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VanVleet and Siakam step up for short-handed Raptors in Atlanta

The Star | February 8, 2019

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The Raptors figured to falter at some point in Thursday’s showdown with the Atlanta Hawks.

After a hard-fought win in Philadelphia Tuesday night the club travelled south, and between the final buzzer in Philly and the opening tip in Atlanta the club lost a third of its active roster via trades.

The Hawksu2019 Jeremy Lin tries to do an end run on Raptor Fred VanVleet, who started and racked up 30 points in a 119-101 win in Atlanta on Thursday night.
The Hawks’ Jeremy Lin tries to do an end run on Raptor Fred VanVleet, who started and racked up 30 points in a 119-101 win in Atlanta on Thursday night.

The uncertainty centred on whether the Raptors, with just 10 players available, would start slowly or fade late.

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