DeRozan’s 25 points leads Raptors to ugly 106-90 win over lowly Hawks
TORONTO — Maybe it was a wake-up call, or a lesson that needed to be taught. In either case, the lowly Atlanta Hawks put a scare into the Toronto Raptors.
DeMar DeRozan had 25 points as Toronto rode a late fourth-quarter surge in a 106-90 victory over Atlanta on Tuesday night for the Raptors’ fifth-straight win.
Although ugly, it increased Toronto’s lead in the Eastern Conference to two games over the idle Boston Celtics. The win also underscored that the Raptors have to play hard for a full four quarters, even if it’s against a team like the Hawks, who entered the game tied for the third-worst record in the NBA.
“Look at film. Look at the mistakes. Look at the things we did wrong. Understand what’s our flaws at the beginning of the game,” said DeRozan when asked what he and his teammates could learn from the game.