Houston Rockets
2026-12-23
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Philadelphia 76ers
Biggest mismatches
Tough test for PHI: its offense ranks 22nd in scoring efficiency, against a defense that ranks 7th.
Team vs team
Season before this game (HOU 9 games, PHI 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
HOUPHIScoring
117.98th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
111.020th · Average
107.65th · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
105.23rd · Top 5
+10.34th · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+5.89th · Above avg
Efficiency
119.42nd · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
108.322nd · Below avg
107.47th · Above avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
103.72nd · Top 5
+12.01st · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+4.79th · Above avg
99.528th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
102.017th
Shooting
56.6%2nd · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.7%22nd · Below avg
60.9%2nd · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
55.7%22nd · Below avg
13.017th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
11.426th · Bottom 5
38.6%4th · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
34.4%15th · Average
0.319th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2914th · Average
Defense
52.5%12th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
50.0%5th · Top 5
9.19th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.910th · Above avg
5.96th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.720th · Average
Possessions
14.9%17th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
12.0%1st · Top 5
31.8%4th · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
21.1%29th · Bottom 5
43.817th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
42.321st · Below avg
28.14th · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.117th · Average
Recent form
Houston RocketsWLWWL
Last 5: average margin +10.8 (season +10.3). Streak L1.
Philadelphia 76ersWWWWW
Last 5: average margin +8.0 (season +5.8). Streak W5.
Key players
Houston Rockets| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen SengunF-C | 22.4 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 61.4 |
| Kevin DurantF | 20.8 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 66.1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr.F | 17.6 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 66.5 |
| Amen ThompsonG-F | 15.4 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 57.2 |
Philadelphia 76ers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese MaxeyG | 28.0 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 60.7 |
| Jaylen BrownG | 21.8 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 56.8 |
| Joel EmbiidF-C | 19.6 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 52.3 |
| LeBron JamesF | 15.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 52.1 |
Injury report
Philadelphia 76ersAriel Hukporti C · back ~2027-10-01
Out
Dominick Barlow F · back ~2026-11-18
Out
Adem Bona F · back ~2026-11-06
Day-To-Day
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.