Quick Reaction: Hawks 128, Raptors 135
| Hawks | 128 | Final Box Score |
135 | Raptors |
A+ | O. Anunoby37 MIN, 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 10-13 FG, 2-5 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, 17 +/- It was another aggressive offensive game from OG and also another extremely efficient night from him as well, as his tertiary scoring was very good tonight, and he just had his way with the Hawks on the way to the basket, which includes a poster dunk over Clint Capela. | |
A+ | P. Siakam36 MIN, 33 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 0 STL, 12-19 FG, 5-6 3FG, 4-7 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, 15 +/- Pascal’s three point shot returned tonight as he hit a season high 5 of them in this game, and the Hawks had nobody who could keep him away from the basket as he wheeled and sealed his way to the rim all night on a bevy of defenders, he also moved the ball very well as well, but it was his three point shooting that really stood out. | |
B+ | J. Poeltl32 MIN, 15 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 0 STL, 5-8 FG, 0-0 3FG, 5-8 FT, 3 BLK, 1 TO, 12 +/- Thins began very rough for Jakob on defense, as he could not stop the Hawks pick n roll attack for a while, but during the later stages of the game he found his way back on defense and protected the rim well. Also had a lot of good rolls to the basket and ate on the glass as well. | |
A+ | S. Barnes34 MIN, 27 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 0 STL, 11-14 FG, 3-4 3FG, 2-3 FT, 1 BLK, 3 TO, 7 +/- Another blazing game for the young Toronto star, Barnes was a true force in transition tonight, applying constant pressure after every rebound, he also made his size felt and known with multiple trips to the basket, and once again his three point shot was there, just a perfect game from Scottie tonight. | |
B | D. Schroder37 MIN, 17 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL, 5-11 FG, 3-4 3FG, 4-4 FT, 1 BLK, 2 TO, 15 +/- Dennis was an impactful scorer tonight and he was not gun shy at all, he also found his teammate for good looks as well, but his defense on Trae Young was extremely rough. | |
C | G. Trent Jr.20 MIN, 12 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 4-11 FG, 4-8 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 0 TO, -8 +/- Gary was mostly a non factor tonight, but in the third quarter he scored 9 points on all threes which included two threes back to back and helped Toronto to keep the lead they had. | |
A | P. Achiuwa17 MIN, 7 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 2-5 FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-2 FT, 2 BLK, 2 TO, -5 +/- Marvelous game from Precious who had multiple great defensive plays including multiple stops in space against Trae Young, his offensive process was sound tonight as well. | |
C+ | M. Flynn17 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 0 STL, 0-4 FG, 0-3 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, -8 +/- Flynn couldn’t get his shot going but that did not stop him from being aggressive in trying to get downhill and find his teammates, which he did multiple times through the night. | |
C | C. Boucher10 MIN, 2 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 1-2 FG, 0-1 3FG, 0-0 FT, 2 BLK, 0 TO, -10 +/- Great energy off the bench tonight, showed great effort on the defensive end. | |
A+ | Darko Rajakovic Big fan of how Darko has shrunken the rotation, it has led to the offense being better than before and tonight was no different, also did a great job ensuring Pascal got the ball in his hands against favorable matchups all night. | |
Things We Saw
- Toronto’s offense was humming but it was really the three point shooting that stood out, as they hit 18 threes and shot 52.9 percent on those threes.
- Precious Achiuwa is getting back to showing flashes of being the consistent rotation player that Toronto needs him to be on both ends of the floor.
- When Pascal Siakam is hitting threes, there is nothing you can do to stop him and that was proven tonight.
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