New Jersey Nets @ Houston Rockets
34-28, 15-19 Away
90
34-28, 15-19 Away
29-35, 13-19 Home
77
29-35, 13-19 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot jumper (Keith Bogans assists)
- Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Vince Carter misses 14-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses 12-foot jumper
- Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Richard Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses layup
- Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Yao Ming makes two point shot (Keith Bogans assists)
- Richard Jefferson makes driving layup
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Kidd makes technical free throw
- Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 8-foot running jumper
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head misses 16-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Nenad Krstic misses 5-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Vince Carter misses 15-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Vince Carter makes driving layup
- Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Nenad Krstic's layup
- Nenad Krstic makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Luther Head misses 22-foot jumper
- Clifford Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Vince Carter misses layup
- Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clifford Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rick Brunson misses 16-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 19-foot jumper
- Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Stromile Swift misses layup
- Stromile Swift misses layup
- Clifford Robinson misses 11-foot jumper
- Rick Brunson makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Lamond Murray makes 22-foot jumper (Zoran Planinic assists)
- Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
- Stromile Swift makes layup
- Vince Carter misses 16-foot jumper
- Jacque Vaughn makes jumper (Zoran Planinic assists)
- Lamond Murray misses 22-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 21-foot jumper
- Lamond Murray misses layup
- Rafer Alston makes 17-foot jumper
- Clifford Robinson makes 17-foot jumper (Zoran Planinic assists)
- Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Lamond Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Juwan Howard misses layup
- Clifford Robinson makes 23-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
- Luther Head misses layup
- Vince Carter makes driving layup
- Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 1
- Stromile Swift misses 17-foot jumper
- Vince Carter makes 19-foot jumper
- Rick Brunson makes 15-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Clifford Robinson makes 21-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
- Yao Ming makes two point shot (Rick Brunson assists)
- Clifford Robinson misses 23-foot jumper
- Lamond Murray makes dunk (Vince Carter assists)
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Zoran Planinic makes three point jumper (Lamond Murray assists)
- Rick Brunson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clifford Robinson makes 17-foot jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
- Antoine Wright makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
- Keith Bogans misses 21-foot jumper
- Richard Jefferson misses 21-foot jumper
- Antoine Wright blocks Yao Ming's layup
- Keith Bogans makes 20-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses 16-foot jumper
- Nenad Krstic makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Jason Collins misses 16-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Richard Jefferson misses 9-foot running jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 7-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
- Rafer Alston misses 14-foot jumper
- Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 7-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 1
- Keith Bogans misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
- Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd misses 16-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses layup
- Nenad Krstic misses 8-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd makes technical free throw
- Vince Carter makes 15-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 20-foot jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses 14-foot jumper
- Nenad Krstic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nenad Krstic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Yao Ming misses 6-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses tip shot
- Rafer Alston makes 8-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Clifford Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter misses 5-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Lamond Murray misses 20-foot jumper
- Clifford Robinson misses 17-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses layup
- Luther Head makes two point shot (Keith Bogans assists)
- Juwan Howard misses 14-foot jumper
- Vince Carter misses 4-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses layup
- Juwan Howard misses tip shot
- Vince Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Stromile Swift blocks Lamond Murray's layup
- Keith Bogans misses layup
- Vince Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Juwan Howard makes technical free throw
- Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Lamond Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Keith Bogans misses three point jumper
- Vince Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Clifford Robinson assists)
- Vince Carter blocks Juwan Howard's 8-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Keith Bogans blocks Antoine Wright's layup
- Stromile Swift misses 4-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 11-foot jumper
- Clifford Robinson misses 22-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- Lamond Murray makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Antoine Wright misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Keith Bogans assists)
- Lamond Murray blocks Keith Bogans's layup
- Jason Kidd misses 16-foot jumper
- Lamond Murray makes layup
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jacque Vaughn misses 21-foot jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 7-foot two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
- Jason Kidd makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rick Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
- Vince Carter makes 8-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chuck Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter makes jumper
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 4-foot hook shot
- Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kidd blocks Rafer Alston's layup
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Jason Collins misses 22-foot jumper
- Vince Carter blocks Yao Ming's 10-foot jumper
- Jason Kidd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jason Kidd misses 15-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clifford Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clifford Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Clifford Robinson blocks Keith Bogans's layup
- Keith Bogans misses layup
- Jacque Vaughn makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jacque Vaughn misses free throw 2 of 2
