Rockets 103-96 SuperSonics (4 Jan, 2007) Play-by-Play

Seattle SuperSonics

13-21, 4-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	30	18	25	23	96
HOU	32	21	27	23	103

Houston Rockets

20-12, 11-3 home

103

Shane Battier makes 18-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes 11-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard makes driving layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo makes dunk (Juwan Howard assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard makes 5-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston misses 6-foot running jumper
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
Luther Head misses 22-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses jumper
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Steve Novak misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 19-foot two point shot
Steve Novak misses layup
Rafer Alston misses 9-foot running jumper
Chuck Hayes makes tip shot
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nick Collison blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Chris Wilcox blocks Shane Battier's layup
Shane Battier makes 27-foot three point jumper (John Lucas assists)
John Lucas makes 19-foot jumper
John Lucas misses 11-foot running jumper
John Lucas makes driving layup
Shane Battier misses 5-foot hook shot
Juwan Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Shane Battier makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
John Lucas makes 9-foot running jumper
John Lucas misses 15-foot jumper
John Lucas makes 13-foot two point shot
John Lucas misses 8-foot running jumper
Chuck Hayes makes layup
Juwan Howard misses 10-foot two point shot
Chuck Hayes misses 7-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Rafer Alston misses 5-foot running jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Rafer Alston makes two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
Rafer Alston misses 11-foot running jumper
Rafer Alston makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo misses layup
Juwan Howard misses 19-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes layup
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes layup
Juwan Howard makes driving layup (Shane Battier assists)
Juwan Howard misses 12-foot two point shot
Juwan Howard makes layup
Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 5-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes driving layup (Steve Novak assists)
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steve Novak misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot two point shot
Luther Head makes driving layup
Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper (John Lucas assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses 29-foot three point jumper
John Lucas misses layup
Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses 19-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 7-foot running jumper
Chris Wilcox misses 8-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes 15-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes layup (Chris Wilcox assists)
Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes two point shot
Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot running jumper
Chris Wilcox makes 12-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Ray Allen misses layup
Damien Wilkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Johan Petro makes 5-foot hook shot (Ray Allen assists)
Chris Wilcox misses 7-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 12-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes layup
Chris Wilcox misses 11-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)
Ray Allen makes 7-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Earl Watson misses jumper
Luke Ridnour misses two point shot
Ray Allen makes 15-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nick Collison misses 6-foot hook shot
Mickael Gelabale makes 17-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox makes 7-foot two point shot (Earl Watson assists)
Mickael Gelabale makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Chris Wilcox makes 9-foot two point shot
Ray Allen makes 13-foot jumper
Chris Wilcox misses 11-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses 15-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes layup (Chris Wilcox assists)
Ray Allen makes driving layup
Ray Allen makes driving layup
Luke Ridnour misses jumper
Nick Collison misses 17-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 19-foot two point shot
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Chris Wilcox's layup
Chris Wilcox makes layup
Damien Wilkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Johan Petro assists)
Ray Allen makes 13-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Johan Petro makes 6-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 21-foot jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen makes driving layup
Damien Wilkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 15-foot two point shot
Nick Collison makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nick Collison makes layup (Johan Petro assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 19-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Earl Watson misses 46-foot three point jumper
Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Earl Watson makes 8-foot two point shot
Mickael Gelabale misses 20-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 15-foot two point shot
Ray Allen misses 21-foot jumper
Johan Petro makes 10-foot jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
Johan Petro misses 17-foot two point shot
Damien Wilkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Chris Wilcox misses 10-foot jumper
Ray Allen makes 27-foot three pointer
Ray Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 24-foot three pointer
Johan Petro makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)
Ray Allen makes 17-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 27-foot three point jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 22-foot three point jumper

