Chris Bosh scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control of a 107-90 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.
The Raptors trailed 56-51 before hitting a barrage of open 3-pointers to put the game away. Bosh’s 3 gave them the lead for good, 57-56, and Hedo Turkoglu and Andrea Bargnani both hit three 3s in the next 7 minutes as Toronto went ahead 81-63.
Turkoglu and Jose Calderon both had 16 points for Toronto, while Bargnani added 14.
Chris Paul led New Orleans with 21 points and a season-high 18 assists, while Bobby Brown added 16 points.
