⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 14 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, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 29-8 off them- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 6:05 · CHA 74-59 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 3:31 · CHA 83-62 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q4 6:26 · CHA 105-76 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 41 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 16 | Blocks | 7 |
