Rockets 82-77 Hornets (27 Jan, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

24-19, 10-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	19	22	14	27	82
NO	16	23	24	14	77

New Orleans Hornets

7-34, 5-13 home

J.R. Smith missed 17 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 18 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 17 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau missed 16 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon missed 18 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 8 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon made layup.
P.J. Brown made jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Dan Dickau made 22 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon missed 19 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon missed 7 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Dan Dickau made 25 ft three point jumper.
Lee Nailon made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Chris Andersen made jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Dan Dickau's 25 ft three point jumper blocked by Rod Strickland.
Bostjan Nachbar's 7 ft jumper blocked by Tracy McGrady.
J.R. Smith missed 25 ft three point jumper.
J.R. Smith missed 21 ft jumper.
Bostjan Nachbar missed 21 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed 18 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon made 6 ft hook shot.
Casey Jacobsen's layup blocked by Dikembe Mutombo.
Casey Jacobsen made layup. Assisted by Chris Andersen.
J.R. Smith made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Lee Nailon missed 17 ft jumper.
Casey Jacobsen made layup. Assisted by Chris Andersen.
Lee Nailon made 8 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Lee Nailon made 8 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon missed 16 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon missed 12 ft two point shot.
P.J. Brown missed 16 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers made layup. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Dan Dickau made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Chris Andersen missed layup.
P.J. Brown made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Lee Nailon missed 17 ft jumper.
Rodney Rogers made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Dan Dickau made 25 ft three point jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed 24 ft three point jumper.
J.R. Smith made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
P.J. Brown made jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Dan Dickau missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chris Andersen made two point shot. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
P.J. Brown made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Chris Andersen missed 11 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau made driving layup.
Lee Nailon missed layup.
P.J. Brown made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
P.J. Brown made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Lee Nailon missed 11 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.
Chris Andersen missed layup.
Lee Nailon made 14 ft two point shot.
Chris Andersen's 7 ft hook shot blocked by Yao Ming.
P.J. Brown made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Lee Nailon missed 18 ft jumper.
Lee Nailon missed layup.
Chris Andersen's layup blocked by Yao Ming.
Dan Dickau missed 16 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau made two point shot.
Bostjan Nachbar missed two point shot.
Lee Nailon made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
Lee Nailon missed 18 ft jumper.
P.J. Brown missed layup.
P.J. Brown missed layup.
P.J. Brown missed 19 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Lee Nailon made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Lee Nailon missed 17 ft jumper.
Dan Dickau missed layup.
Dan Dickau made driving layup.
Dan Dickau made two point shot.
Dan Dickau missed 24 ft three point jumper.
David Wesley missed 17 ft jumper.
Yao Ming missed 4 ft hook shot.
Bob Sura missed 17 ft jumper.
Juwan Howard missed 8 ft hook shot.
Tracy McGrady made 22 ft jumper.
Bob Sura made 11 ft two point shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
Tracy McGrady made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
Tracy McGrady made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Bob Sura's layup blocked by P.J. Brown.
David Wesley missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Bob Sura missed 5 ft jumper.
Bob Sura missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Bob Sura missed 18 ft jumper.
Dikembe Mutombo made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by David Wesley.
Tracy McGrady made 12 ft running jumper.
Dikembe Mutombo made 6 ft hook shot.
Rod Strickland made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed layup.
Tracy McGrady missed layup.
Jon Barry made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Scott Padgett missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.
Jon Barry missed 17 ft jumper.
Scott Padgett missed layup.
Jon Barry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
David Wesley missed 21 ft jumper.
Yao Ming made dunk. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
Rod Strickland missed 7 ft jumper.
Yao Ming made two point shot.
Tracy McGrady made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
Yao Ming missed 16 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
Tracy McGrady made 24 ft three point jumper.
Juwan Howard missed 18 ft jumper.
Bob Sura missed 20 ft jumper.
David Wesley made layup. Assisted by Bob Sura.
Yao Ming made 12 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Yao Ming missed 17 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady made 25 ft three point jumper.
David Wesley missed three point jumper.
Bob Sura missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Yao Ming's 5 ft jumper blocked by Chris Andersen.
Tracy McGrady made 20 ft jumper.
David Wesley missed 19 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 9 ft jumper.
Yao Ming made dunk.
Tracy McGrady missed 16 ft jumper.
David Wesley missed layup.
David Wesley made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
Tracy McGrady missed 14 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Rod Strickland missed 10 ft running jumper.
Rod Strickland's layup blocked by Chris Andersen.
Yao Ming's layup blocked by P.J. Brown.
Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Tracy McGrady made 21 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady made driving layup.
Tracy McGrady made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jon Barry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Scott Padgett made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Tracy McGrady made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.
Tracy McGrady missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jon Barry missed three point jumper.
Yao Ming made layup.
Scott Padgett made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
Yao Ming made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by Scott Padgett.
Yao Ming missed dunk.
Yao Ming missed 12 ft jumper.
Jon Barry missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Scott Padgett missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Scott Padgett made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.

