Phoenix Suns @ Houston Rockets

8-2, 5-1 Away

115

8-2, 5-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Suns PHX	37	32	25	21	115
Rockets HOU	28	29	19	29	105

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

6-5, 3-2 Home

105

6-5, 3-2 Home

Shane Battier makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Amare Stoudemire blocks Shane Battier's 10-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses 11-foot jumper
Mike James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Mike James makes 19-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes makes layup
Mike James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Shawn Marion blocks Yao Ming's layup
Mike James misses layup
Mike James makes layup
Rafer Alston makes 6-foot running jumper
Mike James misses 21-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 6-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Chuck Hayes misses 8-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses layup
Bonzi Wells misses 17-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 5-foot jumper (Bonzi Wells assists)
Mike James misses 19-foot jumper
Mike James makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Luis Scola makes 13-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses 17-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 5-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Francis assists)
Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 11-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses jumper
Bonzi Wells misses 7-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes layup
Luther Head makes 20-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luther Head misses layup
Steve Francis makes jumper
Steve Francis misses 18-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 11-foot two point shot
Luis Scola misses 8-foot jumper
Steve Francis misses layup
Steve Francis makes layup (Bonzi Wells assists)
Shawn Marion blocks Luther Head's 9-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 8-foot two point shot
Luis Scola misses 14-foot jumper
Shawn Marion blocks Bonzi Wells's layup
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Mike James misses 17-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes layup (Luis Scola assists)
Brian Skinner blocks Yao Ming's layup
Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Mike James misses 18-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Leandro Barbosa blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)
Yao Ming makes driving dunk
Mike James misses three point jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Yao Ming makes 6-foot hook shot
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 17-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses jumper
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot
Yao Ming misses layup
Mike James makes 8-foot running jumper
Rafer Alston misses 7-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses layup
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Shawn Marion blocks Yao Ming's layup
Yao Ming misses 16-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 14-foot jumper (Kirk Snyder assists)
Steve Francis misses layup
Yao Ming misses tip shot
Luis Scola misses 15-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Francis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Francis misses 19-foot jumper
Kirk Snyder makes driving layup
Luther Head makes two point shot (Luis Scola assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Brian Skinner blocks Shane Battier's dunk
Luis Scola misses 13-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses layup
Luis Scola misses layup
Kirk Snyder makes two point shot
Leandro Barbosa blocks Luther Head's 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes layup (Steve Francis assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses layup
Luis Scola misses 5-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes layup (Kirk Snyder assists)
Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Luis Scola makes layup (Kirk Snyder assists)
Luis Scola misses layup
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Francis makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Steve Francis misses three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Kirk Snyder misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kirk Snyder makes driving dunk
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Amare Stoudemire blocks Kirk Snyder's layup
Amare Stoudemire makes 20-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Grant Hill makes driving layup
Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 13-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 13-foot jumper
Grant Hill makes driving layup
Boris Diaw makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes 6-foot running jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Brian Skinner makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes two point shot
Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes 20-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Grant Hill makes jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 16-foot jumper
Eric Piatkowski misses 27-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Grant Hill assists)
Eric Piatkowski makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Shawn Marion misses layup
Eric Piatkowski makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Steve Nash makes 27-foot three point jumper
Grant Hill makes 21-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Boris Diaw makes jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 14-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Brian Skinner makes layup (Leandro Barbosa assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Hill assists)
Grant Hill misses jumper
Steve Nash misses layup
Steve Nash misses 19-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 7-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses 18-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 15-foot jumper
Shawn Marion makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes dunk (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 24-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes 22-foot jumper
Grant Hill misses 11-foot two point shot
Boris Diaw misses 16-foot jumper
Brian Skinner misses jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses layup
Grant Hill misses 6-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes 8-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 17-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses layup
Grant Hill makes 13-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Grant Hill misses 23-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes 12-foot jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes slam dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses layup
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)

