⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 16
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 1:53 · WSH 51-49 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 6:58 · WSH 57-62 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 4:56 · WSH 61-73 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses technical free throw
Q4 8:02 · WSH 66-75 TOR
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul (Garrett Temple draws the foul)
Q4 1:27 · WSH 85-93 TOR
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas turnover
Q4 1:27 · WSH 85-93 TOR
📊The numbers
| WSH | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 11 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 13 |
