Rockets 105-79 Clippers (6 Apr, 2008) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

52-25, 24-15 away

105

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	30	32	18	25	105
LAC	22	20	25	12	79

LA Clippers

23-54, 13-26 home

Josh Powell makes 20-foot jumper (Corey Maggette assists)
Corey Maggette makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Josh Powell makes driving layup (Brevin Knight assists)
Elton Brand misses 18-foot jumper
Elton Brand misses 14-foot jumper
Josh Powell makes layup (Brevin Knight assists)
Brevin Knight misses 18-foot jumper
Elton Brand misses 7-foot jumper
Josh Powell makes two point shot (Brevin Knight assists)
Corey Maggette misses 17-foot jumper
Brevin Knight misses two point shot
Elton Brand makes 16-foot jumper (Al Thornton assists)
Elton Brand misses 13-foot jumper
Quinton Ross misses jumper
Al Thornton misses 21-foot jumper
Josh Powell misses 7-foot hook shot
Elton Brand makes layup
Elton Brand misses 12-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes driving layup
Al Thornton misses 15-foot jumper
Dan Dickau misses 28-foot three point jumper
Josh Powell makes layup
Tracy McGrady blocks Al Thornton's layup
Cuttino Mobley misses 18-foot jumper
Dan Dickau makes 22-foot jumper (Nick Fazekas assists)
Al Thornton makes two point shot (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Elton Brand makes 12-foot two point shot
Elton Brand makes driving layup (Dan Dickau assists)
Dan Dickau makes driving layup
Al Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes layup (Nick Fazekas assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes 13-foot two point shot (Dan Dickau assists)
Al Thornton misses jumper
Elton Brand misses 7-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 15-foot jumper
Dan Dickau makes 27-foot three point jumper
Brevin Knight misses 17-foot jumper
Josh Powell misses 17-foot jumper
Quinton Ross misses 17-foot jumper
Elton Brand misses 5-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes layup
Quinton Ross misses 20-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 18-foot jumper
Josh Powell makes slam dunk (Brevin Knight assists)
Elton Brand makes layup (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Josh Powell makes 13-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Al Thornton misses 16-foot jumper
Josh Powell makes driving dunk (Brevin Knight assists)
Elton Brand makes 17-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Cuttino Mobley misses 11-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Brevin Knight misses 19-foot jumper
Josh Powell makes 14-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Smush Parker makes 4-foot running jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 18-foot jumper
Josh Powell misses 20-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 16-foot two point shot (Smush Parker assists)
Josh Powell makes 14-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists)
Elton Brand misses 13-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 14-foot jumper
Smush Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Smush Parker misses layup
Josh Powell makes driving layup (Smush Parker assists)
Cuttino Mobley misses 21-foot jumper
Smush Parker makes driving layup (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Cuttino Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dan Dickau misses layup
Dan Dickau misses 24-foot three point jumper
Smush Parker makes 4-foot running jumper
Al Thornton misses 19-foot jumper
Quinton Ross misses 18-foot jumper
Al Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes 9-foot two point shot (Dan Dickau assists)
Al Thornton misses jumper
Marcus Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Dan Dickau misses layup
Marcus Williams misses layup
Nick Fazekas misses tip shot
Dan Dickau makes 21-foot jumper
Marcus Williams misses layup
Shane Battier misses 21-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes 8-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Elton Brand blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup
Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 23-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Dikembe Mutombo makes two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)
Bobby Jackson makes two point shot
Bobby Jackson misses 19-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Bobby Jackson misses jumper
Luther Head makes 18-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 22-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Aaron Brooks makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Chuck Hayes makes 4-foot hook shot (Luther Head assists)
Cuttino Mobley blocks Luther Head's layup
Shane Battier misses 16-foot jumper
Elton Brand blocks Carl Landry's layup
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Luther Head misses 27-foot three point running jumper
Aaron Brooks makes layup
Aaron Brooks makes 6-foot two point shot
Chuck Hayes misses 4-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes 10-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luis Scola misses layup
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Shane Battier misses 28-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot jumper
Elton Brand blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup
Dikembe Mutombo makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Bobby Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Powell blocks Bobby Jackson's layup
Bobby Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Dikembe Mutombo makes tip shot
Dikembe Mutombo makes 6-foot hook shot (Shane Battier assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)
Brevin Knight blocks Bobby Jackson's layup
Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
Bobby Jackson misses 16-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses 7-foot jumper
Elton Brand blocks Luther Head's two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 6-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Luis Scola makes 9-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 15-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses 28-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Aaron Brooks makes layup
Luther Head makes two point shot
Shane Battier makes 7-foot hook shot
Luther Head makes driving layup
Shane Battier misses 16-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses tip shot
Luther Head makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Al Thornton blocks Shane Battier's layup
Shane Battier misses 6-foot hook shot
Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Aaron Brooks makes 5-foot running jumper
Steve Novak makes 22-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Loren Woods misses 5-foot jumper
Steve Novak misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mike Harris makes layup

ROCKETS

CLIPPERS

TIME		HOU	LAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Dikembe Mutombo vs. Josh Powell (Luis Scola gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Shane Battier misses 21-foot jumper	0	0
11:41	Elton Brand defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Bobby Jackson shooting foul (Corey Maggette draws the foul)	0	0
11:26	Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:26	Los Angeles offensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Corey Maggette makes free throw 2 of 2	0	1
11:10	Tracy McGrady makes 15-foot jumper (Bobby Jackson assists)	2	1
10:55	Dikembe Mutombo illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	2	1
10:55	Brevin Knight makes technical free throw	2	2
10:51	Josh Powell makes 20-foot jumper (Corey Maggette assists)	2	4
10:40	Bobby Jackson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	5	4
10:27	Corey Maggette makes 19-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)	5	6
10:08	Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	7	6
9:52	Shane Battier personal foul (Corey Maggette draws the foul)	7	6
9:45	Josh Powell makes driving layup (Brevin Knight assists)	7	8
9:18	Bobby Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper	7	8
9:18	Brevin Knight defensive rebound	7	8
9:11	Elton Brand misses 18-foot jumper	7	8
9:10	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	7	8
8:56	Luis Scola makes 8-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)	9	8
8:37	Elton Brand misses 14-foot jumper	9	8
8:36	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	9	8
8:22	Elton Brand blocks Dikembe Mutombo's layup	9	8
8:19	Elton Brand defensive rebound	9	8
8:12	Josh Powell makes layup (Brevin Knight assists)	9	10
7:52	Elton Brand shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	9	10
7:52	Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2	10	10
7:52	Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2	11	10
7:39	Brevin Knight misses 18-foot jumper	11	10
7:37	Elton Brand offensive rebound	11	10
7:31	Elton Brand misses 7-foot jumper	11	10
7:30	Luis Scola defensive rebound	11	10
7:20	Tracy McGrady bad pass (Josh Powell steals)	11	10
7:16	Josh Powell makes two point shot (Brevin Knight assists)	11	12
7:01	Josh Powell shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	11	12
7:01	Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2	12	12
7:01	Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2	13	12
6:48	Corey Maggette misses 17-foot jumper	13	12
6:48	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	13	12
6:28	Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot jumper	15	12
6:18	Brevin Knight misses two point shot	15	12
6:18	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	15	12
6:11	Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	12
6:09	Corey Maggette defensive rebound	15	12
5:58	Luis Scola shooting foul (Elton Brand draws the foul)	15	12
5:58	Los Angeles full timeout	15	12
5:58	Al Thornton enters the game for Corey Maggette	15	12
5:58	Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 2	15	13
5:58	Elton Brand misses free throw 2 of 2	15	13
5:58	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	15	13
5:43	Tracy McGrady misses layup	15	13
5:43	Houston offensive rebound	15	13
5:37	Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper	15	13
5:37	Houston defensive rebound	15	13
5:20	Elton Brand makes 16-foot jumper (Al Thornton assists)	15	15
5:03	Bobby Jackson makes 23-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	17	15
4:48	Elton Brand misses 13-foot jumper	17	15
4:46	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	17	15
4:39	Dikembe Mutombo makes two point shot (Bobby Jackson assists)	19	15
4:24	Quinton Ross traveling	19	15
4:05	Bobby Jackson makes two point shot	21	15
3:47	Quinton Ross misses jumper	21	15
3:47	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	21	15
3:41	Al Thornton shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	21	15
3:41	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	22	15
3:41	Cuttino Mobley enters the game for Quinton Ross	22	15
3:41	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	23	15
3:25	Al Thornton misses 21-foot jumper	23	15
3:24	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	23	15
3:19	Bobby Jackson bad pass (Cuttino Mobley steals)	23	15
3:08	Josh Powell misses 7-foot hook shot	23	15
3:06	Elton Brand offensive rebound	23	15
3:06	Elton Brand makes layup	23	17
3:06	Shane Battier shooting foul (Elton Brand draws the foul)	23	17
3:06	Elton Brand makes free throw 1 of 1	23	18
2:46	Bobby Jackson misses 19-foot jumper	23	18
2:45	Tracy McGrady offensive rebound	23	18
2:40	Bobby Jackson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	26	18
2:17	Elton Brand misses 12-foot jumper	26	18
2:16	Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound	26	18
2:04	Houston full timeout	26	18
2:04	Dan Dickau enters the game for Elton Brand	26	18
2:04	Nick Fazekas enters the game for Brevin Knight	26	18
2:04	Carl Landry enters the game for Shane Battier	26	18
2:04	Luther Head enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo	26	18
1:49	Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	28	18
1:31	Al Thornton makes driving layup	28	20
1:09	Bobby Jackson misses jumper	28	20
1:08	Luther Head offensive rebound	28	20
1:05	Luther Head makes 18-foot jumper	30	20
44.9	Al Thornton misses 15-foot jumper	30	20
43.9	Bobby Jackson defensive rebound	30	20
33.9	Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper	30	20
33.4	Josh Powell defensive rebound	30	20
15.9	Dan Dickau misses 28-foot three point jumper	30	20
14.5	Josh Powell offensive rebound	30	20
12.1	Josh Powell makes layup	30	22
2.1	Bobby Jackson misses 22-foot jumper	30	22
2.0	Cuttino Mobley defensive rebound	30	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	22

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 2-0

Rockets
88
Clippers
71

Game 1

27/11

Rockets
105
Clippers
79

Game 2

6/4

Clippers
75
Rockets
93

Game 3

17/4

crypto.com Arena

11:30 PM, 6 April 2008

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 17,932

Referees:
Bob Delaney
Derrick Stafford
Zach Zarba

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	4	3	.571	-	W1
Dallas	4	3	.571	-	L1
Memphis	4	4	.500	0.5	L1
San Antonio	3	4	.429	1	L1
New Orleans	3	5	.375	1.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Phoenix	6	1	.857	-	W5
Golden State	6	1	.857	-	W4
LA Lakers	4	3	.571	2	L1
Sacramento	4	3	.571	2	W1
LA Clippers	3	4	.429	3	W1

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