⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 5:12 · PHI 29-18 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 6:52 · PHI 57-34 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joel Embiid bad pass
Q4 1:45 · PHI 110-105 HOU
- Turnover
Danny Green offensive foul
Q4 1:34 · PHI 110-105 HOU
- Turnover
Danny Green turnover
Q4 1:34 · PHI 110-105 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 18
Q3 8:36 · PHI 78-60 HOU
- Steal
David Nwaba stole it from Joel Embiid
Q4 1:45 · PHI 110-105 HOU
- Steal
Jae'Sean Tate stole it from Danny Green
Q4 0:20 · PHI 115-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:20 · PHI 90-70 HOU
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · PHI 110-106 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 36 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
