Miles Bridges scored 35 points (22 in the paint), and the Charlotte Hornets rallied from 17 points down in the first quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 118-111 in overtime.
The Hornets trailed 26-9 with 4:49 left in the first quarter. They were still down 100-88 with 5:44 left in the fourth quarter, with a 3.2% chance to win, and outscored the Raptors 30-11 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Raptors 22-8. Bridges scored 11 of the Hornets’ 22 on 4 for 4 shooting and 2 for 4 at the line.
Kon Knueppel scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers).
For the Raptors, Scottie Barnes had 30 points and 12 rebounds on 11 for 16 shooting, and Immanuel Quickley added 22 points and 10 assists. Brandon Ingram scored 22 points. Jakob Poeltl had 8 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. The Raptors had 3 20-point scorers.
The Raptors forced 9 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Hornets outscored the Raptors 23-12 in 8 minutes with Bridges, Sexton, Diabaté, Knueppel and James on the floor together.