The Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors are playing live on the NBA schedule and the matchup from the Air Canada Centre has one of the best teams in the NBA playing and hosting and things start at 7:30 pm ET as Kyle Lowry and company take on the Hornets up North.

The Raptors come into the game playing very well and they have been as impressive as anyone this season. The team is 24-10 this season and they are first overall in the Atlantic division standings. The team comes in after a loss against the Suns, but they are looking to bounce back with easy games coming up. The team has the lowly Hornets and then the Boston Celtics and they come in after a high scoring loss to Phoenix.

The Raptors saw Jonas Valanciunas score 21 points and snag 10 rebounds to lead the team, while Lowry had seven assists to lead Toronto. Lowry signed back in the offseason as a free agent and he has proven to be one of the best point guards in the league and he is one of the main reasons why the Raptors have been so good. Masai Ujiri deserves a ton of credit for turning things around and the team also can continue laughing at the Knicks about the Andrea Bargnani trade and the first round pick they snagged.

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