Rockets 97-78 Spurs (23 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

16-10, 8-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	30	23	21	23	97
SA	21	15	23	19	78

San Antonio Spurs

20-7, 10-4 home

Francisco Elson misses 13-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Yao Ming blocks Tim Duncan's layup
Francisco Elson makes slam dunk
Tim Duncan misses 14-foot jumper
Tim Duncan makes 4-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili misses layup
Tony Parker makes layup
Manu Ginobili misses 16-foot jumper
Tim Duncan misses layup
Fabricio Oberto misses 14-foot jumper
Fabricio Oberto makes jumper (Brent Barry assists)
Michael Finley misses 16-foot jumper
Francisco Elson misses 13-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes 22-foot jumper (Francisco Elson assists)
Tony Parker makes 16-foot jumper
Michael Finley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Parker makes layup (Brent Barry assists)
Tony Parker makes layup
Manu Ginobili makes 17-foot jumper
Francisco Elson misses 16-foot jumper
Jacque Vaughn makes 18-foot jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)
Manu Ginobili misses layup
Manu Ginobili makes 17-foot jumper (Jacque Vaughn assists)
Manu Ginobili misses 26-foot three point jumper
Matt Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Michael Finley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Finley misses 19-foot jumper
Bruce Bowen misses three point jumper
Yao Ming blocks Tim Duncan's layup
Bruce Bowen misses layup
Matt Bonner makes 7-foot running jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Shane Battier blocks Tony Parker's layup
Manu Ginobili makes layup (Brent Barry assists)
Shane Battier blocks Tony Parker's layup
Tony Parker misses 19-foot jumper
Shane Battier blocks Tim Duncan's 8-foot jumper
Bruce Bowen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tim Duncan makes dunk
Tim Duncan makes layup (Manu Ginobili assists)
Tony Parker misses 18-foot jumper
Tony Parker misses 22-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes 20-foot jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Tim Duncan misses 6-foot two point shot
Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Manu Ginobili makes driving layup
Tony Parker makes layup
Tony Parker misses 15-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Duncan misses 5-foot jumper
Michael Finley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tim Duncan misses 5-foot jumper
Robert Horry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Michael Finley assists)
Beno Udrih misses 8-foot running jumper
Brent Barry misses three point jumper
Michael Finley misses 6-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes 19-foot jumper (Brent Barry assists)
Tony Parker misses 6-foot running jumper
Francisco Elson misses jumper
Tim Duncan misses 8-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Parker makes 20-foot jumper (Tim Duncan assists)
Tony Parker makes layup
Tim Duncan makes 7-foot two point shot (Manu Ginobili assists)
Matt Bonner misses 9-foot jumper
Rafer Alston blocks Jacque Vaughn's 20-foot jumper
Matt Bonner misses 6-foot jumper
Fabricio Oberto misses 13-foot two point shot
Beno Udrih misses 25-foot three point jumper
Matt Bonner makes layup (Fabricio Oberto assists)
Scott Padgett blocks Jacque Vaughn's 5-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Shane Battier misses 9-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes makes tip shot
Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming makes 4-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes layup
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Yao Ming misses hook shot
Luther Head misses 14-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 7-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Juwan Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes 18-foot jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Juwan Howard assists)
Bonzi Wells misses 73-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells misses 16-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells makes 19-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
John Lucas makes layup
Yao Ming misses 11-foot hook shot
John Lucas makes layup (Luther Head assists)
John Lucas makes jumper
Yao Ming misses 13-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells makes layup
Shane Battier makes layup
Yao Ming makes 7-foot hook shot
Shane Battier misses 28-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses layup
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming misses 8-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Luther Head makes 13-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard makes jumper (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head misses 29-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 7-foot running jumper
Yao Ming makes layup
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 6-foot two point shot
Chuck Hayes misses driving layup
Yao Ming makes 7-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Shane Battier makes 14-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes 14-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Shane Battier misses three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Duncan blocks Juwan Howard's layup
Bonzi Wells makes dunk
John Lucas misses 23-foot three point jumper
John Lucas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head misses 18-foot two point shot
John Lucas misses 18-foot jumper
Tim Duncan blocks Bonzi Wells's layup
Luther Head makes 14-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes 17-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
Manu Ginobili blocks Bonzi Wells's 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes 7-foot running jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston makes 7-foot running jumper
Fabricio Oberto blocks Shane Battier's 3-foot two point shot
Juwan Howard misses 6-foot two point shot
Juwan Howard makes dunk (Bonzi Wells assists)
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bonzi Wells assists)
Steve Novak misses jumper

