On January 15, Beijing time, the Toronto Raptors hosted the Atlanta Hawks. At the beginning of the game, the Raptors were played at home with an 18-2 climax, and the Hawks quickly established the lead, although the Raptors struggled to chase points in the final quarter, but the previous point difference was too large, and finally the Raptors lost the game 103-114, ending a three-game winning streak.
Technical statistics
Hawks: Murray 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Trae Young 28 points and 9 assists, Hunter 11 points, Collins 11 points, Okongu 10 points and 12 rebounds, AJ Griffin 13 points
Raptors: Barnes 27, Siakam 15, Anunoby 14, Gary Trent Jr. 7, VanVleet 3, Achua 14, Boucher 13
The star of the field
The star of the game was given to Murray, who cut down comprehensive statistics and scored very efficiently, shooting 10 of 16, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, which ultimately helped the team win.
Highlight moments
Trae Young hits the ground Collins and snaps his arms violently
Sika backcourt connected Barnes for a fast-break layup
Sika hit the basket and Collins hit an easy rebound
Match Review
At the start of the first quarter, the two teams scored a single point in the space of two minutes, and then Murray hit two points to break the deadlock. Then, with Trae Young hitting a 3-pointer, the Hawks hit an 18-2 run to quickly establish their lead. The Raptors scored just two points in the first six minutes of the first quarter, and then Siakam made free throws to help the team stop the scoring drought. However, in the first quarter, the Hawks held the lead firmly, and they did not give the Raptors a chance to close the point gap, and at the end of the first quarter, the team led the Raptors 34-25.
In the second quarter, the Raptors narrowed the gap to 7 points, but soon the Hawks hit a three-pointer to extend the gap to double digits. The point difference between the two teams has been hovering around 10 points. After Okonwu hit a layup, he helped the Hawks extend the deficit to 14 points. With just over two minutes left in the second quarter, Trae Young hit a drifting shot as the Hawks led the Raptors 64-50. The gap between the two sides was slow to close, and at the end of the first half, the Hawks defeated the Raptors 69-57.
The Hawks widened the gap with Hunter's three-pointer, leading the Raptors 74-57, but then, Anunoby made a 3-pointer, Barnes dunked successfully, and the Raptors played a small climax. However, under the basket, Okongvu hit a basket to extend the gap to more than 10 points again. With just over 2 minutes left in the third quarter, AJ Griffin hit a back-to-back three-point shot that also helped the team lead the Raptors 91-75. The quarter ended with the Hawks leading the Raptors 96-79.
In the fourth quarter, the Raptors still did not give up the game, and with the Hawks leading by 17 points at one point, the Raptors went on an 8-0 run to narrow the gap to only 9 points, and the Hawks quickly called a timeout. When the timeout returned, the Hawks continued to maintain the point difference, and the Raptors struggled to chase points. With three minutes left in the game, Boucher hit a three-point shot, the Raptors chased the gap to just seven points, and the Hawks called a timeout again. Although the Raptors were strong in the final chase for points, the Hawks won the game after digging too much.
Both sides start
Eagles: Murray, Trae Young, Hunter, Collins, Okongu
Raptors: Barnes, Siakam, Anunobi, Gary Trent Jr., VanVleet