โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ TOR better than we expected
โผ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 5:21 ยท TOR 51-41 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 6:37 ยท TOR 71-60 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:18 ยท TOR 96-87 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:49 ยท TOR 97-90 CHA
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 ยท TOR 100-95 CHA
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 ยท TOR 101-96 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:24 ยท TOR 58-56 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:05 ยท TOR 80-69 CHA
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:46 ยท TOR 91-87 CHA
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 ยท TOR 100-95 CHA
๐The numbers
| TOR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 8 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 28 | Blocks | 21 |






