⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 9:53 · TOR 96-86 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:24 · TOR 49-40 PHX
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:00 · TOR 85-80 PHX
📊The numbers
| TOR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
