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Charlotte Hornets at Toronto Raptors

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Charlotte Hornets
19-61, 7-32 Away
Final
96 - 126

Toronto Raptors
30-50, 18-23 Home

Mogbo becomes 1st NBA rookie with a triple-double this season, helps Raptors beat Hornets

Charlotte Hornets vs. Toronto Raptors: Game Highlights

Jared Rhoden scored 23 points in the Raptors' ninth straight home victory over the Hornets. Scottie Barnes added 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Raptors finished 18-23 at home.

AJ Lawson scored 14 points and the Raptors matched their biggest margin of victory this season. Toronto also had a 30-point win at Brooklyn on March 26.

Nick Smith Jr. had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Jusuf Nurkic added 26 points for Charlotte. The Hornets have lost five straight and seven in a row in the road.

Charlotte’s Taj Gibson had two points and five rebounds in the 1,00th game of his NBA career. Gibson started with Chicago in the 2009-10 season.

Toronto’s RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley both played 14 minutes in the first half before sitting out the second half. Barrett scored 11 points, and Quickley added eight.

Takeaways Hornets: Miles Bridges (left hip) was one of nine Charlotte absentees, a list that also included Josh Okogie (left hamstring) and Mark Williams (left foot).

Raptors: Forward Brandon Ingram has been shut down for the season after receiving an injection in his injured left ankle, head coach Darko Rajakovic said. Ingram visited a specialist in New York City last week and received a platelet-rich plasma injection on Tuesday.

Key moment Barnes and Rhoden combined for 18 points in the third quarter as Toronto outscored Charlotte 35-23 to take a 20-point lead.

Key stat The Raptors scored 64 bench points — 44 more than the Hornets.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 96 - 126
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 96 - 126
4th 11.0 shot clock turnover 96 - 126
4th 33.1 Orlando Robinson defensive rebound 96 - 126
4th 37.0 Jaylen Sims misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot 96 - 126

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cha.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/tor.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTOR
36-82 FG 49-104
43.9 Field Goal % 47.1
11-35 3PT 19-52
31.4 Three Point % 36.5
13-16 FT 9-12
81.3 Free Throw % 75.0
41 Rebounds 55
5 Offensive Rebounds 16
36 Defensive Rebounds 39
23 Assists 37
5 Steals 8
3 Blocks 2
19 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 1
19 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
30 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 6
16 Fast Break Points 24
48 Points in Paint 52
13 Fouls 16
5 Largest Lead 34
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
A.J. Lawson, G Day-To-Day Jul 20
Brandon Ingram, SF Day-To-Day Jul 10
Jakob Poeltl, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Gradey Dick, G Day-To-Day Jul 3
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tidjane Salaun, F Day-To-Day Jul 20
Grant Williams, PF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Nick Smith Jr., G Day-To-Day Jul 3
Brandon Miller, F Day-To-Day Jul 3
Miles Bridges, SF Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,800 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston - 21 W2 0.74390244 61
New York 10 31 W1 0.6219512 51
Toronto 31 52 L2 0.36585367 30
Brooklyn 35 56 L3 0.31707317 26
Philadelphia 37 58 L2 0.29268292 24
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