⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 2:27 · TOR 65-50 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 9:19 · TOR 86-63 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet lost ball turnover
Q4 4:17 · TOR 109-103 HOU
- Turnover
OG Anunoby traveling
Q4 3:46 · TOR 109-103 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 4:39 · TOR 21-29 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:38 · TOR 95-88 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
David Nwaba technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:19 · TOR 40-38 HOU
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:46 · TOR 121-111 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
