⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 18- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 34
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 21-9 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 0:20 · WSH 77-71 TOR
- Go-ahead
Caron Butler hit a 24-foot three jumper, Earl Boykins with the assist
OT 4:20 · WSH 99-98 TOR
- Go-ahead
Antawn Jamison hit a 23-foot three jumper, Caron Butler with the assist
OT 3:20 · WSH 102-101 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · WSH 94-94 TOR
- Turnover
Earl Boykins lost ball
Q4 0:30 · WSH 94-94 TOR
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas lost ball
OT 2:14 · WSH 102-106 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:45 · WSH 0-10 TOR
- Lead
Andrea Bargnani hit a tip shot
OT 4:33 · WSH 96-98 TOR
- Go-ahead
Jose Calderon hit a 25-foot three jumper, Chris Bosh with the assist
OT 3:45 · WSH 99-101 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrea Bargnani offensive foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)
Q4 3:57 · WSH 87-85 TOR
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:10 · WSH 93-94 TOR
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:36 · WSH 102-106 TOR
📊The numbers
| WSH | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
