Hornets 92-90 Rockets (29 Dec, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

10-17, 7-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	17	30	25	18	90
NO	26	25	17	24	92

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

12-15, 7-5 home

Desmond Mason makes driving layup
J.R. Smith makes two point shot (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
Desmond Mason misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 19-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
P.J. Brown makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason misses 5-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes dunk (Desmond Mason assists)
P.J. Brown misses 18-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes 13-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 16-foot jumper
Luther Head blocks Speedy Claxton's layup
Speedy Claxton makes layup
Kirk Snyder makes layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 7-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 5-foot jumper
David West makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
J.R. Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Desmond Mason misses 16-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Desmond Mason makes 8-foot two point shot (P.J. Brown assists)
J.R. Smith makes layup (P.J. Brown assists)
J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 9-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses dunk
J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.R. Smith misses 18-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses 16-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes 23-foot jumper (David West assists)
Desmond Mason misses 15-foot two point shot
J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
P.J. Brown misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 17-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton misses jumper
P.J. Brown misses layup
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Chris Paul's layup
Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Rasual Butler makes 6-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Rasual Butler misses 15-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
P.J. Brown misses 6-foot jumper
David West misses 20-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 17-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 10-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 8-foot jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
David Wesley makes three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Juwan Howard makes 15-foot jumper (David Wesley assists)
Juwan Howard misses 8-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 5-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West blocks Juwan Howard's 5-foot jumper
David Wesley misses 19-foot jumper
David Wesley misses 6-foot jumper
Chris Andersen blocks Juwan Howard's 6-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Stromile Swift misses 5-foot jumper
Stromile Swift makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses 6-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 30-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot jumper (Moochie Norris assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot jumper
Rasual Butler blocks Luther Head's layup
Stromile Swift misses 11-foot jumper
Jackson Vroman blocks Moochie Norris's layup
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Stromile Swift misses 6-foot jumper
Moochie Norris misses jumper
Luther Head misses layup
Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
Stromile Swift makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
David Wesley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
David Wesley makes 21-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper (David Wesley assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot three point jumper
David Wesley misses 6-foot jumper
David Wesley makes 7-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes 8-foot jumper (David Wesley assists)
David Wesley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard makes jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 9-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 6-foot hook shot
Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses 4-foot hook shot
Stromile Swift makes driving layup
Stromile Swift makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
Stromile Swift makes 17-foot jumper (Moochie Norris assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
Stromile Swift makes 18-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luther Head misses 13-foot jumper
Stromile Swift makes 5-foot jumper
David West blocks Stromile Swift's 5-foot jumper
David Wesley misses three point jumper
Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
Stromile Swift misses 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 8-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 17-foot jumper
David Wesley misses 24-foot three point jumper
David Wesley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Stromile Swift makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses jumper
Juwan Howard misses layup
Stromile Swift makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Stromile Swift misses 7-foot jumper

