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Inside the box score: Hawks 105, Raptors 99

Atlanta Hawks’ Dennis Schroder drives to the hoop against the defense of Toronto Raptors’ Cory Joseph, rear, and Jonas Valanciunas, of Lithuania, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Atlanta, Friday, March 10, 2017. Atlanta won 105-99. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Atlanta Hawks’ Dennis Schroder drives to the hoop against the defense of Toronto Raptors’ Cory Joseph, rear, and Jonas Valanciunas, of Lithuania, in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Atlanta, Friday, March 10, 2017. Atlanta won 105-99. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
By Chris Vivlamore
March 11, 2017

Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 105-99 win over the Raptors:

Key players

* Dennis Schroder led the Hawks with 26 points, including 11 of the Hawks’ final 19 points.

* Paul Millsap had 21 points, six rebounds and four assists.

* DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with a game-high 28 points but was 1 of 8 from the 3-point line.

Key stat

The Raptors were just 4 of 25 from the 3-point line, a meager 16 percent success rate.

Noteworthy

* Paul Millsap scored 20 or more points for the career-best fifth straight game.

* Dennis Schroder has scored 20 or more points 25 times this season.

* Ersan Ilyasova drew his NBA-leading 31 charge.

* The Hawks bench combined to score just 15 points.

* The Hawks committed 21 turnovers, two shy of their season-high, and the Raptors totaled a season-high 17 steals.

* Jose Calderon was the backup point guard for the second straight game.

Quotable

“Coming down the stretch it might come in handy.” – Paul Millsap on win over Raptors

Next

The Hawks play the second of back-to-back games at the Grizzlies Saturday night.

About the Author

Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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