⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 24
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:54 · TOR 30-27 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 6:13 · TOR 47-34 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 9:34 · TOR 91-81 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:28 · TOR 91-85 HOU
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:28 · TOR 91-85 HOU
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · TOR 97-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:30 · TOR 55-60 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 2:20 · TOR 97-92 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
