Rockets 93-92 Hornets (24 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

30-39, 17-17 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	22	23	26	22	93
NO	23	31	10	28	92

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

32-34, 20-15 home

Kirk Snyder makes 6-foot jumper (David West assists)
Kirk Snyder misses two point shot
P.J. Brown makes two point shot
P.J. Brown misses 3-foot jumper
David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 15-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 15-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes layup
Chris Paul makes jumper
Speedy Claxton makes driving layup
Aaron Williams makes dunk (Speedy Claxton assists)
Rick Brunson blocks Speedy Claxton's jumper
J.R. Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
J.R. Smith makes two point shot
Speedy Claxton makes 14-foot two point shot
Speedy Claxton misses layup
Marc Jackson misses tip shot
J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Aaron Williams makes dunk (Speedy Claxton assists)
Linton Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton makes 18-foot jumper
J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 22-foot jumper
Stromile Swift blocks Chris Paul's 6-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 24-foot three point jumper
P.J. Brown misses 14-foot jumper
David West misses tip shot
Yao Ming blocks David West's layup
Linton Johnson makes 8-foot two point shot (P.J. Brown assists)
Rasual Butler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 9-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Yao Ming blocks Chris Paul's layup
David West makes two point shot
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stromile Swift blocks P.J. Brown's layup
P.J. Brown makes layup
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 16-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses jumper
Kirk Snyder misses layup
Kirk Snyder misses layup
Rasual Butler misses 9-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
David West misses 17-foot jumper
David West misses 14-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 16-foot jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 21-foot two point shot
Kirk Snyder misses 15-foot jumper
P.J. Brown makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
P.J. Brown misses 5-foot jumper
Linton Johnson misses 13-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses layup
Speedy Claxton misses layup
Aaron Williams misses layup
Stromile Swift blocks Chris Paul's layup
Linton Johnson misses tip shot
Speedy Claxton misses 21-foot jumper
Aaron Williams misses layup
Aaron Williams misses layup
Linton Johnson misses tip shot
Linton Johnson makes tip shot
J.R. Smith misses 30-foot three point jumper
Aaron Williams makes layup (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton makes driving layup
Aaron Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Speedy Claxton misses layup
Speedy Claxton misses 18-foot jumper
Marc Jackson makes jumper
Speedy Claxton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 16-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
P.J. Brown misses 17-foot jumper
David West makes layup (Rasual Butler assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 22-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Speedy Claxton misses layup
P.J. Brown makes 15-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
David West makes dunk (Speedy Claxton assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
P.J. Brown misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
P.J. Brown makes 17-foot jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (Speedy Claxton assists)
Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (P.J. Brown assists)
Rafer Alston makes 17-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes jumper (Keith Bogans assists)
Yao Ming misses two point shot
Juwan Howard makes two point shot
Rafer Alston makes 17-foot jumper
Keith Bogans makes 17-foot jumper
Keith Bogans misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 5-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes dunk (Luther Head assists)
Aaron Williams blocks Yao Ming's dunk
Luther Head makes driving layup
Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
Richie Frahm misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses jumper
Richie Frahm misses layup
Stromile Swift makes 15-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes 12-foot two point shot
Juwan Howard makes 17-foot jumper
Linton Johnson blocks Keith Bogans's layup
Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes layup
Keith Bogans makes three point jumper (Rick Brunson assists)
Keith Bogans makes driving layup
P.J. Brown blocks Juwan Howard's 13-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot (Keith Bogans assists)
Richie Frahm makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keith Bogans assists)
Rafer Alston misses 7-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses layup
Yao Ming makes layup
Stromile Swift misses 6-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 6-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 36-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 4-foot two point shot
Luther Head makes three point jumper (Keith Bogans assists)
Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Keith Bogans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper
Keith Bogans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Keith Bogans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes layup
Juwan Howard makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Stromile Swift makes hook shot
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head misses three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Yao Ming misses jumper
Yao Ming makes 4-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 15-foot jumper
Richie Frahm misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richie Frahm makes 5-foot two point shot
Keith Bogans misses layup
P.J. Brown blocks Keith Bogans's layup
Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Rafer Alston misses three point jumper
Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
Keith Bogans misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 10-foot jumper

