Scottie Barnes scored 25 points (11 in the fourth quarter), and the Toronto Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 122-119.
RJ Barrett’s 3-pointer put the Raptors ahead for good with 2:51 left in the fourth quarter.
The Hawks got within 120-119 on Bogdan Bogdanović’s driving layup with 40 seconds to play, but Jakob Poeltl answered with 2 free throws, and the Hawks got no closer.
Barnes’ 10-foot pull-up jumper with 55.6 seconds left made it 120-117. The Hawks had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Onyeka Okongwu missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Hawks 13-8. Barnes scored 6 of the Raptors’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Trae Young had 5 of his 13 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Bogdanović that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Okongwu that put the Hawks ahead.
Kelly Olynyk scored 11 points off the bench. The Raptors had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Hawks, Bogdanović scored a season-high 23 points on 8 for 12 shooting off the bench, and Dyson Daniels added 22 points (12 in the second quarter), 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Okongwu had 19 points and 12 rebounds on 6 for 8 shooting.
The Raptors shot 58.0% from the field and 42.9% from 3 to the Hawks’ 48.3% and 35.1%. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Hawks 58-40 in 20 minutes together.