⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 31
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:47 · NO 15-4 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 1:45 · NO 34-17 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q4 7:17 · NO 112-78 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q3 6:30 · NO 74-54 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 4:30 · NO 22-17 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Pascal Siakam technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:30 · NO 74-54 TOR
📊The numbers
| NO | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 36 | Assists | 8 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
