⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 22-10 off them
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the first quarter
Made seven threes to their fourteen
Went cold from three, seven of 34
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 from level to 11 points up
Q2 8:24 · CHA 41-30 TOR
- Lead
Collin Sexton hit a 26-foot three jumper, Miles Bridges with the assist
Q4 2:31 · CHA 92-89 TOR
- Lead
LaMelo Ball hit a driving layup
Q4 0:01 · CHA 96-94 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
PJ Hall misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:10 · CHA 87-86 TOR

Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q1 7:31 · CHA 14-19 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:47 · CHA 78-77 TOR
- Winner
Immanuel Quickley hit a 25-foot three jumper, Sandro Mamukelashvili with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CHA 96-97 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |






