⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 22- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 26
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 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:42 · TOR 36-42 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 1:23 · TOR 68-79 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 0:01 · TOR 70-88 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
