Williams’s three-pointer ends Raptors streak as Hornets beat Toronto 110-106
TORONTO — P.J. Tucker could barely be heard in the Raptors’ already quiet locker-room. He stood by his stall, his voice almost a whisper, as he described Toronto’s defensive collapse against the sharpshooting Charlotte Hornets.
Kemba Walker and Marvin Williams both dropped three-pointers in the last 40 seconds of play as Charlotte staged a fourth-quarter rally in a 110-106 win over the Raptors on Wednesday night, snapping Toronto’s six-game win streak.
The Hornets shot 77.8 per cent from field-goal range and 80 per cent on three-pointers to outscore the Raptors 44-32 in the fourth. That came a quarter after Toronto held Charlotte to 16 points on 22.7 per cent on field goals and 28.6 per cent from beyond the arc.
“Kemba Walker’s an all-star, one of the best scorers in the NBA, ain’t nothing new for him,” said Tucker, his voice rising. “He could miss 30 million shots in a row and he’s going to shoot the next one like he’s been making all of them, he’s a scorer.”