⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- They went cold, one of seventeen from three
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
🏀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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:15 · NO 18-17 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 4:30 · NO 54-53 TOR
- Go-ahead
P.J. Brown made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by George Lynch.
Q4 0:46 · NO 69-68 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Traveling
Q4 2:51 · NO 65-65 TOR
- Turnover
Sean Rooks Bad Pass. Stolen by Morris Peterson.
Q4 0:00 · NO 70-70 TOR
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Lost Ball. Stolen by Donyell Marshall.
OT 0:34 · NO 74-74 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:52 · NO 18-26 TOR
- Lead
Jalen Rose made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
OT 4:37 · NO 70-72 TOR
- Lead
Alvin Williams made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lamond Murray.
OT 3:03 · NO 72-74 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Morris Peterson Lost Ball. Stolen by David Wesley.
Q4 1:45 · NO 65-66 TOR
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Offensive Foul
Q4 0:34 · NO 69-68 TOR
- Turnover
Lamond Murray Bad Pass. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
OT 0:38 · NO 74-74 TOR
📊The numbers
| NO | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
