⏱️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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 27 from three
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 dragged them back level
Q2 1:27 · TOR 52-52 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:11 · TOR 64-57 HOU
- Winner
DeMar DeRozan hit a two point shot, Louis Williams with the assist
Q4 1:27 · TOR 97-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 · TOR 92-93 HOU
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · TOR 97-96 HOU
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · TOR 97-96 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
James Harden hit a two point shot, Trevor Ariza with the assist
Q4 2:55 · TOR 92-93 HOU
- Go-ahead
Trevor Ariza hit a 24-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 1:44 · TOR 95-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer bad pass
Q4 3:55 · TOR 89-91 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
