⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their thirteen- A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:17 · TOR 18-10 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up
Q2 9:25 · TOR 32-38 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:50 · TOR 39-51 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 11:22 · TOR 70-87 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
