Warriors 109-107 Rockets (15 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

14-8, 6-6 away

107

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	21	29	28	29	107
GS	25	27	23	34	109

Golden State Warriors

12-11, 11-5 home

109

Mickael Pietrus misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mickael Pietrus makes two point shot (Baron Davis assists)
Baron Davis makes 19-foot jumper
Adonal Foyle misses two point shot
Yao Ming blocks Monta Ellis's layup
Baron Davis makes 17-foot jumper
Matt Barnes misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis misses layup
Monta Ellis makes jumper (Baron Davis assists)
Adonal Foyle misses 15-foot jumper
Baron Davis makes driving layup (Monta Ellis assists)
Monta Ellis misses layup
Baron Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Keith McLeod misses layup
Mickael Pietrus misses tip shot
Matt Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keith McLeod assists)
Andris Biedrins makes layup (Keith McLeod assists)
Andris Biedrins makes 4-foot two point shot (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Keith McLeod misses 21-foot jumper
Mike Dunleavy misses 26-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis misses 36-foot three point jumper
Andris Biedrins makes layup (Baron Davis assists)
Mickael Pietrus makes 4-foot two point shot
Mike Dunleavy misses 9-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Andris Biedrins's layup
Mike Dunleavy misses 5-foot running jumper
Mickael Pietrus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monta Ellis assists)
Mickael Pietrus misses 7-foot running jumper
Keith McLeod misses 20-foot jumper
Baron Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Monta Ellis assists)
Monta Ellis makes 17-foot jumper
Monta Ellis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis makes two point shot
Monta Ellis makes driving layup (Baron Davis assists)
Baron Davis misses 5-foot two point shot
Adonal Foyle makes driving layup (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Baron Davis makes 10-foot two point shot
Monta Ellis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis misses jumper
Monta Ellis misses 14-foot jumper
Baron Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mike Dunleavy makes two point shot (Baron Davis assists)
Baron Davis misses 6-foot jumper
Andris Biedrins makes slam dunk (Baron Davis assists)
Luther Head blocks Mickael Pietrus's 4-foot running jumper
Monta Ellis misses layup
Baron Davis misses layup
Keith McLeod misses three point jumper
Mike Dunleavy misses 28-foot three point jumper
Baron Davis misses 20-foot two point shot
Mike Dunleavy makes 18-foot jumper
Monta Ellis makes 9-foot running jumper
Andris Biedrins makes 4-foot two point shot (Matt Barnes assists)
Mike Dunleavy makes 27-foot three point jumper (Monta Ellis assists)
Andris Biedrins makes 5-foot two point shot (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Mike Dunleavy misses 19-foot jumper
Baron Davis makes driving layup (Adonal Foyle assists)
Adonal Foyle makes 6-foot two point shot (Baron Davis assists)
Baron Davis makes slam dunk
Adonal Foyle makes 1-foot two point shot (Mike Dunleavy assists)
Monta Ellis misses 20-foot jumper
Mike Dunleavy makes slam dunk (Monta Ellis assists)
Baron Davis makes two point shot
Adonal Foyle misses 16-foot jumper
Monta Ellis makes 5-foot two point shot
Baron Davis makes driving layup (Monta Ellis assists)
Monta Ellis misses 18-foot jumper
Mickael Pietrus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Matt Barnes assists)
Shane Battier blocks Matt Barnes's 4-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes driving layup (Baron Davis assists)
Baron Davis misses 16-foot two point shot
Baron Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Matt Barnes misses three point jumper
Monta Ellis makes 17-foot jumper
Monta Ellis misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mike Dunleavy makes layup
Baron Davis makes 29-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 20-foot jumper
Matt Barnes blocks Luther Head's layup
Matt Barnes blocks Luther Head's layup
Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
Adonal Foyle blocks Yao Ming's layup
Yao Ming misses 3-foot two point shot
Adonal Foyle blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Yao Ming misses tip shot
Luther Head makes layup
Yao Ming makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Chuck Hayes makes 6-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Luther Head makes layup
Luther Head misses 28-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses layup
Yao Ming misses layup
Yao Ming misses hook shot
Yao Ming makes tip shot
Yao Ming makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Juwan Howard misses 19-foot jumper
Luther Head makes driving layup (Bonzi Wells assists)
Bonzi Wells makes 13-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
Bonzi Wells makes 17-foot jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Rafer Alston makes layup (Vassilis Spanoulis assists)
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
Vassilis Spanoulis misses 5-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Vassilis Spanoulis assists)
Yao Ming makes layup (Vassilis Spanoulis assists)
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Vassilis Spanoulis misses 28-foot three point jumper
Adonal Foyle blocks Vassilis Spanoulis's 6-foot jumper
Vassilis Spanoulis misses three point jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Juwan Howard misses 3-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses layup
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Shane Battier makes 29-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming makes 4-foot two point shot (Luther Head assists)
Yao Ming misses 7-foot two point shot
Luther Head makes 12-foot running jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Yao Ming makes 13-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes driving layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists)
Shane Battier misses 1-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes layup
Shane Battier misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Chuck Hayes misses 5-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses 27-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses layup
Yao Ming misses 7-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes two point shot
Yao Ming misses 6-foot two point shot
Shane Battier misses 4-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 16-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes layup
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Andris Biedrins blocks Bonzi Wells's jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 14-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vassilis Spanoulis misses 27-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses two point shot
Juwan Howard makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists)
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Adonal Foyle blocks Yao Ming's jumper
Yao Ming makes 19-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming makes 6-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 6-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells misses 19-foot jumper
Luther Head makes driving layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming misses 5-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses 5-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot
Luther Head misses 4-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 28-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Luther Head makes driving layup
Yao Ming makes 14-foot two point shot (Luther Head assists)
Yao Ming misses 9-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses 28-foot three pointer

