Jakob Poeltl had 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to their third straight win, a 108-97 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Immanuel Quickley scored 19 points on 6-for-15 shooting,

The Toronto Raptors ran their winning streak to three games with an 108-97 victory over the lowly Charlotte Hornets on Friday.

Jakob Poeltl scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a third consecutive win on Friday, 108-97 against the visiting Charlotte Hornets.

Kawhi Leonard scored 19 of his 31 points in the second quarter when the Los Angeles Clippers seized control and cruised to a 132-100 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in New York.

Unfortunately for the Nets, they did not get their intended result as they lost to the Clippers 132-100 in a game that essentially was over in the second quarter with the way that

Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overwhelmed the Brooklyn Nets 132-100 on Friday night for their second straight victory and 10th in 12 games as they fight to hold on to sixth place in the Western Conference.

Even amid a tank, the Toronto Raptors remain competitive, and the road team will have the upper hand against Brooklyn at the Barclays Center.

The Nets come into this game following a 116-86 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday in which Brooklyn fell behind in the first quarter 32-18 and never recovered after that. Center Nic Claxton had one of his best games of the season for the Nets to the tune of 22 points,

We've got another exciting Eastern Conference contest on Friday's NBA schedule as the Charlotte Hornets will visit the Toronto Raptors. Toronto is 26-47 overall and 16-21 at home, while Charlotte is 18-54 overall and 7-28 on the road.