Mavericks 100-94 Rockets (21 Nov, 2007) Play-by-Play

Dallas Mavericks

9-2, 3-2 away

100

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	25	22	15	38	100
HOU	30	16	28	20	94

Houston Rockets

6-6, 3-3 home

Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 14-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 19-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston makes layup
Shane Battier makes driving layup
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 14-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes driving dunk
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston makes 10-foot running jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Bass blocks Mike James's layup
Yao Ming makes two point shot
Mike James misses three point jumper
Mike James misses 17-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 15-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses layup
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 21-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 10-foot running jumper
Bonzi Wells misses 15-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Luther Head's layup
Dikembe Mutombo misses layup
Yao Ming makes 17-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeSagana Diop blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Yao Ming makes layup
Yao Ming makes 18-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston makes 7-foot running jumper
Josh Howard blocks Yao Ming's layup
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 11-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Shane Battier misses layup
Yao Ming makes 9-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 7-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes three pointer (Chuck Hayes assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Shane Battier misses 13-foot running jumper
Chuck Hayes misses jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses 43-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes driving layup
Mike James makes running jumper (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head misses layup
Mike James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Josh Howard blocks Yao Ming's layup
Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 20-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 23-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Mike James misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeSagana Diop misses jumper
Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell makes 19-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Josh Howard misses layup
Josh Howard makes 12-foot jumper (DeSagana Diop assists)
Devin Harris misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Josh Howard makes 16-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes blocks Dirk Nowitzki's 15-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
Yao Ming blocks Brandon Bass's 10-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Jerry Stackhouse misses layup
Jason Terry makes 10-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
Brandon Bass makes 14-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 23-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses 8-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes layup (Brandon Bass assists)
Jason Terry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 15-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes tip shot
Jason Terry misses 17-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses layup
Erick Dampier misses 7-foot hook shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Jason Terry misses 22-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 10-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses layup
Tracy McGrady blocks Trenton Hassell's layup
DeSagana Diop misses layup
Jerry Stackhouse misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Josh Howard's layup
Yao Ming blocks Brandon Bass's layup
Josh Howard makes dunk (Devin Harris assists)
Josh Howard misses jumper
Jason Terry makes 16-foot jumper (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Josh Howard misses jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 9-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
Devin Harris misses jumper
DeSagana Diop misses tip shot
Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper
DeSagana Diop misses tip shot
Devin Harris misses layup
Yao Ming blocks Devin Harris's layup
Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes layup
Josh Howard misses 19-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 22-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard misses 13-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Jerry Stackhouse's layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes driving layup
Josh Howard makes driving layup
Jerry Stackhouse misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses layup
Brandon Bass makes two point shot
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Brandon Bass makes driving layup
Brandon Bass makes 13-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Brandon Bass misses 13-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
Brandon Bass makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
Devin Harris makes three point jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Jason Terry misses 19-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses jumper
Devin Harris misses layup
Yao Ming blocks Brandon Bass's layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 7-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes layup
Devin Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier blocks Dirk Nowitzki's layup
Jerry Stackhouse makes three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Jerry Stackhouse makes dunk

