Hornets guard Chris Paul, middle, drives to the hoop between Toronto forwards Anthony Parker, left, and Andrea Bargnani. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press)

The New Orleans Hornets showed off their depth and prowess from three-point range Sunday, stopping the Toronto Raptors from winning three in a row.

Making good on 12 of 33 three-pointers, including six by James Posey, New Orleans also shot 48 per cent from the field in a 99-91 victory over the hometown Raptors.

"These are the days where you tip your hat, they made their threes," said Toronto head coach Jay Triano. "It wasn't the way they shot threes, we didn't do a very good job of executing what we wanted to do defensively."

Posey also came off the bench to put down seven of 11 field goals and finished with 20 points as the Hornets' reserves outscored their Toronto counterparts 29-11.

The guard-forward did most of his damage in the first half when he drained five of six three-point attempts and added five of his team-high 10 rebounds.

Rasual Butler added four threes, including three in the game's final 12 minutes to quash any thoughts of a Raptors comeback.

His first three-pointer of the fourth quarter opened up an 11-point advantage for the Hornets, their biggest of the game.

Toronto, though, didn't give up as Jermaine O'Neal drained two free throws to pull Toronto to within 97-91 with 56 seconds left on the clock but Chris Paul answered with a pair himself to give the Hornets their eighth win in 11 road starts this season and a 13-7 record overall.

"You have to give them credit because they took away the first couple options and forced us to make the extra pass," Posey said of the Raptors. "They did a great job defensively … late in the shot clock we still made the extra pass for the shot."

17th double-double of season

Paul, coming off a 20-point performance in Friday's 94-82 loss at Boston, had 12 points and 12 assists against the Raptors for his 17th double-double of the season.

Still, there is room for improvement in all facets of his game.

"I hate turnovers," Paul told Elliotte Friedman of CBC Sports, noting his offensive foul in the first quarter. "And I can always get more confidence in my shooting and defensively."

He also recorded a steal for the 103rd consecutive game, a streak keyed by his ability to anticipate the opposition's next move.

"There's only so many different things you can do on a basketball court," he said. "In this league guys are so good one-on-one [you have to help your teammates]."

Forward David West, subbing for the injured Tyson Chandler (stiff neck), led New Orleans with 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting. He was also perfect at the foul line, sinking all nine attempts.

Chris Bosh had 25 points and eight rebounds to lead the 10-13 Raptors, who shot a paltry 40 per cent from the field. Raptors point guard Jose Calderon followed with 22 points and seven assists and O'Neal added 19 points and seven boards.

'We're building every game'

"We're building every game," Bosh said after Toronto's fourth loss in six games under Triano. "We came up short today, but that's basketball. We're staying positive, we're still going to play the same defence we've been playing, we go in there every game knowing our gameplan, we're set in it, all we have to do is play with passion and play hard."

Before Sunday, Calderon had averaged 13.7 points and 10.3 assists in his previous three games versus the Hornets.

Toronto held a slim 24-22 lead after 12 minutes, despite the fact Bosh missed all five of his shots from the field and took a seat on the bench for part of the opening quarter.

The home side took advantage of some New Orleans turnovers midway through the second and extended its lead to 37-30, but a three-pointer by Posey, one of four he would score in the quarter, kick-started a 15-2 Hornets run and the visitors took a 51-46 in the dressing room at halftime.

"I feel pretty good even with the loss," said Calderon, who was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field. "We're competing against everybody now, we had a chance to win, they're a pretty good team.

"We're getting close to where we want, we're playing much better on defence, and our offence too. I think everybody's feeling comfortable the way we're playing now. We're going to be OK. I keep being positive because I feel like every day we're a little bit better team."

Toronto continues its three-game homestand against the New Jersey Nets on Monday at 7 p.m. ET.

On Friday, six Raptors scored in double figures in a 101-79 road win over the Nets.

Ex-Raptor Vince Carter, who poured in 39 points and threw down the game-winning dunk in New Jersey's overtime win in Toronto last month, had a miserable night. He missed all 13 shots from the field and didn't score his first point until sinking a free throw with 8:21 left in the fourth quarter.