⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:11 · TOR 14-9 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:55 · TOR 26-16 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · TOR 94-88 CHA
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry turnover (lane violation)
Q4 0:20 · TOR 94-90 CHA
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · TOR 94-90 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:41 · TOR 91-85 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:22 · TOR 94-90 CHA
📊The numbers
| TOR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
