Raptors
Toronto
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
50
24
74
2128
1515
23
11
48
80
36
45
28
22
79
36
8
44
4
26
14
11
19
105
4
59
25
42
2418
118
5
210
18
9
810
41
851
12
88
61
32
2529
6060
63
40
63
1820
107
6
142
112
79
99
12
111
01
73
61
33
3516
6060
5
2
40
24
11
46
2
1
50
8
4
12
1
8
6
3
25
60
9
5
56
18
8
44
10
8
80
10
1
11
2
8
1
2
29
60
6
4
67
18
10
56
14
11
79
9
1
10
0
7
6
3
35
60
3
0
0
20
7
35
2
2
100
9
2
11
1
3
1
3
16
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kyle
Lowry
Kyle Lowry
True
40
4
19
21
2
4
50
7
8
88
0
6
6
11
2
0
5
1
17
4
double
DeMar
DeRozan
DeMar DeRozan
True
37
9
16
56
3
4
75
5
6
83
2
3
5
6
3
0
1
2
26
16
none
Jonas
Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas
True
30
9
13
69
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
8
9
0
1
1
3
6
19
11
none
Norman
Powell
Norman Powell
True
25
3
6
50
2
3
67
2
2
100
0
4
4
2
2
0
1
2
10
4
none
Jason
Thompson
Jason Thompson
True
15
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
0
3
2
10
none
Patrick
Patterson
Patrick Patterson
False
32
3
7
43
2
4
50
1
2
50
2
5
7
3
1
0
1
1
9
-2
none
Terrence
Ross
Terrence Ross
False
22
5
10
50
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
3
3
0
3
0
0
1
13
4
none
Cory
Joseph
Cory Joseph
False
18
1
5
20
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
1
0
2
2
-4
none
Bismack
Biyombo
Bismack Biyombo
False
17
1
1
100
0
0
0
5
6
83
2
4
6
0
2
1
0
1
7
-3
none
Delon
Wright
Delon Wright
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Luis
Scola
Luis Scola
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Lucas
Nogueira
Lucas Nogueira
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
1
April
2016
Friday
FedExForum
Memphis
Grizzlies
Memphis
False
Hawks
Atlanta
Eastern Conference
Southeast
45
31
76
1350
1555
33
14
42
83
37
45
13
9
69
33
11
44
7
24
3
18
19
97
4
710
32
5
1727
89
5
11
11
100
87
17
104
11
45
02
62
2021
6060
511
36
7
2019
1010
50
56
34
61
711
12
723
23
78
10
82
2630
6060
7
3
43
17
8
47
1
1
100
8
1
9
1
4
0
6
20
60
10
2
20
27
9
33
1
1
100
7
7
14
1
5
2
2
21
60
5
3
60
20
10
50
5
3
60
7
1
8
2
7
1
8
26
60
11
6
55
19
10
53
6
4
67
11
2
13
3
8
0
2
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kent
Bazemore
Kent Bazemore
True
24
4
10
40
1
3
33
0
2
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
4
9
-12
none
Paul
Millsap
Paul Millsap
True
23
3
8
38
1
4
25
0
0
0
2
7
9
1
2
3
4
3
7
-10
none
Kyle
Korver
Kyle Korver
True
23
1
6
17
0
2
0
1
1
100
2
3
5
1
0
0
0
1
3
-10
none
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
22
3
9
33
1
3
33
0
0
0
2
5
7
3
0
1
1
2
7
-6
none
Jeff
Teague
Jeff Teague
True
22
8
13
62
1
1
100
1
1
100
1
1
2
3
0
0
2
0
18
-7
none
Tim
Hardaway
Tim Hardaway
False
24
5
9
56
4
7
57
1
1
100
0
3
3
3
0
0
2
1
15
-4
none
Mike
Scott
Mike Scott
False
24
5
8
62
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
6
8
2
0
0
1
1
12
2
none
Dennis
Schröder
Dennis Schröder
False
23
4
13
31
1
3
33
4
5
80
1
2
3
2
0
0
4
1
13
-1
none
Kris
Humphries
Kris Humphries
False
14
1
3
33
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
2
2
1
0
0
3
4
4
-10
none
Thabo
Sefolosha
Thabo Sefolosha
False
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
-11
none
Mike
Muscala
Mike Muscala
False
12
2
3
67
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
0
3
0
0
6
14
none
Kirk
Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
False
11
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
15
none
1
April
2016
Friday
Philips Arena
Atlanta
Cavaliers
Cleveland
True
The Toronto Raptors ( 50 - 24 ) reached 50 wins for the first time in franchise history on Wednesday after defeating the Atlanta Hawks ( 45 - 31 ) 105 - 97 . Toronto has emerged as a contender this season , rivaling LeBron and the Cavaliers for the top spot in the East for the bulk of the season . The Raps sit just two games back from the first seed with eight games remaining until the playoffs . Toronto once again proved successful against one of the East 's hottest teams , comfortably defeating the surging Hawks . Limiting Atlanta 's ball movement was a focal point , as the stingy Toronto defense was able to force 18 Atlanta turnovers . Per usual , the Toronto offense was carried by the stellar backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan , both of whom had impressive nights . DeRozan had a game - high 26 points , while Lowry scored 17 and also dished out 11 assists . Atlanta , meanwhile , has sought to separate itself from the middle of the Eastern Conference and hold on to the three seed heading into the playoffs . Wednesday 's performance did the team no favors , however , as the starting five simply struggled to find their mojo offensively . Only Jeff Teague scored in double digits for the unit , and the team as a whole had a turnover issue , coughing the ball up seven more times than Toronto on the night . With six games remaining , last year 's first seed will hope to retain homecourt advantage for the playoffs . Toronto will take on The Grizzlies on Friday , while Atlanta will have a long break before taking the floor on Tuesday against the Suns .
