⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 24-14 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 2:35 · PHI 56-39 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q3 9:51 · PHI 75-46 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 9:12 · PHI 88-75 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
