Rockets 96-89 Nets (8 Dec, 2007) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

11-9, 6-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	28	20	24	24	96
NJ	18	15	27	29	89

New Jersey Nets

9-11, 4-8 home

Vince Carter misses driving layup
Jason Kidd misses 22-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses two point shot
Jason Collins misses tip shot
Richard Jefferson misses driving layup
Vince Carter makes 7-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 15-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 22-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 9-foot running jumper
Jason Kidd misses 16-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses two point shot
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 21-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes driving layup
Richard Jefferson misses driving layup
Jason Collins makes two point shot
Richard Jefferson makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Luis Scola blocks Sean Williams's layup
Vince Carter makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Sean Williams makes 13-foot jumper
Antoine Wright misses layup
Jamaal Magloire misses layup
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eddie Gill assists)
Vince Carter misses 20-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 13-foot jumper (Eddie Gill assists)
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Richard Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Malik Allen makes 20-foot jumper (Eddie Gill assists)
Jamaal Magloire misses driving layup
Richard Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper (Eddie Gill assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 5-foot running jumper
Bostjan Nachbar makes tip shot
Malik Allen misses 20-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Richard Jefferson's driving layup
Bostjan Nachbar makes layup (Antoine Wright assists)
Jason Kidd misses driving layup
Vince Carter misses two point shot
Bostjan Nachbar misses driving layup
Vince Carter misses tip shot
Yao Ming blocks Bostjan Nachbar's driving layup
Vince Carter misses 15-foot two point shot
Vince Carter makes 20-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 18-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malik Allen assists)
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Vince Carter makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Vince Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bostjan Nachbar misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 18-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses jumper
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Bostjan Nachbar misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 22-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Vince Carter makes tip shot
Eddie Gill misses driving layup
Eddie Gill makes 17-foot jumper
Bostjan Nachbar makes layup (Richard Jefferson assists)
Jamaal Magloire misses 10-foot two point shot
Richard Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 8-foot two point shot
Yao Ming blocks Bostjan Nachbar's driving layup
Jason Kidd misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 9-foot running jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes 23-foot jumper (Bostjan Nachbar assists)
Richard Jefferson makes driving layup
Jamaal Magloire misses driving layup
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 19-foot two point shot
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
Richard Jefferson makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd misses 22-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper
Bostjan Nachbar makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Yao Ming makes 14-foot two point shot
Shane Battier makes two point shot (Yao Ming assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 11-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 9-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Rafer Alston makes two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot two point shot (Luis Scola assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Shane Battier misses 22-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Bonzi Wells makes 19-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Yao Ming misses two point shot
Luis Scola misses layup
Mike James makes driving layup (Steve Francis assists)
Bonzi Wells misses two point shot
Steve Francis misses 19-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 17-foot two point shot
Malik Allen blocks Mike James's driving layup
Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses two point shot
Steve Francis makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Yao Ming misses 20-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells misses 15-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming misses 20-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
Bonzi Wells misses driving layup
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 5-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses two point shot
Luis Scola makes 4-foot jumper (Steve Francis assists)
Sean Williams blocks Steve Francis's driving layup
Steve Francis misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Sean Williams blocks Steve Francis's two point shot
Mike James makes 8-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells misses 20-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Mike James misses 6-foot two point shot
Luis Scola misses two point shot
Luis Scola makes 11-foot running jumper
Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming misses 10-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Bonzi Wells misses 15-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 7-foot jumper
Vince Carter blocks Rafer Alston's driving layup
Shane Battier makes 8-foot hook shot
Bonzi Wells misses 20-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists)
Bonzi Wells misses 20-foot jumper

