New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Chris Bosh poured in a game-high 27
points and the Raptors handled the Hornets, 107-90, at New Orleans Arena.
Jose Calderon notched 16 points and eight assists, while Hedo Turkoglu chipped
in 16 points as well for Toronto, which had split its first four games of the
season. Andrea Bargnani added 14 points and nine rebounds, and Jarrett Jack
and Marco Belinelli each donated nine points off the bench for the victors.
Toronto made a staggering 14-of-29 from behind the arc in the win.
"We just made shots," Calderon said. "Some days you make them and other days
the ball just doesn't want to go in."
Chris Paul was the only offensive factor for New Orleans, finishing with 21
points and 18 assists. Bobby Brown and David West scored 16 and 14 points,
respectively, for the Hornets, who were coming off an OT win over Dallas on
Wednesday.
The Hornets scored the final six points of the first half and took a 51-49
lead into the break.
But the Raptors came out the locker room firing, as three straight makes from
behind the arc sparked a 13-0 spurt for a 64-56 edge five minutes in.
Bargnani and Turkoglu each hit from downtown again a little later and Amir
Johnson's dunk yielded a 78-60 margin for the visitors.
"What I thought during the third quarter, especially in the third quarter and
in the whole second half, there was a lack of energy. I just didn't see the
energy," Hornets head coach Byron Scott said of his bunch.
It was 83-65 going to the fourth, and Antoine Wright's three-pointer near the
midway point gave Toronto its biggest lead, 95-71.
New Orleans was up, 23-19, after 12 minutes.