โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 12 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
โฒ TOR better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their 26
Key battles
๐Good 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 6 down to 4 up
Q1 1:23 ยท TOR 25-21 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 10:47 ยท TOR 64-50 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 7:50 ยท TOR 4-7 POR
- Missed FT
Wesley Person missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:17 ยท TOR 40-31 POR
- Technical
Ruben Patterson Technical Foul
Q4 10:47 ยท TOR 64-50 POR
๐The numbers
| TOR | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |









