Houston Rockets
2026-12-20
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Toronto Raptors
Biggest mismatches
HOU's offense ranks 2nd in shooting, and TOR ranks 23rd defending it.
A clash of tempos: TOR plays at the 7th-fastest pace, HOU at the 28th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (HOU 9 games, TOR 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
HOUTORScoring
117.98th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
117.99th · Above avg
107.65th · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
113.516th · Average
+10.34th · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+4.411th · Average
Efficiency
119.42nd · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
113.010th · Above avg
107.47th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
109.613th · Average
+12.01st · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+3.412th · Average
99.528th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
104.07th
Shooting
56.6%2nd · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
52.2%20th · Average
60.9%2nd · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.9%19th · Average
13.017th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
11.227th · Bottom 5
38.6%4th · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
31.9%25th · Below avg
0.319th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.318th · Above avg
Defense
52.5%12th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
55.0%23rd · Below avg
9.19th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
11.52nd · Top 5
5.96th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.926th · Bottom 5
Possessions
14.9%17th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
13.2%5th · Top 5
31.8%4th · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
32.0%2nd · Top 5
43.817th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
42.222nd · Below avg
28.14th · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
28.83rd · Top 5
Recent form
Houston RocketsWLWWL
Last 5: average margin +10.8 (season +10.3). Streak L1.
Toronto RaptorsWLLWL
Last 5: average margin +1.0 (season +4.4). Streak L1.
Key players
Houston Rockets| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen SengunF-C | 22.4 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 61.4 |
| Kevin DurantF | 20.8 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 66.1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 17.6 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 66.5 |
| Amen ThompsonG-F | 15.4 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 57.2 |
Toronto Raptors| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie BarnesG-F | 23.5 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 52.2 |
| RJ BarrettF-G | 20.9 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 55.1 |
| Kawhi LeonardF | 19.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 46.6 |
| Immanuel QuickleyG | 17.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 55.8 |
Injury report
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.