- Luther Head misses three point jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NJ | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Jason Collins vs. Yao Ming (Juwan Howard gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | Yao Ming makes 9-foot jumper (Keith Bogans assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:27 | | Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:25 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Juwan Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Luther Head assists) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:48 | | Vince Carter misses 14-foot jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 10:47 | | Keith Bogans defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | Keith Bogans misses 12-foot jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | Richard Jefferson defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:17 | | Nenad Krstic misses 19-foot jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 10:15 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:06 | | Juwan Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 0 | 6 |
| 9:48 | | Richard Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Keith Bogans defensive rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 9:23 | | Luther Head misses layup | 0 | 6 |
| 9:22 | | Nenad Krstic defensive rebound | 0 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 2 | 6 |
| 8:51 | | Yao Ming makes two point shot (Keith Bogans assists) | 2 | 8 |
| 8:33 | | Richard Jefferson makes driving layup | 4 | 8 |
| 8:14 | | Jason Collins shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 4 | 8 |
| 8:14 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 8:14 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8:03 | | Juwan Howard illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 4 | 10 |
| 8:03 | | Jason Kidd makes technical free throw | 5 | 10 |
| 7:50 | | Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper | 5 | 10 |
| 7:48 | | Keith Bogans defensive rebound | 5 | 10 |
| 7:33 | | Rafer Alston misses 8-foot running jumper | 5 | 10 |
| 7:31 | | Houston offensive rebound | 5 | 10 |
| 7:31 | | Nenad Krstic loose ball foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 5 | 10 |
| 7:24 | | Jason Collins shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 5 | 10 |
| 7:24 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 7:24 | | Clifford Robinson enters the game for Jason Collins | 5 | 11 |
| 7:24 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 7:13 | | Keith Bogans personal foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul) | 5 | 12 |
| 7:11 | | Keith Bogans shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul) | 5 | 12 |
| 7:11 | | Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 7:11 | | Ryan Bowen enters the game for Keith Bogans | 6 | 12 |
| 7:11 | | Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 6:54 | | Luther Head misses 16-foot jumper | 7 | 12 |
| 6:52 | | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 7 | 12 |
| 6:52 | | Yao Ming makes layup | 7 | 14 |
| 6:28 | | Nenad Krstic misses 5-foot jumper | 7 | 14 |
| 6:26 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 7 | 14 |
| 6:18 | | Juwan Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 7 | 16 |
| 6:16 | | New Jersey full timeout | 7 | 16 |
| 6:01 | | Vince Carter misses 15-foot jumper | 7 | 16 |
| 6:01 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 7 | 16 |
| 5:52 | | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 7 | 16 |
| 5:50 | | Houston defensive rebound | 7 | 16 |
| 5:39 | | Vince Carter makes driving layup | 9 | 16 |
| 5:18 | | Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper | 9 | 16 |
| 5:16 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 9 | 16 |
| 5:07 | | Yao Ming blocks Nenad Krstic's layup | 9 | 16 |
| 5:05 | | Nenad Krstic offensive rebound | 9 | 16 |
| 5:05 | | Juwan Howard personal foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul) | 9 | 16 |
| 5:00 | | Nenad Krstic makes layup (Jason Kidd assists) | 11 | 16 |
| 4:39 | | Luther Head misses 22-foot jumper | 11 | 16 |
| 4:37 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 11 | 16 |
| 4:24 | | Clifford Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists) | 14 | 16 |
| 4:16 | | Houston full timeout | 14 | 16 |
| 4:00 | | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | 14 | 16 |
| 3:58 | | Jason Kidd defensive rebound | 14 | 16 |
| 3:49 | | Vince Carter misses layup | 14 | 16 |
| 3:48 | | Richard Jefferson offensive rebound | 14 | 16 |
| 3:46 | | Richard Jefferson bad pass (Rafer Alston steals) | 14 | 16 |
| 3:40 | | Richard Jefferson shooting foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul) | 14 | 16 |
| 3:40 | | Jacque Vaughn enters the game for Jason Kidd | 14 | 16 |
| 3:40 | | Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 17 |
| 3:40 | | Rick Brunson enters the game for Ryan Bowen | 14 | 17 |
| 3:40 | | Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 18 |
| 3:25 | | Clifford Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 3:23 | | Richard Jefferson offensive rebound | 14 | 18 |
| 3:15 | | Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 3:14 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 14 | 18 |
| 2:56 | | Rick Brunson misses 16-foot jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 2:54 | | Juwan Howard offensive rebound | 14 | 18 |
| 2:36 | | Luther Head makes 19-foot jumper | 14 | 20 |
| 2:21 | | Luther Head shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul) | 14 | 20 |
| 2:21 | | Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 2:21 | | Lamond Murray enters the game for Nenad Krstic | 15 | 20 |
| 2:21 | | Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 2:06 | | Clifford Robinson shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 16 | 20 |
| 2:06 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 21 |
| 2:06 | | Stromile Swift enters the game for Juwan Howard | 16 | 21 |
| 2:06 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 22 |
| 1:54 | | Yao Ming shooting foul (Vince Carter draws the foul) | 16 | 22 |
| 1:54 | | Stromile Swift enters the game for Yao Ming | 16 | 22 |
| 1:54 | | Vince Carter makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 22 |
| 1:54 | | Zoran Planinic enters the game for Richard Jefferson | 17 | 22 |
| 1:54 | | Vince Carter makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 22 |
| 1:34 | | Stromile Swift misses layup | 18 | 22 |
| 1:31 | | Houston offensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 1:17 | | Stromile Swift misses layup | 18 | 22 |
| 1:15 | | Vince Carter defensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 59.9 | | Clifford Robinson misses 11-foot jumper | 18 | 22 |
| 58.8 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 52.7 | | Rick Brunson makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 18 | 24 |
| 32.7 | | Lamond Murray makes 22-foot jumper (Zoran Planinic assists) | 20 | 24 |
| 22.9 | | Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper | 20 | 24 |
| 21.6 | | Stromile Swift offensive rebound | 20 | 24 |
| 20.0 | | Stromile Swift makes layup | 20 | 26 |
| 3.9 | | Vince Carter misses 16-foot jumper | 20 | 26 |
| 1.9 | | Stromile Swift defensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 20 | 26 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:Scott Wall
Referee:Bill Kennedy
2025-26 Standings
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 | 25 | .375 | 12 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 9 | 33 | .214 | 19 | L2 |
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