Just a week ago, the Hawks pulled a surprising upset over the Boston Celtics to win their third straight game and surge into the top half of the Eastern Confere

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Toronto will attempt to end its nine-game road slide when the Raptors play Atlanta. Thursday's meeting is the first of the season for the two squads.

Turnovers: 21 (Brown 5, Barnes 4, Robinson 3, Shead 3, Barrett 2, Poeltl 2, Dick, Mitchell). Steals: 11 (Poeltl 3, Barnes 2, Walter 2, Barrett, Brown, Mitchell, Robinson).

The Atlanta Hawks are currently on a four-game losing streak and have a lot of tough road games coming up, starting with tomorrow night in Minnesota against the

Percentages: FG .580, FT .792. 3-Point Goals: 9-21, .429 (Barrett 3-3, Boucher 2-4, Barnes 1-2, Olynyk 1-2, Brown 1-3, Dick 1-5, Shead 0-1, Walter 0-1). Team Rebounds ...

Instead, Atlanta has been even better. Dyson Daniels has excelled replacing Murray, leading the league in steals (3.1 per game), while Jalen Johnson has emerged as a strong No. 2 option on offense.

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto travels to Atlanta looking to end its nine-game road slide. The Hawks are 15-9 in conference games. Atlanta is third in the NBA with 29.3 assists per game. Trae Young leads ...

For a rebuilding team like the Raptors, things aren't supposed to change so drastically, so quickly. But amid a surprisingly successful six-game stretch, Toronto's defence appears to have turned a corner,

Scottie Barnes had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors swept a two-game set in Atlanta for their season-high third straight victory, beating the Hawks 117-94 on Saturday night. RJ Barrett and Chris Boucher added 23 points each for Toronto.

Toronto Raptors (12-32, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (22-22, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta looks to end its three ...