⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:08 · TOR 39-41 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:24 · TOR 57-54 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Otto Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 3:51 · TOR 106-103 HOU
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet offensive foul
Q4 2:30 · TOR 111-105 HOU
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet turnover
Q4 2:30 · TOR 111-105 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:01 · TOR 2-8 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:28 · TOR 80-80 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:50 · TOR 41-44 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 3:48 · TOR 106-103 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
