⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 64
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:45 · HOU 9-0 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 3:53 · HOU 21-24 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 0:02 · HOU 48-63 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Precious Achiuwa technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:34 · HOU 102-110 TOR
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · HOU 108-115 TOR
📊The numbers
| HOU | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
