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Raptors return home to face Hawks

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03/17/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hoping to hold on to a playoff berth that's beginning to slip away, the Toronto Raptors return to the Air Canada Centre this evening for an important matchup with an Atlanta Hawks team that figures to be without its leading scorer for a second straight night.

Toronto heads home having lost five straight and nine of its last 10 contests and now holds a tenuous grasp on the eighth and final postseason seed in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors currently own a 1 1/2-game edge on the similarly-struggling Chicago Bulls for that spot.

The last four setbacks came during a West Coast road trip that ended with Sunday's 109-98 loss at Portland. The Raptors were able to cut an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to two midway through the final period, but an 8-2 run gave the Trail Blazers a 101-93 lead with under 3 1/2 minutes to go.

"I thought we competed pretty hard," said Raptors head coach Jay Triano. "At halftime we talked to our guys about doing a good job. The shots that (the Blazers) were making, we had hands in their face, and they were still making shots."

Chris Bosh also kept Toronto in the game thanks to a 28-point, seven-rebound effort, with Hedo Turkoglu and Amir Johnson netting 14 and 13 points, respectively, in defeat.

The Raptors, who will also host surging Oklahoma City on this brief two-game residency, are a solid 22-10 at the Air Canada Centre this season but have dropped three of their last four outings as the host.

Atlanta enters tonight's tilt having won three in a row after Tuesday's 108-84 road rout of hapless New Jersey. The Hawks cruised despite All-Star swingman Joe Johnson sitting out due to Achilles' tendinitis that will force him to miss this game as well.

Jamal Crawford helped offset Johnson's absence by pouring in 25 points, with Al Horford adding 15 points and 11 rebounds on the evening.

"I thought we were pretty good defensively as well as our offense," said Hawks coach Mike Woodson. "I mean, we moved the basketball and the open man got it and we made shots."

Tuesday's triumph closed Atlanta within three games of Orlando for first place in the Southeast Division. The Hawks are one ahead of Atlantic Division leader Boston for the No. 3 seed in the conference race.

The Hawks will be shooting for their fifth straight victory over Toronto, with the last two of those wins having taken place this season. Atlanta handed the Raptors a 111-89 loss up north on December 11, with Johnson pacing six Hawks in double-figure scoring with 20 points.

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