The Raptors came out firing and hit 51 percent of their shots from the field. They also outscored the Hawks in every quarter except the fourth. Their biggest quarter was in the second when they outscored Atlanta 38-24. DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 30 points, Rudy Gay was next with 22, Jonas Valanciunas had thirteen and Amir Johnson and John Lucas both added eleven points. Kyle Lowry dished out eleven assists to lead Toronto. The Raptors have now won four straight games and are 33-48 on the year.
The Hawks really could have used a win to try and clinch the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. Instead they lost and fell into a tie with the Chicago Bulls for the fifth spot. The Hawks have also lost fourteen of their last 25 games, that's not the streak a team wants to be on heading into the playoffs. Atlanta shot only 39 percent from the field and they were dominated on both ends of the court.
Kyle Korver led the Hawks with thirteen points even though he only played seventeen minutes. Ivan Johnson and Mike Scott were both next with twelve points and Shelvin Mack added eleven points. Scott and Johnson both recorded double-doubles, Scott led the Hawks with twelve rebounds, Johnson had ten. Al Horford and DeShawn Stevenson both missed the game due to injuries and resting for the post season.
The Hawks are now 44-37 on the year. Their last game of the year will be tomorrow night against the New York Knicks at 8 p.m. The Knicks are currently 53-28 on the year and have clinched the Eastern Conference's second seed for the playoffs.
Kyle Korver shoots over Rudy Gay of the Raptors, Korver led the Hawks with thirteen points in their loss to Toronto on Tuesday night.
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