Beyond our usual Fun and Good reasons, it is an absolute treat to watch the Raptors when they relentlessly execute their game plan. Tonight, Toronto didn’t need to do that the entire time however, easing off the Hawks just enough to make the score look respectable. From the jump though, the Raptors came, saw, and conquered, leaving Atlanta with a decisive 108-93 victory. I assume the casual play down the stretch was a favour to coach Mike Budenholzer. (Or maybe Dwane Casey wanted to troll him? Who knows.)
After Jonas Valanciunas made a turnaround jumper at the 7:05 mark of the first quarter to put the Raps up 8-6, that was pretty much it for the Hawks.