The Toronto Raptors (50 - 24) reached 50 wins for the first time in franchise history on Wednesday after defeating the Atlanta Hawks (45 - 31) 105 - 97. Toronto has emerged as a contender this season, rivaling LeBron and the Cavaliers for the top spot in the East for the bulk of the season. The Raps sit just two games back from the first seed with eight games remaining until the playoffs. Toronto once again proved successful against one of the East's hottest teams, comfortably defeating the surging Hawks. Limiting Atlanta's ball movement was a focal point, as the stingy Toronto defense was able to force 18 Atlanta turnovers. Per usual, the Toronto offense was carried by the stellar backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, both of whom had impressive nights. DeRozan had a game - high 26 points, while Lowry scored 17 and also dished out 11 assists. Atlanta, meanwhile, has sought to separate itself from the middle of the Eastern Conference and hold on to the three seed heading into the playoffs. Wednesday's performance did the team no favors, however, as the starting five simply struggled to find their mojo offensively. Only Jeff Teague scored in double digits for the unit, and the team as a whole had a turnover issue, coughing the ball up seven more times than Toronto on the night. With six games remaining, last year's first seed will hope to retain homecourt advantage for the playoffs. Toronto will take on The Grizzlies on Friday, while Atlanta will have a long break before taking the floor on Tuesday against the Suns.
The Toronto Raptors (50 - 24) reached 50 wins for the first time in franchise history on Wednesday after defeating the Atlanta Hawks (45 - 31) 105 - 97. Toronto has emerged as a contender this season, rivaling LeBron and the Cavaliers for the top spot in the East for the bulk of the season. The Raps sit just two games back from the first seed with eight games remaining until the playoffs. Toronto once again proved successful against one of the East's hottest teams, comfortably defeating the surging Hawks. Limiting Atlanta's ball movement was a focal point, as the stingy Toronto defense was able to force 18 Atlanta turnovers. Per usual, the Toronto offense was carried by the stellar backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, both of whom had impressive nights. DeRozan had a game - high 26 points, while Lowry scored 17 and also dished out 11 assists. Atlanta, meanwhile, has sought to separate itself from the middle of the Eastern Conference and hold on to the three seed heading into the playoffs. Wednesday's performance did the team no favors, however, as the starting five simply struggled to find their mojo offensively. Only Jeff Teague scored in double digits for the unit, and the team as a whole had a turnover issue, coughing the ball up seven more times than Toronto on the night. With six games remaining, last year's first seed will hope to retain homecourt advantage for the playoffs. Toronto will take on The Grizzlies on Friday, while Atlanta will have a long break before taking the floor on Tuesday against the Suns.
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<STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bismack Biyombo <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cory Joseph <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Thompson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lucas Nogueira <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luis Scola <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Delon Wright <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Teague <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 18 <FG> 8 13 62 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Hardaway <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dennis Schröder <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 13 31 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Scott <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kent Bazemore <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al Horford <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Millsap <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Muscala <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Humphries <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kirk Hinrich <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Korver <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thabo Sefolosha <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none