Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.com
IT WAS OVER WHEN
Kyle Lowry and Patrick Patterson subbed out of the game with 6:50 remaining and the Raptors ahead by 29 points. For the second consecutive game, the team closed things out with four reserves + rookie Pascal Siakam on the floor as they stretched out the lead and collected a 128-84 victory. The 44-point win was the largest margin of victory in franchise history for Toronto.
OFFENSIVE ONSLAUGHT
Toronto led 32-22 after the first quarter behind DeMar DeRozan’s 14-point quarter on 5-for-7 shooting the Raptors shot 62 percent from the floor while holding the Hawks to 41 percent shooting.