⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 8:32 · TOR 111-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Pascal Siakam and Aaron Gordon
Q2 0:06 · TOR 72-56 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 7:28 · TOR 88-72 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:24 · TOR 95-90 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
