⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made 24 threes to their thirteen- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 45
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 22
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:46 · TOR 19-14 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q3 7:41 · TOR 61-81 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 0:47 · TOR 28-46 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q2 9:30 · TOR 30-56 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 39
Q4 10:56 · TOR 78-117 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 24 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 38 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
