Timberwolves 90-84 Rockets (7 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

12-6, 4-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	25	15	25	19	84
MIN	20	23	26	21	90

Minnesota Timberwolves

8-9, 5-3 home

Mark Blount makes 16-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot
Mark Blount misses jumper
Yao Ming blocks Mark Blount's layup
Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
Ricky Davis misses 12-foot jumper
Mike James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Mike James makes 9-foot running jumper
Mark Blount misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper
Mike James makes 19-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot hook shot
Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
Mike James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Randy Foye misses three point jumper
Marko Jaric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mark Blount makes two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
Randy Foye misses 19-foot jumper
Craig Smith misses 8-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes 9-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Ricky Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mark Blount misses 21-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes 6-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Ricky Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Troy Hudson makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Troy Hudson misses layup
Ricky Davis makes driving layup
Troy Hudson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)
Craig Smith makes 6-foot running jumper (Mike James assists)
Mike James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 10-foot jumper
Mike James makes driving layup (Troy Hudson assists)
Mike James makes 21-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady blocks Troy Hudson's 10-foot jumper
Craig Smith misses 57-foot three point jumper
Ricky Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Yao Ming blocks Trenton Hassell's layup
Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Mike James misses 11-foot running jumper
Trenton Hassell misses jumper
Mark Blount makes jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Trenton Hassell makes 17-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot jumper
Mike James makes layup (Ricky Davis assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper
Mike James misses 20-foot jumper
Mark Blount makes jumper (Ricky Davis assists)
Mark Blount makes slam dunk (Ricky Davis assists)
Mark Blount misses 17-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 14-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes 6-foot hook shot (Troy Hudson assists)
Tracy McGrady blocks Troy Hudson's 20-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes 20-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Ricky Davis misses driving layup
Troy Hudson misses 20-foot jumper
Eddie Griffin misses 15-foot jumper
Craig Smith makes two point shot (Mike James assists)
Craig Smith misses layup
Eddie Griffin misses tip shot
Marko Jaric makes layup (Eddie Griffin assists)
Troy Hudson makes two point shot
Mike James makes 12-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Mark Blount misses 18-foot jumper
Troy Hudson makes layup
Mike James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Troy Hudson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marko Jaric misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot two point shot
Mark Blount misses 13-foot jumper
Mike James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike James misses 7-foot running jumper
Trenton Hassell makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
Troy Hudson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marko Jaric misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses jumper
Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Shane Battier makes 16-foot jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Yao Ming misses 7-foot hook shot
Yao Ming makes layup
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming makes 11-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 7-foot hook shot
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo misses layup
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Kevin Garnett blocks Juwan Howard's layup
Dikembe Mutombo misses 4-foot hook shot
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper
Luther Head makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Yao Ming misses 10-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 22-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses 14-foot jumper
Luther Head makes driving layup
Luther Head misses 21-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses hook shot
Yao Ming misses 11-foot jumper
Vassilis Spanoulis makes driving layup
Vassilis Spanoulis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 4-foot running jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 7-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Kevin Garnett blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Rafer Alston misses 5-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses layup
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 7-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Mark Blount blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Mark Blount blocks Chuck Hayes's 7-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 10-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston misses 16-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell blocks Tracy McGrady's 17-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses tip shot
Tracy McGrady misses tip shot
Tracy McGrady makes tip shot
Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses layup
Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming misses 7-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 18-foot jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Craig Smith blocks Yao Ming's 7-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes dunk (Shane Battier assists)
Rafer Alston makes 5-foot two point shot
Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Yao Ming misses layup
Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming misses 6-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Chuck Hayes misses tip shot
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Marko Jaric blocks Tracy McGrady's 19-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses layup
Yao Ming misses layup
Kevin Garnett blocks Yao Ming's layup
Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Shane Battier misses 22-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trenton Hassell blocks Luther Head's 25-foot three point jumper

ROCKETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		HOU	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Kevin Garnett (Mark Blount gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Mark Blount makes 16-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	0	2
11:33	Rafer Alston misses jumper	0	2
11:32	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	0	2
11:23	Ricky Davis bad pass (Shane Battier steals)	0	2
11:11	Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)	3	2
10:57	Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot	3	4
10:44	Shane Battier makes 16-foot jumper (Yao Ming assists)	5	4
10:29	Mark Blount 3 second	5	4
10:15	Yao Ming misses 7-foot hook shot	5	4
10:14	Yao Ming offensive rebound	5	4
10:12	Yao Ming makes layup	7	4
9:59	Mark Blount misses jumper	7	4
9:56	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	7	4
9:42	Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	9	4
9:25	Yao Ming blocks Mark Blount's layup	9	4
9:23	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	9	4
9:12	Chuck Hayes makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	11	4
9:07	Minnesota 20 Sec. timeout	11	4
8:55	Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	11	6
8:37	Mark Blount personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	11	6
8:29	Tracy McGrady bad pass	11	6
8:07	Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper	11	6
8:07	Mark Blount offensive rebound	11	6
8:04	Mark Blount lost ball (Rafer Alston steals)	11	6
7:52	Yao Ming makes 11-foot jumper	13	6
7:33	Ricky Davis misses 12-foot jumper	13	6
7:31	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	13	6
7:22	Tracy McGrady bad pass (Ricky Davis steals)	13	6
7:18	Rafer Alston shooting foul (Ricky Davis draws the foul)	13	6
7:18	Ricky Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	13	7
7:18	Ricky Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	13	8
6:58	Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper	13	8
6:56	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	13	8
6:48	Mike James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ricky Davis assists)	13	11
6:33	Trenton Hassell personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	13	11
6:22	Yao Ming misses 7-foot hook shot	13	11
6:20	Rafer Alston offensive rebound	13	11
6:16	Chuck Hayes makes layup (Shane Battier assists)	15	11
6:03	Mike James makes 9-foot running jumper	15	13
5:54	Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)	18	13
5:39	Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	18	13
5:39	Minnesota full timeout	18	13
5:39	Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2	18	13
5:39	Minnesota offensive rebound	18	13
5:39	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2	18	14
5:26	Yao Ming traveling	18	14
5:13	Mark Blount misses 14-foot jumper	18	14
5:13	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	18	14
5:01	Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper	20	14
4:56	Chuck Hayes personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	20	14
4:56	Mark Madsen enters the game for Mark Blount	20	14
4:56	Juwan Howard enters the game for Chuck Hayes	20	14
4:48	Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot jumper (Mike James assists)	20	16
4:33	Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper	20	16
4:31	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	20	16
4:26	Ricky Davis misses 19-foot jumper	20	16
4:24	Yao Ming defensive rebound	20	16
4:09	Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper	20	16
4:07	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	20	16
4:03	Mike James makes 19-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)	20	18
3:54	Mark Madsen personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	20	18
3:54	Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming	20	18
3:44	Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper	20	18
3:43	Ricky Davis defensive rebound	20	18
3:30	Kevin Garnett makes 9-foot hook shot	20	20
3:04	Dikembe Mutombo misses layup	20	20
3:02	Houston defensive rebound	20	20
2:50	Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper	20	20
2:49	Shane Battier defensive rebound	20	20
2:33	Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	20	20
2:33	Houston full timeout	20	20
2:33	Luther Head enters the game for Shane Battier	20	20
2:33	Randy Foye enters the game for Ricky Davis	20	20
2:33	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	21	20
2:33	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2	21	20
2:33	Mark Madsen defensive rebound	21	20
2:19	Mike James misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	20
2:18	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	21	20
2:02	Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	24	20
1:45	Trenton Hassell lost ball (Luther Head steals)	24	20
1:31	Kevin Garnett blocks Juwan Howard's layup	24	20
1:30	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	24	20
1:29	Dikembe Mutombo misses 4-foot hook shot	24	20
1:27	Randy Foye defensive rebound	24	20
1:23	Randy Foye bad pass	24	20
1:13	Tracy McGrady misses layup	24	20
1:12	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	24	20
1:12	Mark Madsen shooting foul (Dikembe Mutombo draws the foul)	24	20
1:12	Dikembe Mutombo misses free throw 1 of 2	24	20
1:12	Houston offensive rebound	24	20
1:12	Marko Jaric enters the game for Trenton Hassell	24	20
1:12	Dikembe Mutombo makes free throw 2 of 2	25	20
1:01	Minnesota full timeout	25	20
1:01	Craig Smith enters the game for Mark Madsen	25	20
49.9	Randy Foye misses three point jumper	25	20
48.9	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	25	20
40.9	Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	20
39.8	Randy Foye defensive rebound	25	20
26.9	Marko Jaric bad pass (Dikembe Mutombo steals)	25	20
2.9	Rafer Alston lost ball (Mike James steals)	25	20
0.3	Marko Jaric misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	20
0.0	Minnesota offensive rebound	25	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	20

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Timberwolves
75
Rockets
82

Game 1

29/11

Rockets
84
Timberwolves
90

Game 2

7/12

Rockets
99
Timberwolves
103

Game 3

7/1

Timberwolves
77
Rockets
105

Game 4

6/2

Target Center

12:00 AM, 7 December 2006

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 15,017

Referees:
Greg Willard
Leon Wood
Phil Robinson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	4	2	.667	-	W1
Memphis	4	3	.571	0.5	W2
San Antonio	3	3	.500	1	W2
Houston	3	3	.500	1	L1
New Orleans	3	4	.429	1.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	6	0	1.000	-	W6
Minnesota	3	3	.500	3	L1
Denver	3	3	.500	3	W1
Portland	2	5	.286	4.5	L2
Utah	0	6	.000	6	L6

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