ROCKETS

WARRIORS

TIME		HOU	GS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Adonal Foyle (Baron Davis gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Adonal Foyle draws the foul)	0	0
11:45	Adonal Foyle makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:45	Adonal Foyle makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:27	Rafer Alston misses 20-foot jumper	0	2
11:26	Houston defensive rebound	0	2
11:11	Mickael Pietrus misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:10	Shane Battier defensive rebound	0	2
11:08	Shane Battier bad pass	0	2
11:02	Mickael Pietrus makes two point shot (Baron Davis assists)	0	4
10:45	Matt Barnes blocks Luther Head's layup	0	4
10:45	Luther Head offensive rebound	0	4
10:45	Jumpball: Chuck Hayes vs. Mickael Pietrus (Adonal Foyle gains possession)	0	4
10:45	Chuck Hayes lost ball (Mickael Pietrus steals)	0	4
10:33	Baron Davis makes 19-foot jumper	0	6
10:26	Adonal Foyle personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	0	6
10:19	Chuck Hayes traveling	0	6
10:03	Matt Barnes lost ball (Chuck Hayes steals)	0	6
9:57	Matt Barnes blocks Luther Head's layup	0	6
9:56	Shane Battier offensive rebound	0	6
9:55	Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	6
9:52	Houston offensive rebound	0	6
9:45	Shane Battier bad pass (Matt Barnes steals)	0	6
9:40	Monta Ellis traveling	0	6
9:23	Adonal Foyle blocks Yao Ming's layup	0	6
9:22	Mickael Pietrus defensive rebound	0	6
9:18	Shane Battier shooting foul (Monta Ellis draws the foul)	0	6
9:18	Monta Ellis makes free throw 1 of 2	0	7
9:18	Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2	0	7
9:17	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	0	7
9:00	Yao Ming misses 3-foot two point shot	0	7
9:00	Houston defensive rebound	0	7
8:49	Adonal Foyle misses two point shot	0	7
8:45	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	0	7
8:41	Houston full timeout	0	7
8:34	Adonal Foyle blocks Rafer Alston's layup	0	7
8:33	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	0	7
8:30	Chuck Hayes misses layup	0	7
8:29	Yao Ming offensive rebound	0	7
8:29	Yao Ming misses tip shot	0	7
8:27	Mickael Pietrus defensive rebound	0	7
8:18	Yao Ming blocks Monta Ellis's layup	0	7
8:15	Luther Head defensive rebound	0	7
8:15	Adonal Foyle shooting foul (Luther Head draws the foul)	0	7
8:15	Luther Head makes layup	2	7
8:15	Luther Head makes free throw 1 of 1	7	7
8:00	Baron Davis makes 17-foot jumper	9	9
7:54	Yao Ming makes layup (Shane Battier assists)	4	7
7:45	Matt Barnes misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	7
7:41	Yao Ming defensive rebound	4	7
7:30	Chuck Hayes makes 6-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)	6	7
7:05	Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	7
7:03	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	7	7
6:56	Luther Head makes layup	9	7
6:47	Baron Davis misses layup	9	7
6:43	Yao Ming defensive rebound	9	7
6:35	Luther Head misses 28-foot three point jumper	9	7
6:33	Monta Ellis defensive rebound	9	7
6:18	Monta Ellis makes jumper (Baron Davis assists)	9	11
6:07	Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	11
6:03	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	9	11
6:00	Baron Davis offensive foul (Chuck Hayes draws the foul)	9	11
6:00	Baron Davis turnover	9	11
5:50	Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot	9	11
5:48	Mickael Pietrus defensive rebound	9	11
5:41	Adonal Foyle misses 15-foot jumper	9	11
5:39	Yao Ming defensive rebound	9	11
