Young leads Atlanta against Toronto after 43-point showing

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The Hawks are 14-16 in Eastern Conference play. Atlanta is 5-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

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The teams meet for the second time this season. The Raptors won 106-100 in the last matchup on Feb. 1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fred VanVleet is averaging 21.5 points, 7.1 assists and 1.7 steals for the Raptors. Gary Trent Jr. is averaging 5.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Toronto.

Young averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawks, scoring 28.1 points while shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc. John Collins is shooting 53.6% and averaging 14.4 points over the past 10 games for Atlanta.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 6-4, averaging 110.8 points, 44.5 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 10.0 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.5 points per game.

Hawks: 8-2, averaging 116.8 points, 42.0 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.0 points.

INJURIES: Raptors: Goran Dragic: out (personal).

Hawks: Lou Williams: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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