Rockets 96-89 SuperSonics (21 Jan, 2008) Play-by-Play

Seattle SuperSonics

9-32, 4-19 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	24	28	16	21	89
HOU	22	31	24	19	96

Houston Rockets

22-19, 11-8 home

Rafer Alston misses 22-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 13-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells misses 13-foot running jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Yao Ming misses 18-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes two point shot
Bonzi Wells makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston makes 7-foot running jumper
Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Bonzi Wells assists)
Bonzi Wells makes 22-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Bonzi Wells misses 22-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming makes hook shot (Luis Scola assists)
Shane Battier misses jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes layup
Luke Ridnour blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Wilcox blocks Luther Head's layup
Luther Head makes two point shot
Carl Landry makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 15-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Bonzi Wells assists)
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes layup
Carl Landry makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston makes 10-foot running jumper
Rafer Alston misses 9-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Bonzi Wells misses layup
Rafer Alston misses layup
Yao Ming makes layup
Rafer Alston misses layup
Rafer Alston makes 21-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 17-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 14-foot two point shot
Bonzi Wells makes driving layup
Bonzi Wells misses 18-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 19-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Rafer Alston misses 11-foot running jumper
Rafer Alston makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes layup
Yao Ming makes dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses jumper
Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Yao Ming assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 21-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 19-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luis Scola misses 8-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot running jumper
Carl Landry misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells misses 10-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 7-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells makes 22-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming misses 12-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 20-foot jumper
Bonzi Wells misses jumper
Kevin Durant blocks Luis Scola's layup
Tracy McGrady makes 12-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 10-foot running jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses tip shot
Yao Ming makes tip shot
Tracy McGrady misses 7-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 22-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Nick Collison misses 21-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes 20-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Jeff Green misses two point shot
Nick Collison misses 23-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Earl Watson misses 22-foot jumper
Kurt Thomas makes layup (Jeff Green assists)
Jeff Green makes driving dunk (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson makes 22-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper
Johan Petro makes 18-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Earl Watson makes three point jumper
Chris Wilcox misses 13-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 22-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Chris Wilcox's layup
Johan Petro misses 19-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses layup
Luke Ridnour makes 10-foot running jumper
Johan Petro makes dunk (Chris Wilcox assists)
Chris Wilcox makes 9-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 8-foot jumper
Johan Petro misses 18-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 18-foot jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
Jeff Green makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Jeff Green misses layup
Kevin Durant makes layup
Jeff Green misses jumper
Jeff Green makes two point shot (Nick Collison assists)
Nick Collison misses 18-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 19-foot jumper (Kurt Thomas assists)
Jeff Green makes driving dunk (Kurt Thomas assists)
Kurt Thomas misses layup
Earl Watson makes 10-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier blocks Kevin Durant's layup
Jeff Green makes 13-foot two point shot
Earl Watson makes 19-foot jumper
Shane Battier blocks Chris Wilcox's layup
Chris Wilcox makes layup (Jeff Green assists)
Wally Szczerbiak makes 21-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson misses 11-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 12-foot two point shot (Earl Watson assists)
Nick Collison makes driving layup (Earl Watson assists)
Nick Collison misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming blocks Kevin Durant's layup
Chris Wilcox misses two point shot
Bonzi Wells blocks Chris Wilcox's 10-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses 19-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes blocks Jeff Green's layup
Nick Collison makes dunk (Earl Watson assists)
Jeff Green misses layup
Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes dunk (Chris Wilcox assists)
Earl Watson misses 21-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 16-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nick Collison makes jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Carl Landry blocks Jeff Green's 11-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 21-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 23-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 16-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 20-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 8-foot hook shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Tracy McGrady blocks Luke Ridnour's layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 19-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kurt Thomas makes 14-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes layup
Kurt Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Kurt Thomas makes 20-foot jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming blocks Jeff Green's layup
Tracy McGrady blocks Kurt Thomas's layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 28-foot three point jumper
Kurt Thomas makes 6-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper

SUPERSONICS

ROCKETS

TIME		SEA	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Nick Collison vs. Yao Ming (Jeff Green gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Kevin Durant bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	0	0
11:34	Rafer Alston misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
11:33	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Kevin Durant misses 22-foot jumper	0	0
11:12	Yao Ming defensive rebound	0	0
10:56	Yao Ming misses 13-foot two point shot	0	0
10:55	Nick Collison defensive rebound	0	0
10:41	Jeff Green misses 15-foot jumper	0	0
10:40	Yao Ming defensive rebound	0	0
10:22	Bonzi Wells misses 13-foot running jumper	0	0
10:19	Nick Collison defensive rebound	0	0
10:15	Kevin Durant makes 22-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)	2	0
9:52	Chuck Hayes misses layup	2	0
9:51	Houston defensive rebound	2	0
9:34	Nick Collison misses 21-foot jumper	2	0
9:33	Kurt Thomas offensive rebound	2	0
9:22	Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)	2	0
9:22	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	3	0
9:22	Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2	3	0
9:22	Yao Ming defensive rebound	3	0
9:00	Yao Ming misses 18-foot jumper	3	0
8:59	Shane Battier offensive rebound	3	0
8:55	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	0
8:53	Yao Ming offensive rebound	3	0
8:52	Yao Ming makes two point shot	3	2
8:45	Earl Watson bad pass	3	2
8:29	Bonzi Wells lost ball (Earl Watson steals)	3	2
8:29	Bonzi Wells personal foul (Earl Watson draws the foul)	3	2
8:18	Nick Collison makes 20-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)	5	2
7:58	Bonzi Wells bad pass (Kurt Thomas steals)	5	2
7:52	Jeff Green misses two point shot	5	2
7:50	Yao Ming defensive rebound	5	2
7:43	Bonzi Wells makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	5	4
7:26	Nick Collison misses 23-foot jumper	5	4
7:24	Seattle offensive rebound	5	4
7:22	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)	7	4
7:11	Rafer Alston makes 7-foot running jumper	7	6
7:11	Earl Watson shooting foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul)	7	6
7:11	Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 1	7	7
7:00	Earl Watson misses 22-foot jumper	7	7
6:58	Kurt Thomas offensive rebound	7	7
6:46	Kurt Thomas makes layup (Jeff Green assists)	9	7
6:31	Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Bonzi Wells assists)	9	9
6:24	Jeff Green makes driving dunk (Earl Watson assists)	11	9
6:05	Bonzi Wells makes 22-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	11	11
5:56	Earl Watson makes 22-foot jumper	13	11
5:39	Bonzi Wells misses 22-foot jumper	13	11
5:39	Shane Battier offensive rebound	13	11
5:28	Yao Ming lost ball (Earl Watson steals)	13	11
5:22	Jeff Green bad pass (Bonzi Wells steals)	13	11
5:07	Jeff Green shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	13	11
5:07	Houston full timeout	13	11
5:07	Tracy McGrady enters the game for Bonzi Wells	13	11
5:07	Chris Wilcox enters the game for Jeff Green	13	11
5:07	Wally Szczerbiak enters the game for Kurt Thomas	13	11
5:07	Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2	13	11
5:07	Houston offensive rebound	13	11
5:07	Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 2	13	11
5:07	Nick Collison defensive rebound	13	11
4:54	Kevin Durant bad pass (Chuck Hayes steals)	13	11
4:41	Nick Collison personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	13	11
4:26	Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)	13	13
4:16	Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper	13	13
4:16	Yao Ming defensive rebound	13	13
4:09	Luis Scola enters the game for Chuck Hayes	13	13
3:59	Yao Ming makes hook shot (Luis Scola assists)	13	15
3:59	Nick Collison shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	13	15
3:59	Johan Petro enters the game for Nick Collison	13	15
3:59	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1	13	16
3:46	Johan Petro makes 18-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)	15	16
3:24	Shane Battier misses jumper	15	16
3:23	Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound	15	16
3:15	Earl Watson makes three point jumper	18	16
2:59	Seattle full timeout	18	16
2:59	Luke Ridnour enters the game for Kevin Durant	18	16
2:59	Damien Wilkins enters the game for Earl Watson	18	16
2:49	Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper	18	16
2:48	Johan Petro defensive rebound	18	16
2:31	Chris Wilcox misses 13-foot jumper	18	16
2:30	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	18	16
2:21	Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	16
2:20	Yao Ming offensive rebound	18	16
2:18	Yao Ming makes layup	18	18
2:06	Johan Petro lost ball (Rafer Alston steals)	18	18
2:02	Luke Ridnour blocks Rafer Alston's layup	18	18
2:02	Houston offensive rebound	18	18
1:49	Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	18	21
1:32	Wally Szczerbiak misses 22-foot jumper	18	21
1:31	Johan Petro offensive rebound	18	21
1:21	Yao Ming blocks Chris Wilcox's layup	18	21
1:20	Johan Petro offensive rebound	18	21
1:08	Johan Petro misses 19-foot jumper	18	21
1:07	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	18	21
49.9	Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	21
48.9	Johan Petro defensive rebound	18	21
44.1	Damien Wilkins makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)	20	21
44.1	Tracy McGrady shooting foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul)	20	21
44.1	Carl Landry enters the game for Yao Ming	20	21
44.1	Damien Wilkins makes free throw 1 of 1	21	21
27.9	Tracy McGrady bad pass (Johan Petro steals)	21	21
23.6	Wally Szczerbiak misses layup	21	21
23.1	Seattle defensive rebound	21	21
23.1	Johan Petro loose ball foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)	21	21
23.1	Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 2	21	21
23.1	Houston offensive rebound	21	21
23.1	Luther Head enters the game for Shane Battier	21	21
23.1	Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2	21	22
5.9	Luke Ridnour makes 10-foot running jumper	23	22
5.9	Rafer Alston shooting foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)	23	22
5.9	Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 1	24	22
1.2	Chris Wilcox blocks Luther Head's layup	24	22
0.2	Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound	24	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	22

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

SuperSonics
89
Rockets
96

Game 1

21/1

Rockets
109
SuperSonics
107

Game 2

24/1

Rockets
79
SuperSonics
66

Game 3

5/4

SuperSonics
80
Rockets
103

Game 4

10/4

Toyota Center (Houston)

6:30 PM, 21 January 2008

Houston, TX

Attendance: 15,264

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Bennie Adams
Matt Boland

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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