Mavericks 109-96 Rockets (17 Jan, 2007) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

25-14, 12-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	30	23	21	22	96
DAL	25	22	29	33	109

Dallas Mavericks

32-8, 18-3 home

109

Devin Harris makes 12-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 15-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes slam dunk
Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Josh Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
Devean George misses 17-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Erick Dampier makes layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Josh Howard makes driving layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Jerry Stackhouse misses 13-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Josh Howard makes 14-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Josh Howard makes driving layup
Devin Harris misses 39-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes 23-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes 16-foot two point shot
Greg Buckner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Josh Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Erick Dampier misses 5-foot two point shot
Greg Buckner misses 22-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 10-foot two point shot
Jerry Stackhouse makes 16-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 19-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Devin Harris's layup
Jerry Stackhouse makes slam dunk (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot two point shot
Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 22-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 19-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 12-foot running jumper
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Jerry Stackhouse's layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 14-foot two point shot
Devean George makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Devean George makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Devean George misses layup
Tracy McGrady blocks Josh Howard's layup
Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper
Devean George makes 16-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Terry misses driving layup
Josh Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Jerry Stackhouse makes three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Devean George makes three point jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Jerry Stackhouse misses 22-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 15-foot jumper
Devean George makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Josh Howard misses layup
Devean George misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes 18-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes driving layup (Erick Dampier assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Jason Terry misses 21-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard misses 10-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot two point shot
Josh Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Greg Buckner makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
Josh Howard misses running jumper
Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 14-foot two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 8-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo misses 6-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses 22-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo misses 13-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 13-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes 4-foot two point shot
Juwan Howard misses 7-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses jumper
Chuck Hayes makes 5-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 15-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 21-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes driving layup
Shane Battier makes 9-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 16-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devean George blocks Shane Battier's 7-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Jerry Stackhouse blocks Juwan Howard's layup
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Juwan Howard makes jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 11-foot jumper
DeSagana Diop blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Devin Harris blocks Luther Head's layup
Rafer Alston misses jumper
Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Juwan Howard misses 20-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 10-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Devean George blocks Luther Head's two point shot
Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
John Lucas makes 18-foot jumper
Luther Head misses layup
John Lucas misses 20-foot jumper
John Lucas makes 16-foot running jumper

ROCKETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		HOU	DAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Dikembe Mutombo vs. Erick Dampier (Juwan Howard gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Devin Harris shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	0	0
11:45	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:45	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:29	Tracy McGrady personal foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	2	0
11:19	Devin Harris makes 12-foot jumper	2	2
11:06	Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper (Juwan Howard assists)	4	2
10:44	Erick Dampier 3 second	4	2
10:32	Tracy McGrady makes 14-foot two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)	6	2
10:11	Devin Harris misses 15-foot jumper	6	2
10:07	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	6	2
10:00	Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper	8	2
9:44	Dikembe Mutombo illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	8	2
9:44	Dirk Nowitzki makes technical free throw	8	3
9:37	Josh Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	8	5
9:15	Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper	8	5
9:12	Josh Howard defensive rebound	8	5
9:03	Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper	8	7
8:49	Tracy McGrady makes driving layup	10	7
8:30	Rafer Alston personal foul (Jason Terry draws the foul)	10	7
8:23	Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper	10	7
8:21	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	10	7
8:14	Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper	12	7
7:52	Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper	12	7
7:52	Erick Dampier offensive rebound	12	7
7:50	Erick Dampier makes slam dunk	12	9
7:39	Dikembe Mutombo traveling	12	9
7:39	Devean George enters the game for Devin Harris	12	9
7:24	Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	12	11
7:05	Juwan Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	14	11
6:56	Josh Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	11
6:54	Erick Dampier offensive rebound	14	11
6:50	Devean George misses 17-foot jumper	14	11
6:48	Shane Battier defensive rebound	14	11
6:37	Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper	14	11
6:37	Devean George defensive rebound	14	11
6:26	Josh Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	11
6:22	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	14	11
6:16	Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	11
6:13	Erick Dampier defensive rebound	14	11
6:05	Erick Dampier makes layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	14	13
5:54	Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper	14	13
5:52	Josh Howard defensive rebound	14	13
5:43	Josh Howard makes driving layup	14	15
5:24	Juwan Howard misses 8-foot jumper	14	15
5:22	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	14	15
5:20	Dikembe Mutombo misses 6-foot two point shot	14	15
5:18	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	14	15
5:09	Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper	14	15
5:05	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	14	15
4:54	Erick Dampier personal foul (Dikembe Mutombo draws the foul)	14	15
4:54	Dallas full timeout	14	15
4:47	Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	16	15
4:31	Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper	16	15
4:28	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	16	15
4:26	Rafer Alston bad pass (Jason Terry steals)	16	15
4:22	Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	15
4:20	Dirk Nowitzki offensive rebound	16	15
4:16	Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper	16	17
3:59	Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	18	17
3:47	Dirk Nowitzki makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)	18	19
3:30	Devean George jump ball	18	19
3:30	Jerry Stackhouse enters the game for Josh Howard	18	19
3:19	Houston full timeout	18	19
3:19	Luther Head enters the game for Shane Battier	18	19
3:15	Rafer Alston misses 22-foot jumper	18	19
3:14	Juwan Howard offensive rebound	18	19
3:11	Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)	21	19
2:57	Devin Harris enters the game for Jason Terry	21	19
2:57	DeSagana Diop enters the game for Erick Dampier	21	19
2:47	Jerry Stackhouse misses 13-foot jumper	21	19
2:45	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	21	19
2:35	Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper	23	19
2:11	Jerry Stackhouse misses three point jumper	23	19
2:09	DeSagana Diop offensive rebound	23	19
2:04	Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper	23	19
2:02	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	23	19
1:57	DeSagana Diop shooting foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	23	19
1:57	Josh Howard enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	23	19
1:57	Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	24	19
1:57	Greg Buckner enters the game for Devean George	24	19
1:57	Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	25	19
1:35	Josh Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)	25	21
1:23	Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper	28	21
1:13	Rafer Alston personal foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	28	21
1:13	John Lucas enters the game for Rafer Alston	28	21
1:07	Jerry Stackhouse traveling	28	21
56.9	Dikembe Mutombo misses 13-foot jumper	28	21
55.3	Houston defensive rebound	28	21
43.8	Josh Howard makes 14-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)	28	23
27.9	Juwan Howard misses 13-foot jumper	28	23
25.9	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	28	23
25.9	Dikembe Mutombo bad pass (Josh Howard steals)	30	25
21.8	Josh Howard makes driving layup	28	25
2.3	Devin Harris shooting foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	28	25
2.3	Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	29	25
2.3	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	29	25
2.3	Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	30	25
0.3	Devin Harris misses 39-foot three point jumper	30	25
0.0	Dallas offensive rebound	30	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	25

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Mavericks
76
Rockets
107

Game 1

5/11

Rockets
96
Mavericks
109

Game 2

17/1

Rockets
74
Mavericks
95

Game 3

10/2

Mavericks
80
Rockets
77

Game 4

16/2

American Airlines Center

12:30 AM, 17 January 2007

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,332

Referees:
Eddie F. Rush
Bill Kennedy
Pat Fraher

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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