⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of ten from three
- Lost the glass, 16 rebounds to 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Bonzi Wells technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 2:18 · HOU 17-15 TOR
- Turnover
Luther Head bad pass
Q4 2:58 · HOU 82-75 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 4:03 · HOU 34-40 TOR
- Steal
Chris Bosh stole it from Luther Head
Q4 2:58 · HOU 82-75 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kris Humphries traveling
Q4 4:07 · HOU 82-74 TOR
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:14 · HOU 82-74 TOR
📊The numbers
| HOU | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 81 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
