Rockets 97-95 SuperSonics (9 Mar, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

35-25, 16-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	21	29	22	25	97
SEA	33	26	6	30	95

Seattle SuperSonics

41-18, 21-10 home

Jerome James missed 11 ft jumper.
Ray Allen missed 3 ft two point shot.
Ray Allen missed 12 ft jumper.
Reggie Evans made driving layup.
Rashard Lewis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Rashard Lewis made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Reggie Evans made hook shot.
Reggie Evans made two point shot. Assisted by Ray Allen.
Ray Allen made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Luke Ridnour missed 19 ft jumper.
Rashard Lewis made two point shot. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Ray Allen made layup. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Jerome James missed two point shot.
Rashard Lewis made driving dunk. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Ray Allen made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Ray Allen made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Luke Ridnour missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Ray Allen made 21 ft jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Ray Allen missed 10 ft jumper.
Ray Allen made driving layup.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 20 ft jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic made driving layup.
Luke Ridnour made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.
Danny Fortson missed 3 ft jumper.
Rashard Lewis missed 16 ft jumper.
Rashard Lewis made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Vladimir Radmanovic made layup.
Rashard Lewis missed three point jumper.
Nick Collison's layup blocked by Yao Ming.
Rashard Lewis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Ray Allen made layup. Assisted by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Rashard Lewis made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ray Allen.
Luke Ridnour missed 4 ft jumper.
Luke Ridnour missed 19 ft jumper.
Ray Allen missed 9 ft two point shot.
Nick Collison made layup. Assisted by Antonio Daniels.
Rashard Lewis made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Ray Allen missed 16 ft jumper.
Ray Allen missed layup.
Luke Ridnour made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ray Allen.
Rashard Lewis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Ray Allen missed 11 ft jumper.
Rashard Lewis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Ray Allen made driving layup.
Jerome James made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Reggie Evans.
Luke Ridnour missed 18 ft jumper.
Jerome James missed 19 ft jumper.
Luke Ridnour missed jumper.
Rashard Lewis missed 19 ft jumper.
Rashard Lewis missed 4 ft two point shot.
Luke Ridnour missed 21 ft jumper.
Ray Allen made 22 ft jumper.
Ray Allen missed 13 ft two point shot.
Vladimir Radmanovic missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Antonio Daniels missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Ray Allen made 12 ft jumper.
Ray Allen missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Nick Collison missed layup.
Luke Ridnour made driving layup.
Rashard Lewis missed 6 ft two point shot.
Ray Allen made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Rashard Lewis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Vladimir Radmanovic made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ray Allen.
Luke Ridnour made driving layup.
Ray Allen made 20 ft jumper.
Jerome James missed dunk.
Ray Allen missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Rashard Lewis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Ray Allen's jumper blocked by Yao Ming.
Ray Allen missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Luke Ridnour made driving layup.
Rashard Lewis missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Ray Allen made 27 ft three point jumper.
Juwan Howard made 17 ft jumper.
David Wesley missed layup.
Yao Ming made jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
Tracy McGrady made driving dunk. Assisted by Mike James.
Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Mike James made jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Tracy McGrady made 18 ft two point shot.
Mike James missed 22 ft jumper.
Juwan Howard missed hook shot.
Mike James missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady's 7 ft jumper blocked by Jerome James.
Yao Ming missed 9 ft two point shot.
Yao Ming made dunk. Assisted by David Wesley.
Juwan Howard missed 8 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady made driving layup.
Jon Barry made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
David Wesley made driving layup. Assisted by Jon Barry.
David Wesley missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Mike James made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
Jon Barry made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
Mike James missed jumper.
Mike James made driving layup.
Jon Barry made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
Tracy McGrady missed 15 ft jumper.
Mike James made 16 ft jumper.
Scott Padgett missed 21 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady made driving layup.
Tracy McGrady made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
Tracy McGrady made 26 ft three point jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Juwan Howard missed 4 ft jumper.
Juwan Howard missed 16 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady made 7 ft jumper.
Yao Ming made layup. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
Tracy McGrady made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
Mike James missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Yao Ming missed hook shot.
Tracy McGrady missed 16 ft jumper.
David Wesley made driving layup.
Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Juwan Howard missed 4 ft hook shot.
Mike James missed 18 ft jumper.
Mike James made 25 ft three point jumper.
Yao Ming missed 3 ft hook shot.
Juwan Howard made 5 ft jumper.
Mike James missed 14 ft jumper.
Yao Ming missed 6 ft hook shot.
Tracy McGrady missed jumper.
Mike James missed layup.
Yao Ming made layup. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
Juwan Howard missed 15 ft jumper.
Yao Ming made layup.
Tracy McGrady made 22 ft jumper.
Juwan Howard made 4 ft hook shot. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Yao Ming missed 6 ft jumper.
Juwan Howard missed 5 ft jumper.
Jon Barry made driving layup. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jon Barry missed 14 ft jumper.
Jon Barry missed 19 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 5 ft running jumper.
David Wesley missed 17 ft jumper.
Jon Barry made jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Yao Ming made driving dunk. Assisted by Jon Barry.
Tracy McGrady made two point shot.
Tracy McGrady made jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
Yao Ming missed 14 ft jumper.
Tracy McGrady missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Yao Ming made 9 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Tracy McGrady made 19 ft two point shot.
David Wesley's jumper blocked by Jerome James.
Tracy McGrady missed 19 ft jumper.
Yao Ming made two point shot.
Tracy McGrady made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
Yao Ming made 7 ft two point shot.
Tracy McGrady made layup. Assisted by Jon Barry.

