⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 26- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 19-8 off them
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 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:44 · CHA 31-25 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:29 · CHA 11-14 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Jose Calderon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:19 · CHA 60-44 TOR
📊The numbers
| CHA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
