⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:23 · HOU 17-15 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 1:21 · HOU 32-28 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 11:24 · HOU 97-87 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:00 · HOU 9-14 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:06 · HOU 21-28 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:46 · HOU 46-49 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:42 · HOU 86-81 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre' Bembry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:35 · HOU 95-87 TOR
- Technical
DeAndre' Bembry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:35 · HOU 95-87 TOR
📊The numbers
| HOU | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
