⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 12 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 40 from three
- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 11:20 · CHA 50-57 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 10:47 · CHA 23-44 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
