Game ID: 22500131
Houston Rockets @ Toronto Raptors
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 30 33 28 30 121HOU 39 31 36 33 139
HOU @ TOR ScoutingHOU @ TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
TOR availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
TOR availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
TOR availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
TOR availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backOUT Walter missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 10 min (49% of 22)
TOR availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restBACK Walter back 10/27 after 2, 10 min since (49% of 22)
TOR availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restBACK Walter back 10/27 after 2, 13 min since (62% of 22)
TOR availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Walter back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (57% of 22)
TOR availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 20 min (83% of 24)
BACK Walter back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (56% of 22)
TOR availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restBACK Poeltl back 11/04 after 3, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Walter back 10/27 after 2, 12 min since (55% of 22)
HOU availability going into 10/21 · season opener
full strength
HOU availability going into 10/24 · 2 days' rest
full strength
HOU availability going into 10/27 · 2 days' restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 10/21, out tonight
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 10/21, returns tonight: 7 min (53% of 14)
HOU availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (53% of 14)
NEW Sengun 34 to 39 min over the last 3
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 3
HOU availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Finney-Smith missed 4 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (53% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 5 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (54% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 6 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (60% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 7 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (49% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 25 min over the last 5
10/22 @ ATL 138-118 — TOR notes
TOR won 138-118. TOR shot 57% (54 of 95) to ATL's 42%, 6 of 25 from three, and got to the line 29 times to ATL's 37. The glass went 54-34 for them. Barrett led with 25 (9 of 12, 2 of 4 from three); Barnes added 22, Dick 21. The hinge was Q3, 45-28: a lead of 6 became 23, and the lead reached 29. Mamukelashvili was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
10/24 vs MIL 116-122 — TOR notes
TOR lost 116-122. TOR shot 49% (42 of 85) to MIL's 52%, 11 of 27 from three, and went to the line 32 times to MIL's 25 — 21 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 41-51 against them. Ingram led with 29 (10 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Barrett added 20, Quickley 19. Q2 was theirs, 35-25, turning a 8-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-81 against them. Barnes's -17 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 @ DAL 129-139 — TOR notes
TOR lost 129-139. TOR took 15 more shots (100 to 85), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 49% to DAL's 59%, 13 of 33 from three, and got to the line 24 times to DAL's 39. TOR turned it over 14 times to DAL's 20. Barnes led with 33 (13 of 24, 3 of 5 from three); Ingram added 22, Barrett 16. Q2 was theirs, 34-32, but the other 3 periods went 107-95 against them. Ingram's -15 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ SAS 103-121 — TOR notes
TOR lost 103-121. TOR took 12 more shots (79 to 67), but shot 47% to SAS's 58%, 12 of 32 from three, and got to the line 23 times to SAS's 36. TOR turned it over 15 times to SAS's 20. The glass went 20-44 against them. Barrett led with 25 (9 of 18, 2 of 7 from three); Murray-Boyles added 19, Quickley 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-26, the deficit cut from 19 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 95-75 against them. Ingram's -21 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 vs HOU 121-139 — TOR notes
TOR lost 121-139. TOR shot 51% (43 of 85) to HOU's 57%, 21 of 40 from three, and got to the line 19 times to HOU's 34. TOR turned it over 10 times to HOU's 15. The glass went 22-53 against them. Barnes led with 31 (11 of 18, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Ingram added 29, Quickley 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 9 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 108-88 against them. Barrett's -24 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Mobley at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 128, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Ingram at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 115 a night to Toronto's 128 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-4 a night and Toronto minus-10. Call it Cleveland 123, Toronto 117.
11/02 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barnes at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Poeltl (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Morant at 18 and Jackson Jr. at 17 a game. Without Jackson (3 straight), Prosper (2 straight), Bassey (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been minus-2 a night and Toronto minus-13 and the arc, Toronto at 43 percent from three to Memphis's 33. Call it Toronto 121, Memphis 120, Memphis keeping it close.
11/04 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barnes at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Poeltl (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 34 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (6 straight), Nance (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-5 a night and Toronto minus-9. Call it Toronto 120, Milwaukee 119, Milwaukee keeping it close.
