⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 40 from three
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:13 · TOR 13-0 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 10:19 · TOR 51-47 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 5:58 · TOR 93-83 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Pascal Siakam technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:31 · TOR 39-40 LAL
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:53 · TOR 94-86 LAL
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:27 · TOR 104-88 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 0:41 · TOR 72-76 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:46 · TOR 27-30 LAL
- Turnover
Alex Caruso lost ball turnover
Q4 3:11 · TOR 94-86 LAL
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw
Q4 1:27 · TOR 104-88 LAL
📊The numbers
| TOR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 12 |








