Rockets 89-81 Spurs (7 Nov, 2007) Play-by-Play

San Antonio Spurs

3-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SA	19	13	24	25	81
HOU	18	27	19	25	89

Houston Rockets

4-1, 2-0 home

Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Fabricio Oberto blocks Yao Ming's 7-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes layup
Rafer Alston misses 23-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Manu Ginobili blocks Luis Scola's two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses tip shot
Francisco Elson blocks Yao Ming's layup
Yao Ming makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses two point shot
Francisco Elson blocks Dikembe Mutombo's 6-foot hook shot
Dikembe Mutombo makes dunk (Shane Battier assists)
Yao Ming misses 17-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 19-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes misses 11-foot two point shot
Chuck Hayes misses 55-foot three point running jumper
Bonzi Wells makes 19-foot jumper (Luther Head assists)
Mike James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Yao Ming misses 12-foot two point shot
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mike James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Brent Barry blocks Luther Head's layup
Yao Ming misses layup
Yao Ming makes slam dunk
Mike James misses 18-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Tim Duncan blocks Chuck Hayes's 8-foot hook shot
Tracy McGrady makes 6-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Bonzi Wells makes driving layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Tim Duncan blocks Bonzi Wells's layup
Tim Duncan blocks Bonzi Wells's layup
Tracy McGrady makes layup
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Bonzi Wells makes 10-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Bonzi Wells assists)
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses layup
Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming makes 12-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming makes 12-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot
Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes misses 8-foot hook shot
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Yao Ming misses 9-foot two point shot
Manu Ginobili blocks Mike James's layup
Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)
Luis Scola misses layup
Bonzi Wells makes 17-foot jumper
Mike James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 21-foot jumper
Mike James misses 22-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes dunk
Mike James misses 32-foot three point jumper
Mike James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Mike James misses 22-foot jumper
Mike James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Bonzi Wells misses 16-foot two point shot
Mike James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells misses tip shot
Yao Ming misses 10-foot jumper
Mike James makes 19-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 12-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes 10-foot two point shot
Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Bonzi Wells makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming misses 13-foot two point shot
Tim Duncan makes 14-foot two point shot
Bruce Bowen makes 9-foot two point shot
Michael Finley misses 17-foot jumper
Tim Duncan misses 12-foot jumper
Tony Parker misses 21-foot jumper
Michael Finley misses 17-foot jumper
Michael Finley misses layup
Tim Duncan misses 9-foot jumper
Tony Parker misses 21-foot jumper
Bruce Bowen makes 22-foot jumper (Michael Finley assists)
Tim Duncan misses 9-foot two point shot
Tony Parker makes 8-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes layup
Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming blocks Tim Duncan's layup
Francisco Elson makes 18-foot jumper (Bruce Bowen assists)
Manu Ginobili makes 9-foot running jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 16-foot running jumper
Francisco Elson makes 18-foot jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)
Manu Ginobili makes layup
Michael Finley makes 21-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Manu Ginobili's 7-foot jumper
Michael Finley misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tim Duncan misses 10-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes layup (Tim Duncan assists)
Tim Duncan misses 6-foot two point shot
Tony Parker makes 8-foot two point shot
Tony Parker misses 21-foot jumper
Tony Parker misses layup
Brent Barry makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Tim Duncan misses layup
Manu Ginobili misses 12-foot two point shot
Yao Ming blocks Tony Parker's layup
Tim Duncan misses 17-foot jumper
Tony Parker makes layup
Tony Parker makes 6-foot running jumper
Tim Duncan makes 12-foot hook shot (Michael Finley assists)
Tim Duncan makes 11-foot two point shot (Tony Parker assists)
Tim Duncan makes 5-foot hook shot (Michael Finley assists)
Tim Duncan misses 8-foot jumper
Fabricio Oberto misses 16-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili makes 15-foot jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Tony Parker makes driving layup
Manu Ginobili makes 11-foot two point shot
Tony Parker misses 14-foot jumper
Francisco Elson misses 19-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili makes driving layup
Bonzi Wells blocks Francisco Elson's layup
Manu Ginobili misses 23-foot jumper
Matt Bonner misses 9-foot running jumper
Manu Ginobili makes 7-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili misses 17-foot two point shot
Michael Finley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tony Parker assists)
Tony Parker misses 7-foot jumper
Ime Udoka misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tim Duncan misses 8-foot two point shot
Michael Finley makes two point shot (Manu Ginobili assists)
Manu Ginobili misses layup
Tim Duncan makes layup
Michael Finley misses 18-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili makes dunk
Brent Barry makes driving layup
Brent Barry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tony Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)
Manu Ginobili misses 8-foot running jumper
Tony Parker makes driving layup
Tony Parker makes 22-foot jumper
Manu Ginobili makes layup (Brent Barry assists)

