⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 36 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 2:20 · HOU 56-55 PHI
- Go-ahead
Jabari Smith Jr. hit a 24-foot jump bank shot, Eric Gordon with the assist
OT 2:30 · HOU 114-112 PHI
- Winner
Eric Gordon hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jalen Green with the assist
2OT 4:29 · HOU 120-117 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green traveling
Q4 2:33 · HOU 105-105 PHI
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 2:09 · HOU 105-105 PHI
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
2OT 4:45 · HOU 117-117 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:34 · HOU 0-10 PHI
- Go-ahead
Tobias Harris hit a 7-foot two point shot
OT 2:52 · HOU 111-112 PHI
- Go-ahead
De'Anthony Melton hit a 27-foot step back jumper, Joel Embiid with the assist
OT 2:08 · HOU 114-115 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joel Embiid out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:22 · HOU 105-105 PHI
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:57 · HOU 105-105 PHI
- Turnover
De'Anthony Melton out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:03 · HOU 108-108 PHI
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
