Rockets 89-78 Nuggets (4 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

31-28, 12-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	24	20	20	14	78
HOU	16	30	27	16	89

Houston Rockets

26-33, 11-18 home

Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming makes 8-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard misses 21-foot jumper
David Wesley misses 21-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 14-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses jumper
Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Marcus Camby blocks Yao Ming's layup
Juwan Howard makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Stromile Swift makes dunk (Juwan Howard assists)
David Wesley misses layup
Juwan Howard misses 8-foot jumper
Stromile Swift makes two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stromile Swift makes 16-foot jumper (Keith Bogans assists)
Yao Ming makes layup (Keith Bogans assists)
Keith Bogans misses layup
Stromile Swift misses layup
David Wesley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Keith Bogans misses 12-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Marcus Camby blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
Keith Bogans makes layup
Keith Bogans misses 22-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper
Keith Bogans makes 14-foot running jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Luther Head assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head misses 19-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 10-foot running jumper
Marcus Camby blocks Yao Ming's 9-foot two point shot
Marcus Camby blocks Yao Ming's layup
Greg Buckner blocks Ryan Bowen's 38-foot three point jumper
David Wesley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes dunk
Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
David Wesley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 7-foot hook shot (David Wesley assists)
Yao Ming makes 10-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming misses 7-foot hook shot
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
David Wesley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
Stromile Swift makes dunk (Juwan Howard assists)
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses 29-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Stromile Swift misses 12-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stromile Swift makes layup (Keith Bogans assists)
Luther Head misses two point shot
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming misses 7-foot hook shot
Yao Ming makes driving dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming misses 5-foot jumper
Stromile Swift makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 8-foot jumper
Keith Bogans makes layup
Keith Bogans misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses jumper
Juwan Howard makes 19-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Juwan Howard misses 11-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Marcus Camby misses jumper
Ruben Patterson misses layup
Ruben Patterson misses layup
Ruben Patterson makes tip shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes 16-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Tracy McGrady blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Kenyon Martin misses 22-foot jumper
Marcus Camby makes 14-foot jumper
Ruben Patterson makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 14-foot two point shot
Greg Buckner misses 20-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Earl Boykins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eduardo Najera makes layup (Greg Buckner assists)
Earl Boykins misses 12-foot jumper
Earl Boykins misses 11-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Earl Boykins misses 26-foot three pointer
Reggie Evans misses 15-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes 17-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greg Buckner makes layup (Eduardo Najera assists)
Andre Miller misses 10-foot two point shot
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Earl Boykins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming blocks Ruben Patterson's 9-foot jumper
Marcus Camby misses 17-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes blocks Kenyon Martin's layup
Marcus Camby makes 21-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Greg Buckner assists)
Marcus Camby makes 16-foot jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Earl Boykins misses 14-foot jumper
Kenyon Martin makes 14-foot two point shot
Ruben Patterson misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
Ruben Patterson misses layup
Tracy McGrady blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
Carmelo Anthony makes jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Camby assists)
Kenyon Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes three point jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Earl Boykins misses 22-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot two point shot (Earl Boykins assists)
Marcus Camby makes 18-foot jumper (Earl Boykins assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
Eduardo Najera makes 19-foot jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Earl Boykins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Reggie Evans misses layup
Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 28-foot three point running jumper
Stromile Swift blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
Tracy McGrady blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
Stromile Swift blocks Ruben Patterson's layup
Eduardo Najera makes layup
Earl Boykins misses 19-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes layup
Eduardo Najera misses jumper
Keith Bogans blocks Andre Miller's layup
Earl Boykins misses jumper
Andre Miller makes two point shot
Kenyon Martin misses two point shot
Tracy McGrady blocks Kenyon Martin's jumper
Marcus Camby misses 20-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 10-foot two point shot
Andre Miller misses 14-foot jumper
Andre Miller misses 10-foot jumper
Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
Andre Miller makes layup
Andre Miller misses layup
Marcus Camby misses layup
Yao Ming blocks Andre Miller's dunk
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Marcus Camby misses tip shot
Marcus Camby misses 17-foot jumper
Earl Boykins makes 14-foot jumper
Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper

NUGGETS

ROCKETS

TIME		DEN	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Marcus Camby vs. Yao Ming (Kenyon Martin gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Carmelo Anthony makes 23-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	2	0
11:11	Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	2	3
11:04	Rafer Alston personal foul (Andre Miller draws the foul)	2	3
11:02	Carmelo Anthony misses layup	2	3
11:00	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	2	3
10:49	Yao Ming turnover	2	3
10:37	Marcus Camby misses jumper	2	3
10:34	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	2	3
10:26	Tracy McGrady bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals)	2	3
10:22	Ruben Patterson misses layup	2	3
10:21	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	2	3
10:07	Ruben Patterson misses layup	2	3
10:07	Ruben Patterson offensive rebound	4	3
10:07	Ruben Patterson makes tip shot	4	3
9:41	Yao Ming makes 8-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)	4	5
9:33	David Wesley shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	4	5
9:33	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2	5	5
9:33	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2	6	5
9:26	Juwan Howard misses 21-foot jumper	6	5
9:23	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	6	5
9:17	Andre Miller bad pass	6	5
8:52	David Wesley misses 21-foot jumper	6	5
8:51	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	6	5
8:33	Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	5
8:33	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	6	5
8:26	Rafer Alston bad pass	6	5
8:14	Andre Miller misses 20-foot jumper	6	5
8:12	Yao Ming defensive rebound	6	5
8:03	Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	5
8:03	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	6	5
7:52	Marcus Camby makes 16-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	8	5
7:37	Houston full timeout	8	5
7:35	Yao Ming makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	8	7
7:13	Andre Miller bad pass	8	7
6:54	Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	7
6:52	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	8	7
6:43	Tracy McGrady blocks Ruben Patterson's layup	8	7
6:41	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	8	7
6:33	Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	7
6:31	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	8	7
6:22	Marcus Camby bad pass (David Wesley steals)	8	7
6:20	David Wesley bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals)	8	7
6:15	Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper	8	7
6:13	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	8	7
5:58	Yao Ming misses 14-foot two point shot	8	7
5:54	Houston offensive rebound	8	7
5:54	Earl Boykins enters the game for Andre Miller	8	7
5:47	Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	7
5:45	Marcus Camby defensive rebound	8	7
5:33	Yao Ming blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup	8	7
5:31	Yao Ming defensive rebound	8	7
5:28	Kenyon Martin shooting foul (David Wesley draws the foul)	8	7
5:28	David Wesley misses free throw 1 of 2	8	7
5:28	Houston offensive rebound	8	7
5:28	David Wesley makes free throw 2 of 2	8	8
5:11	Kenyon Martin misses 22-foot jumper	8	8
5:09	Marcus Camby offensive rebound	8	8
5:07	Marcus Camby makes 14-foot jumper	10	8
4:37	Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper	10	8
4:35	Rafer Alston offensive rebound	10	8
4:35	Rafer Alston misses jumper	10	8
4:35	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	10	8
4:24	Tracy McGrady shooting foul (Ruben Patterson draws the foul)	10	8
4:24	Ruben Patterson misses free throw 1 of 2	10	8
4:24	Denver offensive rebound	10	8
4:24	Ruben Patterson makes free throw 2 of 2	11	8
4:09	Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper	11	8
4:05	Kenyon Martin defensive rebound	11	8
4:01	Ruben Patterson makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)	13	8
4:01	Juwan Howard shooting foul (Ruben Patterson draws the foul)	13	8
4:01	Ruben Patterson makes free throw 1 of 1	14	8
3:47	Marcus Camby blocks Yao Ming's layup	14	8
3:45	Houston offensive rebound	14	8
3:41	Ruben Patterson shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	14	8
3:41	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 3	14	9
3:41	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 3	14	9
3:41	Houston offensive rebound	14	9
3:41	Stromile Swift enters the game for Yao Ming	14	9
3:41	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 3 of 3	14	10
3:27	Earl Boykins bad pass (Stromile Swift steals)	14	10
3:20	Juwan Howard makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	14	12
3:05	Carmelo Anthony makes 14-foot two point shot	16	12
3:05	Stromile Swift shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)	16	12
3:05	Denver full timeout	16	12
3:05	Greg Buckner enters the game for Kenyon Martin	16	12
3:05	Reggie Evans enters the game for Ruben Patterson	16	12
3:05	Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1	17	12
2:47	Stromile Swift makes dunk (Juwan Howard assists)	17	14
2:28	Greg Buckner misses 20-foot jumper	17	14
2:26	Stromile Swift defensive rebound	17	14
2:03	David Wesley misses layup	17	14
2:02	Houston offensive rebound	17	14
2:02	shot clock violation	17	14
2:02	Eduardo Najera enters the game for Marcus Camby	17	14
1:53	Greg Buckner misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	14
1:52	Denver offensive rebound	17	14
1:44	Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper	17	14
1:43	Stromile Swift defensive rebound	17	14
1:40	Rafer Alston bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals)	17	14
1:39	Carmelo Anthony makes dunk	19	14
1:31	Juwan Howard misses 8-foot jumper	19	14
1:30	Stromile Swift offensive rebound	19	16
1:30	Stromile Swift makes two point shot	19	16
1:07	Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Greg Buckner assists)	22	16
55.3	Tracy McGrady bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals)	22	16
50.3	Earl Boykins misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	16
49.2	Reggie Evans offensive rebound	22	16
46.0	Eduardo Najera makes layup (Greg Buckner assists)	24	16
33.3	David Wesley bad pass (Earl Boykins steals)	24	16
28.2	Earl Boykins misses 12-foot jumper	24	16
27.0	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	24	16
7.0	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	16
5.9	Earl Boykins defensive rebound	24	16
0.5	Earl Boykins misses 11-foot jumper	24	16
0.0	Denver offensive rebound	24	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	16

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 2-1

Rockets
86
Nuggets
108

Game 1

24/12

Nuggets
92
Rockets
90

Game 2

9/1

Nuggets
78
Rockets
89

Game 3

4/3

Rockets
86
Nuggets
83

Game 4

18/4

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:30 AM, 4 March 2006

Houston, TX

Attendance: 14,727

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Mark Wunderlich
Gary Zielinski

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	13	4	.765	-	W2
Denver	9	7	.563	3.5	L1
Minnesota	8	8	.500	4.5	L2
Portland	7	11	.389	6.5	L1
Utah	4	12	.250	8.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	12	6	.667	-	L1
Memphis	11	7	.611	1	W3
Dallas	10	8	.556	2	W1
San Antonio	9	8	.529	2.5	W3
New Orleans	4	14	.222	8	L5

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