The Atlanta Hawks were back in their first home game since the All-Star break to take on the Toronto Raptors. Both teams are coming off of losses returning back from the break, and it was the Hawks that came out victorious first, defeating the Raptors 127-100.
Trae Young got off to a quick start with 12 points in the first quarter, shooting five-of-seven from the field.
The Hawks led in the quarter by eight points, but the Raptors weathered the storm and went on a run themselves. Fred VanVleet was hard to stop in the first quarter as well scoring 14 points, and he gave the Raptors a five-point lead to finish the quarter.