Spurs 89-87 Rockets (20 Apr, 2006) Play-by-Play

San Antonio Spurs

63-19, 29-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SA	17	26	22	24	89
HOU	19	17	23	28	87

Houston Rockets

34-48, 15-26 home

Juwan Howard misses 14-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 9-foot hook shot
Dikembe Mutombo misses 12-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 16-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes 6-foot two point shot (David Wesley assists)
David Wesley makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Keith Bogans misses 26-foot three point jumper
Keith Bogans makes layup
Juwan Howard makes 13-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Keith Bogans misses 26-foot three point jumper
Robert Horry blocks Keith Bogans's layup
Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 9-foot jumper
David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 15-foot running jumper
David Wesley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard misses 10-foot jumper
Rasho Nesterovic blocks David Wesley's layup
Luther Head misses 13-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes makes layup
Luther Head makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
David Wesley misses 22-foot jumper
Nazr Mohammed blocks Stromile Swift's layup
Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Luther Head assists)
Stromile Swift makes 6-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 18-foot jumper
Luther Head makes driving layup
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Stromile Swift makes layup (Rick Brunson assists)
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Rafer Alston misses 10-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston makes 5-foot running jumper
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 43-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 5-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 6-foot running jumper
Juwan Howard misses 21-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Juwan Howard assists)
Keith Bogans misses layup
David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard makes 19-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
Robert Horry blocks Rafer Alston's layup
David Wesley misses layup
Rasho Nesterovic blocks Juwan Howard's layup
Rasho Nesterovic blocks Juwan Howard's layup
David Wesley misses 20-foot jumper
David Wesley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Manu Ginobili blocks David Wesley's layup
Luther Head makes layup
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses layup
Rafer Alston makes 21-foot jumper (David Wesley assists)
Juwan Howard misses layup
Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes makes slam dunk (David Wesley assists)
Stromile Swift makes layup
Stromile Swift makes 10-foot two point shot
David Wesley misses 18-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes makes layup
Luther Head makes 11-foot jumper
Stromile Swift makes 11-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses 20-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses layup
Stromile Swift makes two point shot
Stromile Swift makes 16-foot jumper
Stromile Swift misses 15-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (David Wesley assists)
Stromile Swift makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Stromile Swift misses 12-foot two point shot
Robert Horry misses dunk
Nazr Mohammed makes dunk
Manu Ginobili makes driving layup
Nazr Mohammed misses 14-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili makes 17-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bruce Bowen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robert Horry misses 28-foot three point jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses 14-foot jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses layup
Manu Ginobili misses tip shot
Rasho Nesterovic makes 8-foot jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)
Rasho Nesterovic misses 6-foot jumper
Rasho Nesterovic makes dunk (Nick Van Exel assists)
Nick Van Exel misses 27-foot three point jumper
Michael Finley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brent Barry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Van Exel assists)
Fabricio Oberto misses 10-foot two point shot
Michael Finley misses 12-foot jumper
Brent Barry makes 16-foot two point shot (Melvin Sanders assists)
Michael Finley misses jumper
Melvin Sanders misses jumper
Nazr Mohammed makes 9-foot two point shot (Manu Ginobili assists)
Melvin Sanders makes 18-foot jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)
Stromile Swift blocks Beno Udrih's driving layup
Beno Udrih misses layup
Manu Ginobili makes 7-foot jumper
Beno Udrih makes layup (Manu Ginobili assists)
Manu Ginobili misses 11-foot running jumper
Nick Van Exel makes 25-foot three point jumper (Robert Horry assists)
Brent Barry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nick Van Exel misses layup
Nick Van Exel misses jumper
Brent Barry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brent Barry makes jumper (Michael Finley assists)
Brent Barry makes two point shot (Robert Horry assists)
Sean Marks misses layup
Michael Finley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Sean Marks assists)
Nick Van Exel misses 9-foot two point shot
Michael Finley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Robert Horry assists)
Michael Finley makes 30-foot three point jumper
Brent Barry makes 27-foot three point jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)
Robert Horry misses 18-foot jumper
Robert Horry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nazr Mohammed assists)
Manu Ginobili makes 10-foot jumper (Brent Barry assists)
Brent Barry makes 28-foot three point jumper
Robert Horry misses 19-foot jumper
Rasho Nesterovic misses 16-foot jumper
Beno Udrih misses 25-foot three point jumper
Beno Udrih misses 16-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Beno Udrih's layup
Brent Barry makes 28-foot three point jumper (Rasho Nesterovic assists)
Brent Barry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Finley misses 20-foot jumper
Nick Van Exel makes driving layup
Michael Finley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Van Exel assists)
Michael Finley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Melvin Sanders misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nick Van Exel misses 20-foot jumper
Nick Van Exel misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nick Van Exel makes 25-foot three point jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)
Chuck Hayes blocks Nazr Mohammed's layup
Manu Ginobili misses 17-foot jumper
Fabricio Oberto misses 12-foot jumper
Brent Barry misses two point shot
Manu Ginobili misses 13-foot jumper
Nazr Mohammed misses two point shot
Nazr Mohammed misses layup
Michael Finley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Beno Udrih assists)
Sean Marks makes 22-foot jumper (Fabricio Oberto assists)
Sean Marks misses 23-foot jumper
Sean Marks misses 15-foot jumper
Brent Barry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Melvin Sanders makes layup
Sean Marks makes layup (Beno Udrih assists)
Sean Marks misses 19-foot jumper

