The Raptors challenge the Hawks
After the All-Star returned, the Toronto Raptors were obviously a little uncomfortable, and in the first game against the Charlotte Hornets, they suffered a 32-point fiasco, lost without a little temper, and the whole team only relied on rookie Barnes to support himself. However, the regular season is long, and the loss of one game will not affect too much, as long as the team adjusts its mentality, then their winning streak will come. This game, the Toronto Raptors will come to Atlanta to challenge last season's Eastern Conference runner-up Eagles.
As the second-place finisher in the East last season, the Hawks this season have indeed been a bit miserable, only in the tenth place in the East so far, and fell in front of DeRozan's inexplicable mid-range in the last game. The only good news is probably that Bogdanovic is gradually regaining his touch, and with his help, the Eagles can show their competitiveness last season.
Trae Young's feel exploded
At the beginning of the first quarter, Trae Young was in full swing, 5 of 7 shots, not a single three-pointer, got 12 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, under his leadership, the Home Eagles bombed 32 points in a single quarter, which is a good score, but who would have thought that the Raptors got 37 points, of which VanVleet had 14 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and Achuva also had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. After returning from the second quarter, Trae Young continued the offensive momentum of the first quarter, scoring 13 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists on 6-of-7 shooting, conceding only one three-pointer.
Throughout the first half, Trae Young only shot a three-pointer, which shows how competitive he is for this game. Trae Young's determination drove the Hawks' offense, and at the end of halftime, the Hawks overtook the Raptors by eight points at 66-58. In the second half, the Raptors were completely caught in a scoring drought, scoring only 16 points in a single quarter, and Trae Young continued to drive full power, taking 12 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists on 4-of-7 shooting, as well as 1 block, and also hit the first three-pointer of the game. The Hawks won 22 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the point difference reached 28 points.
With such a huge point difference, the game lost its suspense. VanVleet and Siakam led the team for a while, and the point difference showed no sign of narrowing, and Trae Young scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting in the last quarter to help the Atlanta Hawks eventually win 127-100 over the Toronto Raptors, refusing to lose consecutively while giving the Raptors a 2-game losing streak.
There was only one three-pointer
When we talk about Trae Young, we always talk about his three-point shot, as if without three points, Trae Young has no place in the league. Maybe the former Trey Young was indeed like this, but now the Trey Young has evolved again. In this game, Trae Young shot 17 of 24, only 4 of 4 three-pointers, 6 of 6 from the free throw line, and with only 1 three-pointer, bombed down the data of 41 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists, if it were not for the game's premature entry into garbage time, then this data would be even more terrifying.
After a 32-point fiasco, the Raptors suffered another 27-point fiasco, and it has to be said that the All-Star Weekend made them slack. VanVleet hit five three-pointers and had 24 points, three rebounds and nine assists, but to no avail, Siakam had only 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on 6-of-16 shooting, Trent shot 3-of-10, and he had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Achuva on the bench became a surpriser, and on 8-of-12 shooting, he had 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Japanese talent Yuta Watanabe appeared in garbage time, playing 2 minutes and 52 seconds, with 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.