ROCKETS

SUPERSONICS

TIME		HOU	SEA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Jerome James. Luke Ridnour gains possession.	0	0
11:56	Jerome James missed 11 ft jumper.	0	0
11:55	Mike James defensive rebound.	0	0
11:48	Juwan Howard made 17 ft jumper.	2	0
11:21	Ray Allen missed 3 ft two point shot.	2	0
11:15	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound.	2	0
11:11	David Wesley missed layup.	2	0
11:10	Houston defensive rebound.	2	0
11:03	Ray Allen missed 12 ft jumper.	2	0
11:02	Yao Ming defensive rebound.	2	0
10:52	Yao Ming made jumper. Assisted by Mike James.	4	0
10:33	Rashard Lewis Lost Ball. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.	4	0
10:30	Tracy McGrady made driving dunk. Assisted by Mike James.	6	0
10:08	Reggie Evans made driving layup.	6	2
10:08	Yao Ming Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.	6	2
10:08	Reggie Evans made Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	3
9:59	Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.	6	3
9:56	Reggie Evans defensive rebound.	6	3
9:45	Rashard Lewis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.	6	6
9:23	Mike James Bad Pass. Stolen by Luke Ridnour.	6	6
9:17	Rashard Lewis made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.	6	9
9:00	Mike James Bad Pass. Stolen by Ray Allen.	6	9
8:59	Mike James Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	6	9
8:38	Reggie Evans made hook shot.	6	11
8:19	Mike James made jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.	8	11
8:14	Reggie Evans made two point shot. Assisted by Ray Allen.	8	13
7:52	Tracy McGrady made 18 ft two point shot.	10	13
7:39	Ray Allen made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.	10	16
7:20	Mike James missed 22 ft jumper.	10	16
7:18	Juwan Howard offensive rebound.	10	16
7:15	Juwan Howard missed hook shot.	10	16
7:13	Reggie Evans defensive rebound.	10	16
7:05	Reggie Evans Traveling	10	16
6:47	Mike James missed 26 ft three point jumper.	10	16
6:45	Reggie Evans defensive rebound.	10	16
6:37	Luke Ridnour missed 19 ft jumper.	10	16
6:37	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound.	10	16
6:30	Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft jumper.	10	16
6:28	Rashard Lewis defensive rebound.	10	16
6:22	Rashard Lewis made two point shot. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.	10	18
6:13	Houston Full Timeout.	10	18
6:13	Jon Barry enters the game for Mike James.	10	18
6:03	Tracy McGrady's 7 ft jumper blocked by Jerome James.	10	18
6:01	Reggie Evans defensive rebound.	10	18
5:56	Ray Allen made layup. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.	10	20
5:39	Yao Ming missed 9 ft two point shot.	10	20
5:37	Houston defensive rebound.	10	20
5:16	Jerome James missed two point shot.	10	20
5:13	Juwan Howard defensive rebound.	10	20
5:07	Jon Barry Bad Pass. Stolen by Jerome James.	10	20
5:03	Rashard Lewis made driving dunk. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.	10	22
4:35	Yao Ming made dunk. Assisted by David Wesley.	12	22
4:20	Ray Allen made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.	12	25
3:57	Juwan Howard missed 8 ft jumper.	12	25