ROCKETS

HORNETS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. P.J. Brown. Juwan Howard gains possession.	0	0
11:42	David Wesley missed 17 ft jumper.	0	0
11:41	Yao Ming offensive rebound.	0	0
11:41	P.J. Brown Loose Ball Foul. Brown's 2nd Personal Foul, New Orleans's 1st Team Foul.	0	0
11:32	Yao Ming missed 4 ft hook shot.	0	0
11:30	Rodney Rogers defensive rebound.	0	0
11:18	J.R. Smith missed 17 ft jumper.	0	0
11:17	New Orleans defensive rebound.	0	0
11:00	Bob Sura missed 17 ft jumper.	0	0
10:59	Yao Ming offensive rebound.	0	0
10:41	Juwan Howard missed 8 ft hook shot.	0	0
10:40	Rodney Rogers defensive rebound.	0	0
10:22	Rodney Rogers Offensive Foul. Rogers's 2nd Personal Foul, New Orleans's 2nd Team Foul.	0	0
10:22	Rodney Rogers Turnover	0	0
10:07	Dan Dickau Shooting Foul. Dickau's 1st Personal Foul, New Orleans's 3rd Team Foul.	0	0
10:07	Bob Sura missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	0
10:07	Houston offensive rebound.	0	0
10:07	Bob Sura made Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	0
9:52	Rodney Rogers missed 18 ft jumper.	1	0
9:52	Bob Sura defensive rebound.	1	0
9:48	Bob Sura Bad Pass	1	0
9:36	P.J. Brown missed 17 ft jumper.	1	0
9:33	Juwan Howard defensive rebound.	1	0
9:26	Tracy McGrady made 22 ft jumper.	3	0
9:04	Dan Dickau missed 16 ft jumper.	3	0
9:03	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound.	3	0
8:53	Bob Sura made 11 ft two point shot. Assisted by David Wesley.	5	0
8:30	Lee Nailon missed 18 ft jumper.	5	0
8:30	P.J. Brown offensive rebound.	5	0
8:26	P.J. Brown missed 8 ft jumper.	5	0
8:26	Lee Nailon offensive rebound.	5	2
8:26	Lee Nailon made layup.	5	2
8:14	Tracy McGrady made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.	7	2
7:58	Yao Ming Shooting Foul. Ming's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 1st Team Foul.	7	2
7:58	P.J. Brown made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	3
7:58	P.J. Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	4
7:48	Tracy McGrady made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.	9	4
7:30	J.R. Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.	9	4
7:24	Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.	9	4
7:22	Houston defensive rebound.	9	4
7:05	P.J. Brown made jumper. Assisted by Lee Nailon.	9	6
6:43	Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.	9	6
6:41	Dan Dickau defensive rebound.	9	6
6:37	Dan Dickau made 22 ft jumper.	9	8
6:22	Bob Sura's layup blocked by P.J. Brown.	9	8
6:22	Houston defensive rebound.	9	8
6:22	Casey Jacobsen enters the game for J.R. Smith.	9	8
5:56	Lee Nailon missed 19 ft jumper.	9	8
5:54	Yao Ming defensive rebound.	9	8
5:46	David Wesley missed 25 ft three point jumper.	9	8
5:43	P.J. Brown defensive rebound.	9	8
5:37	Lee Nailon missed 7 ft jumper.	9	8
5:35	Juwan Howard defensive rebound.	9	8
5:11	Bob Sura missed 5 ft jumper.	9	8
5:09	Rodney Rogers defensive rebound.	9	8
4:48	Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft three point jumper.	9	8
4:48	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound.	9	8
