⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, ten of 46
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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 from level to 13 points up
Q1 8:32 · HOU 21-8 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 6:44 · HOU 92-74 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 7:55 · HOU 113-97 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:52 · HOU 121-113 TOR
- Turnover
Eric Gordon steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:35 · HOU 121-116 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 6:35 · HOU 55-45 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 5:10 · HOU 115-103 TOR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:21 · HOU 121-119 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
