Quickley's 3-pointer at the buzzer sends the Raptors past the Hornets 97-96 for 5th win in 6 games

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• But Quickley got free off of a side-inbounds play and drilled his third 3 of the game, drawing a loud collective moan from the home crowd. Charlotte had 18 turnovers to Toronto's six. The Hornets failed to follow a 124-97 upset win over the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night despite a strong start in which they jumped out to an early 11-2 lead.
• However, the Raptors quickly stormed back with an 17-3 run to take the lead. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCharlotte took a 50-45 lead into the locker room at halftime behind 11 points from Kon Knueppel, who had a rare off night shooting finishing 4 of 17 from the field and 3 of 11 from 3-point range.
• The Hornets pushed the lead to 10 early in the fourth quarter after Moussa Diabate stole a pass at midcourt and drove the floor scoring on a spinning layup. But the Raptors, who shot 3 of 27 from beyond the arc in the first three quarters, clawed back with Barrett giving his team the lead on a 3-pointer with 5:40 left. Toronto was 4 of 7 from 3-point distance in the fourth quarter. Up nextRaptors: Visit the Boston Celtics on Friday. Hornets: Host the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.___AP NBA: https://apnews. com/hub/NBA.