It was quite significant that the Charlotte Hornets faced the Toronto Raptors a day after the All-Star Game starting lineups were revealed. As it could have been predicted, Hornets leader Kemba Walker finished behind seven other Eastern Conference guards in the voting. Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan — who will start in the game — and Kyle Lowry were among them.
However, Walker outplayed both at the Spectrum Center, giving him a win of its own kind against Toronto’s duo.
Kemba needed three quarters to score a whopping 32 points on only 18 shooting possessions (!