RJ Barrett made a cutting layup on a pass from Brandon Ingram with 18 seconds left, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Charlotte Hornets 110-108 for their fourth straight win.
The Hornets had the ball down 2 with 2.6 seconds left, but Scottie Barnes blocked Collin Sexton’s putback. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Raptors 9-8. Sexton scored 4 of the Hornets’ 9 on 1 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Ingram had 27 points and 3 blocks. Barnes added 16 points and 6 assists, and Barrett scored 16 points.
For the Hornets, Kon Knueppel had 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 3 steals, and Miles Bridges added 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. LaMelo Ball had 20 points (8 in the first quarter) and 8 assists but shot 6 for 19. The Hornets had 3 20-point scorers.