โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ HOU better than we expected
โผ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 1:58 ยท HOU 70-47 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
David Andersen double technical foul
Q3 2:06 ยท HOU 93-57 TOR

Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:17 ยท HOU 55-45 TOR
๐The numbers
| HOU | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 33 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |









