TORONTO — Rookie forward Con Knueppel scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Charlotte Hornets beat the Toronto Raptors 111-86 on Friday.
Miles Bridges was just a rebound shy of a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds as Charlotte (7-16) ended a two-game skid. Knuppel added eight assists.
Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball had 11 points, two rebounds and three assists in 12 minutes of action before leaving the game with left ankle soreness.
Immanuel Quickley scored a season-high 31 points as Toronto (15-9) lost its second straight game. The Raptors lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 123-120 on Thursday.
Related videos
Scotty Barnes had 13 points and five assists. No other Toronto player reached double figures in points.
Receive daily national news
Get the day's top news, political, economic and current affairs headlines delivered to your inbox once a day.
Raptors reserve forward Jamison Battle left the game with 11 minutes remaining after spraining his left ankle.
Takeaway
Hornets: With strong shooting, Charlotte shot 50 percent from the field, making 37 of 74 from the field. Bridges was especially effective in the second quarter, scoring 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting.
Raptors: Toronto trailed by nine points at halftime after a dismal second quarter in which they lost 35-18. Although the Raptors edged the Hornets by three points in the third, Charlotte pulled away in the fourth to open the game. Both teams went to the benches with over four minutes left on the clock.
Key Point
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Knuppel and KJ Simpson with just under 10 minutes left in the game capped a 9-0 run for Charlotte, opening up a 17-point lead for the visitors.
Key Statistics
Brandon Ingram, Toronto's leading scorer, made 3 of 13 field goals and didn't commit a single foul in a seven-point game.
Next
Toronto: Hosts the Boston Celtics on Sunday.
Charlotte: Hosts the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2025.
© 2025 The Canadian Press
