⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:19 · TOR 48-44 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 9:33 · TOR 64-49 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike James double technical foul
Q2 5:54 · TOR 34-33 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 4:31 · TOR 37-42 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:01 · TOR 64-57 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:54 · TOR 34-33 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
