⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 1:57 · HOU 86-78 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patrick Beverley turnover
Q4 0:40 · HOU 107-101 TOR
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:11 · HOU 110-104 TOR
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · HOU 112-109 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 5:28 · HOU 44-48 TOR
- Steal
James Johnson stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:11 · HOU 110-104 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:00 · HOU 112-109 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:30 · HOU 21-15 TOR
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:35 · HOU 107-101 TOR
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:35 · HOU 107-101 TOR
📊The numbers
| HOU | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
