The Charlotte Hornets
blew-out the Toronto Raptors in a statement win Friday night, 112 to 78. Before
tonight’s win, Charlotte was 0-7 against the top 3 teams (Cavs, Raptors,
Celtics). It was the Hornets second straight win and second straight loss for
the Raptors. The Hornets are 9-1 in their last 10 games at home; and are 15-1
this season when holding an opponent under 100 points, Charlotte held Toronto
to under 20 points in three quarters this game, 18 points in the first, 15
points in the third and fourth quarters. The Hornets blew the game open in the
third quarter, with the help of Kemba Walker 16 points in the quarter, Hornets
outscored the Raptors 33-15 in the quarter to build a 25-point lead.
The MVP for the Hornets this game would be Kemba Walker
with 32 points on 11-16 shooting and 6 from 9 on three pointers and also dished
out 8 assists. Kemba looked like locked for the All-Star this game, outplaying
both Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan. Other leading scorers for the Hornets this
game was Frank Kaminsky with 16 points 8 rebounds off the bench, Nicolas Batum
with 13 points 6 assists and Cody Zeller with 11 points. Leading scorers for
the Raptors was Kyle Lowry with 24 points, DeMar DeRozan with 23 points and Jonas
Valanclunas with 11 points 6 rebounds. The Raptors only shot 33% from the field
this game while the Hornets shot a whopping 50% from the field. Charlotte also
out-rebounded Toronto 51 to 33. Those two stats alone show you how one-sided
this game was from start to finish. Charlotte Hornets (22-21) play tomorrow
night at home against the Brooklyn Nets.
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