โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ TOR better than we expected
โผ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 34 from three
Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 6:52 ยท TOR 26-12 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 2:31 ยท TOR 105-84 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Justin Champagnie and
Q1 1:46 ยท TOR 37-21 CHA
- Technical
Chris Boucher technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:30 ยท TOR 113-91 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:26 ยท TOR 78-75 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 2:40 ยท TOR 125-113 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
LaMelo Ball technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:16 ยท TOR 90-81 CHA
- Technical
Miles Bridges technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:01 ยท TOR 103-84 CHA
๐The numbers
| TOR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |









