Toronto Raptors (11-32, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (22-21, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Atlanta; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -5; over/under is 234.5
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto travels to Atlanta looking to end its nine-game road slide.
The Hawks are 15-9 in conference games. Atlanta is third in the NBA with 29.3 assists per game. Trae Young leads the Hawks averaging 11.6.
The Raptors are 7-21 in Eastern Conference play. Toronto allows 117.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 7.0 points per game.
The Hawks average 12.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer makes per game than the Raptors allow (14.2). The Raptors are shooting 46.8% from the field, 0.8% lower than the 47.6% the Hawks' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Young is shooting 40.2% and averaging 23.1 points for the Hawks. Vit Krejci is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Scottie Barnes is scoring 19.8 points per game and averaging 8.1 rebounds for the Raptors. RJ Barrett is averaging 14.8 points and 5.1 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 4-6, averaging 113.1 points, 45.0 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 10.2 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.2 points per game.
Raptors: 4-6, averaging 110.4 points, 41.1 rebounds, 30.0 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.5 points.
INJURIES: Hawks: Zaccharie Risacher: out (thigh), Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Larry Nance Jr.: out (hand), Cody Zeller: out (personal).
Raptors: Immanuel Quickley: out (hip), Ochai Agbaji: day to day (hand).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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