Pascal Siakam scored 20 points (8 in the first quarter), and the defending champion Toronto Raptors routed the Charlotte Hornets 132-96.
The Raptors led by as many as 38, pulling away with a 29-8 run bridging the second and third quarters.
OG Anunoby scored a career-high 24 points (16 in the third quarter) on 10 for 13 shooting, and Fred VanVleet added 11 points, 8 assists and a career-high 5 steals. All 16 of Terence Davis’ points came in the fourth quarter. The Raptors had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Hornets, Marvin Williams scored 14 points off the bench.
The Raptors shot 51.5% from the field and 46.5% from 3 to the Hornets’ 42.3% and 33.3%. The Raptors made 20 3-pointers, 4 of them by Anunoby and 4 by Davis. They had 40 assists on 50 baskets and outscored them 58-30 in the paint. The Hornets forced 11 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Hornets 63-40 in 21 minutes together.