โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ TOR better than we expected
โผ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:08 ยท TOR 12-2 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 0:00 ยท TOR 32-16 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 11:23 ยท TOR 54-42 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| TOR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |







