⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 5:27 · TOR 23-11 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 10:56 · TOR 36-25 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 6:08 · TOR 83-72 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
