⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the third quarter
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 20-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:14 · PHI 26-25 HOU

Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 5:01 · PHI 58-60 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 0:04 · PHI 64-73 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q2 9:14 · PHI 26-25 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |









