⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50- A 21-0 run took them from 9 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 25 from three
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 2:43 · TOR 37-24 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:37 · TOR 77-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:50 · TOR 112-121 HOU
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 2:33 · TOR 114-122 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 9 down to 12 up
Q3 0:26 · TOR 100-112 HOU
- Steal
Ryan Anderson stole it from DeMar DeRozan
Q4 2:33 · TOR 114-122 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:41 · TOR 111-121 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
