The Toronto Raptors welcomed the Houston Rockets, led by James Harden to the Scotiabank Arena after a disappointing overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Rockets, however, were on a five-game winning streak, looking to extend it to six games.
Appropriately, it was Harden who had the first points of the game, charging to the rim for a lay-up. It was the Raptors star man, Kawhi Leonard, who didn’t play on Sunday, who had the first points for the Raptors, a nice bounce-pass from Serge Ibaka late on the clock to give Leonard the open look.