Chris Bosh poured in a game-high 27
points and the Raptors handled the Hornets, 107-90, at New Orleans Arena.
Jose Calderon notched 16 points and eight assists, while Hedo Turkoglu chipped
in 16 points as well for Toronto, which had split its first four games of the
season. Andrea Bargnani added 14 points and nine rebounds, and Jarrett Jack
and Marco Belinelli each donated nine points off the bench for the victors.
Toronto made a staggering 14-of-29 from behind the arc in the win.
Chris Paul was the only offensive factor for New Orleans, finishing with 21
points and 18 assists. Bobby Brown and David West scored 16 and 14 points,
respectively, for the Hornets, who were coming off an OT win over Dallas on
Wednesday.
The Hornets scored the final six points of the first half and took a 51-49
lead into the break.
But the Raptors came out the locker room firing, as three straight makes from
behind the arc sparked a 13-0 spurt for a 64-56 edge five minutes in.
Bargnani and Turkoglu each hit from downtown again a little later and Amir
Johnson's dunk yielded a 78-60 margin for the visitors.
It was 83-65 going to the fourth, and Antoine Wright's three-pointer near the
midway point gave Toronto its biggest lead, 95-71.
New Orleans was up, 23-19, after 12 minutes.
Game Notes
Hornets owner George Shinn announced Friday that he has recently been
diagnosed with prostate cancer. Shinn has been the owner of the Hornets since
their inaugural season of 1988-89, when they were located in Charlotte...The
Raptors had lost three straight to the Hornets...New Orleans hit 6-of-20 from
downtown.
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