⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 4:24 · TOR 73-89 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 3:32 · TOR 108-114 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Linton Johnson lost ball
Q4 0:59 · TOR 108-116 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 6:20 · TOR 14-25 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 10:10 · TOR 61-78 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 7:45 · TOR 63-87 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
