Game ID: 22300313
Atlanta Hawks @ Toronto Raptors
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 31 33 39 32 135ATL 39 27 29 33 128
ATL @ TOR ScoutingATL @ TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
TOR availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 17 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 8 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 11 min since (100% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/06 · 4 days' restOUT Dick missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 18 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 9 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 11/28, returns tonight: 14 min (124% of 12)
OUT Temple missed 6 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 19 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 10 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 7 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/06 after 3, 14 min since (124% of 12)
BACK McDaniels back 11/28 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Dick missed 6 since 11/26, returns tonight: 4 min (20% of 21)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 20 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 11 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 8 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/06 after 3, 10 min since (87% of 12)
TOR availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 21 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 12 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 3 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Temple missed 9 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (20% of 21)
BACK Porter Jr. back 12/06 after 3, 10 min since (87% of 12)
TOR availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 22 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 13 since 11/17, returns tonight: 3 min (18% of 15)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 4 since 12/06, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 10 since 11/22, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (20% of 21)
TOR availability going into 12/18 · 2 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 23 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Young back 12/15 after 13, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK McDaniels back 12/15 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 11)
BACK Temple back 12/15 after 10, 3 min since (25% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 24 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Dick back 12/11 after 6, 4 min since (17% of 21)
BACK Young back 12/15 after 13, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK McDaniels back 12/15 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 11)
BACK Temple back 12/15 after 10, 3 min since (25% of 11)
TOR availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Dick missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 21)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 25 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 5 since 12/11, returns tonight: 15 min (128% of 12)
OUT McDaniels missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 2 min (21% of 11)
OUT Temple missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
ATL availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 4 min since (29% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Johnson missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 10 min since (63% of 15)
ATL availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 16 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 16 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 11/30, returns tonight: 12 min (115% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 5 since 11/26, returns tonight: 17 min (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 17 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 17 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (115% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 17 min since (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 18 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 18 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (115% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 17 min since (157% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 6 since 11/30, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 19 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 11 min (99% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 1 min (10% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/16 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 3 since 12/11, returns tonight: 26 min (89% of 30)
OUT Gueye missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 12/15 after 6, 1 min since (7% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (107% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 9 min since (83% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Capela 26 to 31 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 21 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 21 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 26 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Fernando back 12/15 after 6, 8 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/08 after 3, 10 min since (94% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/08 after 5, 10 min since (95% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Capela 26 to 32 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 12/16, returns tonight: 30 min (97% of 30)
OUT Gueye missed 22 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 22 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 12/16 after 3, 28 min since (94% of 30)
BACK Fernando back 12/15 after 6, 8 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 12/15 after 2, 9 min since (83% of 11)
BACK Mills back 12/15 after 2, 7 min since (65% of 11)
NEW Bey 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Capela 26 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Matthews 12 to 17 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Barnes at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Freeman-Liberty (21 straight), Young (12 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Johnson (7 straight), Fernando (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 30 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-3. Call it Toronto 120, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/01 vs NYK 106-119 — TOR notes
TOR lost 106-119. TOR took 10 more shots (100 to 90), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to NYK's 50%, 6 of 32 from three. Barnes led with 29 (13 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Siakam added 21, Poeltl 12. Q2 was theirs, 31-23, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 96-75 against them. Achiuwa's -22 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 vs MIA 103-112 — TOR notes
TOR lost 103-112. TOR shot 43% (37 of 86) to MIA's 46%, 14 of 37 from three. TOR turned it over 14 times to MIA's 7. Siakam led with 30 (9 of 13, 11 of 11 at the line); Anunoby added 23, Trent Jr. 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-27, turning a 5-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 85-69 against them. Barnes's -25 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 @ CHA 116-119 — TOR notes
TOR lost 116-119. TOR took 14 more shots (93 to 79), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to CHA's 56%, 6 of 32 from three. The glass went 42-31 for them. Barnes led with 31 (12 of 18, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Siakam added 25, Achiuwa 17. Q4 was theirs, 39-29, the deficit cut from 13 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 90-77 against them. Siakam's -9 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/11 @ NYK 130-136 — TOR notes
TOR lost 130-136. TOR took 10 more shots (96 to 86), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 49% to NYK's 60%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 30 times to NYK's 23 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. TOR turned it over 10 times to NYK's 15. Anunoby led with 29 (11 of 20, 5 of 11 from three); Barnes added 20, Siakam 20. Q3 was theirs, 37-32, the deficit cut from 6 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 104-93 against them. Barnes's -10 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 vs ATL 135-128 — TOR notes
TOR won 135-128. TOR shot 57% (50 of 87) to ATL's 48%, 18 of 34 from three. TOR turned it over 14 times to ATL's 7, and ATL turned those into 9 steals. Siakam led with 33 (12 of 19, 5 of 6 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Barnes added 27, Anunoby 22. The hinge was Q3, 39-29: TOR came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8. TOR trailed 64-66 at the half and won the second half 71-62. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/15 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Barnes at 24 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (22 straight), Young (13 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 127, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Bogdanović at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Johnson (8 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Fernando (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-2 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 33. Call it Toronto 122, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/18 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Barnes at 23 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (23 straight). 2 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Rozier at 24 and Bridges at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Ball (9 straight), Washington (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been minus-2 a night and Charlotte minus-12 and the line, where Toronto takes 23 free throws a game to Charlotte's 17. Call it Toronto 119, Charlotte 112.
