⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:06 · PHI 28-21 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 4:12 · PHI 51-44 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 7:33 · PHI 107-88 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:51 · PHI 41-40 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:53 · PHI 84-76 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
