โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ HOU better than we expected
โผ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three
Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 59
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:50 ยท HOU 22-11 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 2:03 ยท HOU 57-44 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| HOU | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |









