Rockets 111-109 Grizzlies (31 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Memphis Grizzlies

7-25, 2-16 away

109

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	29	30	15	35	109
HOU	24	34	26	27	111

Houston Rockets

19-12, 10-3 home

111

Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes driving dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard makes 6-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 5-foot two point shot
Juwan Howard misses 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Jake Tsakalidis blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Shane Battier misses 6-foot hook shot
Tracy McGrady misses two point shot
Rafer Alston makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses 8-foot two point shot
Shane Battier makes two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Chuck Hayes makes tip shot
Shane Battier misses 7-foot running jumper
Juwan Howard makes 6-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper
John Lucas misses 17-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 14-foot jumper
John Lucas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Lucas assists)
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Rudy Gay blocks Tracy McGrady's 19-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
John Lucas misses 22-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 28-foot three point jumper
Alexander Johnson blocks Shane Battier's 5-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 9-foot jumper
Alexander Johnson blocks Shane Battier's layup
John Lucas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
John Lucas makes driving layup (Shane Battier assists)
Eddie Jones blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard misses 5-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Tracy McGrady makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard makes 17-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo misses tip shot
Rafer Alston misses layup
Dikembe Mutombo makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Tracy McGrady makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses tip shot
Rafer Alston misses layup
Dikembe Mutombo misses tip shot
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot two point shot (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses layup
Steve Novak misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Novak makes 26-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 17-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 10-foot running jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 9-foot two point shot
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 10-foot running jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Rafer Alston misses layup
Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard misses 11-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Alexander Johnson makes 12-foot jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)
Eddie Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damon Stoudamire misses layup
Pau Gasol makes 9-foot jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)
Damon Stoudamire makes running jumper
Damon Stoudamire misses 18-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Alexander Johnson's 8-foot jumper
Alexander Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)
Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)
Mike Miller makes 6-foot running jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)
Jake Tsakalidis misses 18-foot jumper
Pau Gasol misses two point shot
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rudy Gay misses 15-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick makes 4-foot jumper (Rudy Gay assists)
Chucky Atkins makes driving layup
Mike Miller makes 21-foot jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Rudy Gay makes layup
Rudy Gay misses hook shot
Chucky Atkins misses layup
Stromile Swift makes tip shot
Rudy Gay misses layup
Rudy Gay makes 17-foot jumper
Pau Gasol makes layup (Chucky Atkins assists)
Chucky Atkins makes 20-foot jumper
Chucky Atkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gay assists)
Chucky Atkins makes layup
Mike Miller makes 21-foot jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Alexander Johnson misses 9-foot two point shot
Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot
Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
Eddie Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)
Dahntay Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Stromile Swift misses layup
Damon Stoudamire misses 46-foot three point running jumper
Mike Miller misses 21-foot jumper
Mike Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)
Pau Gasol makes 17-foot jumper
Damon Stoudamire makes 19-foot jumper
Eddie Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damon Stoudamire misses jumper
Pau Gasol misses 10-foot jumper
Mike Miller misses 29-foot three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Eddie Jones's layup
Stromile Swift misses 14-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick misses jumper
Stromile Swift makes dunk (Hakim Warrick assists)
Chucky Atkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Hakim Warrick misses 12-foot two point shot
Dahntay Jones misses layup
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Dahntay Jones's layup
Hakim Warrick misses dunk
Dahntay Jones misses 18-foot jumper
Hakim Warrick makes layup
Stromile Swift misses layup
Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot
Dahntay Jones makes 18-foot jumper (Mike Miller assists)
Dahntay Jones makes 5-foot running jumper (Stromile Swift assists)
Luther Head blocks Dahntay Jones's layup
Mike Miller makes driving layup
Dahntay Jones makes slam dunk (Chucky Atkins assists)
Stromile Swift makes 5-foot hook shot
Stromile Swift makes two point shot (Chucky Atkins assists)
Chucky Atkins makes driving layup
Stromile Swift misses two point shot
Pau Gasol misses jumper
Mike Miller misses layup
Chucky Atkins misses layup
Pau Gasol makes driving dunk
Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot
Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Pau Gasol's layup
Mike Miller makes 6-foot running jumper
Pau Gasol misses 6-foot jumper
Stromile Swift makes tip shot

