⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 27
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 9:19 · TOR 49-31 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry turnover
Q4 4:18 · TOR 99-100 HOU
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:08 · TOR 104-104 HOU
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 1:07 · TOR 105-109 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:50 · TOR 85-83 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 6:01 · TOR 99-102 HOU
- Winner
James Harden hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 1:47 · TOR 105-107 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q4 8:14 · TOR 93-87 HOU
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · TOR 105-109 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · TOR 107-113 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
