Raptors rout Hawks in meeting of East’s best
Raptors open second half of season with rout of Hawks
ATLANTA — The matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top teams was a rout as Toronto opened the second half of the season with a surprisingly lopsided 105-80 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Lou Williams had 26 points while making seven of 10 3-pointers and DeMar DeRozan had 21 points for Toronto. The Raptors outscored the Hawks 28-13 in the third quarter to turn a close game into a 23-point lead.
The Raptors won with defense. Williams had four of Toronto’s 15 steals and the Raptors blocked nine shots.
Atlanta still has a 5 1/2 game lead over Toronto in the Eastern Conference standings, but the Raptors won the season series 3-1. No other team has two wins over the Hawks.
The Hawks have lost four of seven games following a team-record 19-game winning streak.
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