"It came down to the last second, but thanks to the Toronto Raptors' wing trio's clutch play, they held on for a 110-108 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. With under a minute left, everything was tied at 108, and as the near-capacity Scotiabank Arena crowd rose to its feet, it was Brandon Ingram with the ball. Charlotte sent two defenders over to the 28-year-old, and given that he finished with a game-high 27 points, it wasn't a bad idea."
"On the ensuing defensive possession, Brandon came up big once again. Ingram got all the way up to block 7-foot-1 rookie centre Ryan Kalkbrenner, before Scottie Barnes sent the final Charlotte attempt flying the opposite way from the rim as time expired. So to summarize the final minute of play, a breathtaking Barrett bucket before Brandon and Barnes' blocks came up big at the end of the ball game."
"The victory marked the Raptors' fourth in a row and eighth in their last nine games, moving into third place in the Eastern Conference with a 9-5 record. The game started with a bang, as it took all of five seconds for Ingram to come off a Jakob Poeltl screen and put Kalkbrenner on a poster (Ingram beating up on Kalkbrenner was a theme in this one)."
The Toronto Raptors edged the Charlotte Hornets 110-108 following a late RJ Barrett 45-cut bucket created by Brandon Ingram. Ingram finished with a game-high 27 points and later blocked rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner before Scottie Barnes rejected the final Hornets attempt as time expired. The win extended the Raptors' streak to four victories and eight wins in nine games, improving their record to 9-5 and elevating them to third place in the Eastern Conference. The game featured early Ingram dominance, three-point shooting from Barrett and Immanuel Quickley, a Charlotte response run, and productive bench contributions including Gradey Dick.
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