⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 29- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:52 · PHI 42-40 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 11:44 · PHI 90-94 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:30 · PHI 118-123 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robert Covington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · PHI 110-117 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:25 · PHI 9-18 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q2 0:39 · PHI 61-73 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
