Rockets 100-80 Hornets (23 Feb, 2008) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

35-20, 18-11 away

100

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	29	22	31	18	100
NO	24	11	23	22	80

New Orleans Hornets

37-16, 18-9 home

Morris Peterson misses 8-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (David West assists)
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes 7-foot running jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Tyson Chandler misses 14-foot jumper
David West makes layup
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 22-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 15-foot jumper
David West misses layup
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Melvin Ely misses layup
Hilton Armstrong misses dunk
Hilton Armstrong makes 18-foot jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
Jannero Pargo makes 19-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 20-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 17-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses 16-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses layup
Jannero Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses layup
Chris Paul misses 5-foot jumper
Morris Peterson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West misses 13-foot jumper
Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
David West makes layup
Chris Paul misses layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
David West makes 9-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Morris Peterson misses 9-foot jumper
Morris Peterson makes layup
David West makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot two point shot
Morris Peterson misses 26-foot three point jumper
David West makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 12-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks David West's layup
Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 17-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 12-foot two point shot
Peja Stojakovic misses 14-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler misses tip shot
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
David West misses 18-foot jumper
David West misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jannero Pargo misses 19-foot jumper
Rasual Butler misses layup
Julian Wright makes layup (Melvin Ely assists)
Ryan Bowen makes driving layup (Jannero Pargo assists)
Julian Wright makes dunk (Hilton Armstrong assists)
Julian Wright makes two point shot
Jannero Pargo misses layup
Melvin Ely makes 11-foot two point shot
Melvin Ely misses 10-foot hook shot
Jannero Pargo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Hilton Armstrong misses 16-foot jumper
Julian Wright makes layup
Julian Wright makes 18-foot jumper (Jannero Pargo assists)
Julian Wright misses 19-foot jumper
Ryan Bowen misses 14-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 10-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
David West blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Yao Ming makes 15-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Luis Scola misses hook shot
Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses layup
Yao Ming makes layup
Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes dunk
Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 9-foot jumper
Hilton Armstrong blocks Carl Landry's layup
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot
Rasual Butler blocks Tracy McGrady's 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses 17-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming misses 14-foot two point shot
Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses layup
Rafer Alston makes 16-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 21-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 10-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 8-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming makes 10-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming misses 13-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 14-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Tracy McGrady makes tip shot
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
Tracy McGrady makes layup
Tyson Chandler blocks Yao Ming's 8-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 14-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 13-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes 19-foot jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Rasual Butler blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Yao Ming misses layup
Yao Ming misses tip shot
Yao Ming makes tip shot
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes layup
Rafer Alston misses layup
Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Hilton Armstrong blocks Luis Scola's layup
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Chuck Hayes makes 11-foot hook shot
Aaron Brooks misses 15-foot jumper
Steve Novak misses 25-foot three point jumper

