Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 128-84 loss to the Raptors Saturday night:
Key players
* DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 21 points, including 14 in the first quarter, for the Raptors
* Patrick Patterson, who has a knack against the Hawks, scored 17 points, including four 3-pointers.
* Dwight Howard had 10 points and 17 rebounds for the Hawks.
Key stat
The Raptors shot 54 percent (13 of 24) from 3-point range.
Noteworthy
* The Raptors scored 13 first-quarter field goals and had just one assist.
* Mike Scott played 13 minutes, missed four shots and was a minus-31.
* Hawks draftee Lucas Nogueira had 11 points and eight rebounds.
* The Raptors outscored the Hawks 42-14 in the fourth quarter.
* Dwight Howard had seven offensive rebounds to move past Terry Cummings for 25th in NBA/ABA history with 3,185.
Quotable
“Not a lot to say. They played well. They thoroughly outplayed us. Credit to them. That’s it.” – Coach Mike Budenholzer’s opening statement following loss
Next
The Hawks are off on Sunday after back-to-back games and return to action on Monday by hosting the Thunder.
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