⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 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, 37 free throws to their eighteen- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
- A 17-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, seven of 34
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:45 · HOU 36-36 PHI
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Brandon Davies
Q4 0:36 · HOU 84-87 PHI
- Winner
James Harden hit a driving layup
Q4 0:09 · HOU 88-87 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 2:49 · HOU 81-79 PHI
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 1:32 · HOU 84-83 PHI
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (Tony Wroten draws the foul)
Q4 0:48 · HOU 84-87 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 6:37 · HOU 59-63 PHI
- Ties it
Henry Sims hit a jumper, Michael Carter-Williams with the assist
Q4 2:27 · HOU 81-81 PHI
- Lead
Tony Wroten hit a 27-foot three shot
Q4 0:51 · HOU 84-87 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Wroten misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · HOU 84-84 PHI
- Turnover
Brandon Davies bad pass
Q4 0:36 · HOU 84-87 PHI
- Turnover
Michael Carter-Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:16 · HOU 86-87 PHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