ROCKETS

HORNETS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00		0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Dikembe Mutombo vs. P.J. Brown (David West gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Desmond Mason makes driving layup	0	2
11:29	Desmond Mason shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	0	2
11:29	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2	0	2
11:29	Houston offensive rebound	0	2
11:29	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	1	2
11:17	J.R. Smith makes two point shot (David West assists)	1	4
10:47	Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper	1	4
10:45	David West defensive rebound	1	4
10:30	Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper	1	4
10:29	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	1	4
10:19	Dikembe Mutombo turnover	1	4
10:04	Desmond Mason misses 17-foot jumper	1	4
10:03	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	1	4
9:47	David Wesley makes three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	4	4
9:30	David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	6
9:11	Juwan Howard makes 15-foot jumper (David Wesley assists)	6	6
9:00	David West misses 19-foot jumper	6	6
8:59	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	6	6
8:47	Juwan Howard misses 8-foot jumper	6	6
8:44	David West defensive rebound	6	6
8:40	P.J. Brown makes 13-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	6	8
8:17	Juwan Howard misses 17-foot jumper	6	8
8:15	P.J. Brown defensive rebound	6	8
8:07	P.J. Brown makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	6	10
8:00	Houston full timeout	6	10
7:50	Tracy McGrady makes 5-foot jumper	8	10
7:28	Desmond Mason misses 5-foot jumper	8	10
7:24	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	8	10
7:16	Tracy McGrady offensive foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	8	10
7:16	Tracy McGrady turnover	8	10
6:52	Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper	8	10
6:50	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	8	10
6:37	Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	10
6:31	Juwan Howard offensive rebound	8	10
6:31	David West blocks Juwan Howard's 5-foot jumper	8	10
6:28	J.R. Smith defensive rebound	8	10
6:26	J.R. Smith lost ball (Tracy McGrady steals)	8	10
6:20	David Wesley misses 19-foot jumper	8	10
6:18	Desmond Mason defensive rebound	8	10
6:09	David West misses 17-foot jumper	8	10
6:07	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	8	10
5:56	Tracy McGrady lost ball (David West steals)	8	10
5:52	David West makes dunk (Desmond Mason assists)	8	12
5:24	David Wesley misses 6-foot jumper	8	12
5:24	David West defensive rebound	8	12
5:24	Dikembe Mutombo loose ball foul (David West draws the foul)	8	12
5:24	Speedy Claxton enters the game for J.R. Smith	8	12
5:11	P.J. Brown misses 18-foot jumper	8	12
5:09	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	8	12
4:54	David Wesley bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	8	12
4:48	Speedy Claxton makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	8	14
4:48	Dikembe Mutombo offensive foul (P.J. Brown draws the foul)	8	14
4:48	Chris Andersen enters the game for P.J. Brown	8	14
4:48	Stromile Swift enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	8	14
4:48	Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1	8	15
4:28	Chris Andersen blocks Juwan Howard's 6-foot jumper	8	15
4:24	Speedy Claxton defensive rebound	8	15
4:20	Desmond Mason makes 13-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)	8	17
4:03	Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper	8	17
4:01	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	8	17
3:58	Desmond Mason makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	8	19
3:50	Houston 20 Sec. timeout	8	19
3:50	Ryan Bowen enters the game for David Wesley	8	19
3:33	Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	19
3:33	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	8	19
3:33	Juwan Howard loose ball foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul)	8	19
3:12	Speedy Claxton misses 16-foot jumper	8	19
3:10	Stromile Swift defensive rebound	8	19
3:01	Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot jumper	10	19
2:47	Chris Paul lost ball (Luther Head steals)	10	19
2:45	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	10	19
2:36	Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	19
2:33	David West defensive rebound	10	19
2:29	Luther Head blocks Speedy Claxton's layup	10	19
2:29	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	10	19
2:15	Ryan Bowen shooting foul (Desmond Mason draws the foul)	10	19
2:15	Desmond Mason makes free throw 1 of 2	10	20
2:15	Desmond Mason makes free throw 2 of 2	10	21
1:51	Stromile Swift misses 5-foot jumper	10	21
1:49	Stromile Swift offensive rebound	10	21
1:47	Stromile Swift makes layup	12	21
1:23	Speedy Claxton makes layup	12	23
56.9	Tracy McGrady misses 6-foot jumper	12	23
53.9	Chris Andersen defensive rebound	12	23
52.8	technical foul	12	23
52.8	David West makes technical free throw	12	24
52.8	Rasual Butler enters the game for Desmond Mason	12	24
52.8	Moochie Norris enters the game for Ryan Bowen	12	24
45.3	David West bad pass	12	24
32.7	Chris Andersen shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	12	24
32.7	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	13	24
32.7	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	14	24
27.2	Moochie Norris shooting foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	14	24
27.2	Moochie Norris turnover	14	24
27.2	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 1 of 2	14	25
27.2	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 2 of 2	14	26
1.3	Tracy McGrady makes 30-foot three point jumper	17	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	26

Regular Season Series

NO leads 3-0

Hornets
91
Rockets
84

Game 1

6/11

Hornets
91
Rockets
84

Game 2

6/11

Rockets
90
Hornets
92

Game 3

29/12

Rockets
90
Hornets
92

Game 4

29/12

Hornets
86
Rockets
80

Game 5

15/1

Hornets
86
Rockets
80

Game 6

15/1

Rockets
93
Hornets
92

Game 7

24/3

Rockets
93
Hornets
92

Game 8

24/3

Paycom Center

12:00 AM, 29 December 2005

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 19,205

Referees:
Tim Donaghy
Eric Lewis
Joe Forte

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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