ROCKETS

NETS

TIME		HOU	NJ
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Jason Collins (Rafer Alston gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Yao Ming makes 14-foot two point shot	2	0
11:21	Vince Carter misses driving layup	2	0
11:19	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	2	0
11:08	Shane Battier makes two point shot (Yao Ming assists)	4	0
10:49	Jason Kidd misses 22-foot jumper	4	0
10:48	New Jersey defensive rebound	4	0
10:48	Jason Collins loose ball foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	4	0
10:33	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:33	Jason Collins defensive rebound	4	0
10:22	Vince Carter misses two point shot	4	0
10:21	Jason Collins offensive rebound	4	0
10:19	Jason Collins misses tip shot	4	0
10:18	Jason Collins offensive rebound	4	0
10:10	Richard Jefferson misses driving layup	4	0
10:08	Shane Battier defensive rebound	4	0
9:56	Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot two point shot	4	0
9:55	Malik Allen defensive rebound	4	0
9:33	Vince Carter makes 7-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	4	2
9:15	Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot	4	2
9:15	Malik Allen defensive rebound	4	2
9:08	Vince Carter turnover	4	2
8:55	Chuck Hayes makes layup (Yao Ming assists)	6	2
8:41	Jason Kidd makes 15-foot jumper	6	4
8:22	Rafer Alston bad pass (Jason Collins steals)	6	4
8:18	Richard Jefferson bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	6	4
8:07	Rafer Alston makes driving layup	8	4
7:48	Jason Kidd misses 19-foot jumper	8	4
7:47	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	8	4
7:33	Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	4
7:33	Vince Carter defensive rebound	8	4
7:26	Vince Carter misses 22-foot jumper	8	4
7:24	Shane Battier defensive rebound	8	4
7:09	Tracy McGrady makes 11-foot jumper	10	4
6:54	Yao Ming shooting foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)	10	4
6:54	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	10	5
6:54	Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	10	6
6:37	Tracy McGrady misses jumper	10	6
6:35	Jason Collins defensive rebound	10	6
6:28	Vince Carter misses 9-foot running jumper	10	6
6:26	Shane Battier defensive rebound	10	6
6:16	Tracy McGrady misses 9-foot two point shot	10	6
6:15	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	10	6
6:05	Jason Kidd misses 16-foot jumper	10	6
6:05	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	10	6
6:01	Malik Allen personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	10	6
5:50	Rafer Alston makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	12	6
5:43	New Jersey full timeout	12	6
5:31	Richard Jefferson misses two point shot	12	6
5:28	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	12	6
5:18	Yao Ming turnover	12	6
5:05	Richard Jefferson misses 19-foot jumper	12	6
5:03	Yao Ming defensive rebound	12	6
4:56	Chuck Hayes misses layup	12	6
4:56	Richard Jefferson defensive rebound	12	6
4:37	Vince Carter makes 21-foot jumper	12	8
4:11	Rafer Alston makes two point shot (Shane Battier assists)	14	8
3:51	Richard Jefferson makes driving layup	14	10
3:40	Malik Allen shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	14	10
3:40	Sean Williams enters the game for Malik Allen	14	10
3:40	Luis Scola enters the game for Yao Ming	14	10
3:40	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2	14	10
3:40	Houston offensive rebound	14	10
3:40	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	15	10
3:27	Vince Carter bad pass (Shane Battier steals)	15	10
3:16	Sean Williams shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	15	10
3:16	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2	15	10
3:16	Houston offensive rebound	15	10
3:16	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	16	10
3:01	Richard Jefferson misses driving layup	16	10
3:00	Jason Collins offensive rebound	16	10
2:59	Jason Collins makes two point shot	16	12
2:41	Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot	18	12
2:16	Richard Jefferson traveling	18	12
2:16	Houston full timeout	18	12
2:16	Antoine Wright enters the game for Jason Collins	18	12
2:00	Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper	20	12
1:44	Richard Jefferson makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)	20	14
1:24	Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot two point shot (Luis Scola assists)	22	14
1:10	Luis Scola blocks Sean Williams's layup	22	14
1:08	Luis Scola defensive rebound	22	14
57.5	Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)	24	14
57.5	Antoine Wright shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	24	14
57.5	Yao Ming enters the game for Chuck Hayes	24	14
57.5	Jamaal Magloire enters the game for Richard Jefferson	24	14
57.5	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1	25	14
45.8	Vince Carter bad pass (Shane Battier steals)	25	14
33.9	Shane Battier misses 22-foot jumper	25	14
32.8	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	25	14
29.4	Vince Carter makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	25	16
8.2	Shane Battier makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	28	16
4.5	Shane Battier personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	28	16
4.5	Richard Jefferson enters the game for Jamaal Magloire	28	16
4.5	Bostjan Nachbar enters the game for Antoine Wright	28	16
4.5	Bonzi Wells enters the game for Yao Ming	28	16
1.8	Sean Williams makes 13-foot jumper	28	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	18

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

Rockets
96
Nets
89

Game 1

8/12

Nets
73
Rockets
91

Game 2

10/3

IZOD Center

12:30 AM, 8 December 2007

East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 15,421

Referees:
Steve Javie
Mark Wunderlich
Pat Fraher

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

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