The Cleveland Cavaliers (8-24) have lost three of their last four games, and fell on the road to the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, 110-99. The injury-plagued Cavs' top scorer was bench player Jordan Clarkson, who came away with 20 points on 8-of-19 shooting from the field and 4-of-10 from deep. Fellow sub Jarod Blossomgame put up 15 points and added three triples of his own, while Larry Nance, Jr. logged a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Rodney Hood had 12 points while the returning Matthew Dellavedova sat out the game with left knee soreness. Sitting at 13th place in the Eastern Conference, Cleveland owns the dubious stat of owning the third-most anemic offense in the league, one that, in stark contrast to their 2017-18 campaign, is averaging only 102.9 points per game.

After a brutal four-game West Coast road trip that saw the Toronto Raptors (24-9) go 2-2, the team bounced back from a two-game losing streak to put away the visiting Indiana Pacers in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night, 99-96. Fred VanVleet delivered the winning dagger for the Raps, and finished with 11 points and three triples to his credit. Kawhi Leonard led the team on both ends of the floor with 28 points and 10 rebounds, but struggled along with his teammates in going 0-of-3 from long range. The Raptors, looking every bit a team that just returned from a grueling road jaunt, shot a collective 23.3 percent from beyond the arc. Pascal Siakam recorded 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Greg Monroe came away with 13 points and eight boards. Toronto's December run continues to keep the second place Milwaukee Bucks at bay, who they sit a game-and-a-half ahead of.