⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 26- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 30-19 off them
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:09 · HOU 22-11 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 · HOU 112-108 PHI
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · HOU 114-111 PHI
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · HOU 116-113 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:52 · HOU 45-40 PHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 9:18 · HOU 97-104 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · HOU 114-111 PHI
- Missed FT
Hollis Thompson misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:06 · HOU 115-113 PHI
- Missed FT
Robert Covington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · HOU 116-114 PHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 18 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
