The Toronto Raptors play host to the Charlotte Hornets, at Scotiabank Arena on Monday evening.

The Raptors (8-4) return home from a five-game road trip, where they went 3-2, with wins in New Orleans, L.A. (Lakers) and Portland, and losses in L.A. (Clippers) and, in their most recent contest, Dallas. They begin a two-game stand at home, where they are 4-0, so far. Pascal Siakam has had an amazing start to the season, averaging 26.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. With Kyle Lowry (thumb) sidelined, Fred VanVleet has been playing great, averaging 20.6 points and 8.6 assists, over his last five games. Norman Powell tallied 26 points in his last outing and is averaging 11.5 points, on 44 percent shooting, over his last 10 games. The Raptors are averaging 111.8 points per game, and they are holding their opponent to a league-low 40.2 percent shooting from the field.

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a four-game road trip for the Hornets (6-7), which they began with a thrilling win in New York, on Sunday. Devonte' Graham came up huge with the game-wining three, with 2.8 seconds on the clock, to cap off a 29-point night for himself and the road win for the Hornets. Graham is averaging team-highs with 18.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Terry Rozier is averaging 16.9 points, 4.7 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Cody Zeller is averaging 12.4 points and a team-high 9.1 rebounds per game, while P.J. Washington is averaging 13.1 points, and shooting 50 percent from long range. The Hornets are 3-3 on the road.