ATLANTA, GA – The Atlanta Hawks did not start the season how they wanted, losing their home opener 138-118 to the Toronto Raptors. From tip-off to the end of the game, the Hawks were dominated in the paint , in transition, and on the boards. To add on to it, they were never really able to find a rhythm offensively, and it doomed them throughout most of the game.

Trae Young was honest about the team's performance and didn't have much to look at when it came to positive takeaways from the loss.

“I don't think there are too many positives you take from tonight,” Young said after the game. “Obviously, the result was what it was, and it's embarrassing the way we started it.”

The Hawks were outscored 86-56 in points in the paint, and 34-11 in fastbreak points. They still look like a te

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