NBA Final Intelligence
Toronto Raptors 97, Charlotte Hornets 96 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Toronto Raptors 97, Charlotte Hornets 96. Scoring by quarter: Q1 TOR 25-22 CHA; Q2 TOR 20-28 CHA; Q3 TOR 21-22 CHA; Q4 TOR 31-24 CHA.
Top performers (box score): RJ Barrett (TOR) 28 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-25 shooting; Collin Sexton (CHA) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Immanuel Quickley (TOR) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Scottie Barnes (TOR) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists on 6-of-14 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 15 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-20 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · TOR
28 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 12-25 FG
Scoring · CHA
22 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM · 7-13 FG
Scoring · TOR
21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 8-18 FG
Season highs
Collin Murray-Boyles · Season-high 15 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
TOR
6 largest lead
Q1 1:59 (TOR 23, CHA 17) · 13-0 run, Q1 7:31–Q1 4:50
CHA
13 largest lead
Q3 6:06 (TOR 49, CHA 62) · 11-0 run, Q2 8:24–Q2 5:32
Swings
9 lead changes
Tied 9 times
Ahead for good: Immanuel Quickley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists) (Q4 0:00, TOR 97, CHA 96).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:10 PJ Hall makes layup (Sion James assists)CHA · TOR 86, CHA 87
- Q4 3:40 Sandro Mamukelashvili makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Shead assists)TOR · TOR 89, CHA 87
- Q4 3:24 PJ Hall makes free throw 1 of 2CHA · TOR 89, CHA 88
- Q4 3:24 PJ Hall makes free throw 2 of 2CHA · TOR 89, CHA 89
- Q4 2:31 Collin Sexton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)CHA · TOR 89, CHA 92
- Q4 0:56 RJ Barrett makes driving layupTOR · TOR 91, CHA 92
- Q4 0:56 RJ Barrett makes free throw 1 of 1TOR · TOR 92, CHA 92
- Q4 0:35 Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2CHA · TOR 92, CHA 93
- Q4 0:35 Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2CHA · TOR 92, CHA 94
- Q4 0:20 RJ Barrett makes 8-foot two point shotTOR · TOR 94, CHA 94
- Q4 0:01 LaMelo Ball makes driving layupCHA · TOR 94, CHA 96
- Q4 0:00 Immanuel Quickley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists)TOR · TOR 97, CHA 96
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 25 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 97 | |
| CHA | 22 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 96 |
🧮 How They Scored
TORCHA
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
21Bench points44
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
45.1%Effective FG%47.6%
4.7%Turnover %16.4%
30.6%Offensive rebound %37.2%
0.207Free-throw rate0.268
Box Score
Toronto Raptors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett F-G | 35 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-25 | 1-7 | 3-5 | -1 |
| Immanuel Quickley G | 33 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 3-11 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Collin Murray-Boyles F | 32 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Scottie Barnes G-F | 29 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 5-6 | -2 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili F | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Jamal Shead G | 24 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Ja'Kobe Walter G | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Ochai Agbaji G | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Gradey Dick G | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Brandon Ingram F | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -5 |
| Jamison Battle F | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel G-F | 33 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-17 | 3-11 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Miles Bridges F | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Moussa Diabate F | 30 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Sion James G | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| LaMelo Ball G | 25 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-20 | 1-7 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Collin Sexton G | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 5-5 | -3 |
| Liam McNeeley F | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 4-6 | -2 |
| Tidjane Salaun F | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -15 |
| PJ Hall C | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Josh Green G | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -15 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Toronto RaptorsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | Starter | 35 | 28 | 51.5 | 33.8 | -3.1 | 15.9 |
| Immanuel Quickley | Starter | 33 | 21 | 53.1 | 27.4 | +3.0 | 13.1 |
| Scottie Barnes | Starter | 29 | 17 | 51.1 | 28.4 | -5.3 | 9.8 |
| Brandon Ingram | Starter | 11 | 6 | 38.1 | 28.6 | -24.0 | 12.9 |
| Collin Murray-Boyles | Starter | 32 | 4 | 51.5 | 6.6 | +3.2 | 15.0 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | Bench | 25 | 10 | 62.5 | 16.3 | +24.4 | 9.8 |
| Jamal Shead | Bench | 24 | 4 | 28.6 | 13.5 | +20.0 | 2.9 |
| Ja'Kobe Walter | Bench | 19 | 3 | 37.5 | 8.5 | +5.1 | 5.3 |
| Ochai Agbaji | Bench | 12 | 2 | 33.3 | 17.9 | -48.6 | -1.6 |
| Jamison Battle | Bench | 08 | 2 | 50.0 | 10.5 | +15.9 | 9.7 |
| Garrett Temple | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gradey Dick | Bench | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | +5.2 | -8.3 |
| Jonathan Mogbo | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | Starter | 25 | 15 | 37.5 | 38.2 | +35.4 | 16.2 |
| Miles Bridges | Starter | 30 | 12 | 60.7 | 19.4 | +20.5 | 8.1 |
| Kon Knueppel | Starter | 33 | 11 | 32.4 | 23.1 | +4.7 | 4.4 |
| Sion James | Starter | 28 | 8 | 82.0 | 8.8 | +2.2 | 9.9 |
| Moussa Diabate | Starter | 30 | 6 | 61.5 | 10.3 | +1.8 | 14.2 |
| Collin Sexton | Bench | 24 | 22 | 72.4 | 31.0 | -11.4 | 17.7 |
| PJ Hall | Bench | 15 | 8 | 63.3 | 21.6 | -3.7 | 20.0 |
| Liam McNeeley | Bench | 21 | 7 | 52.7 | 17.6 | -5.1 | 0.8 |
| Tidjane Salaun | Bench | 21 | 4 | 41.0 | 14.5 | -33.0 | 3.2 |
| Josh Green | Bench | 13 | 3 | 75.0 | 11.1 | -54.0 | 1.9 |
| Pat Connaughton | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tre Mann | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
TOR 2
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2 CHA
Last 21 meetings · since 2020-21
TOR 15
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6 CHA
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- CHA 111@TOR 86 Recap
- TOR 111@CHA 118 Recap
- CHA 108@TOR 110 Recap
- CHA 96@TOR 126 Recap
- CHA 97@TOR 108 Recap
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