Lowry scores 21 points to lift Raptors to 90-85 win over Charlotte
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors didn’t have the help of newcomer Serge Ibaka on Wednesday night. Turned out, they didn’t need him.
Instead, an unlikely lineup of three point guards — Kyle Lowry, Cory Joseph and Delon Wright — plus DeMarre Carroll and rookie Jakob Poeltl powered the Raptors to a fierce fourth-quarter comeback, and the Raptors beat the Charlotte Hornets 90-85 on a roller-coaster night at Air Canada Centre.
“We were searching and we were searching and went to the Fountain of Youth and those guys came through and played their behinds off,” coach Dwane Casey said.
Lowry had 21 points to lead the Raptors (33-24), who snapped a three-game losing skid and own for just the fifth time in 16 games.