⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better 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 22- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 39
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 36
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:08 · HOU 10-2 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 4:16 · HOU 30-18 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 7:28 · HOU 16-13 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:05 · HOU 35-31 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
