1/28 game thread-caught up in the Raptor
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:26 pm

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After their valiant comeback attempt fell short on Jan. 20, the Atlanta Hawks will try to take things a step further when they visit the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
The Raptors led by 21 points with 4:30 left in the fourth quarter at Atlanta on Martin Luther King Day only to have the Hawks cut the margin two points. The Raptors escaped with a 122-117 win because Norman Powell scored 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter.
Nurse said losing big leads is a reflection of how the game has changed.
"I think the one thing everyone has to get their head around a little more in this league is those 15-,18-, 20-point leads are just going away quickly," Nurse said. "It's just the way basketball has changed with so many more possessions and the 3-ball and all that stuff. It's happening.