⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fifteen from three- Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 28
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 3:56 · WSH 34-46 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Young traveling
Q4 2:20 · WSH 83-89 TOR
- Missed FT
Mike James misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:21 · WSH 87-94 TOR
- Missed FT
Mike James misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:21 · WSH 87-94 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 6:50 · WSH 25-46 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Solomon bad pass
Q4 3:01 · WSH 83-89 TOR
- Missed FT
Anthony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · WSH 88-94 TOR
📊The numbers
| WSH | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