12/20 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barnes at 25 and Siakam at 24 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (24 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 26 free throws a game; Murray at 20 and Jokić at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 42 percent from three to Toronto's 34 and the defense, Denver allowing 110 a night to Toronto's 121. Call it Denver 117, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
12/22 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 42 and Maxey at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Siakam at 23 a game. Without Dick (2 straight), Freeman-Liberty (25 straight), Young (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 101 a night to Toronto's 120 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-7 a night and Toronto minus-2. Call it Philadelphia 121, Toronto 110, Philadelphia by 11.
12/02 @ MIL 121-132 — ATL notes
ATL lost 121-132. ATL took 12 more shots (101 to 89), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to MIL's 60%, 15 of 38 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIL's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Young led with 32 (13 of 28, 5 of 13 from three); Murray added 30, Bey 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 100-86 against them. Okongwu's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 vs BKN 113-114 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-114. ATL shot 45% (42 of 94) to BKN's 46%, 12 of 35 from three, and got to the line 18 times to BKN's 24. Young led with 30 (11 of 24, 3 of 9 from three); Bey added 21, Bogdanović 20. Q1 was theirs, 33-31, but the other 3 periods went 83-80 against them. Okongwu's -8 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 @ PHI 114-125 — ATL notes
ATL lost 114-125. ATL took 17 more shots (104 to 87), fed by 23 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to PHI's 48%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 21 times to PHI's 37. Hunter led with 24 (9 of 18, 4 of 7 from three); Bogdanović added 20, Murray 20. Q2 was theirs, 45-27, turning a 12-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 98-69 against them. Hunter's -13 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/11 vs DEN 122-129 — ATL notes
ATL lost 122-129. ATL took 8 more shots (96 to 88), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to DEN's 53%, 17 of 44 from three, and got to the line 18 times to DEN's 29. ATL turned it over 10 times to DEN's 16. The glass went 35-49 against them. Bogdanović led with 40 (14 of 24, 10 of 17 from three); Murray added 21, Young 19. Q4 was theirs, 36-26, the deficit cut from 17 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 103-86 against them. They led by as many as 11. Young's -10 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 @ TOR 128-135 — ATL notes
ATL lost 128-135. ATL took 13 more shots (100 to 87), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to TOR's 57%, 18 of 41 from three. ATL turned it over 7 times to TOR's 14. Young led with 35 (13 of 27, 4 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Murray added 20, Bogdanović 20. Q1 was theirs, 39-31, but the other 3 periods went 104-89 against them. They led by as many as 12. Capela's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Siakam at 26 and Barnes at 24 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (22 straight), Young (13 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 127, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Bogdanović at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Johnson (8 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Fernando (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-2 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 33. Call it Toronto 122, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/16 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Eva. Mobley (4 straight), Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Bogdanović at 24 a game. Without Johnson (9 straight), Hunter (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to Atlanta's 121 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 14 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Cleveland 118, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/18 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 25 a game. Without Johnson (10 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 131, shooting 46 percent and 26 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 20 and Cunningham at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Duren (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to Detroit's 26 and the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-1 a night and Detroit minus-13. Call it Atlanta 125, Detroit 114, Atlanta by 11.
12/20 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; VanVleet at 18 and Sengun at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Thompson (4 straight), Whitmore (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 27 a game. Without Johnson (11 straight), Bogdanović (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 109 a night to Atlanta's 124 and the line, where Houston takes 27 free throws a game to Atlanta's 19. Call it Houston 119, Atlanta 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORCB C. Boucher
DS D. Schröder
GT G. Trent Jr.
JP J. Poeltl
MF M. Flynn
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
PS P. Siakam
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
OO O. Okongwu
SB S. Bey
TY T. Young
WM W. Matthews
TOR/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Siakam scores 33 points, Raptors beat Hawks 135-128 to end 4-game losing streak
TORONTO -- — Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, Scottie Barnes had 27 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 135-128 on Wednesday night to end a four-game losing streak.
O.G. Anunoby added 22 points for the Raptors in the opener of a two-game home set against the Hawks.
Former Hawks guard Dennis Schroder scored 17 points, eclipssing 10,000 for his career, and Jakob Poeltl had 15 points and matched a season high with 13 rebounds.
“They had some holes on defense and we tried to attack that,” Poeltl said. “It really helped that we made our outside shots as well.”
Siakam finished with seven rebounds and seven assists and matched a season high with five 3-pointers. Gary Trent Jr. added four more as the Raptors connected on 18 of 34 from long range. Toronto had a season-best 19 3-pointers in an overtime win at San Antonio on Nov. 5.
“We had some breakdowns but I thought our guys really competed,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said. “It’s hard to say when a team scores (135), but I thought we played good defense.”
Trae Young scored 35 points and matched a season high with 17 assists, but Atlanta’s season-worst losing streak reached five. Young also had 17 assists in a Nov. 15 loss to New York.
Atlanta’s Bogdan Bogdanovic , who had a career-high 40 points Monday night in a loss to Denver, scored 10 of his 20 against Toronto in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough for the Hawks. Dejounte Murray also scored 20 points for Atlanta and Onyeka Okongwu had 13.
“It’s a long season,” Okongwu said. “We’re only a quarter of the way through. We know that we have time, a lot of time, to turn it around.”
The teams will meet again Friday night in Toronto.
Siakam had 14 points in the first quarter and 10 more in the second but Atlanta led 66-64 at halftime.
Toronto made eight straight shots from 3-point distance to start the second half and hit nine of 12 from distance in the third, outscoring the Hawks 39-29. The Raptors took a 103-95 lead to the fourth.
“You try to take away the rim first with this team because they’re so good, all their guys attack the rim,” Snyder said. “When you collapse in the paint and shut that down, you’ve got to get back out and you’re not always going to block a shot.”
Atlanta forward Jalen Johnson missed his eight straight game because of a fractured left wrist, while forward De’Andre Hunter (right knee) missed his second straight.