⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 35 from three
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 58
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · TOR 8-2 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 10:21 · TOR 73-63 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:28 · TOR 78-75 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:57 · TOR 105-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul
Q2 1:25 · TOR 61-49 PHX
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul
Q4 9:06 · TOR 97-89 PHX
📊The numbers
| TOR | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 20 | Threes made | 7 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
