Friday, April 19, 2024

Toronto Raptors fall to Atlanta Hawks, 125-121

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The Toronto Raptors played host to the Atlanta Hawks Friday night. The last time these two teams hooked up, the Raptors set their franchise record for biggest margin of victory beating the Hawks by 44 points.

The Hawks won the tip off and Paul Milsap gets them on the board first with a finger roll.

About seven minutes into the first period, the score was tied at 16, Dwight Howard picked up an airball and hammered home a dunk.

About two minutes left in the second period, Atlanta wasn’t messing around and the Raptors got a little frustrated. The Hawks lead 69-52 at the halfway mark.

Thirty seconds left in the game, the Raptors made it interesting getting within six points with less than a minute to go. The Raptors ran out of time and dropped the game, 125-121.

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