3:55	Jerome James defensive rebound.	12	25
3:48	Ray Allen made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.	12	28
3:38	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	12	28
3:30	Tracy McGrady made driving layup.	14	28
3:14	Reggie Evans Bad Pass. Stolen by Yao Ming.	14	28
3:09	Jon Barry made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.	16	28
2:45	Luke Ridnour missed 24 ft three point jumper.	16	28
2:43	Reggie Evans offensive rebound.	16	28
2:39	Reggie Evans Lost Ball. Stolen by Jon Barry.	16	28
2:34	David Wesley made driving layup. Assisted by Jon Barry.	18	28
2:23	Yao Ming Shooting Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.	18	28
2:23	Seattle Full Timeout.	18	28
2:23	Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming.	18	28
2:23	Vladimir Radmanovic enters the game for Rashard Lewis.	18	28
2:23	Antonio Daniels enters the game for Luke Ridnour.	18	28
2:23	Jerome James made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	29
2:23	Jerome James missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	29
2:21	Seattle offensive rebound.	18	29
1:57	Ray Allen made 21 ft jumper.	18	31
1:36	Jerome James Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	18	31
1:36	Danny Fortson enters the game for Jerome James.	18	31
1:36	Dikembe Mutombo missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	31
1:36	Houston offensive rebound.	18	31
1:36	Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	31
1:20	Ray Allen Lost Ball. Stolen by David Wesley.	19	31
1:07	Vladimir Radmanovic Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	19	31
1:07	Nick Collison enters the game for Reggie Evans.	19	31
1:07	Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	31
1:07	Houston offensive rebound.	19	31
1:07	Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	31
55.9	Vladimir Radmanovic missed 25 ft three point jumper.	20	31
52.9	Juwan Howard defensive rebound.	20	31
40.9	David Wesley missed 24 ft three point jumper.	20	31
39.5	Vladimir Radmanovic defensive rebound.	20	31
25.9	Ray Allen missed 10 ft jumper.	20	31
23.9	David Wesley defensive rebound.	20	31
20.3	Nick Collison Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	20	31
20.3	Ryan Bowen enters the game for Tracy McGrady.	20	31
20.3	David Wesley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	31
20.3	Rashard Lewis enters the game for Nick Collison.	21	31
20.3	David Wesley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	31
19.9	Vladimir Radmanovic defensive rebound.	21	31
7.0	Jon Barry Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.	21	31
0.2	Ray Allen made driving layup.	21	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	21	33

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

SuperSonics
87
Rockets
85

Game 1

23/2

Rockets
97
SuperSonics
95

Game 2

9/3

Rockets
90
SuperSonics
78

Game 3

12/4

SuperSonics
78
Rockets
106

Game 4

21/4

KeyArena

12:00 AM, 9 March 2005

Seattle, WA

Attendance: 17,072

Referees:
Jack Nies
Ron Olesiak
Derek Richardson

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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