""I don't think there's too many positives you can take from tonight," Young said. "It's embarrassing the way we started it. A lot of it comes from the preseason, obviously it carried over, we didn't play all five of us. You could tell by the continuity we had out there, it wasn't right. "But the cream always rises to the top. We got some time to make it up and got to get going.""
""Young had 22 points and 5 assists but missed 6 of 7 3-point attempts. Jalen Johnson was a bright spot offensively for the Hawks with 22 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds in his first game back since undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery in early February. Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in his Hawks debut.""
The Atlanta Hawks opened the season with a 138-118 home loss to the Toronto Raptors, suffering major deficits in the paint, fastbreak scoring and rebounding. The Hawks were outscored 86-56 in the paint, allowed 34-11 in fastbreak points and were outrebounded by 20. Trae Young scored 22 points with 5 assists but struggled from deep. Jalen Johnson returned from shoulder surgery to provide a bright offensive showing, and Kristaps Porzingis added 20 points and 7 rebounds in his Hawks debut. Early foul trouble and poor shooting from newcomers compounded defensive and continuity issues that need correction.
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