Mavericks 96-83 Rockets (16 Dec, 2007) Play-by-Play

Dallas Mavericks

16-9, 6-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	25	13	30	28	96
HOU	21	20	20	22	83

Houston Rockets

12-12, 6-4 home

Shane Battier misses 12-foot hook shot
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Francis assists)
Yao Ming misses 14-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Steve Francis assists)
Shane Battier misses layup
Chuck Hayes makes tip shot
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 5-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses 10-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 9-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Francis assists)
Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes dunk (Luther Head assists)
Yao Ming makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming misses 13-foot two point shot
Luther Head makes driving layup
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 28-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Luis Scola makes 16-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Yao Ming makes 8-foot hook shot
Mike James misses 22-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 6-foot jumper
Eddie Jones blocks Yao Ming's layup
Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper
Mike James misses 9-foot running jumper
Kirk Snyder makes 8-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes layup
Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 11-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Shane Battier misses 17-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses layup
Steve Francis misses 19-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes layup
Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses layup
Yao Ming makes dunk (Shane Battier assists)
Steve Francis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Steve Francis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses 15-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes running jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 10-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard blocks Bonzi Wells's layup
Shane Battier misses layup
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes layup
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Bonzi Wells makes 9-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes hook shot
Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 10-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 22-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Aaron Brooks makes layup
Kirk Snyder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming blocks Dirk Nowitzki's layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving dunk
Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 12-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 21-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes 14-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Josh Howard makes jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes 13-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 19-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes 23-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 12-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Jerry Stackhouse misses 20-foot jumper
DeSagana Diop misses layup
Jerry Stackhouse misses jumper
Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 6-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
Eddie Jones makes 18-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
Brandon Bass misses layup
Devin Harris misses layup
DeSagana Diop makes layup
Eddie Jones makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady blocks Jerry Stackhouse's layup
Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 36-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris makes 20-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Josh Howard misses jumper
Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Terry makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 17-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Josh Howard makes driving dunk (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Josh Howard makes driving layup (Devin Harris assists)
Yao Ming blocks Jerry Stackhouse's layup
Yao Ming blocks Josh Howard's layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jerry Stackhouse makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris makes 18-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 54-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry makes jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 13-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 11-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 14-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Josh Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Erick Dampier makes layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jerry Stackhouse makes 15-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Brandon Bass misses 15-foot jumper

MAVERICKS

ROCKETS

TIME		DAL	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Yao Ming (Chuck Hayes gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Shane Battier misses 12-foot hook shot	0	0
11:41	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	0	0
11:40	Chuck Hayes misses layup	0	0
11:38	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:17	Devin Harris offensive rebound	0	0
11:02	Yao Ming blocks Dirk Nowitzki's layup	0	0
11:00	Dirk Nowitzki offensive rebound	0	0
10:59	Dirk Nowitzki misses layup	0	0
10:56	Erick Dampier offensive rebound	0	0
10:55	Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Erick Dampier assists)	3	0
10:41	Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Francis assists)	3	3
10:27	Devin Harris bad pass (Yao Ming steals)	3	3
10:15	Yao Ming misses 14-foot jumper	3	3
10:14	Jason Terry defensive rebound	3	3
10:08	Jason Terry bad pass	3	3
9:56	Chuck Hayes makes layup (Steve Francis assists)	3	5
9:37	Dirk Nowitzki makes driving dunk	5	5
9:18	Shane Battier misses layup	5	5
9:17	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	5	7
9:17	Chuck Hayes makes tip shot	5	7
8:57	Josh Howard misses 17-foot jumper	5	7
8:56	Yao Ming defensive rebound	5	7
8:45	Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper	5	7
8:45	Yao Ming offensive rebound	5	7
8:41	Yao Ming misses 5-foot jumper	5	7
8:41	Jason Terry defensive rebound	5	7
8:23	Josh Howard makes 17-foot jumper	7	7
8:07	Dirk Nowitzki illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	7	7
8:07	Yao Ming makes technical free throw	7	8
7:56	Shane Battier bad pass (Erick Dampier steals)	7	8
7:45	Dirk Nowitzki makes 12-foot jumper	9	8
7:22	Steve Francis misses 10-foot jumper	9	8
7:20	Houston defensive rebound	9	8
6:58	Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper	9	8
6:58	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	9	8
6:39	Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	9	10
6:11	Josh Howard misses 21-foot jumper	9	10
6:11	Yao Ming defensive rebound	9	10
6:01	Tracy McGrady misses 9-foot jumper	9	10
6:00	Yao Ming offensive rebound	9	10
5:56	Houston full timeout	9	10
5:56	Jerry Stackhouse enters the game for Jason Terry	9	10
5:50	Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Francis assists)	9	13
5:26	Jerry Stackhouse misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	13
5:24	Yao Ming defensive rebound	9	13
5:13	Erick Dampier shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	9	13
5:13	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	9	14
5:13	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2	9	14
5:13	Josh Howard defensive rebound	9	14
4:50	Jerry Stackhouse makes 14-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	11	14
4:35	Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper	11	14
4:35	Josh Howard defensive rebound	11	14
4:18	Josh Howard makes jumper	13	14
4:03	Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (Chuck Hayes draws the foul)	13	14
4:03	Chuck Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	13	15
4:03	Dirk Nowitzki defensive goaltending	13	15
4:03	Chuck Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2	13	15
4:03	Steve Francis offensive rebound	13	15
3:58	Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	15
3:57	Erick Dampier defensive rebound	13	15
3:42	Jerry Stackhouse makes 13-foot jumper	15	15
3:19	Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper	15	15
3:18	Josh Howard defensive rebound	15	15
3:13	Josh Howard makes 19-foot jumper	17	15
3:13	Shane Battier shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	17	15
3:13	Luther Head enters the game for Steve Francis	17	15
3:13	Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 1	18	15
2:54	Dallas full timeout	18	15
2:46	Yao Ming makes dunk (Luther Head assists)	18	17
2:26	Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper	20	17
2:11	Yao Ming makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)	20	19
1:44	Jerry Stackhouse makes 23-foot three point jumper	23	19
1:19	Yao Ming misses 13-foot two point shot	23	19
1:16	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	23	19
1:13	Bonzi Wells enters the game for Shane Battier	23	19
1:13	Brandon Bass enters the game for Erick Dampier	23	19
56.8	Luther Head makes driving layup	23	21
37.8	Jerry Stackhouse misses layup	23	21
36.7	Yao Ming defensive rebound	23	21
24.9	Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper	23	21
23.5	Devin Harris defensive rebound	23	21
7.1	Dirk Nowitzki makes 12-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)	25	21
0.3	Tracy McGrady misses 28-foot three point jumper	25	21
0.0	Houston offensive rebound	25	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	21

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 3-0

Rockets
98
Mavericks
107

Game 1

6/11

Mavericks
100
Rockets
94

Game 2

21/11

Mavericks
96
Rockets
83

Game 3

16/12

Rockets
113
Mavericks
98

Game 4

7/3

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:30 AM, 16 December 2007

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,307

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Derrick Collins
Mark Lindsay

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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