MAVERICKS

ROCKETS

TIME		DAL	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: DeSagana Diop vs. Yao Ming (Rafer Alston gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Josh Howard shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	0	0
11:45	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:45	Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:30	DeSagana Diop misses jumper	0	2
11:29	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	0	2
11:22	Rafer Alston bad pass (Trenton Hassell steals)	0	2
11:17	Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper	0	2
11:15	Yao Ming defensive rebound	0	2
11:00	Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper	0	2
10:59	Josh Howard defensive rebound	0	2
10:56	Devin Harris traveling	0	2
10:40	Rafer Alston misses 14-foot jumper	0	2
10:38	Houston defensive rebound	0	2
10:22	Dirk Nowitzki misses 14-foot jumper	0	2
10:21	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	0	2
10:11	Devin Harris shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	0	2
10:11	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2	0	3
10:11	Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2	0	4
9:49	Trenton Hassell makes 19-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)	2	4
9:38	Yao Ming makes 19-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	2	6
9:22	Josh Howard misses layup	2	6
9:22	DeSagana Diop offensive rebound	2	6
9:17	Josh Howard makes 12-foot jumper (DeSagana Diop assists)	4	6
9:02	Tracy McGrady bad pass	4	6
8:38	Devin Harris misses 17-foot jumper	4	6
8:37	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	4	6
8:26	Chuck Hayes makes layup (Shane Battier assists)	4	8
8:17	Devin Harris makes driving layup	6	8
8:17	Yao Ming shooting foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	6	8
8:17	Devin Harris makes free throw 1 of 1	7	8
8:00	Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	7	11
7:46	Josh Howard makes 16-foot jumper	9	11
7:28	Rafer Alston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	9	14
7:15	Chuck Hayes blocks Dirk Nowitzki's 15-foot jumper	9	14
7:11	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	9	14
7:07	Rafer Alston makes layup	9	16
7:07	Devin Harris shooting foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul)	9	16
7:07	Jason Terry enters the game for Devin Harris	9	16
7:07	Brandon Bass enters the game for DeSagana Diop	9	16
7:07	Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 1	9	17
6:48	Josh Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Bass assists)	12	17
6:39	Shane Battier makes driving layup	12	19
6:39	Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)	12	19
6:39	Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 1	12	20
6:22	Yao Ming blocks Brandon Bass's 10-foot jumper	12	20
6:20	Yao Ming defensive rebound	12	20
6:16	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	20
6:15	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	12	20
6:05	Jason Terry misses 18-foot jumper	12	20
6:03	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	12	20
5:58	Tracy McGrady bad pass	12	20
5:58	Houston full timeout	12	20
5:58	Jerry Stackhouse enters the game for Trenton Hassell	12	20
5:43	Dirk Nowitzki misses layup	12	20
5:43	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	12	20
5:33	Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper	12	20
5:31	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	12	20
5:22	Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)	14	20
5:00	Yao Ming misses 14-foot jumper	14	20
4:58	Josh Howard defensive rebound	14	20
4:50	Jerry Stackhouse misses layup	14	20
4:50	Yao Ming defensive rebound	14	20
4:39	Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper	14	22
4:22	Jason Terry makes 10-foot jumper (Brandon Bass assists)	16	22
4:03	Tracy McGrady makes driving dunk	16	24
3:50	Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup	18	24
3:50	Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	18	24
3:50	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1	19	24
3:32	Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	24
3:31	Yao Ming offensive rebound	19	24
3:31	Yao Ming traveling	19	24
3:31	Erick Dampier enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	19	24
3:20	Jerry Stackhouse lost ball (Rafer Alston steals)	19	24
3:14	Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper	19	24
3:12	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	19	24
3:08	Jason Terry bad pass	19	24
2:55	Yao Ming makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	19	26
2:34	Brandon Bass makes 14-foot jumper	21	26
2:20	Rafer Alston makes 10-foot running jumper	21	28
2:12	Jerry Stackhouse misses 23-foot jumper	21	28
2:11	Jason Terry offensive rebound	21	28
2:10	Dallas full timeout	21	28
2:10	Luis Scola enters the game for Shane Battier	21	28
2:10	Bonzi Wells enters the game for Chuck Hayes	21	28
1:58	Luis Scola shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)	21	28
1:58	Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2	22	28
1:58	Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2	23	28
1:44	Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	28
1:43	Josh Howard defensive rebound	23	28
1:31	Brandon Bass misses 8-foot jumper	23	28
1:31	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	23	28
1:15	Luis Scola 3 second	23	28
1:15	Mike James enters the game for Rafer Alston	23	28
1:00	Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper	25	28
40.9	Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper	25	28
39.9	Jerry Stackhouse defensive rebound	25	28
35.9	Jerry Stackhouse bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals)	25	28
24.9	Brandon Bass blocks Mike James's layup	25	28
23.0	Yao Ming offensive rebound	25	30
23.0	Yao Ming makes two point shot	25	30
1.9	Jason Terry lost ball (Tracy McGrady steals)	25	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	30

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 2-0

Rockets
98
Mavericks
107

Game 1

6/11

Mavericks
100
Rockets
94

Game 2

21/11

Mavericks
96
Rockets
83

Game 3

16/12

Rockets
113
Mavericks
98

Game 4

7/3

Toyota Center (Houston)

11:30 PM, 21 November 2007

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,143

Referees:
Steve Javie
Kevin Fehr
Bill Kennedy

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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