How the game was won: Al Horford played one of his best games of the season, totaling 23 points on 11-for-16 shooting with nine rebounds, and Jeff Teague (24 points, 12 assists) was impressive again, but the Hawks (7-6) couldn't slow the red-hot Raptors as Toronto pulled away late for the victory at Philips Arena. Atlanta's third consecutive loss to Toronto (13-2) snapped a two-game winning streak for the Hawks.
Turning point: The Hawks pulled within 109-105 on two free throws by Kyle Korver with 4:45 left in the game, but the Raptors — who entered the game as the NBA's third highest-scoring team (106.7 points per game) — cranked it up from there on the way to scoring their season-high point total. Atlanta native and former Hawks guard Lou Williams scored the game's next five points, and the Raptors eased to the finish line. Williams scored 22.
Number: 14. The Raptors made 14-of-29 3-point shots, falling one short of their season high set Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Next: The Hawks will stick around for a while, enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday before playing host to the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night and the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.
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