CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Immanuel Quickley hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer and the Toronto Raptors rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-96 on Wednesday night.

RJ Barrett finished with 28 points and seven rebounds, while Quickley added 21 points. Scottie Barnes chipped in with 17 points as the Raptors won for the fifth time in six games.

Collin Sexton led the Hornets with 22 points.

LaMelo Ball, who scored 15 points, made a driving left-handed layup with 1.6 seconds left to give the Hornets a 96-94 lead. But Quickley got free off of a side-inbounds play and drilled his third 3 of the game, drawing a loud collective moan from the home crowd.

Charlotte had 18 turnovers to Toronto's six.

The Hornets failed to follow a 124-97 upset win over the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night despite a strong start in which they jumped out to an early 11-2 lead. However, the Raptors quickly stormed back with an 17-3 run to take the lead.

Charlotte took a 50-45 lead into the locker room at halftime behind 11 points from Kon Knueppel, who had a rare off night shooting finishing 4 of 17 from the field and 3 of 11 from 3-point range. The Hornets pushed the lead to 10 early in the fourth quarter after Moussa Diabate stole a pass at midcourt and drove the floor scoring on a spinning layup.

But the Raptors, who shot 3 of 27 from beyond the arc in the first three quarters, clawed back with Barrett giving his team the lead on a 3-pointer with 5:40 left.

Toronto was 4 of 7 from 3-point distance in the fourth quarter.

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Raptors: Visit the Boston Celtics on Friday.