SPURS

ROCKETS

TIME		SA	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nazr Mohammed vs. Dikembe Mutombo (Juwan Howard gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Juwan Howard misses 14-foot jumper	0	0
11:41	Manu Ginobili defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	David Wesley personal foul (Bruce Bowen draws the foul)	0	0
11:25	Robert Horry misses dunk	0	0
11:19	Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Nazr Mohammed makes dunk	2	0
11:00	Juwan Howard misses 9-foot hook shot	2	0
10:57	Bruce Bowen defensive rebound	2	0
10:48	Manu Ginobili bad pass (Dikembe Mutombo steals)	2	0
10:26	Dikembe Mutombo misses 12-foot jumper	2	0
10:25	Beno Udrih defensive rebound	2	0
10:15	Manu Ginobili makes driving layup	4	0
10:00	Rafer Alston makes 16-foot jumper	4	2
9:48	Nazr Mohammed misses 14-foot jumper	4	2
9:47	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	4	2
9:32	Juwan Howard makes 6-foot two point shot (David Wesley assists)	4	4
9:12	Manu Ginobili makes 17-foot jumper	6	4
8:56	David Wesley makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	6	6
8:40	Beno Udrih makes jumper	8	6
8:17	Juwan Howard bad pass (Nazr Mohammed steals)	8	6
8:00	Manu Ginobili misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	6
7:58	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	8	6
7:43	Keith Bogans misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	6
7:41	Robert Horry defensive rebound	8	6
7:33	Bruce Bowen misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	6
7:31	Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound	8	6
7:16	Robert Horry misses 28-foot three point jumper	8	6
7:15	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	8	6
7:09	Keith Bogans makes layup	8	8
6:43	Nazr Mohammed misses 14-foot jumper	8	8
6:41	Nazr Mohammed offensive rebound	8	8
6:39	Nazr Mohammed misses layup	8	8
6:39	Manu Ginobili offensive rebound	8	8
6:39	Manu Ginobili misses tip shot	8	8
6:37	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	8	8
6:24	Juwan Howard makes 13-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	8	10
6:24	San Antonio full timeout	8	10
6:24	Nick Van Exel enters the game for Bruce Bowen	8	10
6:24	Rasho Nesterovic enters the game for Nazr Mohammed	8	10
6:24	Michael Finley enters the game for Beno Udrih	8	10
6:11	Rasho Nesterovic makes 8-foot jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)	10	10
5:48	Keith Bogans misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	10
5:47	Robert Horry defensive rebound	10	10
5:35	Rasho Nesterovic misses 6-foot jumper	10	10
5:33	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	10	10
5:15	Robert Horry blocks Keith Bogans's layup	10	10
5:13	Rasho Nesterovic defensive rebound	10	10
4:54	Rasho Nesterovic makes dunk (Nick Van Exel assists)	12	10
4:30	Keith Bogans bad pass (Robert Horry steals)	12	10
4:20	Juwan Howard shooting foul (Robert Horry draws the foul)	12	10
4:20	Brent Barry enters the game for Manu Ginobili	12	10
4:20	Robert Horry makes free throw 1 of 2	13	10
4:20	Robert Horry makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
4:09	Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper	14	10
4:07	Juwan Howard offensive rebound	14	10
4:03	Rafer Alston misses 9-foot jumper	14	10
4:01	Michael Finley defensive rebound	14	10
3:50	Nick Van Exel misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	10
3:49	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	14	10
3:46	Brent Barry personal foul (Keith Bogans draws the foul)	14	10
3:46	Fabricio Oberto enters the game for Robert Horry	14	10
3:46	Luther Head enters the game for Keith Bogans	14	10
3:38	David Wesley misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	10
3:36	Juwan Howard offensive rebound	14	10
3:29	Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	10
3:27	Houston defensive rebound	14	10
3:10	Michael Finley misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	10
3:08	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	14	10
2:55	Rafer Alston makes 15-foot running jumper	14	12
2:41	Brent Barry bad pass	14	12
2:41	Houston full timeout	14	12
2:32	David Wesley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	14	15
2:18	Brent Barry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nick Van Exel assists)	17	15
1:58	David Wesley bad pass (Brent Barry steals)	17	15
1:54	Nick Van Exel lost ball (Rafer Alston steals)	17	15
1:38	Juwan Howard misses 10-foot jumper	17	15
1:36	Nick Van Exel defensive rebound	17	15
1:35	Dikembe Mutombo personal foul (Nick Van Exel draws the foul)	17	15
1:35	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	17	15
1:19	Fabricio Oberto misses 10-foot two point shot	17	15
1:16	Luther Head defensive rebound	17	15
1:02	Rasho Nesterovic blocks David Wesley's layup	17	15
1:00	Fabricio Oberto defensive rebound	17	15
56.9	Brent Barry bad pass (Luther Head steals)	17	15
51.9	Luther Head misses 13-foot jumper	17	15
49.9	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	17	15
48.1	Chuck Hayes makes layup	17	17
32.9	Michael Finley misses 12-foot jumper	17	17
32.0	San Antonio offensive rebound	17	17
32.0	Rafer Alston loose ball foul (Fabricio Oberto draws the foul)	17	17
32.0	Fabricio Oberto misses free throw 1 of 2	17	17
32.0	San Antonio offensive rebound	17	17
32.0	Fabricio Oberto misses free throw 2 of 2	17	17
31.9	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	17	17
13.1	Luther Head makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	17	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	19

Regular Season Series

SA wins 4-0

Rockets
80
Spurs
86

Game 1

18/11

Rockets
81
Spurs
88

Game 2

12/3

Spurs
92
Rockets
77

Game 3

19/3

Spurs
89
Rockets
87

Game 4

20/4

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:00 AM, 20 April 2006

Houston, TX

Attendance: 17,613

Referees:
Bob Delaney
Tony Brothers
Ron Olesiak

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

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