Houston Rockets @ Boston Celtics

30-26, 10-16 Away

101

30-26, 10-16 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Rockets HOU	22	28	16	22	13	101
Celtics BOS	27	27	19	15	7	95

Boston CelticsCelticsBOS

31-25, 17-10 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Tony Battie made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
James Posey missed 23 ft Jumper.
Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
J.R. Bremer made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Steve Francis missed 22 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yao Ming.
Eddie Griffin missed 22 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Cuttino Mobley made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Tony Battie missed 11 ft Jumper.
James Posey made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Antoine Walker made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Eddie Griffin made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
Tony Battie made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Eddie Griffin made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Tony Battie made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Eric Williams.
James Posey missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eddie Griffin missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eddie Griffin missed 23 ft Jumper.
J.R. Bremer missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
James Posey made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yao Ming.
Eric Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Steve Francis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eddie Griffin.
Tony Delk missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by James Posey.
Paul Pierce missed 15 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Cuttino Mobley.
Tony Delk missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eddie Griffin missed 12 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Steve Francis made 22 ft Jumper.
Steve Francis missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maurice Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 18 ft Jumper.
Cuttino Mobley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
Tony Battie made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Cuttino Mobley missed 5 ft Jumper.
Cuttino Mobley missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Glen Rice missed 19 ft Jumper.
Glen Rice made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
Walter McCarty made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Kelvin Cato missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kedrick Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Kedrick Brown made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Maurice Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Steve Francis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Moochie Norris.
Kedrick Brown missed 16 ft Jumper.
J.R. Bremer made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedrick Brown made Dunk. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Kedrick Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Eric Williams missed 13 ft Jumper. Blocked by Glen Rice.
Eric Williams missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedrick Brown missed Tip Shot.
Cuttino Mobley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terence Morris.
Tony Battie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Terence Morris missed 23 ft Jumper.
Glen Rice made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Antoine Walker made Two Point Shot.
Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Steve Francis made Layup.
Antoine Walker missed 7 ft Jumper.
Cuttino Mobley missed 21 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Cuttino Mobley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 8 ft Jumper.
James Posey missed Layup.
Paul Pierce missed 21 ft Jumper.
James Posey made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Eddie Griffin missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
James Posey missed Layup.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Cuttino Mobley made Layup.
Walter McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
Steve Francis missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Paul Pierce.
Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yao Ming made Layup.
Tony Battie made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
James Posey missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cuttino Mobley missed 4 ft Jumper.
Eddie Griffin missed 15 ft Jumper.
Walter McCarty missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Walter McCarty missed Two Point Shot.
Tony Battie made Layup.
Steve Francis made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Paul Pierce made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Tony Delk made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
James Posey missed Layup.
Steve Francis missed Layup.
Terence Morris missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Steve Francis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Steve Francis made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Steve Francis missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Terence Morris missed 22 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper.
Maurice Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Antoine Walker.
Walter McCarty made Layup.
Antoine Walker missed 13 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
Steve Francis made Two Point Shot.
Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
Eddie Griffin missed 13 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Walter McCarty made Slam Dunk.
Glen Rice missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Steve Francis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Posey.
Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
James Posey made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Tony Battie missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Steve Francis.
Eddie Griffin made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
J.R. Bremer missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie missed Layup. Blocked by Eddie Griffin.
Yao Ming made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
Paul Pierce made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Posey.
Tony Battie missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Steve Francis.
Cuttino Mobley made Layup. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Paul Pierce made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Steve Francis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
J.R. Bremer missed Two Point Shot.
Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
J.R. Bremer missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cuttino Mobley missed 10 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 21 ft Jumper.
Steve Francis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
J.R. Bremer missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Steve Francis made Layup. Assisted by James Posey.
Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
J.R. Bremer missed 21 ft Jumper.
Cuttino Mobley made 21 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.
Cuttino Mobley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Posey.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
J.R. Bremer missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
James Posey missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Battie made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Steve Francis made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Eddie Griffin.
Eric Williams missed Three Point Jumper.

