Lamb hits 3-point winner, Hornets beat Raptors 113-111

Walker was 11 of 18 from the field and joined Glen Rice as the only players in franchise history to score 2,000 points in a season. Rice scored 2,115 points in the 1996-97 season.

Serge Ibaka had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Kyle Lowry had 16 points and 11 assists for the Raptors, who had their five-game win streak snapped.

It was essentially a meaningless game for the Raptors (56-24), who are locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs regardless of how the rest of the season plays out.

The Hornets had a shot clock violation with 55 seconds left, and the Raptors took advantage as Pascal Siakam knocked down a 3-pointer from the left wing off a crosscourt pass from Leonard to give Toronto the 109-108 lead.

Walker gave the Hornets the lead with a baseline drive, but Leonard answered, spinning around a defender near the foul line and scoring on a layup off the glass to give the Raptors the lead with 15 seconds left.

That’s when Walker drove the lane and kicked out to Lamb, who knocked down a 27-footer from the top of the key for the go-ahead basket. Leonard’s fall-away 3-pointer got stuck between the rim and the backboard with 1 second left on the clock, forcing a jump ball at midcourt. Miles Bridges knocked the ball off Marc Gasol’s hands on the tip ending the game.

TIP INS

Raptors: Bench was outscored 59-38. … Ibaka scored 12 straight points for the Raptors in the fourth quarter. … Jumped out to a 19-5 lead.

Hornets: Played without Marvin Williams (right foot strain) and Cody Zeller (knee). … Nic Batum saw action off the bench after not playing at three of the team’s last four games because of a coach’s decision.

UP NEXT

Raptors: Host the Heat on Sunday.

Hornets: Visit Pistons on Sunday.

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Steve Reed, The Associated Press

by Canadian Press

Lamb hits 3-point winner, Hornets beat Raptors 113-111

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