⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:18 · TOR 52-67 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 9:00 · TOR 4-15 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 5:20 · TOR 26-44 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q2 0:32 · TOR 35-63 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q2 4:07 · TOR 26-41 NO
📊The numbers
| TOR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
