DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points (12 in the third quarter), and the Toronto Raptors went on a 23-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 106-90 for their fifth straight win.
It was tied at 81 when Pascal Siakam’s 11-foot floater put the Raptors ahead for good with 8:53 left. CJ Miles scored 8 points and Delon Wright added 6 as they pulled away to a 104-85 lead with 1:59 left.
Late in the fourth quarter, Fred VanVleet had 3 steals, 2 of them during a 16-0 Raptors run, and the Raptors scored 4 points off them.
For the Hawks, Kent Bazemore scored 14 points on 6 for 8 shooting. Dewayne Dedmon had 12 points (6 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Hawks turned it over 22 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Raptors 17-3 on the fast break. The Raptors outscored the Hawks 33-17 in 15 minutes with Miles, Wright, Poeltl, Siakam and VanVleet on the floor together. Tyler Dorsey fouled out.