Celtics 77-72 Rockets (27 Feb, 2007) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

14-42, 9-21 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	14	15	15	33	77
HOU	22	13	18	19	72

Houston Rockets

35-21, 20-8 home

Shane Battier misses 6-foot running jumper
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Bonzi Wells misses two point shot
Juwan Howard misses 14-foot two point shot
Shane Battier misses layup
Shane Battier misses tip shot
Juwan Howard misses layup
Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot
Bonzi Wells misses 21-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dikembe Mutombo makes two point shot (Bonzi Wells assists)
Juwan Howard misses 17-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jake Tsakalidis misses layup
Bonzi Wells makes layup
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses 11-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Juwan Howard misses jumper
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Jake Tsakalidis makes layup
Kirk Snyder misses 12-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses 8-foot running jumper
Kirk Snyder misses driving layup
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Bonzi Wells assists)
Shane Battier makes 7-foot two point shot (Kirk Snyder assists)
Kirk Snyder makes two point shot (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
Shane Battier misses 18-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins blocks Rafer Alston's 8-foot running jumper
Juwan Howard misses 14-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells misses 5-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 13-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells misses driving layup
Juwan Howard makes 21-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes driving layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes two point shot (Juwan Howard assists)
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bonzi Wells assists)
Juwan Howard misses 10-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kendrick Perkins blocks Bonzi Wells's layup
Shane Battier misses 27-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes driving layup
Al Jefferson blocks Bonzi Wells's 16-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Juwan Howard misses 8-foot two point shot
Juwan Howard makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Juwan Howard misses 19-foot jumper
Luther Head makes jumper (Jake Tsakalidis assists)
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 16-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jake Tsakalidis makes layup
Kirk Snyder misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Luther Head misses 27-foot three point jumper
Delonte West blocks Luther Head's 26-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Jake Tsakalidis makes tip shot
Bonzi Wells makes 18-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 16-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair blocks Juwan Howard's layup
Luther Head makes 9-foot running jumper
Luther Head misses running jumper
Juwan Howard makes layup
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 23-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 13-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 8-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes misses 21-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper
Paul Pierce misses 15-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes misses 20-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 14-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)
Paul Pierce misses 19-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Delonte West assists)
Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot (Gerald Green assists)
Paul Pierce misses layup
Gerald Green misses layup
Gerald Green misses tip shot
Al Jefferson misses tip shot
Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses 64-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 19-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 10-foot jumper
Kendrick Perkins misses 9-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses 23-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper (Delonte West assists)
Paul Pierce misses 12-foot two point shot
Delonte West misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)
Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kendrick Perkins assists)
Rajon Rondo misses layup
Delonte West makes tip shot
Dikembe Mutombo blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Delonte West misses 22-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 20-foot jumper
Delonte West misses layup
Sebastian Telfair misses 65-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses layup
Al Jefferson misses hook shot
Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 23-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup
Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Bonzi Wells blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Delonte West makes driving layup
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot two point shot
Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Brian Scalabrine assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brian Scalabrine misses 26-foot three point jumper
Delonte West misses 22-foot jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 41-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes misses 16-foot jumper
Brian Scalabrine makes 26-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sebastian Telfair makes 18-foot jumper
Delonte West makes two point shot
Al Jefferson makes driving layup
Paul Pierce misses layup
Paul Pierce misses tip shot
Paul Pierce makes layup
Ryan Gomes makes 18-foot jumper (Delonte West assists)
Sebastian Telfair misses layup
Al Jefferson makes layup
Paul Pierce makes 18-foot two point shot (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Paul Pierce misses 18-foot two point shot
Delonte West makes layup (Sebastian Telfair assists)
Al Jefferson misses layup
Paul Pierce makes 27-foot three pointer (Sebastian Telfair assists)

CELTICS

ROCKETS

TIME		BOS	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Dikembe Mutombo (Leon Powe gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Paul Pierce offensive foul (Bonzi Wells draws the foul)	0	0
11:45	Paul Pierce turnover	0	0
11:29	Shane Battier misses 6-foot running jumper	0	0
11:26	Brian Scalabrine defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Brian Scalabrine misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:17	Boston offensive rebound	0	0
11:03	Delonte West misses 13-foot jumper	0	0
11:00	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	0	0
10:53	Bonzi Wells makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	0	2
10:53	Brian Scalabrine shooting foul (Bonzi Wells draws the foul)	0	2
10:53	Bonzi Wells makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
10:34	Dikembe Mutombo personal foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	0	3
10:23	Paul Pierce misses 8-foot two point shot	0	3
10:22	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	0	3
10:12	Brian Scalabrine shooting foul (Bonzi Wells draws the foul)	0	3
10:12	Bonzi Wells makes free throw 1 of 2	0	4
10:12	Ryan Gomes enters the game for Brian Scalabrine	0	4
10:12	Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2	0	5
9:52	Ryan Gomes misses 21-foot jumper	0	5
9:51	Leon Powe offensive rebound	0	5
9:45	Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	5
9:44	Juwan Howard defensive rebound	0	5
9:26	Bonzi Wells misses two point shot	0	5
9:26	Houston offensive rebound	0	5
9:19	Juwan Howard misses 14-foot two point shot	0	5
9:18	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	0	5
9:11	Delonte West misses 17-foot jumper	0	5
9:10	Boston defensive rebound	0	5
9:10	Leon Powe loose ball foul (Dikembe Mutombo draws the foul)	0	5
8:59	Shane Battier misses layup	0	5
8:57	Shane Battier offensive rebound	0	5
8:57	Shane Battier misses tip shot	0	5
8:56	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	0	5
8:47	Leon Powe offensive foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	0	5
8:47	Leon Powe turnover	0	5
8:47	Gerald Green enters the game for Leon Powe	0	5
8:32	Juwan Howard misses layup	0	5
8:30	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	0	5
8:29	Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot	0	7
8:11	Paul Pierce misses 15-foot two point shot	0	7
8:08	Bonzi Wells defensive rebound	0	7
7:54	Bonzi Wells misses 21-foot jumper	0	7
7:54	Houston defensive rebound	0	7
7:54	Juwan Howard loose ball foul (Gerald Green draws the foul)	0	7
7:41	Al Jefferson makes slam dunk	2	7
7:26	Juwan Howard traveling	2	7
7:11	Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot	4	7
6:56	Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	7
6:54	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	4	7
6:41	Al Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper	4	7
6:39	Bonzi Wells defensive rebound	4	7
6:28	Dikembe Mutombo makes two point shot (Bonzi Wells assists)	4	9
6:09	Ryan Gomes misses 20-foot jumper	4	9
6:07	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	4	9
5:52	Juwan Howard misses 17-foot two point shot	4	9
5:50	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	4	9
5:45	Dikembe Mutombo personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	4	9
5:45	Houston full timeout	4	9
5:45	Jake Tsakalidis enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	4	9
5:35	Paul Pierce makes 14-foot two point shot (Delonte West assists)	6	9
5:22	Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	9
5:20	Juwan Howard offensive rebound	6	9
5:09	Jake Tsakalidis misses layup	6	9
5:09	Bonzi Wells offensive rebound	6	9
5:07	Bonzi Wells makes layup	6	11
4:50	Paul Pierce misses 19-foot two point shot	6	11
4:48	Bonzi Wells defensive rebound	6	11
4:37	Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	11
4:35	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	6	11
4:30	Ryan Gomes makes layup (Delonte West assists)	8	11
4:30	Shane Battier shooting foul (Ryan Gomes draws the foul)	8	11
4:30	Ryan Gomes makes free throw 1 of 1	9	11
4:11	Shane Battier bad pass (Gerald Green steals)	9	11
4:09	Gerald Green turnover	9	11
3:56	Shane Battier misses 11-foot two point shot	9	11
3:54	Gerald Green defensive rebound	9	11
3:47	Ryan Gomes offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)	9	11
3:47	Ryan Gomes turnover	9	11
3:30	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	11
3:29	Juwan Howard offensive rebound	9	11
3:29	Ryan Gomes loose ball foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	9	11
3:29	Houston 20 Sec. timeout	9	11
3:19	Juwan Howard makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	9	13
2:56	Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper	9	13
2:54	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	9	13
2:45	Al Jefferson shooting foul (Bonzi Wells draws the foul)	9	13
2:45	Boston full timeout	9	13
2:45	Kendrick Perkins enters the game for Ryan Gomes	9	13
2:45	Bonzi Wells makes free throw 1 of 2	9	14
2:45	Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2	9	15
2:24	Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot (Gerald Green assists)	11	15
2:02	Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)	11	15
2:02	Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2	11	16
2:02	Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2	11	17
1:54	Paul Pierce misses layup	11	17
1:53	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	11	17
1:45	Gerald Green personal foul (Bonzi Wells draws the foul)	11	17
1:45	Bonzi Wells misses free throw 1 of 2	11	17
1:45	Houston offensive rebound	11	17
1:45	Bonzi Wells makes free throw 2 of 2	11	18
1:38	Jake Tsakalidis illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	11	18
1:38	Paul Pierce makes technical free throw	12	18
1:38	Paul Pierce misses technical free throw	12	18
1:38	Boston offensive rebound	12	18
1:38	Rajon Rondo enters the game for Delonte West	12	18
1:31	Gerald Green misses layup	12	18
1:31	Gerald Green offensive rebound	12	18
1:31	Gerald Green misses tip shot	12	18
1:30	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	12	18
1:30	Al Jefferson misses tip shot	12	18
1:28	Jake Tsakalidis defensive rebound	12	18
1:15	Juwan Howard makes 18-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)	12	20
1:02	Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper	12	20
1:01	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	12	20
52.9	Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper	12	20
51.6	Bonzi Wells defensive rebound	12	20
35.7	Al Jefferson shooting foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul)	12	20
35.7	Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	12	21
35.7	Michael Olowokandi enters the game for Al Jefferson	12	21
35.7	Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	12	22
26.7	Paul Pierce makes driving layup	14	22
26.7	Jake Tsakalidis shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	14	22
26.7	Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 1	14	22
26.7	Jake Tsakalidis defensive rebound	14	22
3.9	Juwan Howard misses jumper	14	22
0.9	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	14	22
0.2	Paul Pierce misses 64-foot three point jumper	14	22
0.0	Boston offensive rebound	14	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	22

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Celtics
77
Rockets
72

Game 1

27/2

Rockets
111
Celtics
80

Game 2

8/3

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:30 AM, 27 February 2007

Houston, TX

Attendance: 14,037

Referees:
Mike Callahan
Robbie Robinson
Violet Palmer

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

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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