⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 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, 25 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 33
- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · CHA 10-4 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 1:12 · CHA 59-48 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q3 5:37 · CHA 84-60 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:31 · CHA 47-44 TOR
- Flagrant
Jared Sullinger flagrant foul type 1 (Nicolas Batum draws the foul)
Q4 5:28 · CHA 104-74 TOR
📊The numbers
| CHA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 10 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
