⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two
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 10-point lead to 19
Q4 10:07 · HOU 84-65 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley Technical Foul
Q2 2:49 · HOU 41-38 PHI
- Technical
Kenny Thomas Technical Foul
Q3 8:57 · HOU 50-47 PHI
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 8:57 · HOU 50-47 PHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
