⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to ten- A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:44 · TOR 11-0 LAL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q2 6:50 · TOR 62-41 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q2 1:28 · TOR 70-44 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 4:51 · TOR 117-104 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
