⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 24
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:36 · TOR 16-7 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:45 · TOR 44-33 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:56 · TOR 84-77 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:36 · TOR 60-55 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Willie Green technical foul
Q4 7:22 · TOR 89-81 NO
- Technical
Willie Green technical foul
Q4 7:22 · TOR 89-81 NO
📊The numbers
| TOR | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 11 |
