⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 28-10 off them
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 5:58 · CHA 17-12 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:03 · CHA 6-12 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Bosh technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:11 · CHA 10-12 TOR
- Technical
Jose Calderon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:51 · CHA 102-84 TOR
📊The numbers
| CHA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |









