Gameday: Raptors @ Hornets, November 29
Toronto hits the road once again after enjoying a sucsesfull four for four home stand. The win streak is at nine games now, and their oppurtunity to hit the double digit mark comes against a struggling Hornets team. Can the Raptors keep the good times rolling?
Raptors Outlook
Record: 14-5 | 2nd in Eastern Conference
Offensive Rating: 117.4 (7th) | Defensive Rating: 110.8 (4th) | Net Rating: +6.5 (5th)
Raptors previous results
vs Pacers W 97-95
vs Cavaliers W 110-99
vs Nets W 119-109
vs Wizards W 140-110
vs 76ers W 121-112
The Raptors are coming into the night on a nine game win streak. Quite the accomplishment, but they are one win behind Oklahoma City Thunders current win streak of 10 games which is a league high at the moment. Toronto will be tasked with the Charlotte Hornets, who are struggling heavily lately as they’ve lost seven games in a row. The first meeting between these two was a tight one as Toronto opened up the season series with a 110-108 win with a defensive stand at the buzzer.
That takes us to last game, when Brandon Ingram came through just before the buzzer once again for Toronto when he knocked down 2 of his game high 26 points to give Toronto a 97-95 lead with just 0.6 seconds to go in the game.
Hornets Outlook
Record: 5-14 | 12th in Eastern Conference
Offensive Rating: 114.4 (18th) | Defensive Rating: 119.8 (25th) | Net Rating: -5.4 (23rd)
Hornets previous results
vs Bulls W 120-105
vs Knicks L 129-101
at Hawks L 113-110
vs Clippers L 131-116
at Pacers L 127-118
For the Hornets it wasn’t a terrible start at 4-7 but since then, a seven game losing streak before last nights win in Chicago has already put doubts in the mind of a franchise struggling to find post season berths. The starting lineup has been relativley healthy for Charlotte as their main guys LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges, Bridges has featured in all contests, Ball has missed seven games so far and they recently got their 2023 2nd overall pick back with Brandon Miller. Rookies Kon Knuppel and Ryan Kalkbrenner have also been a part of their starting lineup and haven’t looked too shabby, especially Knuppel who’s already had a 32 point outing in his young career against the Milwaukee Bucks during a 147-134 overtime loss just over two weeks ago on November 14. It’s not all bad for the Hornets though as even though they’re 10 games under .500, they still feature a young core and have been playing in close games all season as their net rating isn’t terrible at -5.4 which shows you that they truly aren’t as bad as their record suggests. They proved it against the Raptors last time out when they lost only by two points at the buzzer when Scottie Barnes had the game sealing block.
Game Info
Tip-Off: 6:00 p.m. ET
Television: TSN
Venue: Sportsnet 590
Starting Lineups (Projected)
Charlotte Hornets
PG: LaMelo Ball
SG: Brandon Miller
SF: Kon Knuppel
PF: Miles Bridges
C: Ryan Kalkbrenner
Toronto Raptors
PG: Immanuel Quickley
SG: Ja’Kobe Walter
SF: Brandon Ingram
PF: Scottie Barnes
C: Sandro Mamukelashvili
Injury Report
Toronto Raptors
Chucky Hepburn (Two-Way) – Out
RJ Barrett (Knee) – Out
A.J. Lawson (Two-Way) – Out
Alijah Martin (Two-Way) – Out
Jonathan Mogbo ( On Assignment) – Out
Charlotte Hornets
Sam Merrill (Hand) – Questionable
Craig Porter (Hamstring) – Questionable
Lonzo Ball (Knee) – Questionable
Jarrett Allen (Finger) – Questionable
Max Strus (Foot) – Out
Max Strus
| Team | Spread | Money | Total |
| Toronto Raptors | +1.5 (–115) | +100 | O 237.5 (-110) |
| Charlotte Hornets | -1.5 (-105) | -120 | U 237.5 (-110) |
Odds as of Nov.28, 12:00 a.m ET
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