"One of the most impressive components of Toronto's offence, especially in the first half, was its ability to toggle different screeners onto the ball. Barnes was fantastic as a screener. He missed a few, and he got stripped under the rim, but his screens generally got him the ball on the move towards the rim, which is automatic paydirt. He pivoted into step-through scoop layups."
"Oh, about Ingram? He had his full toolkit on display. He rejected screens to hit mid-rangers along the baseline. He faded away, full extension, from four feet. He hit a Dirk Nowitzki stepback from the elbow. He finished the first half with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. They weren't all easy, but neither were they all of the impossible mid-range artistry variety. He pump-faked for a drive. He ran in transition. There were some layups mixed in to make his diet more palatable."
The Toronto Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks in the first game of a back-to-back, powered by RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram each scoring 29 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili posting a team-high +27 with a near triple-double. Toronto's offence frequently toggled different screeners onto the ball to create movement and mismatches. Barnes excelled as a screener, rolling for step-through scoop layups and short-roll hook shots. Immanuel Quickley screened for Barnes to create free-throw opportunities, while Barrett served as a screener to generate switches for Ingram. Ingram showed mid-range craft, fades, a Dirk-like stepback, transition drives, and efficient first-half scoring. Defensive lapses prevented Toronto from building a large lead as some Hawks shooters repeatedly found open looks from deep.
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