⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 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 from level to 12 points up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 27
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:08 · TOR 12-0 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q2 5:11 · TOR 62-33 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 38
Q3 10:41 · TOR 83-45 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rasho Nesterovic flagrant foul type 1 (Reggie Evans draws the foul)
Q4 7:18 · TOR 103-74 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 25
Q4 10:03 · TOR 99-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 7:18 · TOR 103-74 DEN
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
