⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 16 points behind 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their thirteen- Made seven threes to their seventeen
- Went cold from three, seven of 28
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:51 · TOR 11-7 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:06 · TOR 24-13 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Scottie Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:20 · TOR 97-105 HOU
- Missed FT
Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · TOR 102-109 HOU
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · TOR 110-113 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:23 · TOR 44-41 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 8:03 · TOR 91-101 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green traveling
Q4 0:27 · TOR 108-113 HOU
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:16 · TOR 110-113 HOU
- Missed FT
Dillon Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · TOR 110-114 HOU
📊The numbers
| TOR | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 33 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
