⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their seventeen- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
- Went cold from three, three of 23
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 4:50 · HOU 75-71 PHI
- Winner
Tracy McGrady made 20 ft jumper.
Q4 0:25 · HOU 77-76 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 8:56 · HOU 24-29 PHI
- Lead
Marc Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:37 · HOU 75-76 PHI
- Ties it
Marc Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:37 · HOU 75-75 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Barrett.
Q4 3:51 · HOU 67-71 PHI
- Turnover
Allen Iverson Lost Ball. Stolen by Andre Barrett.
Q4 2:13 · HOU 72-71 PHI
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:45 · HOU 75-72 PHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
