⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
+16Q126-13
-8Q224-32
+2Q320-18
+2Q419-13
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 26
Key battles
25Assists11
10Free throws made22
5Threes made2
3Blocks6
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 8:53 · TOR 18-5 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 1:42 · TOR 26-17 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
