LaMelo Ball scored a game-high 23 points and helped the Charlotte Hornets set multiple franchise records for 3-pointers in a 114-104 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.
Ball shot 6-of-9 from 3-point range and added nine rebounds and six assists.
LaMelo (@MELOD1P) leads @hornets to victory!
🐝 23 PTS
🐝 9 REB
🐝 6 AST
🐝 6-9 3PM pic.twitter.com/aBBMFgPGVk— NBA (@NBA) March 14, 2021
The Hornets, who shot 21-for-49 from 3-point range, scored 31 of the game’s first 40 points and hit nine 3-pointers over the game’s first seven minutes and 45 seconds.
Charlotte set franchise records for most 3-pointers in a half (16) and in a first quarter (11).
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