Boucher, Raptors hold off Hornets for third win - TSN

— Chris Boucher had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Kyle Lowry had 16 points and 12 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Charlotte Hornets 111-108 on Thursday night

Pascal Siakam added 15 points and seven rebounds as Toronto ended a two-game skid and improved to 3-8

LaMelo Ball had 14 points and 11 assists as Charlotte played without leading scorer Gordon Heyward, who strained his left hip in Wednesday night's 104-93 loss to Dallas that ended a four-game winning streak

Fred Van Fleet's 3-pointer with 1:52 left in the first quarter launched a 34-11 Toronto run over the next 8 1/2 minutes that put the Raptors ahead to stay

Boucher had 16 points in the first half, including a layup that left the Raptors with a 15-point lead, their largest of the half

After Toronto missed its first seven shots of the fourth quarter, Charlotte closed the gap to three

Miles Bridges missed an open 3-point shot and Boucher's dunk at the other end put the Raptors up 111-106 with 58.5 seconds left