SPURS

ROCKETS

TIME		SA	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Tim Duncan vs. Yao Ming (Fabricio Oberto gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Tim Duncan makes 14-foot two point shot	2	0
11:19	Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot	2	0
11:18	Tim Duncan defensive rebound	2	0
11:06	Tim Duncan offensive foul (Chuck Hayes draws the foul)	2	0
11:06	Tim Duncan turnover	2	0
11:06	Luis Scola enters the game for Chuck Hayes	2	0
10:48	Yao Ming makes hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)	2	2
10:30	Bruce Bowen makes 9-foot two point shot	4	2
10:17	Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)	4	5
9:56	Michael Finley misses 17-foot jumper	4	5
9:55	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	4	5
9:51	Luis Scola turnover	4	5
9:37	Tim Duncan misses 12-foot jumper	4	5
9:36	Yao Ming defensive rebound	4	5
9:23	Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper	4	5
9:22	Tim Duncan defensive rebound	4	5
9:15	Tony Parker misses 21-foot jumper	4	5
9:15	Luis Scola defensive rebound	4	5
9:11	Fabricio Oberto personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	4	5
9:03	Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper	4	5
9:02	Fabricio Oberto defensive rebound	4	5
8:48	Michael Finley misses 17-foot jumper	4	5
8:48	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	4	5
8:26	Rafer Alston bad pass (Michael Finley steals)	4	5
8:22	Michael Finley misses layup	4	5
8:21	Bruce Bowen offensive rebound	4	5
8:07	Tim Duncan misses 9-foot jumper	4	5
8:07	San Antonio offensive rebound	4	5
8:00	Tony Parker misses 21-foot jumper	4	5
7:58	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	4	5
7:41	Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	4	8
7:28	Bruce Bowen makes 22-foot jumper (Michael Finley assists)	6	8
7:11	Fabricio Oberto blocks Yao Ming's 7-foot jumper	6	8
7:11	Yao Ming offensive rebound	6	8
7:09	Yao Ming makes layup	6	10
6:48	Tim Duncan misses 9-foot two point shot	6	10
6:48	Luis Scola defensive rebound	6	10
6:39	Tim Duncan shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	6	10
6:39	Francisco Elson enters the game for Fabricio Oberto	6	10
6:39	Manu Ginobili enters the game for Michael Finley	6	10
6:39	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	6	11
6:39	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	6	12
6:24	Tony Parker makes 8-foot jumper	8	12
6:05	Rafer Alston misses 23-foot jumper	8	12
6:05	Tim Duncan defensive rebound	8	12
5:54	Tony Parker makes layup	10	12
5:54	Luis Scola shooting foul (Tony Parker draws the foul)	10	12
5:54	Houston full timeout	10	12
5:54	Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 1	10	12
5:54	Luis Scola defensive rebound	10	12
5:39	Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)	10	14
5:28	Tony Parker bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals)	10	14
5:26	Francisco Elson clear path foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	10	14
5:26	Tracy McGrady misses free throw	10	14
5:26	Houston offensive rebound	10	14
5:26	Tracy McGrady misses free throw	10	14
5:26	Houston offensive rebound	10	14
5:13	Manu Ginobili blocks Luis Scola's two point shot	10	14
5:11	Houston defensive rebound	10	14
5:11	Luis Scola loose ball foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)	10	14
4:52	Luis Scola shooting foul (Tim Duncan draws the foul)	10	14
