⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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 fifteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
- A 21-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 41 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 23
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 9:13 · CHA 14-2 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 9:35 · CHA 47-29 TOR
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 41
Q3 8:39 · CHA 93-52 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Montrezl Harrell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:30 · CHA 125-91 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Nurse technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:56 · CHA 77-52 TOR
- Missed FT
Malachi Flynn misses technical free throw
Q4 0:30 · CHA 125-91 TOR
📊The numbers
| CHA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 34 | Assists | 18 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
