"Out of the eight 3-pointers made, I saw us contend two," Hornets coach Byron Scott said. "I saw a lack of energy. For the life of me, I can?t understand why we came out without any energy."

Toronto led 83-65 after its 34-point third quarter and stretched the lead to 98-73 as the Hornets never made a run. Midway through the fourth quarter, the New Orleans Arena was more than half-empty.

"We are feeling more comfortable with each other each game," said Turkoglu, in his first year with the Raptors after helping Orlando reach the NBA finals last season. "We know where everybody wants to get the ball."

Neither team led by more than seven points before Toronto?s decisive spurt.

The first half was the "Paul and Bosh Show" as two of the NBA?s five leading scorers went back and forth. Paul hit 6 of 8 shots, scored 17 points and had 10 assists. Bosh went 5 for 5 from the field and 6 of 7 from the line, leading Toronto with 16 points.

Paul scored seven points in less than 2 minutes as the Hornets went ahead 33-26. Bosh responded with eight quick points to give the Raptors a 46-43 lead.

The second half was a different story.

With the threat of Bosh inside, the Hornets repeatedly failed to close out on the Raptors? 3-point shooters. Bargnani had a game-high nine rebounds, but the Hornets did not have much chance to grab defensive rebounds as shot after shot fell for the Raptors in the second half.

"Bosh got rolling, and we didn?t do a good job of guarding as a team," West said. "They move the ball and really make you defend them."

The Hornets played their first game after learning that owner George Shinn had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The Hornets announced that Shinn would miss their games for the next few weeks while undergoing further tests and focusing on recovery.

NOTES: Toronto began a 2-week stretch where seven of eight games are on the road. ... The Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak to the Hornets. Hornets rookie Marcus Thornton, activated for the first time, scored his first NBA points in the final minute. ... Paul, a career 34.4 percent 3-point shooter entering the season, improved to 13 of 16 when he hit his first 3 on Friday. He missed his next two.