⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 35 from three
- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 34
- Burned in transition, 19 fast break points to 32
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q1 5:13 · PHI 35-19 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 6:24 · PHI 82-66 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 0:47 · PHI 97-75 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Gerald Henderson flagrant foul type 1 (Marquese Chriss draws the foul)
Q3 11:07 · PHI 60-50 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q4 4:56 · PHI 114-94 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 6 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
