⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+5Q129-25
+2Q230-25
-2Q322-21
+9Q423-12
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 33
Key battles
45%Three-point accuracy20%
5Threes made2
61Rebounds38
25Assists17
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 0:00 · NO 86-71 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
