⏱️How 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
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 40
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:39 · TOR 16-17 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 4:45 · TOR 85-80 CHA
- Winner
Kyle Lowry hit a 19-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:38 · TOR 112-110 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 8:51 · TOR 2-14 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 0:09 · TOR 66-73 CHA
- Ties it
Terry Rozier hit a 24-foot three jumper, P.J. Washington with the assist
Q4 0:54 · TOR 110-110 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terry Rozier bad pass
Q4 3:35 · TOR 104-99 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:14 · TOR 112-110 CHA
📊The numbers
| TOR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 21 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
