CHARLOTTE, N.C. – DeMar DeRozan stayed hot Friday night, scoring 34 points as the Toronto Raptors snapped the Charlotte Hornets’ four-game winning streak with a 113-111 win.
DeRozan came into the game averaging an NBA-high 34.1 points per game. He shot 14 of 26 from the field and made several key jumpers down the stretch as the Raptors erased a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win for the fifth time in six games.
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DeRozan has scored at least 30 points in seven of Toronto’s eight games.
His latest big night offset a huge performance from Charlotte guard Kemba Walker, who scored 40 points on 12-of-19 shooting, including 7 of 12 from 3-point range. Walker also had 10 rebounds and six assists.