Toronto Raptors at Charlotte Hornets
· National Basketball AssociationTre Mann scores 27, Hornets get 72 points from their bench to beat Raptors 138-133 for 1st home win
Cody Martin had a career-high 25 points, and LaMelo Ball scored 19 for Charlotte, which allowed a 23-point first half lead to evaporate before recapturing it with a 12-0 run to end the third quarter.
RJ Barrett had 31 points, Gradey Dick had a career-high 30 and Jakob Poeltl had 20 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Raptors, playing without Scottie Barnes.
The Hornets got 72 points from their bench, 69 from Mann, Martin and Grant Williams, who had 17.
Hornets: Charlotte is a different team when Ball is on the floor. Although he's prone to silly turnovers, there is no disputing he makes everyone around him better. It showed when he sparked a 12-0 run late in the third quarter by scoring five straight points, grabbing a steal and assisting on Mann's 3-pointer as Charlotte went from down five to up 103-96.
Regular Season Series
CHA leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 133 - 138 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 133 - 138 | |
4th 0.0 | Raptors offensive team rebound | 133 - 138 | |
4th 0.0 | Davion Mitchell misses 49-foot three point pullup jump shot | 133 - 138 | |
4th 1.1 | Grant Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 133 - 138 |
Statistics
TOR | CHA | |
---|---|---|
52-91 | FG | 49-94 |
57.1 | Field Goal % | 52.1 |
9-28 | 3PT | 20-45 |
32.1 | Three Point % | 44.4 |
20-30 | FT | 20-25 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
41 | Rebounds | 38 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
37 | Assists | 31 |
9 | Steals | 9 |
5 | Blocks | 8 |
14 | Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
29 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
27 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
80 | Points in Paint | 48 |
25 | Fouls | 24 |
5 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 13,113 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | L1 |
New York | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.5 | W1 |
Brooklyn | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | W1 |
Philadelphia | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.5 | L1 |
Toronto | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | L3 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | 3 | 2 | .600 | - | L1 |
Miami | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
Washington | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.5 | W2 |
Charlotte | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.5 | W1 |
Atlanta | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | L3 |
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