Siakam has 28 points, Raptors beat slumping Hornets 132-120
TORONTO (AP) Pascal Siakam scored 28 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Charlotte Hornets 132-120 on Tuesday night.
O.G. Anunoby scored eight of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and matched his career high with six 3-pointers as Toronto won its fourth straight home meeting with the Hornets and reached the midway point of the regular season at 18-23.
The Raptors made a season-high 20 3-points in 44 attempts.
''Let's have a party,'' guard Fred VanVleet joked.
Toronto won consecutive games for the sixth time this season. The Raptors have yet to win three in a row.
Toronto had 18 offensive rebounds to Charlotte's six and outscored the Hornets 20-4 in second-chance points.
''That was the game,'' Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. You can't pick and choose when you want to do the tough things. That's what we did tonight.''
Terry Rozier scored 33 points for Charlotte, and LaMelo Ball had 24 points and a season-high 14 assists. The Hornets lost for the fifth time in six games.
''We've just got to start holding each other accountable,'' Rozier said. ''We're all grown. It's just what we've got to do. Obviously, our way hasn't been working, so we've got to turn it around.''
Mason Plumlee scored 21 points for Charlotte, P.J. Washington Jr. had 13 and Jalen McDaniels 11.
''We're playing for our season right now,'' Plumlee said.
Bell's 3-pointer with 7:05 left in the fourth quarter cut it to 108-107, but Anunoby replied with back-to-back 3-pointers, his fifth and six.
''They're super explosive,'' Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. ''We just did enough there in the last six minutes.''
VanVleet also connected from long range, putting Toronto up 117-107 with 4:32 to play.
''Our individual defense, which had been good lately, was awful,'' Clifford said.
SURGERY FOR PORTER
Toronto F Otto Porter Jr. will miss the remainder of the season following left foot surgery, the team announced Tuesday. Porter signed with the Raptors last summer but was limited to eight games because of toe and hamstring injuries.
TIP-INS
Hornets: F Gordon Hayward (left hamstring) missed his fourth straight game while G Kelly Oubre Jr. (left hand surgery) missed his sixth. . Missed their first field goal of the game, then made the next 11 straight. . Matched a season-high with 33 assists.
Raptors: Made 19 3-pointers in a Dec. 23 win at Cleveland. . VanVleet had 11 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. . Precious Achiuwa scored 13 points and Chris Boucher had 12. . Rookie Christian Koloko had six offensive rebounds, one shy of his career-high. . Rapper J. Cole sat courtside.
UP NEXT
Hornets: At Toronto on Thursday night.
Raptors: Host Charlotte on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | (Pascal Siakam gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:43 |  | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:11 | | O.G. Anunoby misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point turnaround jump shot | 0-2 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving dunk | 2-2 |
| 10:37 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point pullup jump shot (O.G. Anunoby assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving finger roll layup | 4-4 |
| 10:13 | | O.G. Anunoby offensive foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | O.G. Anunoby turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point cutting dunk (Terry Rozier assists) | 6-4 |
| 9:46 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 6-7 |
| 9:29 | | Jalen McDaniels turnover (lost ball) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:29 | | Jalen McDaniels personal foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-8 |
| 9:15 | | +3 | O.G. Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 6-11 |
| 9:00 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 9-11 |
| 8:52 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 12-11 |
| 8:25 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 12-14 |
| 8:12 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point alley-oop layup (Terry Rozier assists) | 14-14 |
| 8:04 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 14-17 |
| 7:42 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Jalen McDaniels assists) | 17-17 |
| 7:28 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:19 | | +3 | O.G. Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 17-20 |
| 7:01 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 20-20 |
| 6:51 | | O.G. Anunoby misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point cutting dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 22-20 |
| 6:25 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point finger roll layup | 22-22 |
| 6:15 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving finger roll layup | 24-22 |
| 6:05 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving bank hook shot | 24-24 |
| 5:56 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Mason Plumlee draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | +1 | Mason Plumlee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-24 |
| 5:56 | | Mason Plumlee misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:54 | | O.G. Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | O.G. Anunoby turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 5:36 | | Terry Rozier offensive foul (Charge) (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | Terry Rozier turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point pullup jump shot (O.G. Anunoby assists) | 25-26 |
| 5:04 | | P.J. Washington turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 4:51 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Dennis Smith Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:26 | | Fred VanVleet offensive foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 4:26 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:12 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point reverse layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 27-26 |
| 4:04 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:56 | | JT Thor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Christian Koloko offensive foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 3:50 | | Christian Koloko turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:48 | | Hornets delay of game violation | ||
