Fresh off a win against the Orlando Magic, the Toronto Raptors were back in action on the road to the Atlanta Hawks, who came into the game having played only one night earlier in a loss to Detroit Pistons.
Sometimes, playing on the second night of a back-to-back can be teams undoing – especially younger teams – but the Atlanta Hawks were game and ready to take on the Raptors. Led by Trae Young, the Hawks rallied ahead in the first half and got out to a nine-point lead courtesy of a 34-point second quarter to bust the doors open.