Kent Bazemore catching an Alley after a 360Hawks win first game of the season in high flying fashionRecap |
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MVP: Kent Bazemore scored 19 points off of a 7-10 shooting day. He was flying all over the court tonight. Add to that 2 rebounds 1 assist kent was one step ahead of everyone on the offensive end. Kent Bazemore was also +17 in the metrics
LVP: Thabo Sefolosha let Demar DeRozan score anytime he wanted to and wherever he wanted to. Tonights game was a poor outing for the designated defensive stopper of this hawks squad. Scoring only 6 points Thabo wound up on the negative side of the metrics. Thabo Sefolosha ended the night -11 in the metrics. He is just coming back from his injury so the team will be a bit lenient towards him.
X-Factor: T.I.A.G.O Splitter playing his first game in Atlanta made a definite mark on the fans. Tiago grabbed every rebound possible which gave a big lift to his teammates. Tiago ended the night with 7 points an 12 rebounds 10 of which were defensive. On the defensive end Tiago protected the rim with his life and prevented a lot of scoring on the inside. Tiago maybe in for an increase in minutes.
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ATL 28 | 23 | 34 | 19 ||
104 | |
TOR 22 | 20 | 27 | 29 | |
98 | |
Player of the Game; Kent Bazemore
|19 PTS |2 REB | 1 AST | 7-10 FGs | 2-3 3PT | 3-4 FT
Kent Bazemore:19 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 7-10 FGs, 2-3 3PT,3-4 FT
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 15 PTS, 2 REB, 5-14 FGs
Paul Millsap: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 5-14 FGs
Demar DeRozan: 26 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL, 3 TOs, 8-23 FGs
Jonas Valenciunas: 19 PTS,15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK, 7-12 FGs
Kyle Lowry: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 TOs 7-10 FGs
Toronto Raptors have signed Free Agent Shooting Guard J.R Smith after their loss vs Hawks. Smith played for the Cavs in their losing effort in last years finals. Smith is a dynamic scorer that can fill the void left by Louis Williams's departure.