Siakam scores 27 points as Raptors beat Hornets team missing four starters, including Bridges
TORONTO (AP) Pascal Siakam scored eight of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, Gary Trent Jr. had a season-high 22 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double, and the Toronto Raptors beat Charlotte 114-99 on Monday night, rallying past a Hornets team missing Miles Bridges and three other starters.
Bridges was denied entrance to Canada due to his past legal problems, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
“We definitely could have used him,” Hornets center Nick Richards said. “He brings a great presence to our team in scoring, rebounding, even defending. We definitely missed him tonight. He’s definitely one of our key options. He could have helped us a lot.”
Hornets coach Steve Clifford did not comment on the reason for Bridges’ absence.
Charlotte was already without injured starters LaMelo Ball (right ankle), Gordon Hayward (illness) and Mark Williams (back), plus key reserve Cody Martin (left knee).
Toronto’s Scottie Barnes scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth and matched his career high with 17 rebounds. Dennis Schroder scored 13 points and Precious Achiuwa had 12.
Trent had eight points in the fourth as the Raptors outscored the Hornets 35-18 in the final period.
“We competed great,” Clifford said. “Their defense in the fourth quarter was really good. We struggled to get good shots.”
Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic praised Trent for his role in Toronto’s comeback.
“He did a great job,” Rakakovic said. “Obviously, having him and his shooting there on the court really helped us to keep moving the scoreboard.”
Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 22 points, P.J. Washington Jr. had 15, and Bryce McGowens and Brandon Miller each had 14.
“A lot of guys stepped up in the positions they were in and played really well,” McGowens said.
The Hornets scored 23 points off 19 Toronto turnovers but couldn’t avoid a fifth straight loss.
Washington and Rozier both started. Washington (left shoulder) sat out Saturday’s 135-82 loss to Philadelphia, while Rozier left Charlotte’s franchise-worst defeat in the third quarter after being elbowed in the nose.
Bridges is currently serving three years of probation after pleading no contest in exchange for no jail time in a June 2022 domestic violence case involving the mother of his two children, who accused Bridges of assaulting her in front of them.
Bridges most recently turned himself in on Oct. 13 after an arrest warrant was issued for an alleged protection order violation. That case is still pending.
Bridges was suspended by the NBA for the first 10 games of the season after sitting out all of last season. He is averaging 19.6 points and 7.2 rebounds in 12 starts since his return.
Rookie center Nathan Mensah, who is from Ghana, also was not with the Hornets Monday, Clifford said.
Former Raptors coach Dwane Casey attended the game.
Toronto had as many turnovers (seven) as made baskets in the first quarter, and Charlotte led 27-19 after one.
The Hornets were up 52-48 at the half, but Siakam scored 10 points in the third as Toronto cut the gap to 81-79 heading to the fourth.
UP NEXT
Hornets: Visit Indiana Wednesday night.
Raptors: Host Denver on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nick Richards vs. Jakob Poeltl (Dennis Schroder gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:27 |  | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:08 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 10:51 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point stepback jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:23 | | +3 | Scottie Barnes makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:04 | | P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 10:02 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-3 |
| 10:02 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-3 |
| 9:49 | | OG Anunoby misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | P.J. Washington turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving layup | 7-5 |
| 8:57 | | Scottie Barnes blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 7-7 |
| 8:37 | | Bryce McGowens misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:34 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (lost ball) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 8:23 | | Bryce McGowens misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:21 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point running dunk (Pascal Siakam assists) | 7-9 |
| 7:59 | | Brandon Miller misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (lost ball) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 7:30 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +3 | Bryce McGowens makes three point jump shot (Nick Richards assists) | 10-9 |
| 6:53 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point running finger roll layup | 12-9 |
| 6:48 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:30 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point pullup jump shot (Nick Richards assists) | 14-9 |
| 6:02 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:48 | | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:44 | | Brandon Miller blocks Gary Trent Jr.'s two point running layup | ||
| 5:40 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-9 |
| 5:09 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:06 | | Bryce McGowens defensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point running dunk (Terry Rozier assists) | 18-9 |
| 5:02 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:46 | | Pascal Siakam misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Bryce McGowens defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Bryce McGowens offensive foul (Off the ball) (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | Bryce McGowens turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Malachi Flynn defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point turnaround jump shot (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 18-11 |
| 3:47 | | Nick Richards defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-11 |
| 3:12 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point cutting layup (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 20-13 |
| 2:53 | | Ish Smith turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:34 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Brandon Miller misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | JT Thor makes two point running layup (P.J. Washington assists) | 22-13 |
| 2:03 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:03 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-14 |
| 2:03 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-15 |
| 1:49 | | P.J. Washington misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 24-15 |
| 1:16 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-16 |
| 1:16 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-17 |
| 0:52 | | Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | JT Thor offensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | JT Thor makes two point putback layup | 26-17 |
| 0:50 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (JT Thor draws the foul) | ||
| 0:50 | | +1 | JT Thor makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-17 |
| 0:34 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | JT Thor defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point cutting dunk (Scottie Barnes assists) | 27-19 |
| 0:00 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Leaky Black offensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Leaky Black assists) | 30-19 |
| 11:17 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 30-21 |
| 11:06 | | Terry Rozier turnover (bad pass) (Precious Achiuwa steals) | ||
| 10:53 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:38 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point tip layup | 30-23 |
| 10:25 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-24 |
| 10:09 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-25 |
| 9:49 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Leaky Black offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Scottie Barnes blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:41 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Chris Boucher shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-25 |
| 9:35 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-25 |
| 9:15 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 9:11 | | +2 | Leaky Black makes two point running dunk (P.J. Washington assists) | 34-25 |
| 8:54 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point cutting layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 34-27 |
| 8:35 | | Nick Smith Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:26 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 34-30 |
| 8:08 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Terry Rozier misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:46 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Terry Rozier blocks Precious Achiuwa's two point putback layup | ||
| 7:38 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Bryce McGowens defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point putback layup | 36-30 |
| 7:21 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:06 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Chris Boucher misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:59 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Nick Richards misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:44 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 36-32 |
| 6:12 | | OG Anunoby personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 6:01 | | Ish Smith misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Bryce McGowens defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | +1 | Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-32 |
| 5:42 | | +1 | Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-32 |
| 5:28 | | Pascal Siakam offensive foul (Ish Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 5:28 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:16 | | +3 | Bryce McGowens makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 41-32 |
| 5:00 | | Bryce McGowens blocks OG Anunoby's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:57 | | Bryce McGowens defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Bryce McGowens makes two point running finger roll layup | 43-32 |
| 4:39 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point reverse layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 43-34 |
| 4:39 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 4:39 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-35 |
| 4:19 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Gary Trent Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:54 | | P.J. Washington misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving layup | 43-37 |
| 3:40 | | Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 3:40 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-38 |
| 3:21 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup (Terry Rozier assists) | 45-38 |
| 3:08 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 45-40 |
| 2:54 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (OG Anunoby steals) | ||
| 2:52 | | OG Anunoby turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 2:47 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point running jump shot | 48-40 |
| 2:42 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Scottie Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 2:42 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:42 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-41 |
| 2:42 | | +1 | Scottie Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-42 |
| 2:24 |