⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 29-14 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up in the second quarter
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 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:58 · TOR 23-10 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 1:31 · TOR 65-49 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Immanuel Quickley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · TOR 104-99 HOU
- Turnover
Scottie Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 0:29 · TOR 105-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up
Q2 11:15 · TOR 36-39 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 10:44 · TOR 92-81 HOU
- Steal
Aaron Holiday stole it from Scottie Barnes
Q4 0:29 · TOR 105-101 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amen Thompson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:50 · TOR 102-95 HOU
- Turnover
Amen Thompson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:35 · TOR 102-95 HOU
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks traveling
Q4 1:45 · TOR 104-97 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
