⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 7 points better 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, 22 fast break points to 7- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:38 · TOR 8-0 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 8:41 · TOR 45-37 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 2:42 · TOR 93-87 HOU
- Missed FT
Terrence Ross misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · TOR 93-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Terrence Ross misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · TOR 93-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 12 down to 6 up
Q1 2:59 · TOR 26-32 HOU
- Steal
Carlos Delfino stole it from DeMar DeRozan
Q4 2:42 · TOR 93-87 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:56 · TOR 95-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Morris turnover
Q4 5:00 · TOR 89-83 HOU
- Turnover
Marcus Morris offensive foul (Jose Calderon draws the foul)
Q4 3:54 · TOR 91-84 HOU
- Missed FT
Chandler Parsons misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · TOR 99-96 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 13 | Blocks | 1 |
