⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:41 · HOU 63-68 TOR
- Winner
Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:10 · HOU 103-102 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:10 · HOU 109-102 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley Technical Foul
Q2 3:21 · HOU 43-52 TOR
- Turnover
Steve Francis Bad Pass. Stolen by Vince Carter.
Q4 0:36 · HOU 109-105 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Vince Carter made Jumper.
Q4 2:28 · HOU 101-102 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenny Thomas.
Q4 4:33 · HOU 97-100 TOR
- Turnover
Alvin Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 1:57 · HOU 104-102 TOR
📊The numbers
| HOU | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 0 |
