The host Charlotte Hornets emerged as buzzkill Saturday night, knowing the Raptors were as hot as any team in the NBA, having won nine in a row and 13 of their past 14 heading into its matchup at the Spectrum Center.

The Hornets aren’t all that good, but in two meetings against the Raptors played within a two-week span they did present some major matchup challenges.

A hero one game, Brandon Ingram wore the goat horns in this one as Charlotte produced a highly entertaining and gutsy 118-111 overtime win.

Too many turnovers, too little from the bench and too long of a cold stretch in the fourth quarter didn’t help Toronto’s cause.

Charlotte didn’t take its first lead until overtime, overcoming a huge deficit, and were well deserving of their win, just their sixth in 20 games.

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