⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, three of thirteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 2:24 · TOR 24-16 HOU
- Lead
Voshon Lenard made 17 ft Jumper.
Q4 1:19 · TOR 90-88 HOU
- Ties it
Antonio Davis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · TOR 92-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by James Posey.
Q4 0:42 · TOR 90-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:19 · TOR 24-24 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 1:35 · TOR 71-72 HOU
- Lead
James Posey made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:37 · TOR 90-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · TOR 95-96 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
