Pascal Siakam matches season high with 33 points, Raptors top Hawks

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Pascal Siakam matched his season-high with 33 points, Fred VanVleet had 26 points and 11 assists and the Toronto Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-114 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.

The Raptors also beat the Hawks 106-100 in Atlanta on Monday night, with the Hawks' only two losses in the last 10 games coming against Toronto.

Siakam scored 21 points in the first quarter. Gary Trent Jr. scored 19 points, Scottie Barnies had 16, Chris Boucher 11 and Precious Achiuwa 10.

De’Andre Hunter and John Collins each scored 23 points for Atlanta, Trae Young had 22 points and 13 assists, and Bodan Bogdanovic had 18 points.

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Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) protects the ball from Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins (20) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

"This team, they speed you up with their pressure and their trapping, and changing defenses," Hawks coach Nate McMillan said about the Raptors. "We had a couple of turnovers late that hurt us."

Besides its two wins over Atlanta, Toronto beat Miami twice in this five-game streak, once in triple overtime, and had an OT victory over Chicago on Thursday night. The Bulls and Heat are the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.

"I think we should feel pretty good," Siakam said. "Definitely some tough games out there against really good teams in the East. Those are the teams we want to face every single night. The games came at us pretty fast. I liked the way we responded every single game."

Both teams were playing the second night of a