Hornets vs. Raptors: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
It’s about that time…
📍 – Toronto, ON
🆚 – @Toronto Raptors
– 7PM EST
📺 – @HornetsOnBally
📻 – @WFNZ 610 AM/102.5 FM pic.twitter.com/d1MgVmg1rV – 6:59 PM

Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Doing Hornets/Raptors and not sharing notes/insights with the late, great Rick Bonnell absolutely sucks
Miss you, my friend – 6:53 PM

Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Tonight’s @invisalign Starting Lineup pic.twitter.com/xfRCX4Qcq0 – 6:52 PM

Toronto Raptors @Raptors
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Eric Koreen @ekoreen
In addition to Fred VanVleet, Scottie Barnes is also out with wrist swelling.
Siakam, Trent, Anunoby, Boucher and Achiuwa start. – 6:45 PM

Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Barnes (wrist) is a late add to injured list, joining Fred VanVleet (knee) and Khem Birch (nose):
Starters vs. Charlotte: Siakam, Trent, Anunoby, Boucher, Achiuwa. – 6:37 PM

Doug Smith @SmithRaps
RaptorsPR, going through a flurry of work, now tell us Siakam, Trent, Anunoby, Boucher and Achiuwa will start this evening’s contest – 6:34 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Barnes is OUT tonight. Raptors will be without VanVleet, Birch and now Scottie vs Charlotte. – 6:33 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
5⃣ 🖐 5⃣ 🖐 5⃣
#AllFly | @CrumblCookies pic.twitter.com/X29hgqJkYq – 6:30 PM

Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors update: Barnes is a no-go this evening – 6:27 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Also, James Borrego said Jalen McDaniels did not not travel with the team for its two-game trip. Timetable for McDaniels is unclear but he’s expected to be out a while. He’s apparently never had a sprained ankle so there is no history to refer back to. – 6:15 PM

Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Hot topic … like your everyday clothes pic.twitter.com/VZPjh7F4D7 – 6:08 PM

Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Raptors say Scottie Barnes is questionable due to swelling in his right wrist. – 5:44 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Sounds like James Bouknight could potentially be in the mix to be included in the rotation for the second straight game. He saw time in Sunday’s loss to Atlanta with Gordon Hayward out. – 5:44 PM

Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Fun moment pre-game as @KC_Shibata told Raptors head coach Nick Nurse Japanese NBA fans were concerned re: Yuta Watanabe’s G-League stint. Said that before fans learned Watanabe had asked to go down, the attitude was “Nick Nurse, what is he doing?”. Said Nurse: “Tough crowd.” – 5:42 PM

Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Scottie Barnes is now questionable with right wrist swelling – 5:40 PM

Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Raptors now saying Scottie Barnes is questionable with a right wrist swelling. – 5:40 PM

Doug Smith @SmithRaps
No Fred VanVleet for the Raptors tonight, Nick suggested Achiuwa will replace him in a big starting lineup – 5:34 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
Gordon Hayward is out for tonight’s game against Toronto. Will be the second straight game he’s missed. – 5:26 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
INJURY REPORT vs TOR
Gordon Hayward (R Foot Discomfort) is out.
Jalen McDaniels (L Ankle Sprain) is out.
#AllFly | @NovantHealth pic.twitter.com/UzhMxFPyzz – 5:26 PM

Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Nurse says Precious Achiuwa will get the start tonight with Fred out. – 5:24 PM

Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Precious Achiuwa will start in VanVleet’s place. – 5:24 PM

Michael Grange @michaelgrange
“He’s been awesome,” – Nurse says of Chris Boucher. Says turning point came after he played really poorly vs. CLE on Boxing Day. Played more to his role since. – 5:21 PM

Michael Grange @michaelgrange
VanVleet is out (knee) vs. Hornets tonight. – 5:17 PM

Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Fred VanVleet is not playing against Charlotte on Tuesday with knee soreness. – 5:16 PM

Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Fred VanVleet won’t play tonight. – 5:16 PM

Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Fred VanVleet is out – 5:16 PM

Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Fred VanVleet will not play tonight – 5:16 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
VanVleet (knee soreness) is OUT tonight. – 5:16 PM

NBA Math @NBA_Math
RPR ROY Predictor standings, determined by our Rolling Player Ratings and team success:
1. Scottie Barnes: 5.51
2. Evan Mobley: 5.37
3. Franz Wagner: 4.88
4. Josh Giddey: 3.62
5. Herbert Jones: 3.38
6. Cade Cunningham: 3.3
7. Chris Duarte: 2.85
8. Omer Yurtseven: 2.16 pic.twitter.com/Zgk5rc8Oo3 – 4:20 PM

James Plowright @British_Buzz
There’s been a lot of “This is a big game” talk recently, but the Raptors game tonight is essentially game 1 of a 3 game series against TOR who are challengers for a play in slot. We see them all three times in the next 14 games – 3:44 PM

Rod Boone @rodboone
NBA announced a new format for the Rising Stars Challenge. Might be of note considering the likelihood of LaMelo being among the 12 second-year players invited. pic.twitter.com/ptGWal3OEV – 3:17 PM

Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
📅 On this day in 2016, the @Sacramento Kings DeMarcus Cousins scored a career-high 56 points in a loss to the Hornets.
Cousins, who scored 48 points the previous game, is the only player in franchise history to score at least 45 points in consecutive games. pic.twitter.com/HrSdUhYS99 – 3:01 PM

NBA Math @NBA_Math
Through games on Jan. 24, here’s how all members of the Toronto Raptors have fared on both ends of the floor during the 2021-22 NBA season, per TPA. pic.twitter.com/6ZWy2YEN24 – 3:00 PM

Goran Dragic @Goran_Dragic
Some good news! 🙌🙌 Together with @Lympo_io, I am creating #TheDragon 🐲 collection of digital sports cards. 💪
They’ll be available on the Lympo platform soon! pic.twitter.com/p3FwvtLgmy – 2:44 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Most consecutive games with 39+ minutes over the last 5 years:
Fred VanVleet: 8 (active)
Damian Lillard: 8 (Aug. 2020)
Pascal Siakam: 7 (ended Sunday) – 2:16 PM

Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Fred VanVleet is now questionable for tonight’s game – 2:06 PM

Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Raptors are listing Fred VanVleet as questionable tonight vs. Charlotte with soreness in his right knee. Toronto is 0-3 in games VanVleet has missed this season. – 2:05 PM

Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Seems newsy that the Raptors just told us that Fred VanVleet is questionable with knee soreness for tonight – 1:47 PM

Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Fred VanVleet is questionable for tonight’s game with right knee soreness. – 1:47 PM

Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Afternoon hoops at The Fieldhouse. Mad Ants hosting the Maine Celtics, featuring Juwan Morgan and Denzel Valentine, today and Thursday.
Despite returning from New Orleans with the Pacers at 2am, Terry Taylor is playing and has a double-double (24/10). pic.twitter.com/pC0WznVvCc – 1:16 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
𝙈𝙊𝙑𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙒𝘼𝙍𝘿 👉
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/1K6RfaDzj7 – 1:16 PM