32) lost 113-97 to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday in Atlanta, but bounced back at home on Monday to beat the Utah Jazz 104-90 for their third victory in four games.Guard Dennis Schroder had 20 points and forward Taurean Prince scored 17 against the Jazz as the Hawks were 12-for-26 on 3-pointers after going a dismal 11-for-48 against the Bulls.Prince, who had been mired in a shooting slump, was 2-for-4 from behind the arc and 6-for-11 overall."It didn't go anywhere. It was just asleep for a while," Prince said of his shot. "Now it's awake again." "We want him to keep shooting and keep driving," Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said.The Raptors handed the Hawks their first defeat of the season on Nov. 25, winning 112-78 in Atlanta. NBC Sports Picks. Then the Raptors followed that up with a 111-98 victory in Toronto on Dec. 29, again taking command before halftime.DeRozan, averaging 25.0 points, scored 25 in the second game after having a season-low two with eight assists in the first meeting with the Hawks, when he sat the fourth quarter.DeRozan, who scored 20 points in the Raptors' loss at Minnesota, was selected an Eastern Conference starter for the All-Star Game.DeRozan began 2018 with a career-high 52 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on New Year's Day and scored 42 against the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 13.The Raptors, who are 17-3 at home, return to Toronto for three straight home games against Western Conference teams after playing the Hawks. Winning Sports Handicappers. They face Utah on Friday, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota to close January.The game with Toronto completes a season-longest five-game homestand for the Hawks, but they have three home games in a row after playing at the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.After struggling against the Bulls, the Hawks got back on track defensively against the Jazz. Sports Handicapping Monitor. They haven't allowed 100 points in any of their past three victories."There was a lot of good defense everywhere," Budenholzer said after the Utah game.
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