ROCKETS

SPURS

TIME		HOU	SA
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Tim Duncan (Tony Parker gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Francisco Elson turnover	0	0
11:29	Manu Ginobili shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	0	0
11:29	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:29	Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:14	Francisco Elson misses 13-foot jumper	2	0
11:11	Shane Battier defensive rebound	2	0
11:00	Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:59	Bruce Bowen defensive rebound	2	0
10:52	Manu Ginobili makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)	2	3
10:34	Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	4	3
10:22	Yao Ming blocks Tim Duncan's layup	4	3
10:19	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	4	3
10:07	Yao Ming makes layup (Luther Head assists)	6	3
10:00	San Antonio full timeout	6	3
9:48	Francisco Elson makes slam dunk	6	5
9:30	Shane Battier misses 9-foot jumper	6	5
9:29	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	8	5
9:29	Chuck Hayes makes tip shot	8	5
9:15	Francisco Elson bad pass (Luther Head steals)	8	5
9:00	Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper	8	5
8:59	Tony Parker defensive rebound	8	5
8:55	Yao Ming personal foul (Tim Duncan draws the foul)	8	5
8:42	Tim Duncan misses 14-foot jumper	8	5
8:41	San Antonio defensive rebound	8	5
8:34	Yao Ming makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists)	10	5
8:18	Tim Duncan makes 4-foot jumper	10	7
8:02	Yao Ming makes 4-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	12	7
7:48	Manu Ginobili misses layup	12	7
7:46	Yao Ming defensive rebound	12	7
7:31	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	7
7:28	Tim Duncan defensive rebound	12	7
7:24	Tony Parker makes layup	12	9
7:24	Rafer Alston shooting foul (Tony Parker draws the foul)	12	9
7:24	Brent Barry enters the game for Bruce Bowen	12	9
7:24	Fabricio Oberto enters the game for Francisco Elson	12	9
7:24	Tony Parker makes free throw 1 of 1	12	10
7:11	Fabricio Oberto shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	12	10
7:11	San Antonio 20 Sec. timeout	12	10
7:11	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2	13	10
7:11	Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
6:58	Chuck Hayes personal foul (Tim Duncan draws the foul)	14	10
6:52	Manu Ginobili misses 16-foot jumper	14	10
6:50	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	14	10
6:35	Rafer Alston makes layup	16	10
6:24	Tim Duncan misses layup	16	10
6:22	Shane Battier defensive rebound	16	10
6:03	Chuck Hayes makes layup (Luther Head assists)	18	10
5:47	Fabricio Oberto misses 14-foot jumper	18	10
5:45	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	18	10
5:31	Fabricio Oberto shooting foul (Chuck Hayes draws the foul)	18	10
5:31	Chuck Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	19	10
5:31	Michael Finley enters the game for Manu Ginobili	19	10
5:31	Chuck Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	20	10
5:18	Fabricio Oberto makes jumper (Brent Barry assists)	20	12
4:58	Fabricio Oberto personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	20	12
4:58	Robert Horry enters the game for Fabricio Oberto	20	12
4:48	Yao Ming misses hook shot	20	12
4:47	Michael Finley defensive rebound	20	12
4:35	Rafer Alston illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)	20	12
4:35	Brent Barry makes technical free throw	20	13
4:24	Michael Finley misses 16-foot jumper	20	13
4:22	San Antonio defensive rebound	20	13
4:07	Luther Head misses 14-foot jumper	20	13
4:05	Yao Ming offensive rebound	20	13
4:05	Yao Ming misses 7-foot jumper	20	13
4:01	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	20	13
3:58	Yao Ming turnover	20	13
3:58	Francisco Elson enters the game for Tim Duncan	20	13
3:38	Francisco Elson misses 13-foot jumper	20	13
3:35	Shane Battier defensive rebound	20	13
3:31	Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper	20	13
3:29	Francisco Elson defensive rebound	20	13
3:18	Tony Parker makes 22-foot jumper (Francisco Elson assists)	20	15
2:59	Yao Ming makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)	22	15
2:35	Brent Barry bad pass	22	15
2:35	Houston full timeout	22	15
2:35	Juwan Howard enters the game for Yao Ming	22	15
2:35	Bonzi Wells enters the game for Shane Battier	22	15
2:15	Rafer Alston makes driving layup	24	15
1:55	Tony Parker makes 16-foot jumper	24	17
1:39	Juwan Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)	26	17
1:15	Michael Finley misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	17
1:12	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	26	17
1:05	Rafer Alston bad pass (Brent Barry steals)	26	17
1:01	Tony Parker makes layup (Brent Barry assists)	26	19
43.9	Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	19
41.7	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	26	19
38.9	Bonzi Wells makes 18-foot jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)	28	19
32.9	Tony Parker makes layup	28	21
14.9	Bonzi Wells makes layup (Juwan Howard assists)	30	21
1.9	Tony Parker bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	30	21
0.0	Bonzi Wells misses 73-foot three point jumper	30	21
0.0	Houston offensive rebound	30	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	21

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Spurs
92
Rockets
84

Game 1

15/11

Rockets
97
Spurs
78

Game 2

23/12

Rockets
90
Spurs
85

Game 3

25/1

Spurs
97
Rockets
74

Game 4

4/3

Frost Bank Center

12:00 AM, 23 December 2006

San Antonio, TX

Attendance: 18,797

Referees:
Tom Washington
Eric Lewis
Derrick Collins

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

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