⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 22
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 6:58 · TOR 19-6 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
