It will have taken a round-trip against the NBA’s second-worst team, but the Raptors can finally boast of winning three straight games in 2022-2023. The Toronto team defeated the Charlotte Hornets 124-114 at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.
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Prior to the visit of the metropolitan North Carolina team, The Raps’ first five winning streaks of the season had stopped at two games.
Cameroonian Pascal Siakam shone a thousand lights to lead his team to a good goal. All things considered, he managed 24 of his 28 shot attempts, for a 35-point harvest.
Young Scottie Barnes, who was discreet in the last game against the same Hornets, also shone with 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
Quebec’s Chris Boucher, who will also be the subject of a documentary to be aired on TSN, was limited to five points and a rebound in 10 minutes.
As for the Hornets (11-31), who were the last dead in the Eastern Conference, Mason Plumlee hit his 104th double-double of his career with 16 points and 15 rebounds. No other player has recovered more than 10 balls around the ring. LaMelo Ball had 32 points.
Nick Nurse’s men will look to continue their winning streak when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.
The thunder destroys the “Sixers”
In Philadelphia, Montreal’s Luguentz Dort was muzzled by the 76ers, but that didn’t stop the Oklahoma City Thunder from winning 133-114.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a great time, scoring at least 30 points for the fourth time in his last five games. He garnered 37, a record on the Wells Fargo Center floor.
There was the most used player on both sides, spending 38 minutes on the pitch. Essential in his defensive role, he only scored four points.