11/07 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. Without Young (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 21 and Ingram at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 36. Call it Atlanta 118, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
10/21 @ OKC 124-125 — HOU notes
HOU lost 124-125 in 2 overtimes. HOU shot 44% (43 of 97) to OKC's 44%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 31 times to OKC's 25 — 27 points from the stripe to their 20. HOU turned it over 22 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 52-38 for them. Sengun led with 39 (12 of 24, 5 of 8 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Durant added 23, Thompson 18. Q1 was theirs, 30-27, but the other 5 periods went 98-94 against them. They led by as many as 12.
10/24 vs DET 111-115 — HOU notes
HOU lost 111-115. HOU shot 39% (32 of 83) to DET's 47%, 10 of 22 from three, and went to the line 48 times to DET's 23 — 37 points from the stripe to their 15. Durant led with 37 (9 of 18, 3 of 3 from three, 16 of 18 at the line); Sengun added 17, Smith Jr. 11. Q3 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 91-81 against them. Sheppard's -13 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 vs BKN 137-109 — HOU notes
HOU won 137-109. HOU shot 58% (49 of 85) to BKN's 48%, 16 of 32 from three, and went to the line 26 times to BKN's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 12. Eason led with 22 (8 of 12, 5 of 7 from three); Sengun added 21, Durant 19. The hinge was Q1, 42-25: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
10/29 @ TOR 139-121 — HOU notes
HOU won 139-121. HOU shot 57% (50 of 87) to TOR's 51%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 34 times to TOR's 19 — 26 points from the stripe to their 14. HOU turned it over 15 times to TOR's 10. The glass went 53-22 for them. Durant led with 31 (11 of 19, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Smith Jr. added 25, Thompson 18. The hinge was Q1, 39-30: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/03 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 35 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Sengun at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Finney-Smith (5 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 30 free throws a game; Davis at 21 and Washington at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nembhard (2 straight), Lively II (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-12 a night and Dallas minus-6 and the arc, Houston at 45 percent from three to Dallas's 32. Call it Houston 123, Dallas 110, Houston by 13.
11/05 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Morant at 19 and Jackson Jr. at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Jackson (5 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 46 from three, 35 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Sengun at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Finney-Smith (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 46 percent from three to Memphis's 33 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-12 a night and Memphis plus-0. Call it Houston 121, Memphis 113.
11/07 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 32 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Kornet (5 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 46 from three, 29 free throws a game; Durant at 22 and Thompson at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Finney-Smith (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 46 percent from three to San Antonio's 37 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-14 a night and San Antonio plus-9. Call it Houston 117, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
HOUAS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CC C. Capela
JO J. Okogie
JS J. Smith Jr.
KD K. Durant
RS R. Sheppard
SA S. Adams
TE T. Eason
TORBI B. Ingram
CM C. Murray-Boyles
GD G. Dick
IQ I. Quickley
JM J. Mogbo
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
OA O. Agbaji
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
SM S. Mamukelashvili
HOU/TOR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Kevin Durant scores 31 as Rockets thump struggling Raptors 139-121 for 2nd straight win
TORONTO -- — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added a season-high 25 and the Houston Rockets thumped the struggling Toronto Raptors 139-121 on Wednesday night.
Alperen Sengun had 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Rockets won their second straight after starting the season with back-to-back losses.
Amen Thompson scored 18 points and Tari Eason added 14 points for the Rockets. Steven Adams scored 12 points and led Houston with 12 rebounds.
Houston outrebounded Toronto 53-22. Seven Rockets players had five or more rebounds.
Durant finished 11 of 19 from the field and 4 of 8 from 3-point range.
Scottie Barnes scored 31 points and Brandon Ingram matched his season high with 29 for Toronto, which lost its fourth straight after winning its season opener at Atlanta. All four defeats have been by 10 points or more.
With Jakob Poeltl (sore lower back) out of the lineup, Raptors rookie Collin Murray-Boyles scored 13 in his first career start.
Immanuel Quickley had 15 points for Toronto, and RJ Barrett and Sandro Mamukelashvili each scored 10.
The Raptors made a season-best 21 of 40 from long range. Eight of Toronto’s baskets in the second quarter were 3s.
The Rockets took the lead for good by closing the first half on an 11-0 run and then opened the third quarter with a 14-4 run. Houston led 84-67 with 8:12 left in the third, its biggest advantage.
The Rockets were up 106-91 after three and maintained a double-digit edge for all but 19 seconds of the fourth.
Toronto’s past three losses have all been against Texas teams. The Raptors lost at Dallas last Saturday and were beaten at San Antonio on Sunday.