ROCKETS

HORNETS

TIME		HOU	NO
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Tyson Chandler (Houston gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Yao Ming misses 10-foot two point shot	0	0
11:48	David West defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Morris Peterson misses 8-foot jumper	0	0
11:26	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)	2	0
10:59	Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper	2	0
10:57	Chris Paul offensive rebound	2	0
10:47	Chris Paul makes driving layup	2	2
10:32	David West blocks Rafer Alston's layup	2	2
10:30	David West defensive rebound	2	2
10:18	Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper	2	2
10:18	Luis Scola defensive rebound	2	2
10:10	Morris Peterson personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	2	2
9:59	Yao Ming makes 15-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)	4	2
9:41	Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	4
9:25	Luis Scola misses hook shot	4	4
9:23	Morris Peterson defensive rebound	4	4
9:17	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	4	6
9:11	Tyson Chandler double technical foul	4	6
9:00	Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper	6	6
8:48	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (David West assists)	6	8
8:30	Luis Scola misses layup	6	8
8:29	Yao Ming offensive rebound	6	8
8:27	Yao Ming makes layup	8	8
8:14	Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	8
8:12	Luis Scola defensive rebound	8	8
8:03	Tracy McGrady makes 20-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	10	8
7:48	David West makes 7-foot running jumper (Chris Paul assists)	10	10
7:48	Luis Scola shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	10	10
7:48	David West misses free throw 1 of 1	10	10
7:48	Luis Scola defensive rebound	10	10
7:33	Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper	10	10
7:30	Luis Scola offensive rebound	10	10
7:22	Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	12	10
7:11	David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)	12	12
6:47	Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	14	12
6:28	David West misses 17-foot jumper	14	12
6:26	Yao Ming defensive rebound	14	12
6:18	Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	17	12
6:01	Peja Stojakovic misses jumper	17	12
6:00	Luis Scola defensive rebound	17	12
5:50	Tracy McGrady misses layup	17	12
5:50	Tyson Chandler defensive rebound	17	12
5:43	Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	17	15
5:18	Luis Scola makes 9-foot two point shot	19	15
5:05	Yao Ming shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)	19	15
5:05	New Orleans full timeout	19	15
5:05	Rasual Butler enters the game for Morris Peterson	19	15
5:05	Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2	19	15
5:05	New Orleans offensive rebound	19	15
5:05	Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2	19	15
5:05	Luis Scola defensive rebound	19	15
4:50	Tyson Chandler personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	19	15
4:43	Rasual Butler blocks Tracy McGrady's layup	19	15
4:41	Houston defensive rebound	19	15
4:28	Tyson Chandler misses 14-foot jumper	19	15
4:28	Yao Ming defensive rebound	19	15
4:20	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	15
4:18	David West defensive rebound	19	15
4:00	David West makes layup	19	17
3:44	Rasual Butler shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	19	17
3:44	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2	19	17
3:44	Houston offensive rebound	19	17
3:44	Hilton Armstrong enters the game for Tyson Chandler	19	17
3:44	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	20	17
3:28	Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper	20	19
3:15	Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	22	19
3:01	Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper	22	19
3:00	Shane Battier defensive rebound	22	19
2:57	Tracy McGrady makes dunk	24	19
2:42	Rasual Butler misses 22-foot jumper	24	19
2:41	Yao Ming defensive rebound	24	19
2:28	Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	27	19
2:12	Luis Scola shooting foul (David West draws the foul)	27	19
2:12	Houston full timeout	27	19
2:12	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Luis Scola	27	19
2:12	Carl Landry enters the game for Yao Ming	27	19
2:12	David West makes free throw 1 of 2	27	20
2:12	David West makes free throw 2 of 2	27	21
2:12	Ryan Bowen enters the game for David West	27	21
1:58	Tracy McGrady bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	27	21
1:54	Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	27	23
1:54	Tracy McGrady shooting foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul)	27	23
1:54	David West enters the game for Ryan Bowen	27	23
1:54	Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 1	27	24
1:40	Chuck Hayes misses layup	27	24
1:39	Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound	27	24
1:15	David West misses 15-foot jumper	27	24
1:15	Carl Landry defensive rebound	27	24
1:00	Rasual Butler personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	27	24
47.9	Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper	27	24
46.5	Chuck Hayes offensive rebound	27	24
39.9	Carl Landry makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)	29	24
30.9	David West misses layup	29	24
29.6	Shane Battier defensive rebound	29	24
8.9	Tracy McGrady misses 9-foot jumper	29	24
7.9	Chris Paul defensive rebound	29	24
1.9	Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	24
0.9	David West offensive rebound	29	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	24

Regular Season Series

NO leads 2-1

Hornets
87
Rockets
82

Game 1

13/1

Hornets
87
Rockets
82

Game 2

13/1

Rockets
100
Hornets
80

Game 3

23/2

Rockets
100
Hornets
80

Game 4

23/2

Hornets
96
Rockets
106

Game 5

9/3

Hornets
96
Rockets
106

Game 6

9/3

Rockets
69
Hornets
90

Game 7

19/3

Rockets
69
Hornets
90

Game 8

20/3

Smoothie King Center

12:00 AM, 23 February 2008

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 17,714

Referees:
Monty McCutchen
Michael Smith
Sean Wright

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

Phoenix faces Denver following Durant's 43-point performance

Phoenix Suns (14-13, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (15-11, fifth in the Western Conference)

Charlotte hosts Houston, looks to stop home losing streak

Houston Rockets (19-9, third in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (7-21, 13th in the Eastern Conference)

Indiana takes on Golden State, seeks 5th straight road win

Indiana Pacers (14-15, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (15-12, seventh in the Western Conference)

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