⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 14
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up
Q4 6:37 · NO 92-83 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 3:44 · NO 38-41 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Parker misses technical free throw
Q2 10:42 · NO 28-16 TOR
- Turnover
Andrea Bargnani traveling
Q4 4:20 · NO 86-83 TOR
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal traveling
Q4 1:46 · NO 92-86 TOR
📊The numbers
| NO | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
