⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their fifteen- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 49 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 28 turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 29-20 off them
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q1 10:04 · CHA 19-2 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q1 2:20 · CHA 42-20 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 10:28 · CHA 78-55 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Richards misses technical free throw
Q4 3:34 · CHA 111-91 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q1 3:54 · CHA 34-20 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q2 6:39 · CHA 60-46 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Boucher technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:34 · CHA 105-80 TOR
- Technical
Nick Nurse technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:34 · CHA 111-91 TOR
📊The numbers
| CHA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 21 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 28 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
