⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 4
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 stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 1:38 · TOR 104-88 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:41 · TOR 54-54 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 9 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Steals | 15 |
| 13 | Blocks | 19 |