4:52	Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2	10	14
4:52	San Antonio offensive rebound	10	14
4:52	Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Luis Scola	10	14
4:52	Tim Duncan makes free throw 2 of 2	11	14
4:31	Yao Ming lost ball (Tony Parker steals)	11	14
4:24	Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	14
4:24	Yao Ming defensive rebound	11	14
4:13	Tracy McGrady misses layup	11	14
4:13	Tracy McGrady offensive rebound	11	14
4:13	Tracy McGrady misses tip shot	11	14
4:11	Yao Ming offensive rebound	11	14
4:11	Francisco Elson blocks Yao Ming's layup	11	14
4:09	Yao Ming offensive rebound	11	16
4:09	Yao Ming makes layup	11	16
3:58	Tony Parker lost ball (Dikembe Mutombo steals)	11	16
3:43	Tracy McGrady misses two point shot	11	16
3:40	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	11	16
3:39	Francisco Elson blocks Dikembe Mutombo's 6-foot hook shot	11	16
3:36	Tim Duncan defensive rebound	11	16
3:26	Yao Ming blocks Tim Duncan's layup	11	16
3:24	Shane Battier defensive rebound	11	16
3:01	Dikembe Mutombo makes dunk (Shane Battier assists)	11	18
2:58	San Antonio full timeout	11	18
2:58	Fabricio Oberto enters the game for Tim Duncan	11	18
2:41	Francisco Elson makes 18-foot jumper (Bruce Bowen assists)	13	18
2:15	Yao Ming misses 17-foot jumper	13	18
2:13	Francisco Elson defensive rebound	13	18
1:54	Manu Ginobili makes 9-foot running jumper (Tony Parker assists)	15	18
1:30	Yao Ming misses 19-foot jumper	15	18
1:29	Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound	15	18
1:23	Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	18
1:23	Francisco Elson defensive rebound	15	18
1:07	Manu Ginobili misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	18
1:06	Francisco Elson offensive rebound	15	18
54.9	Shane Battier jump ball	15	18
54.9	Mike James enters the game for Rafer Alston	15	18
54.9	Bonzi Wells enters the game for Shane Battier	15	18
54.9	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Yao Ming	15	18
54.9	Darius Washington enters the game for Tony Parker	15	18
46.9	Manu Ginobili misses 16-foot running jumper	15	18
44.8	Bonzi Wells defensive rebound	15	18
43.9	Bonzi Wells lost ball (Manu Ginobili steals)	15	18
41.3	Bonzi Wells shooting foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)	15	18
41.3	Matt Bonner enters the game for Fabricio Oberto	15	18
41.3	Manu Ginobili makes free throw 1 of 2	16	18
41.3	Manu Ginobili makes free throw 2 of 2	17	18
22.9	Chuck Hayes misses 11-foot two point shot	17	18
20.9	Bruce Bowen defensive rebound	17	18
1.3	Francisco Elson makes 18-foot jumper (Manu Ginobili assists)	19	18
0.0	Chuck Hayes misses 55-foot three point running jumper	19	18
0.0	Houston offensive rebound	19	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	18

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

Spurs
81
Rockets
89

Game 1

7/11

Rockets
84
Spurs
90

Game 2

17/11

Spurs
81
Rockets
83

Game 3

20/1

Rockets
88
Spurs
109

Game 4

30/3

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:30 AM, 7 November 2007

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,280

Referees:
Jack Nies
Derek Richardson
Ed Malloy

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	11	5	.688	-	W1
Memphis	9	7	.563	2	W1
Dallas	8	7	.533	2.5	W3
San Antonio	8	8	.500	3	W2
New Orleans	4	12	.250	7	L3

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