⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 fifteen threes to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 5
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:08 · TOR 57-42 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 4:11 · TOR 91-68 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 7:08 · TOR 115-92 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:49 · TOR 35-30 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 36 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
