⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 13 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, 14 points worse 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 eight
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 31 from three
Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 60
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 3:46 · PHI 26-17 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 1:27 · PHI 36-19 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 10:51 · PHI 106-78 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Danuel House Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:59 · PHI 120-108 HOU

Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:00 · PHI 61-34 HOU
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:33 · PHI 80-66 HOU
- Missed FT
Cam Whitmore misses technical free throw
Q4 1:59 · PHI 120-108 HOU
📊The numbers
| PHI | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |








