Mavericks 80-77 Rockets (16 Feb, 2007) Play-by-Play

Dallas Mavericks

44-9, 20-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	21	17	20	22	80
HOU	23	22	12	20	77

Houston Rockets

33-19, 19-7 home

Tracy McGrady makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Juwan Howard makes 9-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot
Erick Dampier blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 8-foot running jumper
Juwan Howard misses 8-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot
Juwan Howard makes 16-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard makes 7-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses jumper
Juwan Howard misses 7-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells makes two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
Luther Head misses driving layup
Juwan Howard misses 6-foot hook shot
Rafer Alston misses 11-foot jumper
Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Luther Head makes 23-foot jumper
Luther Head makes driving dunk
Luther Head misses 7-foot running jumper
Shane Battier makes 7-foot jumper (Bonzi Wells assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes 7-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells makes layup
Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses jumper
Dikembe Mutombo makes two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
Dikembe Mutombo misses 13-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Luther Head's jumper
Juwan Howard misses 6-foot hook shot
Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three pointer
Luther Head misses 14-foot two point shot
Juwan Howard makes 7-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
Juwan Howard makes dunk (Chuck Hayes assists)
Luther Head misses 9-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells misses 14-foot two point shot
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes driving dunk
Tracy McGrady misses 8-foot running jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses 6-foot hook shot
Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 12-foot two point shot
Josh Howard makes jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Greg Buckner assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 10-foot two point shot
Erick Dampier makes 5-foot hook shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Jason Terry misses jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes driving layup
Josh Howard makes 14-foot jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
Josh Howard misses 22-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 18-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 16-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
Devin Harris misses 16-foot jumper
Austin Croshere misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Austin Croshere's layup
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Greg Buckner misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 16-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes slam dunk (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry misses 20-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
Greg Buckner makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot two point shot
Josh Howard makes 18-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 19-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot two point shot
Jerry Stackhouse makes 9-foot two point shot
Jerry Stackhouse makes 20-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Jerry Stackhouse misses 11-foot two point shot
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Erick Dampier's 6-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes layup
Greg Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 19-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot two point shot
Josh Howard misses 20-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 12-foot two point shot
Jerry Stackhouse misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 9-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 13-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 6-foot running jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot two point shot
Jerry Stackhouse makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Jerry Stackhouse makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Jerry Stackhouse misses 49-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 15-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
Jason Terry misses 21-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 8-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot two point shot
Josh Howard misses driving layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier blocks Greg Buckner's layup
Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 12-foot two point shot
Jerry Stackhouse misses 16-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 15-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses jumper

MAVERICKS

ROCKETS

TIME		DAL	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Dikembe Mutombo (Dirk Nowitzki gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Josh Howard makes jumper	2	0
11:26	Shane Battier bad pass (Greg Buckner steals)	2	0
11:19	Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)	4	0
11:06	Tracy McGrady makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	4	2
10:44	Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper	6	2
10:30	Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper	6	2
10:29	Houston defensive rebound	6	2
10:08	Shane Battier shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	6	2
10:08	Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	7	2
10:08	Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	8	2
10:08	Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper	8	4
9:38	Jason Terry lost ball (Rafer Alston steals)	8	4
9:33	Dirk Nowitzki blocks Rafer Alston's layup	8	4
9:33	Houston offensive rebound	8	4
9:22	Juwan Howard makes 9-foot jumper	8	6
9:00	Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Greg Buckner assists)	11	6
8:48	Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper	11	8
8:30	Tracy McGrady personal foul (Greg Buckner draws the foul)	11	8
8:19	Dirk Nowitzki misses 10-foot two point shot	11	8
8:18	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	11	8
8:04	Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	8
8:03	Houston defensive rebound	11	8
7:48	Erick Dampier makes 5-foot hook shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	13	8
7:33	Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	13	10
7:15	Dirk Nowitzki offensive foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	13	10
7:15	Dirk Nowitzki turnover	13	10
7:05	Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper	13	10
7:03	Josh Howard defensive rebound	13	10
6:54	Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)	15	10
6:33	Juwan Howard misses 16-foot jumper	15	10
6:31	Greg Buckner defensive rebound	15	10
6:13	Erick Dampier bad pass	15	10
6:03	Houston full timeout	15	10
6:03	Jerry Stackhouse enters the game for Greg Buckner	15	10
5:56	Tracy McGrady misses layup	15	10
5:54	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	15	12
5:54	Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot	15	12
5:39	Jason Terry misses jumper	15	12
5:39	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	15	12
5:26	Erick Dampier blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup	15	12
5:26	Josh Howard defensive rebound	15	12
5:03	Jerry Stackhouse misses three point jumper	15	12
5:01	Jerry Stackhouse offensive rebound	15	12
4:56	Jerry Stackhouse makes driving layup	17	12
4:35	Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	12
4:33	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	17	12
4:26	Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (Shane Battier steals)	17	12
4:16	Devin Harris enters the game for Jason Terry	17	12
4:16	DeSagana Diop enters the game for Erick Dampier	17	12
4:09	Rafer Alston misses 8-foot running jumper	17	12
4:07	DeSagana Diop defensive rebound	17	12
3:56	Josh Howard makes 14-foot jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)	19	12
3:31	Juwan Howard misses 8-foot two point shot	19	12
3:29	Jerry Stackhouse defensive rebound	19	12
3:20	Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup	21	12
3:02	Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot	21	14
2:42	Josh Howard misses 22-foot jumper	21	14
2:40	Dallas defensive rebound	21	14
2:40	Dallas full timeout	21	14
2:40	Luther Head enters the game for Tracy McGrady	21	14
2:25	Jerry Stackhouse shooting foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)	21	14
2:25	Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2	21	15
2:25	Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2	21	16
2:06	Devin Harris misses 18-foot jumper	21	16
2:04	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	21	16
1:54	Juwan Howard makes 16-foot jumper	21	18
1:35	Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (Dikembe Mutombo steals)	21	18
1:25	Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper	21	21
1:08	Jerry Stackhouse misses 16-foot jumper	21	21
1:07	Dallas defensive rebound	21	21
1:07	Dirk Nowitzki loose ball foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	21	21
1:07	Austin Croshere enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	21	21
50.1	Juwan Howard makes 7-foot two point shot	21	23
31.7	Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper	21	23
29.6	Jerry Stackhouse offensive rebound	21	23
18.4	Dikembe Mutombo personal foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	21	23
11.7	Devin Harris misses 16-foot jumper	21	23
10.3	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	21	23
2.2	Rafer Alston misses jumper	21	23
0.9	Rafer Alston offensive rebound	21	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	23

Regular Season Series

DAL wins 3-1

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

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:00 AM, 16 February 2007

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,270

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Marc Davis
David Guthrie

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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