⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 42 from three- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen
- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 48
- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 6:47 · HOU 34-32 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 9:23 · HOU 77-69 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amen Thompson traveling
Q4 4:38 · HOU 83-76 TOR
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · HOU 93-87 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:57 · HOU 34-40 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jamison Battle flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:26 · HOU 63-67 TOR
📊The numbers
| HOU | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
