⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 16-8 off them- Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to twelve
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
- Winner
David West hit a 18-foot jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:31 · NO 83-81 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · NO 80-79 TOR
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 1:04 · NO 81-79 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:42 · NO 22-27 TOR
- Steal
Amir Johnson stole it from David West
Q4 1:04 · NO 81-79 TOR
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:40 · NO 81-81 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball
Q4 3:30 · NO 80-79 TOR
📊The numbers
| NO | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
