The Charlotte Hornets nearly stole the win against the Toronto Raptors on Monday, but some miscues from Charles Lee late in the game may have cost them the opportunity to finish the job. Unfortunately, his unjustifiable substitutions, ineffective after-timeout (ATO) plays, and inability to keep Miles Bridges in check have been too recurring for Hornets fans' taste.
For example, Lee inexplicably had Ryan Kalkbrenner playing 34 of the contest's final 42 seconds, even when Moussa Diabate helped catalyze their rally in the fourth quarter that turned a 104-98 deficit into a 108-108 deadlock. The rookie was caught in a bad position by Jakob Poeltl's body-blocking, leading to a layup by RJ Barrett that gave the Raptors a 110-108 lead with 18.