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 GAME FLOW
TORONTO (AP) -- Not even the expansion Raptors of five years ago
were this dreadful.
|  | | Left to right, Vince Carter, Antonio Davis and Dell Curry can't bear to watch the final minutes of the Raptors' 36-point loss. |
Jamal Mashburn scored 25 points and the Charlotte Hornets held
Toronto to the lowest point total in franchise history in a 100-64
victory Monday night.
"There's no excuse," Toronto coach Lenny Wilkens said. "We're
not going to forget about it. We will watch video tomorrow and it
will be painful."
The Raptors shot a franchise-worst 27 percent from the field.
Vince Carter made just seven of 22 shots, finishing with a
team-high 20 points.
"I can forgive the shooting part, but not the defensive part,"
Wilkens said. "I've never seen penetration like that."
The Raptors' largest deficit of the game was 36.
"It was embarrassing," Toronto's Mark Jackson said. "I'm not
used to that. You can't tolerate that effort."
P.J. Brown had 14 points and nine rebounds, while Charlotte
rookie Jamaal Magloire -- a Toronto native -- had 16 points and eight
rebounds.
"It's nice to play in front of friends and family," Magloire
said. "It was great to score, but it's even better to get a win."
The Hornets, who shot 52 percent, have won two straight after
losing their previous five.
Mashburn scored 10 of his 17 first-half points during a 24-4 run
in the second quarter, and the Hornets led 52-34 at the half.
The Raptors scored just 18 points in the first quarter, 16 in
the second, 14 in the third and 16 in the fourth.
"We didn't have any effort at all," Carter said. "If we want
to accomplish our goals we can't do this. Hopefully this is a
wake-up call."
Game notes
The Hornets improved to 22-5 when Derrick Coleman doesn't
play. Coleman is on the injured list for lack of conditioning. ...
Toronto made just 24 of 89 shots. .. The Raptors' previous low for
points was 68 against Orlando on March 29, 1998. ... Toronto's
previous lowest shooting percentage was 29 percent against Orlando
on April 19, 1997. ... Mashburn also had eight rebounds.
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NBA Scoreboard
Charlotte Clubhouse
Toronto Clubhouse
Coleman's condition weighs heavily on Hornets
RECAPS
Philadelphia 114
Boston 90
Charlotte 100
Toronto 64
Dallas 107
Utah 98
Denver 95
Vancouver 92
New Jersey 86
LA Clippers 85
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