TORONTO – – Jonathan Mogbo collected 17 factors, a profession summit of 11 assists and 10 rebounds for the primary triple -double by a recruit from the NBA this season, serving to the Raptors in Toronto to beat the Hornets of Charlotte within the quick time period 126-96 Wednesday night.
Jared Rhoden scored 23 factors within the Raptors’ ninth dwelling victory over the Hornets. Scottie Barnes added 17 factors and 11 rebounds whereas the Raptors completed 18-23 at dwelling.
AJ Lawson scored 14 factors and the Raptors equaled their biggest margin of victory this season. Toronto additionally received a 30 -point victory in Brooklyn on March 26.
Nick Smith Jr. collected 28 factors and 10 rebounds and juice Nurkic added 26 factors for Charlotte. The Hornets misplaced 5 consecutive video games and 7 in a row on the highway.
Charlotte’s Taj Gibson managed two factors and 5 rebounds within the 1.00th match of his NBA profession. Gibson began with Chicago within the 2009-10 season.
RJ Barrett de Toronto and Immanuel Quickley each performed 14 minutes within the first half earlier than sitting within the second half. Barrett scored 11 factors and Quickley added eight.
Hornets: Miles Bridges (left hip) was one of many 9 absent from Charlotte, an inventory that additionally included Josh Okogie (left ischio-leg) and Mark Williams (left foot).
Raptors: striker Brandon Ingram was closed for the season after having obtained an injection of the injured left ankle, stated head coach Darko Rajakovic. Ingram visited a specialist in New York final week and obtained a plasma injection wealthy in platelets on Tuesday.
Barnes and Rhoden mixed for 18 factors within the third quarter whereas Toronto has forward of Charlotte 35-23 to take a 20-point lead.
The Raptors scored 64 bench factors – 44 greater than the Hornets.
The 2 groups play Friday night. Charlotte is in Boston and Toronto is in Dallas. —–
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