4:26	Bob Sura Bad Pass. Stolen by P.J. Brown.	9	8
4:18	David Wesley Shooting Foul. Wesley's 2nd Personal Foul, Houston's 2nd Team Foul.	9	8
4:18	New Orleans Full Timeout.	9	8
4:18	Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming.	9	8
4:18	Casey Jacobsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	8
4:18	New Orleans offensive rebound.	9	8
4:18	Casey Jacobsen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	9
3:55	Bob Sura missed 24 ft three point jumper.	9	9
3:51	Houston defensive rebound.	9	9
3:51	Chris Andersen enters the game for P.J. Brown.	9	9
3:40	Dan Dickau made 25 ft three point jumper.	9	12
3:10	Bob Sura missed 18 ft jumper.	9	12
3:08	Rodney Rogers defensive rebound.	9	12
2:51	Lee Nailon made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.	9	14
2:46	Houston Full Timeout.	9	14
2:46	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Lee Nailon.	9	14
2:46	Rod Strickland enters the game for Bob Sura.	9	14
2:35	Dikembe Mutombo made 6 ft hook shot. Assisted by David Wesley.	11	14
2:18	Chris Andersen made jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.	11	16
2:01	Tracy McGrady made 12 ft running jumper.	13	16
1:51	Dan Dickau Bad Pass. Stolen by Juwan Howard.	13	16
1:45	Bostjan Nachbar Personal Foul. Nachbar's 2nd Personal Foul, New Orleans's 4th Team Foul.	13	16
1:45	Jon Barry enters the game for David Wesley.	13	16
1:45	Scott Padgett enters the game for Juwan Howard.	13	16
1:31	Dikembe Mutombo made 6 ft hook shot.	15	16
1:07	Dan Dickau's 25 ft three point jumper blocked by Rod Strickland.	15	16
1:05	Jon Barry defensive rebound.	15	16
54.3	Bostjan Nachbar Shooting Foul. Nachbar's 2nd Personal Foul, New Orleans's 5th Team Foul.	15	16
54.3	Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	16
54.3	Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	16
53.9	Chris Andersen defensive rebound.	16	16
38.2	Jon Barry Personal Foul. Barry's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 3rd Team Foul.	16	16
30.4	Bostjan Nachbar's 7 ft jumper blocked by Tracy McGrady.	16	16
30.4	New Orleans offensive rebound.	16	16
24.2	Shot Clock Violation	16	16
1.6	Rod Strickland made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.	19	16
1.3	Rodney Rogers Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.	19	16
0.0	Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.	19	16
0.0	Houston offensive rebound.	19	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	19	16

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 3-0

Hornets
81
Rockets
89

Game 1

8/12

Hornets
81
Rockets
89

Game 2

8/12

Rockets
82
Hornets
77

Game 3

27/1

Rockets
82
Hornets
77

Game 4

27/1

Rockets
81
Hornets
68

Game 5

26/3

Rockets
81
Hornets
68

Game 6

26/3

Hornets
76
Rockets
73

Game 7

2/4

Hornets
76
Rockets
73

Game 8

2/4

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 27 January 2005

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 15,249

Referees:
Jack Nies
Leroy Richardson
Zach Zarba

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

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