Tre Mann scores 27, Hornets get 72 points from their bench to beat Raptors 138-133 for 1st home win

Tre Mann scored 27 points disconnected nan bench, Nick Richards had 24 points and 14 rebounds and nan Charlotte Hornets defeated nan Toronto Raptors 138-133 for their first location triumph of nan season

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tre Mann scored 27 points disconnected nan bench, Nick Richards had 24 points and 14 rebounds and nan Charlotte Hornets defeated nan Toronto Raptors 138-133 connected Wednesday nighttime for their first location triumph of nan season.

Cody Martin had a career-high 25 points, and LaMelo Ball scored 19 for Charlotte, which allowed a 23-point first half lead to evaporate earlier recapturing it pinch a 12-0 tally to extremity nan 3rd quarter.

RJ Barrett had 31 points, Gradey Dick had a career-high 30 and Jakob Poeltl had 20 points and 16 rebounds to lead nan Raptors, playing without Scottie Barnes.

The Hornets sewage 72 points from their bench, 69 from Mann, Martin and Grant Williams, who had 17.

Raptors: Toronto looked wholly retired of sync offensively successful nan first 4th successful its first crippled without Barnes, who'll miss astatine slightest 3 weeks pinch an orbital fracture. Toronto turned nan shot complete 7 times starring to 10 Charlotte points and trailed 30-16 earlier exploding for 43 points successful nan 2nd quarter.

Hornets: Charlotte is simply a different squad erstwhile Ball is connected nan floor. Although he's prone to silly turnovers, location is nary disputing he makes everyone astir him better. It showed erstwhile he sparked a 12-0 tally precocious successful nan 3rd 4th by scoring 5 consecutive points, grabbing a bargain and assisting connected Mann's 3-pointer arsenic Charlotte went from down 5 to up 103-96.

Leading by three, Ball drove nan near broadside of nan lane and scored to make it two-possession crippled pinch 29 seconds left. It was a free propulsion shooting title from location and nan Hornets closed it out.

Mann, Martin and Williams changeable a mixed 67% (24 of 36) from nan field.

The Raptors big nan Lakers connected Friday night. The nan Hornets hosts Celtics successful back-to-back games Friday and Saturday night.

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