The Charlotte Hornets take on the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday night.

The Hornets (26-21) come into Tuesday's contest in fine form, as they've won seven of their last nine games. However, their most recent time on the floor resulted in one of their two losses during that sample, as they dropped a 113-91 decision to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. Trae Young led the Hawks with 30 points, complementing them with four rebounds, four assists and one steal. De'Andre Hunter furnished 20 points, two rebounds, one assist and three steals. Kevin Huerter poured in 11 points, while Danilo Gallinari delivered 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one block.

The Hornets will list Gordon Hayward (foot) as questionable for Tuesday's contest. Jalen McDaniels (ankle) will remain out.

The Raptors (22-22) had recently displayed some encouraging signs after battling through several weeks of key COVID-related absences, but they've been back on a downswing of late with losses in five of their last seven games. Their most recent stumble came Sunday evening, when they fell to the Portland Trail Blazers by a 114-105 score. Pascal Siakam paced the Raptors with 28 points, complementing them with eight rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block. Fred VanVleet delivered 19 points, eight assists, five rebounds five steals and one block. Gary Trent netted 13 points. OG Anunoby and Chris Boucher generated matching 11-point tallies while pulling down eight and nine rebounds, respectively.

The Raptors will continue without Khem Birch (nose) and Goran Dragic (personal) for Tuesday's game.

Tuesday's contest marks the first of three meetings between the teams this season. The Raptors won the three-game 2020-21 season series with the Hornets. 2-1.