SUNS

ROCKETS

TIME		PHX	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Amare Stoudemire vs. Yao Ming (Steve Nash gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Amare Stoudemire makes 20-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)	2	0
11:33	Yao Ming bad pass (Grant Hill steals)	2	0
11:15	Steve Nash bad pass (Shane Battier steals)	2	0
11:07	Shane Battier makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	2	2
11:00	Grant Hill makes driving layup	4	2
11:00	Shane Battier shooting foul (Grant Hill draws the foul)	4	2
11:00	Grant Hill misses free throw 1 of 1	4	2
10:59	Yao Ming defensive rebound	4	2
10:45	Amare Stoudemire blocks Shane Battier's 10-foot jumper	4	2
10:45	Houston offensive rebound	4	2
10:37	Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper	4	2
10:36	Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound	4	2
10:27	Grant Hill makes 18-foot jumper	6	2
10:07	Amare Stoudemire personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	6	2
9:59	Chuck Hayes misses 11-foot jumper	6	2
9:57	Steve Nash defensive rebound	6	2
9:56	Leandro Barbosa makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	8	2
9:38	Grant Hill shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	8	2
9:38	Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2	8	2
9:38	Houston offensive rebound	8	2
9:38	Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2	8	3
9:26	Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	3
9:25	Shane Battier defensive rebound	8	3
9:11	Mike James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	8	6
9:03	Steve Nash makes 13-foot jumper	10	6
8:48	Mike James makes 19-foot jumper	10	8
8:42	Amare Stoudemire makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	12	8
8:33	Chuck Hayes makes layup	12	10
8:33	Amare Stoudemire illegal defense	12	10
8:22	Grant Hill misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	10
8:22	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	12	10
8:11	Mike James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)	12	13
7:54	Yao Ming shooting foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	12	13
7:54	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
7:54	Amare Stoudemire makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
7:43	Shawn Marion blocks Yao Ming's layup	14	13
7:41	Leandro Barbosa defensive rebound	14	13
7:37	Amare Stoudemire offensive foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)	14	13
7:37	Amare Stoudemire turnover	14	13
7:37	Boris Diaw enters the game for Amare Stoudemire	14	13
7:24	Mike James misses layup	14	13
7:22	Mike James offensive rebound	14	15
7:22	Mike James makes layup	14	15
7:13	Steve Nash makes 24-foot three point jumper	17	15
7:05	Yao Ming offensive foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)	17	15
7:05	Yao Ming turnover	17	15
7:05	Luis Scola enters the game for Yao Ming	17	15
6:43	Leandro Barbosa misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	15
6:43	Phoenix offensive rebound	17	15
6:33	Steve Nash makes 13-foot jumper	19	15
6:15	Rafer Alston makes 6-foot running jumper	19	17
6:03	Shane Battier shooting foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul)	19	17
6:03	Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 2	20	17
6:03	Bonzi Wells enters the game for Shane Battier	20	17
6:03	Shawn Marion makes free throw 2 of 2	21	17
5:48	Mike James misses 21-foot jumper	21	17
5:48	Grant Hill defensive rebound	21	17
5:41	Grant Hill makes driving layup	23	17
5:24	Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper	23	17
5:22	Rafer Alston offensive rebound	23	17
5:11	Luis Scola makes 6-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)	23	19
5:03	Boris Diaw makes 19-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)	25	19
4:56	Steve Nash personal foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	25	19
4:56	Houston full timeout	25	19
4:56	Brian Skinner enters the game for Grant Hill	25	19
4:46	Chuck Hayes misses 8-foot jumper	25	19
4:45	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	25	19
4:31	Shawn Marion bad pass	25	19
4:13	Rafer Alston misses layup	25	19
4:11	Rafer Alston offensive rebound	25	19
4:11	Mike James traveling	25	19
4:01	Boris Diaw offensive foul (Mike James draws the foul)	25	19
4:01	Boris Diaw turnover	25	19
3:49	Bonzi Wells misses 17-foot jumper	25	19
3:48	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	25	19
3:39	Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	19
3:36	Brian Skinner offensive rebound	25	19
3:24	Shawn Marion makes 6-foot running jumper (Boris Diaw assists)	27	19
3:09	Leandro Barbosa shooting foul (Mike James draws the foul)	27	19
3:09	Mike James makes free throw 1 of 2	27	20
3:09	Mike James makes free throw 2 of 2	27	21
2:57	Brian Skinner makes dunk (Steve Nash assists)	29	21
2:35	Luis Scola makes 5-foot jumper (Bonzi Wells assists)	29	23
2:27	Mike James shooting foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul)	29	23
2:27	Phoenix full timeout	29	23
2:27	Grant Hill enters the game for Steve Nash	29	23
2:27	Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 2	30	23
2:27	Shawn Marion makes free throw 2 of 2	31	23
2:09	Mike James misses 19-foot jumper	31	23
2:08	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	31	23
1:57	Grant Hill makes layup (Boris Diaw assists)	33	23
1:39	Mike James makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)	33	25
1:21	Leandro Barbosa makes two point shot	35	25
1:07	Luis Scola makes 13-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	35	27
52.9	Shawn Marion misses 25-foot three point jumper	35	27
51.8	Bonzi Wells defensive rebound	35	27
43.9	Bonzi Wells lost ball (Grant Hill steals)	35	27
41.1	Shawn Marion double dribble	35	27
30.6	Brian Skinner shooting foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul)	35	27
30.6	Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2	35	28
30.6	Rafer Alston misses free throw 2 of 2	35	28
30.6	Boris Diaw defensive rebound	35	28
10.7	Grant Hill makes 20-foot jumper (Leandro Barbosa assists)	37	28
0.4	Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper	37	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	28

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 1-0

Suns
115
Rockets
105

Game 1

18/11

Rockets
100
Suns
94

Game 2

29/11

Rockets
113
Suns
122

Game 3

22/3

Suns
90
Rockets
101

Game 4

12/4

Toyota Center (Houston)

12:30 AM, 18 November 2007

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,265

Referees:
Bob Delaney
Luis Grillo
Olandis Poole

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	19	9	.679	-	L2
Phoenix	16	13	.552	3.5	W1
Golden State	15	15	.500	5	W2
LA Clippers	8	21	.276	11.5	W2
Sacramento	7	23	.233	13	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	22	7	.759	-	W7
Houston	17	10	.630	4	L2
Memphis	14	16	.467	8.5	W1
Dallas	12	19	.387	11	W1
New Orleans	8	23	.258	15	L1

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