⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:36 · NO 25-17 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 0:37 · NO 44-29 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 4:37 · NO 121-102 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q3 3:44 · NO 94-74 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:41 · NO 52-37 TOR
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:19 · NO 74-49 TOR
- Technical
Nick Nurse technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:03 · NO 81-57 TOR
📊The numbers
| NO | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