SUPERSONICS

ROCKETS

TIME		SEA	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Wilcox vs. Dikembe Mutombo (Shane Battier gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Shane Battier makes 18-foot jumper	0	2
11:25	Chris Wilcox misses 8-foot jumper	0	2
11:23	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	0	2
11:03	Juwan Howard makes 11-foot jumper	0	4
10:40	Damien Wilkins misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	4
10:37	Seattle defensive rebound	0	4
10:18	Tracy McGrady makes driving layup	0	6
10:10	Ray Allen makes 15-foot jumper	2	6
9:52	Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot two point shot	2	6
9:51	Ray Allen defensive rebound	2	6
9:33	Dikembe Mutombo shooting foul (Chris Wilcox draws the foul)	2	6
9:33	Chris Wilcox misses free throw 1 of 2	2	6
9:33	Seattle offensive rebound	2	6
9:33	Chris Wilcox makes free throw 2 of 2	3	6
9:18	Juwan Howard lost ball (Luke Ridnour steals)	3	6
9:12	Damien Wilkins makes layup (Chris Wilcox assists)	5	6
9:03	Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper	5	9
9:03	Damien Wilkins shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	5	9
9:03	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1	5	10
8:52	Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	10
8:51	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	5	10
8:38	Juwan Howard makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	5	12
8:21	Luke Ridnour makes two point shot	7	12
8:11	Danny Fortson shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	7	12
8:11	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2	7	12
8:11	Houston offensive rebound	7	12
8:11	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	7	13
7:58	Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot running jumper	7	13
7:56	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	7	13
7:48	Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot jumper	7	15
7:31	Dikembe Mutombo shooting foul (Chris Wilcox draws the foul)	7	15
7:31	Chris Wilcox makes free throw 1 of 2	8	15
7:31	Chris Wilcox misses free throw 2 of 2	8	15
7:31	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	8	15
7:18	Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	15
7:16	Danny Fortson defensive rebound	8	15
6:56	Chris Wilcox makes 12-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)	10	15
6:39	Juwan Howard makes driving layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	10	17
6:22	Ray Allen misses layup	10	17
6:20	Damien Wilkins offensive rebound	10	17
6:05	Damien Wilkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)	13	17
5:45	Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	17
5:43	Damien Wilkins defensive rebound	13	17
5:41	Rafer Alston personal foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul)	13	17
5:41	Houston full timeout	13	17
5:41	Johan Petro enters the game for Danny Fortson	13	17
5:31	Johan Petro makes 5-foot hook shot (Ray Allen assists)	15	17
5:16	Tracy McGrady bad pass	15	17
5:05	Chris Wilcox misses 7-foot jumper	15	17
5:03	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	15	17
4:48	Dikembe Mutombo makes dunk (Juwan Howard assists)	15	19
4:35	Ray Allen makes 12-foot jumper	17	19
4:22	Johan Petro illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	17	19
4:22	Juwan Howard makes technical free throw	17	20
4:22	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	17	20
4:13	Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	17	22
3:46	Luke Ridnour makes layup	19	22
3:23	Juwan Howard makes 5-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	19	24
3:01	Chris Wilcox misses 11-foot jumper	19	24
3:00	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	19	24
2:50	Juwan Howard bad pass (Chris Wilcox steals)	19	24
2:47	Chris Wilcox makes driving dunk (Luke Ridnour assists)	21	24
2:23	Rafer Alston misses 6-foot running jumper	21	24
2:20	Luke Ridnour defensive rebound	21	24
2:10	Ray Allen makes 7-foot jumper	23	24
1:57	Tracy McGrady makes driving layup	23	26
1:57	Johan Petro shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	23	26
1:57	Seattle full timeout	23	26
1:57	Luther Head enters the game for Shane Battier	23	26
1:57	Nick Collison enters the game for Chris Wilcox	23	26
1:57	Earl Watson enters the game for Ray Allen	23	26
1:57	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1	23	27
1:49	Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)	23	27
1:49	Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 2	24	27
1:49	Steve Novak enters the game for Juwan Howard	24	27
1:49	Luke Ridnour makes free throw 2 of 2	25	27
1:39	Luther Head misses 22-foot jumper	25	27
1:37	Johan Petro defensive rebound	25	27
1:27	Damien Wilkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)	28	27
1:15	Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	27
1:13	Nick Collison defensive rebound	28	27
55.9	Earl Watson misses jumper	28	27
53.9	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	28	27
47.4	Luther Head makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	28	30
32.9	Luke Ridnour misses two point shot	28	30
31.8	Seattle defensive rebound	28	30
31.8	Johan Petro loose ball foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	28	30
31.8	Mouhamed Sene enters the game for Johan Petro	28	30
31.8	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	28	31
31.8	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	28	32
13.2	Tracy McGrady shooting foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul)	28	32
13.2	Damien Wilkins makes free throw 1 of 2	29	32
13.2	Mike Wilks enters the game for Luke Ridnour	29	32
13.2	Damien Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2	30	32
4.9	Tracy McGrady misses jumper	30	32
2.9	Tracy McGrady offensive rebound	30	32
1.8	Tracy McGrady misses layup	30	32
0.9	Mike Wilks defensive rebound	30	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	32

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

SuperSonics
96
Rockets
103

Game 1

4/1

SuperSonics
102
Rockets
112

Game 2

1/2

Rockets
95
SuperSonics
90

Game 3

10/4

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:30 AM, 4 January 2007

Houston, TX

Attendance: 11,133

Referees:
Sean Corbin
Pat Fraher
Sean Wright

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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