⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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, 9 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, 54 rebounds to 42- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 33
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 9:14 · PHI 82-71 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 5:25 · PHI 125-103 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:42 · PHI 7-11 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:46 · PHI 52-51 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