| 3:30 | | +3 | Cody Martin makes three point jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 30-26 |
| 3:06 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 3:03 | | Christian Koloko offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Christian Koloko misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 3:01 | | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Juancho Hernangomez makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 30-28 |
| 2:42 | | Juancho Hernangomez blocks Cody Martin's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 2:42 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 2:38 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:38 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 2:38 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-30 |
| 2:17 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Mark Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving layup (Malachi Flynn assists) | 30-32 |
| 1:51 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 32-32 |
| 1:37 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Terry Rozier misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Terry Rozier offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Juancho Hernangomez defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:04 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point running layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 34-32 |
| 0:40 | | +3 | Juancho Hernangomez makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 34-35 |
| 0:28 | | Christian Koloko blocks Mark Williams's two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:25 | | Juancho Hernangomez defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Malachi Flynn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Christian Koloko kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:37 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 37-35 |
| 11:19 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Christian Koloko assists) | 37-37 |
| 11:12 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | P.J. Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:45 | | Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 40-37 |
| 10:19 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:02 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Christian Koloko offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Christian Koloko makes two point tip dunk | 40-39 |
| 9:42 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Precious Achiuwa draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Christian Koloko makes two point floating jump shot (Chris Boucher assists) | 40-41 |
| 9:04 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Malachi Flynn personal foul (Jalen McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point running layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 42-41 |
| 7:58 | | +3 | Precious Achiuwa makes three point jump shot (Malachi Flynn assists) | 42-44 |
| 7:37 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Malachi Flynn defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +3 | Precious Achiuwa makes three point jump shot (Malachi Flynn assists) | 42-47 |
| 7:25 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jalen McDaniels assists) | 44-47 |
| 6:49 | | P.J. Washington blocks Christian Koloko's two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Gary Trent Jr. shooting foul (Jalen McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 6:45 | | +1 | Jalen McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-47 |
| 6:45 | | Jalen McDaniels misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:42 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:26 | | +1 | Gary Trent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-48 |
| 6:26 | | +1 | Gary Trent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-49 |
| 6:14 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 47-49 |
| 6:03 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Chris Boucher steals) | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point driving dunk (Chris Boucher assists) | 47-51 |
| 5:27 | | Precious Achiuwa blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:24 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point reverse layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 47-53 |
| 4:59 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 49-53 |
| 4:47 | | O.G. Anunoby misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point putback layup | 49-55 |
| 4:33 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | O.G. Anunoby makes two point running dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 49-57 |
| 4:28 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point driving layup | 51-57 |
| 3:59 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Cody Martin misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 53-57 |
| 3:22 | | +3 | Precious Achiuwa makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 53-60 |
| 3:03 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 56-60 |
| 2:53 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point cutting layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 56-62 |
| 2:53 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Chris Boucher draws the foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | +1 | Chris Boucher makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 56-63 |
| 2:32 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 2:20 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point tip dunk | 56-65 |
| 2:13 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 59-65 |
| 1:55 | | Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-66 |
| 1:55 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-67 |
| 1:39 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point cutting layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 61-67 |
| 1:28 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Terry Rozier misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 1:13 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point stepback jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 64-67 |
| 0:44 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving floating jump shot | 64-69 |
| 0:22 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:20 |