After a 30-point shellacking at the hands of the Toronto Raptors just three weeks ago, the Hawks came into last night’s game looking to turn around their fortune against the team from north of the border. Toronto came in missing a number of their key pieces – including Pascal Siakam and Gary Trent Jr. – due to injuries and illnesses, but the visitors still fought Atlanta to the bitter end.
Despite multiple nine point margins in the fourth quarter, and a couple of point blank shots for the Raptors with under five seconds to play to win the game, Atlanta somehow rescued themselves from the brink over and over again and nailed their own game winner in overtime to emerge victorious, 124-122.