⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 41 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 38 fast break points to 14
- A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 2:48 · NO 75-94 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:16 · NO 88-100 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses technical free throw
Q3 11:07 · NO 53-75 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:52 · NO 10-16 TOR
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up
Q1 0:37 · NO 30-45 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q2 4:57 · NO 41-66 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Pascal Siakam and Kenrich Williams
Q4 10:16 · NO 82-100 TOR
- Technical
Terence Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:08 · NO 82-100 TOR
📊The numbers
| NO | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 19 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 38 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
