The host Charlotte Hornets emerged as buzzkill Saturday night, knowing the Raptors were as hot as any team in the NBA, having won nine in a row and 13 of their past 14 heading into its matchup at the Spectrum Center. Article content

The Hornets aren’t all that good, but in two meetings against the Raptors played within a two-week span they did present some major matchup challenges. Article content Article content

A hero one game, Brandon Ingram wore the goat horns in this one as Charlotte produced a highly entertaining and gutsy 118-111 overtime win.

Too many turnovers, too little from the bench and too long of a cold stretch in the fourth quarter didn’t help Toronto’s cause.

Charlotte didn’t take its first lead until overtime, overcoming a huge deficit, and were well deserving of

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