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		HOU	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Eddie Griffin vs. Tony Battie. Eric Williams gains possession.	0	0
11:41	Tony Battie made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.	0	2
11:19	James Posey missed 23 ft Jumper.	0	2
11:18	Steve Francis Offensive Rebound.	0	2
11:03	Cuttino Mobley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
11:02	Houston Defensive Rebound.	0	2
10:49	Antoine Walker missed Layup.	0	2
10:48	Eddie Griffin Defensive Rebound.	0	2
10:38	Eddie Griffin Lost Ball. Stolen by J.R. Bremer.	0	2
10:30	J.R. Bremer made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	5
10:04	Steve Francis missed 22 ft Jumper.	0	5
10:03	J.R. Bremer Defensive Rebound.	0	5
9:52	Eric Williams missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yao Ming.	0	5
9:51	Eric Williams Offensive Rebound.	0	5
9:51	Yao Ming Shooting Foul	0	5
9:51	Eric Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	6
9:51	Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	7
9:25	Eddie Griffin missed 22 ft Jumper.	0	7
9:22	Tony Battie Defensive Rebound.	0	7
9:12	Tony Battie made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	0	9
8:56	Cuttino Mobley made 23 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.	2	9
8:41	Tony Battie missed 11 ft Jumper.	2	9
8:40	Eddie Griffin Defensive Rebound.	2	9
8:34	James Posey made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.	4	9
8:17	Antoine Walker made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	4	12
7:56	Eddie Griffin made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.	7	12
7:39	Tony Battie made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	7	14
7:18	Eddie Griffin made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.	10	14
7:03	Tony Battie made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Eric Williams.	10	16
6:47	James Posey missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	16
6:45	Antoine Walker Defensive Rebound.	10	16
6:41	James Posey Shooting Foul	10	16
6:41	Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	16
6:41	Boston Offensive Rebound.	10	16
6:41	Antoine Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	17
6:26	Eddie Griffin missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	17
6:24	J.R. Bremer Defensive Rebound.	10	17
6:20	Paul Pierce made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by J.R. Bremer.	10	19
6:13	Houston Full Timeout.	10	19
6:01	Eddie Griffin Bad Pass. Stolen by Eric Williams.	10	19
5:54	Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	19
5:52	Cuttino Mobley Defensive Rebound.	10	19
5:43	Eddie Griffin missed 23 ft Jumper.	10	19
5:41	Antoine Walker Defensive Rebound.	10	19
5:30	J.R. Bremer missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	19
5:28	James Posey Defensive Rebound.	10	19
5:09	James Posey made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Yao Ming.	12	19
4:41	Eric Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.	12	19
4:41	Eric Williams Offensive Rebound.	12	19
4:28	Eric Williams made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.	12	22
4:03	J.R. Bremer Shooting Foul	12	22
4:03	Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	22
4:03	Tony Delk enters the game for J.R. Bremer.	13	22
4:03	Mark Blount enters the game for Tony Battie.	13	22
4:03	Steve Francis made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	22
3:43	Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	22
3:41	Mark Blount Offensive Rebound.	14	22
3:32	Paul Pierce made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.	14	24
3:15	Cuttino Mobley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	24
3:12	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	14	24
3:03	Antoine Walker made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tony Delk.	14	26
2:48	Paul Pierce Personal Foul	14	26
2:48	Boston Full Timeout.	14	26
2:48	Walter McCarty enters the game for Eric Williams.	14	26
2:34	Steve Francis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eddie Griffin.	17	26
2:16	Tony Delk missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	17	26
2:15	James Posey Defensive Rebound.	17	26
2:06	Cuttino Mobley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by James Posey.	19	26
2:06	Walter McCarty Shooting Foul	19	26
2:06	Cuttino Mobley made Free Throw 1 of 1.	20	26
1:53	Paul Pierce missed 15 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Cuttino Mobley.	20	26
1:51	Eddie Griffin Defensive Rebound.	20	26
1:47	Eddie Griffin Offensive Foul	20	26
1:47	Eddie Griffin Foul	20	26
1:47	J.R. Bremer enters the game for Paul Pierce.	20	26
1:34	Tony Delk missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	26
1:31	James Posey Defensive Rebound.	20	26
1:23	Eddie Griffin missed 12 ft Jumper.	20	26
1:22	Antoine Walker Defensive Rebound.	20	26
1:15	Steve Francis Shooting Foul	20	26
1:15	Antoine Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	26
1:15	Boston Offensive Rebound.	20	26
1:15	Antoine Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	27
53.9	Steve Francis Lost Ball	20	27
35.7	Antoine Walker missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	20	27
34.7	Mark Blount Offensive Rebound.	20	27
34.0	Mark Blount Lost Ball	20	27
34.0	Kelvin Cato enters the game for Yao Ming.	20	27
17.0	Tony Delk Personal Foul	20	27
3.9	Steve Francis made 22 ft Jumper.	22	27
1.8	Mark Blount Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.	22	27
0.6	Steve Francis missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	27
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	22	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	22	27

Matchups

HOU

HOU wins season

2-0

BOS

101

Game 1•@ HOU

Final

101

Game 2•@ BOS

Final/OT

Game Information

Boston, MA

Referee:Bennett Salvatore

Referee:Bill Spooner

Referee:Marc Davis

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	27	13	.675	-	L2
Houston	23	14	.622	2.5	W1
Memphis	17	22	.436	9.5	W1
Dallas	15	26	.366	12.5	L1
New Orleans	10	33	.233	18.5	W1

Eastern Conference

Atlantic	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	25	15	.625	-	L1
Boston	24	15	.615	0.5	L2
Toronto	25	17	.595	1	W1
Philadelphia	22	17	.564	2.5	L1
Brooklyn	11	27	.289	13	L5

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