⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 84 points inside to 54
- A 16-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 31 in the third quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 31
Q3 4:45 · HOU 100-69 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q4 4:52 · HOU 125-95 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:41 · HOU 73-53 TOR
- Technical
Alperen Sengun technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:17 · HOU 84-66 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Scottie Barnes misses technical free throw
Q3 9:41 · HOU 73-53 TOR
📊The numbers
| HOU | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 84 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
