On February 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Hornets played at home against the Raptors. The Raptors led by 23 points in the second quarter, and the Hornets chased multiple times to single digits in the third quarter, but the Raptors opened up the point difference again in the final quarter, and in the end, the Raptors defeated the Hornets 116-101 to win six straight, and the Hornets suffered a five-game losing streak.
Field data
Hornets: Bridges 25 points, six rebounds and five assists, Rozier 20 points, five rebounds and six assists, three-goal 15 points and nine assists, Oubre 17 points, Washington 15 points.
Raptors: Siakam 24 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, Trent 24 points, VanVleet 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Anunoby 20 points and 9 rebounds.
The Star of the Field
Siakam scored, rebounded and assisted the highest in the team and was the number one contributor to the Raptors' victory.
Highlight moments
Three-ball pull bar
Oubre snapped
VanVleet hit a three-pointer
Bridges breaks through the dunk
Game replay
In the first quarter, Bridges cut a layup to make a start for the Hornets, Siakam, Barnes and Anunoby scored successively, and the Raptors rebounded. Three consecutive cuts, Hayward also shot three points, the Raptors side, VanVleet shot a three-pointer to lead the team. Hayward was injured by an opponent's ankle while defending and withdrew from the game, the Raptors hit consecutive free throws to stretch the point difference to double digits, VanVleet hit another three-pointer, and the Raptors extended their lead. At the end of the first quarter, the Raptors led 35-21.
Entering the second quarter, Oubre completed a breakthrough for the Hornets, with the Raptors' Siakam scoring 5 consecutive points and Butcher breaking through consecutively, and the Raptors led by more than 20 points. The two teams played against each other, with the Raptors leading by 23 points at one point, and Oubre combined three goals to help the Hornets narrow the point gap to less than 20 points. Washington, Rozier, Andubrey blossomed, the Hornets continued to narrow the point gap, and the Raptors' hand slipped and only Siakam's piecemeal scores remained. At the end of the first half, the Raptors led 56-41.
Easy side to fight again, Rozier led the Hornets to a 9-1 run to chase the difference of seven points. Trent steals and dunks, Siakam and Trent have shot three points, Barnes has three points, the Raptors have a three-point rain to expand the point difference again, the Hornets' Bridges and Washington have their own play, after Rozier scored 5 points in a row, Bridges also had a breakthrough, the Hornets fell behind by 3 points 73-76. VanVleet and Achuva scored points for the Raptors, and Bridges also made two free throws. At the end of the third quarter, the Raptors led 80-75.
In the final quarter, the two teams continued to play against each other, and the Raptors felt better, and after scoring under Siakam's basket, the Raptors led by 11 points. Oubre cut a layup for the Hornets, VanVleet also scored three points, and Bridges returned the favor with three points. VanVleet also had three points, but Boucher hit both free throws, and the Raptors led by 16 points. Both teams played separately, and the Raptors still led by double digits. Trent hit both free throws, and Bridges made two free throws. Anunoby scored five straight points, and the Raptors led by 16 points again in the last 2 minutes and 10 seconds. Three goals and two free throws, Bridges also hit two free throws, and Anunoby also dunked. Rozier hit a three-pointer, Barnes also went 2+1, and the Raptors took a 13-point lead in the last minute to replace the main force. Time ran out, the Hornets failed to fight back, and in the end, the Raptors won.
Both teams started
Hornets: Rozier, Bridges, Ball, Plumlee, Hayward
Raptors: Trent, Siakam, VanVleet, Anunoby, Barnes