⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, nine of 36 from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 8:44 · HOU 102-87 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul
Q2 1:55 · HOU 54-49 TOR
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul
Q3 4:32 · HOU 73-70 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q2 1:55 · HOU 54-49 TOR
- Technical
Brandon Ingram technical foul
Q4 7:40 · HOU 100-87 TOR
📊The numbers
| HOU | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
