The Toronto Raptors must cope with their second back to back of this road trip. Fortunately they face a dismal Hawks team.
The Atlanta Hawks are four seasons (and almost an entire roster) removed from a remarkable 60-22 record and a berth in the Eastern finals. Now they are bumping in the NBA’s basement with a 3-14 mark. The Hawks have been grounded by the loss to free agency of critical home-grown players like Al Horford, and the overpayment, perhaps as a result, of journeymen like Kent Bazemore.
Want a quick hint of a bad team? When their top scorer is a rookie.