5:30	Luther Head misses 27-foot three point jumper	9	11
5:28	Matt Barnes defensive rebound	9	11
5:24	Mickael Pietrus turnover	9	11
5:13	Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	11
5:11	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	9	11
5:03	Rafer Alston misses layup	9	11
5:00	Yao Ming offensive rebound	9	11
5:00	Yao Ming misses layup	9	11
4:58	Mickael Pietrus defensive rebound	9	11
4:54	Baron Davis makes driving layup (Monta Ellis assists)	9	13
4:35	Yao Ming misses hook shot	9	13
4:33	Yao Ming offensive rebound	11	13
4:33	Yao Ming makes tip shot	11	13
4:20	Monta Ellis misses layup	11	13
4:16	Luther Head defensive rebound	11	13
4:16	Luther Head bad pass	11	13
4:16	Keith McLeod enters the game for Monta Ellis	11	13
4:01	Baron Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Matt Barnes assists)	11	15
3:48	Yao Ming makes layup (Shane Battier assists)	13	15
3:25	Shane Battier shooting foul (Baron Davis draws the foul)	13	15
3:25	Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming	13	15
3:25	Juwan Howard enters the game for Chuck Hayes	13	15
3:25	Baron Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	13	16
3:25	Andris Biedrins enters the game for Adonal Foyle	13	16
3:25	Bonzi Wells enters the game for Shane Battier	13	16
3:25	Baron Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	13	17
3:08	Juwan Howard misses 19-foot jumper	13	17
3:05	Mickael Pietrus defensive rebound	13	17
3:00	Keith McLeod misses layup	13	17
2:59	Mickael Pietrus offensive rebound	13	17
2:59	Mickael Pietrus misses tip shot	13	17
2:56	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	13	17
2:44	Luther Head makes driving layup (Bonzi Wells assists)	15	17
2:28	Matt Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keith McLeod assists)	15	20
2:12	Luther Head traveling	15	20
2:12	Golden State full timeout	15	20
2:12	Mike Dunleavy enters the game for Mickael Pietrus	15	20
2:01	Dikembe Mutombo illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	15	20
2:01	Keith McLeod makes technical free throw	15	21
1:49	Andris Biedrins makes layup (Keith McLeod assists)	15	23
1:38	Dikembe Mutombo offensive foul (Matt Barnes draws the foul)	15	23
1:38	Dikembe Mutombo turnover	15	23
1:23	Andris Biedrins makes 4-foot two point shot (Mike Dunleavy assists)	15	25
1:07	Bonzi Wells makes 13-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)	17	25
50.9	Keith McLeod misses 21-foot jumper	17	25
48.9	Luther Head defensive rebound	17	25
42.9	Bonzi Wells makes 17-foot jumper (Juwan Howard assists)	19	25
32.9	Mike Dunleavy misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	25
30.8	Luther Head defensive rebound	19	25
26.6	Luther Head bad pass	19	25
26.6	Vassilis Spanoulis enters the game for Luther Head	19	25
26.6	Yao Ming enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	19	25
4.9	Matt Barnes lost ball (Rafer Alston steals)	19	25
2.1	Rafer Alston makes layup (Vassilis Spanoulis assists)	21	25
0.2	Baron Davis misses 36-foot three point jumper	21	25
0.0	Yao Ming defensive rebound	21	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	25

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Warriors
90
Rockets
118

Game 1

6/12

Rockets
107
Warriors
109

Game 2

15/12

Warriors
110
Rockets
99

Game 3

5/4

Oracle Arena

12:30 AM, 15 December 2006

Oakland, CA

Attendance: 19,596

Referees:
Bernie Fryer
Derek Richardson
Leroy Richardson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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