The Toronto Raptors faced Trae Young and Dejounte Murray at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, losing 114-103 to the Atlanta Hawks.
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The two players finished the game with 29 and 27 points, respectively. The visitors took a 20-3 lead as Nick Nurse’s side missed 12 of their first 13 shots and the lead never changed hands in the game.
Scottie Barnes was the Raptors’ most successful player and also scored 27 points. For his part, Pascal Siakam was the only other player from the local team to score 15 points. OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa finished with 14 points each.
Montreal’s Chris Boucher played 18 minutes and scored 13 points.
The loss ended Toronto’s three-game winning streak.
Grizzlies too strong
At Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Indiana Pacers and Quebec’s Bennedict Mathurin were no match for the Memphis Grizzlies, who won 130 points to 112.
It must be said that some positions in the NBA rankings separate these teams. The Pacers (23-21) are doing better than expected and holding eighth place in the Eastern Conference, but the Grizzlies (29-13) have now climbed to first place in the West, level on points with the Nuggets Denver.
As usual, it was Ja Morant who gave the opposition a headache with 23 points and 10 assists. Desmond Bane was not surpassed with 25 points.
Mathurin was the second-best scorer for the Pacers with 16 points. Chris Duarte went one better with 25 points on four shots from downtown and a seven-in-seven success rate from the free throw line.