TORONTO (AP) — RJ Barrett scored a season-high 29 points, Brandon Ingram also added 29 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 134-117 on Saturday night in the first of back-to-back games between the teams.
Scottie Barnes scored 20 points and Immanuel Quickley added 15 for the Raptors, who have won five straight games and three of four against the Hawks. Sandro Mamuklashvili had 13 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high eight assists.
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Barrett scored eight points to lead the Toronto Raptors up by one in the third quarter, starting with a 16-0 run to take a 123-106 lead with 7:18 left. The Raptors sit in fourth place with a 17-1 record this season.
Atlanta missed six consecutive shots to start the final quarter until Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit a 3-pointer with 6:49 left.
The Hawks’ Alexander Walker scored 31 points, Jalen Johnson scored 30 points, and Dyson Daniels scored 20 points and 12 assists.
Atlanta became the first team this season to hold the New York Knicks to under 100 points on Friday at Madison Square Garden, but they were unable to replicate their defensive performance against Toronto.
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The Eagles have allowed 125 points or more in each of their last 10 losses.
Ingram finished with nine rebounds. He made 11 of 15 attempts, including 2 from long range, and made all 6 free throws.
The Eagles’ Vit Krejci scored 13 points and Keaton Wallace scored 11 points.
Atlanta’s Trae Young (right quadriceps injury) missed his fourth straight game. Toronto’s Jakob Poeltl (defender) missed his sixth straight game.
Next
The teams meet again Monday night in Toronto.
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