⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 2:17 · PHI 34-26 HOU
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 28
Q2 0:29 · PHI 82-54 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 34
Q4 3:43 · PHI 119-85 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenneth Faried technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:12 · PHI 10-14 HOU
- Technical
Double technical foul - James Harden and Joel Embiid
Q2 0:38 · PHI 63-50 HOU
- Technical
Mike D'Antoni technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · PHI 65-50 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 14 | Blocks | 6 |
