⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 7 in the fourth quarter
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 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:31 · HOU 17-10 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 2:29 · HOU 33-20 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · HOU 107-100 PHI
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · HOU 107-100 PHI
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · HOU 110-102 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:02 · HOU 101-94 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:28 · HOU 107-102 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
