⏱️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 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their ten
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:38 · CHA 13-5 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 3:15 · CHA 29-11 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 8:36 · CHA 69-41 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:36 · CHA 91-86 TOR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:09 · CHA 91-88 TOR
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · CHA 96-92 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 21
Q3 4:24 · CHA 75-54 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:49 · CHA 84-74 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:13 · CHA 91-88 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes offensive foul (Gerald Henderson draws the foul)
Q4 1:57 · CHA 91-88 TOR
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes turnover
Q4 1:57 · CHA 91-88 TOR
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:25 · CHA 93-92 TOR
📊The numbers
| CHA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
