⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34- Made one threes to their eight
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eleven
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 9:52 · CHA 58-57 TOR
- Lead
Gerald Wallace hit a layup, Boris Diaw with the assist
Q4 1:58 · CHA 89-87 TOR
- Winner
Tyrus Thomas hit a 18-foot jumper, Boris Diaw with the assist
Q4 1:20 · CHA 91-89 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson offensive foul (Ed Davis draws the foul)
Q4 4:48 · CHA 83-83 TOR
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson turnover
Q4 4:48 · CHA 83-83 TOR
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · CHA 94-91 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:50 · CHA 12-13 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 4:07 · CHA 14-26 TOR
- Ties it
Andrea Bargnani hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 2:13 · CHA 87-87 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerryd Bayless lost ball
Q4 3:58 · CHA 85-83 TOR
- Turnover
Andrea Bargnani bad pass
Q4 0:29 · CHA 93-89 TOR
- Turnover
Jerryd Bayless lost ball
Q4 0:12 · CHA 95-91 TOR
📊The numbers
| CHA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 6 |