Hornets: Host the Indiana Pacers on Thursday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Scottie Barnes vs. Moussa Diabate (RJ Barrett gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Scottie Barnes misses 7-foot two point shot	0	0
11:38	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:18	RJ Barrett defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Brandon Ingram misses 27-foot running jump shot	0	0
11:11	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	0	0
11:02	LaMelo Ball makes driving layup (Miles Bridges assists)	2	0
10:48	Scottie Barnes makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	2	2
10:36	Sion James makes 22-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	5	2
10:26	RJ Barrett misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	2
10:23	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	5	2
10:20	RJ Barrett personal foul	5	2
10:11	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	5	2
10:07	LaMelo Ball offensive rebound	5	2
10:05	Kon Knueppel makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	8	2
9:48	Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	2
9:43	Sion James defensive rebound	8	2
9:41	Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Sion James assists)	11	2
9:40	Raptors Full timeout	11	2
9:21	Scottie Barnes lost ball turnover (Moussa Diabate steals)	11	2
9:13	LaMelo Ball misses 30-foot three point jumper	11	2
9:08	Scottie Barnes defensive rebound	11	2
9:01	Collin Murray-Boyles misses 15-foot jumper	11	2
8:59	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	11	2
8:52	Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	2
8:47	Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound	11	2
8:44	LaMelo Ball personal foul	11	2
8:37	Immanuel Quickley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	11	5
8:23	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	11	5
8:20	RJ Barrett defensive rebound	11	5
8:13	Miles Bridges shooting foul	11	5
8:13	RJ Barrett misses free throw 1 of 2	11	5
8:13	Raptors offensive team rebound	11	5
8:13	RJ Barrett makes free throw 2 of 2	11	6
7:57	Sion James makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	14	6
7:41	Scottie Barnes misses driving floating jump shot	14	6
7:38	Scottie Barnes offensive rebound	14	6
7:33	RJ Barrett misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	6
7:31	Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound	14	6
7:31	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	14	6
7:31	Collin Murray-Boyles makes free throw 1 of 2	14	7
7:31	Collin Murray-Boyles makes free throw 2 of 2	14	8
7:13	LaMelo Ball misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	8
7:12	Raptors defensive team rebound	14	8
7:00	Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot jumper (Immanuel Quickley assists)	14	10
6:40	Brandon Ingram blocks Sion James 's 3-foot layup	14	10
6:38	Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound	14	10
6:30	Immanuel Quickley makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (RJ Barrett assists)	14	12
6:22	Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	12
6:18	Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound	14	12
6:04	Brandon Ingram makes 11-foot fade away jump shot	14	14
6:04	Hornets Full timeout	14	14
6:04	Collin Sexton enters the game for Miles Bridges	14	14
6:04	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for LaMelo Ball	14	14
6:04	Sandro Mamukelashvili enters the game for Scottie Barnes	14	14
5:52	Moussa Diabate traveling turnover	14	14
5:38	Sion James personal foul	14	14
5:38	Josh Green enters the game for Sion James	14	14
5:38	PJ Hall enters the game for Moussa Diabate	14	14
5:28	Brandon Ingram misses 13-foot two point shot	14	14
5:25	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	14	14
5:22	Tidjane Salaun bad pass turnover (Immanuel Quickley steals)	14	14
5:18	Collin Sexton shooting foul	14	14
5:18	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	14	15
5:18	Jamal Shead enters the game for Immanuel Quickley	14	15
5:18	Ja'Kobe Walter enters the game for RJ Barrett	14	15
5:18	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	14	16
5:08	Jamal Shead personal foul	14	16
5:04	Josh Green bad pass turnover (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)	14	16
4:50	Ja'Kobe Walter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	14	19
4:46	Tidjane Salaun offensive foul	14	19
4:46	Tidjane Salaun offensive foul turnover	14	19
4:32	Collin Murray-Boyles misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	19
4:30	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	14	19
4:20	Sandro Mamukelashvili shooting foul	14	19
4:20	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	15	19
4:20	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	16	19
4:04	Ja'Kobe Walter misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	19
4:00	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	16	19
3:56	Brandon Ingram blocks Kon Knueppel 's 26-foot three point jumper	16	19
3:53	PJ Hall offensive rebound	16	19
3:46	Collin Sexton misses two point shot	16	19
3:42	PJ Hall offensive rebound	16	19
3:42	PJ Hall misses tip shot	16	19
3:40	Jamal Shead defensive rebound	16	19
3:38	Jamal Shead misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	19
3:36	PJ Hall defensive rebound	16	19
3:30	Brandon Ingram blocks Collin Sexton 's 6-foot running layup	16	19
3:27	Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound	16	19
3:24	Ja'Kobe Walter misses 25-foot running jump shot	16	19
3:21	Josh Green defensive rebound	16	19
3:11	Collin Sexton out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	19
3:11	Scottie Barnes enters the game for Collin Murray-Boyles	16	19
2:52	Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	16	19
2:50	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	16	19
2:44	Scottie Barnes blocks Kon Knueppel 's 3-foot two point shot	16	19
2:44	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	16	19
2:44	Scottie Barnes shooting foul	16	19
2:44	Tidjane Salaun misses free throw 1 of 2	16	19
2:44	Hornets offensive team rebound	16	19
2:44	Miles Bridges enters the game for Kon Knueppel	16	19
2:44	Liam McNeeley enters the game for PJ Hall	16	19
2:44	Gradey Dick enters the game for Brandon Ingram	16	19
2:44	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 2 of 2	17	19
2:25	Scottie Barnes makes driving layup (Ja'Kobe Walter assists)	17	21
2:10	Tidjane Salaun misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	21
2:06	Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound	17	21
1:59	Scottie Barnes makes two point shot	17	23
1:46	Liam McNeeley misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	23
1:43	Josh Green offensive rebound	17	23
1:40	Josh Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	20	23
1:15	Miles Bridges blocks Gradey Dick 's 5-foot driving layup	20	23
1:15	Hornets defensive team rebound	20	23
1:07	Miles Bridges offensive foul	20	23
1:07	Miles Bridges offensive foul turnover	20	23
51.9	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot	20	23
49.2	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	20	23
29.8	Miles Bridges misses 32-foot three point jumper	20	23
28.1	Hornets offensive team rebound	20	23
28.1	Jamal Shead loose ball foul	20	23
28.1	Liam McNeeley makes free throw 1 of 2	21	23
28.1	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Collin Sexton	21	23
28.1	Sion James enters the game for Miles Bridges	21	23
28.1	Liam McNeeley makes free throw 2 of 2	22	23
8.3	Scottie Barnes makes driving layup	22	25
0.0	Sion James misses 19-foot fade away jump shot	22	25
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	22	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	25

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Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 8, 2026

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Attendance

17,337

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Scott Twardoski, Jenna Schroeder

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
New York	34	19	.642	W1
Boston	34	19	.642	L1
Toronto	32	22	.593	W2
Philadelphia	30	22	.577	W1
Brooklyn	14	37	.275	W1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	27	24	.529	W2
Miami	28	26	.519	W1
Atlanta	26	28	.481	L1
Charlotte	25	28	.472	W9
Washington	14	38	.269	L2

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