Raptors cruise to 112-78 win over Hawks
ATLANTA — Coach Dwane Casey loves those rare nights when the Toronto Raptors have such a big lead that the second team gets as many minutes as the starters.
“They’re going to have nights when they don’t look good, but the young guys came tonight and they were clicking,” Casey said. “They were playing together, screening for each other. The spacing was good. The passing was good.”
Norman Powell scored 17 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 16 and the Raptors blew out the Atlanta Hawks 112-78 on Saturday night.
Toronto dominated the game so completely that it needed just 28 minutes from DeMar DeRozan, one of the NBA’s most prolific scorers. DeRozan handed out a game-high eight assists and finished with just two points on 1-for-5 shooting before sitting out the fourth quarter with the other starters.