⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 70
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
- Lead
Alan Anderson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Amir Johnson with the assist
Q4 2:15 · TOR 105-102 DEN
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a two point shot
Q4 0:04 · TOR 109-108 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