ROCKETS

HORNETS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. P.J. Brown (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Kirk Snyder makes 6-foot jumper (David West assists)	0	2
11:33	Rafer Alston makes 17-foot jumper	2	2
11:12	Kirk Snyder misses two point shot	2	2
11:11	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	2	2
11:00	Yao Ming makes jumper (Keith Bogans assists)	4	2
10:45	P.J. Brown makes two point shot	4	4
10:26	Yao Ming misses two point shot	4	4
10:26	Chris Paul defensive rebound	4	4
10:15	P.J. Brown misses 3-foot jumper	4	4
10:14	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	4	4
10:03	Yao Ming lost ball (Chris Paul steals)	4	4
10:00	Keith Bogans shooting foul (Kirk Snyder draws the foul)	4	4
10:00	Kirk Snyder makes free throw 1 of 2	4	5
10:00	Kirk Snyder makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
9:48	Juwan Howard makes two point shot	6	6
9:22	David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	6	8
9:11	David West shooting foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	6	8
9:11	Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	7	8
9:11	Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	8	8
8:52	Kirk Snyder misses 15-foot jumper	8	8
8:48	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	8	8
8:42	Rafer Alston makes 17-foot jumper	10	8
8:26	P.J. Brown misses jumper	10	8
8:26	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	10	8
8:10	Keith Bogans makes 17-foot jumper	12	8
8:02	Rasual Butler misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	8
8:00	Yao Ming defensive rebound	12	8
7:46	Keith Bogans misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	8
7:43	David West defensive rebound	12	8
7:37	Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper	12	8
7:35	P.J. Brown offensive rebound	12	8
7:30	Kirk Snyder misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	8
7:28	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	12	8
7:15	Yao Ming makes 5-foot two point shot	14	8
7:07	NO/Oklahoma C full timeout	14	8
7:01	Chris Paul lost ball (Rafer Alston steals)	14	8
6:39	Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	8
6:37	Kirk Snyder defensive rebound	14	8
6:13	Rasual Butler misses 15-foot jumper	14	8
6:13	Yao Ming defensive rebound	14	8
5:58	Yao Ming lost ball (P.J. Brown steals)	14	8
5:54	Kirk Snyder makes layup	14	10
5:54	Juwan Howard illegal defense	14	10
5:43	Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	10
5:39	David West defensive rebound	14	10
5:30	Rafer Alston personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)	14	10
5:30	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Kirk Snyder	14	10
5:30	Aaron Williams enters the game for P.J. Brown	14	10
5:22	Luther Head personal foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	14	10
5:16	Chris Paul makes jumper	14	12
5:09	Speedy Claxton personal foul (Luther Head draws the foul)	14	12
5:00	Aaron Williams personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	14	12
4:52	Rasual Butler personal foul (Keith Bogans draws the foul)	14	12
4:47	Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper	14	12
4:46	Chris Paul defensive rebound	14	12
4:37	Luther Head shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	14	12
4:37	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	14	13
4:37	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	14	14
4:26	Yao Ming makes dunk (Luther Head assists)	16	14
3:59	Chris Paul lost ball (Luther Head steals)	16	14
3:46	Aaron Williams blocks Yao Ming's dunk	16	14
3:44	Chris Paul defensive rebound	16	14
3:40	Rafer Alston shooting foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul)	16	14
3:40	Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 2	16	15
3:40	Rasual Butler makes free throw 2 of 2	16	16
3:40	Rick Brunson enters the game for Rafer Alston	16	16
3:30	Juwan Howard offensive foul (David West draws the foul)	16	16
3:30	Juwan Howard turnover	16	16
3:15	Rasual Butler traveling	16	16
3:02	Luther Head makes driving layup	18	16
2:51	Yao Ming shooting foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	18	16
2:51	Houston full timeout	18	16
2:51	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 1 of 2	18	17
2:51	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 2 of 2	18	18
2:32	Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	18
2:31	Aaron Williams defensive rebound	18	18
2:27	Speedy Claxton makes driving layup	18	20
2:27	Luther Head shooting foul (Speedy Claxton draws the foul)	18	20
2:27	J.R. Smith enters the game for Chris Paul	18	20
2:27	Speedy Claxton makes free throw 1 of 1	18	21
2:27	Richie Frahm enters the game for Luther Head	18	21
2:09	Richie Frahm misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	21
2:08	Houston offensive rebound	18	21
2:08	J.R. Smith personal foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	18	21
2:08	Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	19	21
2:08	Marc Jackson enters the game for David West	19	21
2:08	Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	20	21
1:51	Aaron Williams makes dunk (Speedy Claxton assists)	20	23
1:34	Yao Ming misses jumper	20	23
1:31	Juwan Howard offensive rebound	20	23
1:31	Juwan Howard turnover	20	23
1:12	J.R. Smith lost ball (Juwan Howard steals)	20	23
1:07	Richie Frahm misses layup	20	23
1:06	Aaron Williams defensive rebound	20	23
54.9	Rick Brunson blocks Speedy Claxton's jumper	20	23
54.1	NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound	20	23
45.9	J.R. Smith misses 17-foot jumper	20	23
44.2	NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound	20	23
27.2	Marc Jackson shooting foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	20	23
27.2	Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	21	23
27.2	Stromile Swift enters the game for Yao Ming	21	23
27.2	Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	22	23
10.9	Marc Jackson misses 18-foot jumper	22	23
8.7	Rick Brunson defensive rebound	22	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	23

Regular Season Series

NO wins 3-1

Hornets
91
Rockets
84

Game 1

6/11

Rockets
90
Hornets
92

Game 2

29/12

Hornets
86
Rockets
80

Game 3

15/1

Rockets
93
Hornets
92

Game 4

24/3

Paycom Center

12:00 AM, 24 March 2006

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 19,163

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Scott Foster
Leroy 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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