GRIZZLIES

ROCKETS

TIME		MEM	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Alexander Johnson vs. Dikembe Mutombo (Eddie Jones gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Alexander Johnson makes 12-foot jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)	2	0
11:30	Alexander Johnson personal foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul)	2	0
11:19	Alexander Johnson illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)	2	0
11:19	Juwan Howard makes technical free throw	2	1
11:11	Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	1
11:10	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	2	1
11:07	Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	1
11:06	Alexander Johnson defensive rebound	2	1
11:00	Eddie Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	1
10:57	Shane Battier defensive rebound	2	1
10:45	Juwan Howard bad pass	2	1
10:37	Dikembe Mutombo personal foul (Alexander Johnson draws the foul)	2	1
10:30	Damon Stoudamire misses layup	2	1
10:29	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	2	1
10:21	Dahntay Jones personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	2	1
10:07	Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper	2	1
10:07	Alexander Johnson defensive rebound	2	1
10:00	Eddie Jones bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	2	1
9:56	Juwan Howard makes driving dunk (Rafer Alston assists)	2	3
9:33	Pau Gasol makes 9-foot jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)	4	3
9:15	Juwan Howard makes 6-foot two point shot	4	5
8:55	Damon Stoudamire makes running jumper	6	5
8:40	Tracy McGrady misses 5-foot two point shot	6	5
8:37	Alexander Johnson defensive rebound	6	5
8:29	Juwan Howard personal foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	6	5
8:22	Damon Stoudamire misses 18-foot jumper	6	5
8:21	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	6	5
8:07	Juwan Howard misses 17-foot jumper	6	5
8:06	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	6	5
8:03	Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)	6	8
7:48	Dikembe Mutombo blocks Alexander Johnson's 8-foot jumper	6	8
7:47	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	6	8
7:41	Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper	6	11
7:22	Alexander Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)	8	11
7:11	Tracy McGrady offensive foul (Dahntay Jones draws the foul)	8	11
7:11	Tracy McGrady turnover	8	11
7:11	Mike Miller enters the game for Dahntay Jones	8	11
7:11	Jake Tsakalidis enters the game for Alexander Johnson	8	11
6:54	Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)	11	11
6:31	Jake Tsakalidis shooting foul (Dikembe Mutombo draws the foul)	11	11
6:31	Dikembe Mutombo misses free throw 1 of 2	11	11
6:31	Houston offensive rebound	11	11
6:31	Dikembe Mutombo misses free throw 2 of 2	11	11
6:31	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	11	11
6:20	Mike Miller makes 6-foot running jumper (Damon Stoudamire assists)	13	11
6:16	Houston full timeout	13	11
6:07	Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)	13	13
5:52	Jake Tsakalidis misses 18-foot jumper	13	13
5:50	Pau Gasol offensive rebound	13	13
5:41	Pau Gasol misses two point shot	13	13
5:39	Memphis offensive rebound	13	13
5:31	Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	13
5:30	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	13	13
5:22	Jake Tsakalidis blocks Rafer Alston's layup	13	13
5:20	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	13	13
5:16	Damon Stoudamire traveling	13	13
5:01	Shane Battier misses 6-foot hook shot	13	13
5:00	Pau Gasol defensive rebound	13	13
4:52	Eddie Jones bad pass	13	13
4:52	Hakim Warrick enters the game for Pau Gasol	13	13
4:52	Rudy Gay enters the game for Eddie Jones	13	13
4:52	Chucky Atkins enters the game for Damon Stoudamire	13	13
4:37	Tracy McGrady misses two point shot	13	13
4:35	Rudy Gay defensive rebound	13	13
4:31	Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	13
4:28	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	13	13
4:13	Rafer Alston makes layup	13	15
3:53	Rudy Gay misses 15-foot jumper	13	15
3:51	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	13	15
3:42	Tracy McGrady misses 8-foot two point shot	13	15
3:40	Jake Tsakalidis defensive rebound	13	15
3:29	Hakim Warrick makes 4-foot jumper (Rudy Gay assists)	15	15
3:12	Hakim Warrick shooting foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul)	15	15
3:12	Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2	15	16
3:12	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	15	16
3:12	Stromile Swift enters the game for Jake Tsakalidis	15	16
3:12	Luther Head enters the game for Tracy McGrady	15	16
3:12	Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2	15	16
3:12	Chucky Atkins defensive rebound	15	16
3:04	Chucky Atkins makes driving layup	17	16
2:48	Shane Battier makes two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)	17	18
2:48	Stromile Swift illegal defense	17	18
2:38	Mike Miller makes 21-foot jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)	19	18
2:29	Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper	19	18
2:28	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	19	18
2:27	Chuck Hayes misses layup	19	18
2:26	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	19	20
2:26	Chuck Hayes makes tip shot	19	20
2:19	Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)	22	20
2:00	Shane Battier misses 7-foot running jumper	22	20
1:58	Rudy Gay defensive rebound	22	20
1:54	Mike Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chucky Atkins assists)	25	20
1:47	Houston 20 Sec. timeout	25	20
1:47	Memphis full timeout	25	20
1:34	Juwan Howard makes 6-foot two point shot	25	22
1:20	Rudy Gay makes layup	27	22
58.9	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	22
57.6	Stromile Swift defensive rebound	27	22
49.9	Rudy Gay misses hook shot	27	22
48.7	Memphis offensive rebound	27	22
48.7	Chuck Hayes loose ball foul (Hakim Warrick draws the foul)	27	22
41.9	Mike Miller bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	27	22
36.6	Luther Head makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	27	24
27.9	Chucky Atkins misses layup	27	24
27.7	Stromile Swift offensive rebound	29	24
27.7	Stromile Swift makes tip shot	29	24
6.9	Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper	29	24
5.7	Hakim Warrick defensive rebound	29	24
0.9	Rudy Gay misses layup	29	24
0.2	Luther Head defensive rebound	29	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	24

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 3-0

Rockets
86
Grizzlies
80

Game 1

8/11

Grizzlies
76
Rockets
85

Game 2

26/11

Grizzlies
109
Rockets
111

Game 3

31/12

Rockets
98
Grizzlies
90

Game 4

7/2

Toyota Center (Houston)

11:00 PM, 31 December 2006

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,124

Referees:
Bennett Salvatore
Tommy Nunez Jr.
Michael Smith

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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