Rockets 112-102 Mavericks (31 Oct, 2008) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

2-0, 1-0 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	32	30	23	27	112
DAL	33	26	27	16	102

Dallas Mavericks

0-1, 0-1 home

102

Antoine Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes 16-foot running jumper
Antoine Wright misses jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes 12-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes two point shot
Antoine Wright misses 22-foot three point jumper
Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper
Erick Dampier makes dunk (Josh Howard assists)
Josh Howard makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Josh Howard makes running jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Josh Howard misses 16-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses layup
Antoine Wright makes 19-foot jumper (Erick Dampier assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 9-foot two point shot
Josh Howard makes 21-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
Jason Terry misses 15-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes tip shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Jerry Stackhouse misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 21-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 21-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass misses 7-foot jumper
Brandon Bass makes 15-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Josh Howard misses jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot two point shot
Yao Ming blocks Brandon Bass's layup
Josh Howard makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Brandon Bass makes dunk (Josh Howard assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Josh Howard misses layup
Jason Kidd misses layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses layup
Josh Howard makes 19-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Antoine Wright misses driving layup
Josh Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Kidd makes 22-foot three point jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Jason Kidd misses 19-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
Jason Kidd makes 23-foot jumper (Josh Howard assists)
Josh Howard misses running jumper
Antoine Wright misses 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses three point jumper
Yao Ming blocks Brandon Bass's layup
Jerry Stackhouse makes 19-foot jumper (DeSagana Diop assists)
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses driving layup
Brandon Bass makes 11-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Brandon Bass misses 7-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 5-foot running jumper
Jason Terry makes driving layup (Jerry Stackhouse assists)
Jerry Stackhouse misses 16-foot jumper
Jerry Stackhouse misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses driving layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 10-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot two point shot
Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Bass misses 19-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses three point jumper
Chuck Hayes blocks Brandon Bass's layup
Josh Howard makes driving layup
Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 11-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes layup
Josh Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 36-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 22-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 15-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming misses layup
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luis Scola makes 13-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes tip shot
Yao Ming misses 11-foot hook shot
Ron Artest makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Yao Ming makes 15-foot jumper
Brent Barry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming makes 4-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
Aaron Brooks makes three point jumper (Brent Barry assists)
Ron Artest makes 23-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Yao Ming makes 12-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot
Ron Artest makes two point shot (Yao Ming assists)
Ron Artest misses 7-foot hook shot
Ron Artest misses 16-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 18-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest makes 17-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 23-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 15-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Brent Barry makes 11-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Carl Landry makes 14-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
Brent Barry misses 6-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes 12-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Ron Artest misses 22-foot jumper
Erick Dampier blocks Ron Artest's driving layup
Yao Ming misses 10-foot hook shot
Rafer Alston misses 20-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola misses layup
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 13-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
Ron Artest makes two point shot
Ron Artest misses 16-foot jumper
Josh Howard blocks Ron Artest's 8-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Yao Ming makes 7-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 6-foot running jumper
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses jumper
Rafer Alston misses 10-foot running jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 20-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses layup
Ron Artest makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brent Barry assists)
Carl Landry makes 16-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Brent Barry misses driving layup
Ron Artest misses 12-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 22-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes misses layup
Ron Artest makes two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
Ron Artest makes 23-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 6-foot hook shot
Yao Ming makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Brent Barry misses three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes two point shot
Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry blocks Aaron Brooks's running jumper
Ron Artest misses 18-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Aaron Brooks's layup
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Aaron Brooks's layup
Aaron Brooks misses 28-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes two point shot

ROCKETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		HOU	DAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Erick Dampier (Dirk Nowitzki gains possession)	0	0
11:33	Antoine Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:33	Dallas offensive rebound	0	0
11:33	shot clock violation	0	0
11:19	Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:18	Josh Howard defensive rebound	0	0
11:12	Josh Howard makes 16-foot running jumper	0	2
10:52	Erick Dampier shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	0	2
10:52	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2	0	2
10:52	Houston offensive rebound	0	2
10:52	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	1	2
10:41	Antoine Wright lost ball (Tracy McGrady steals)	1	2
10:37	Josh Howard shooting foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)	1	2
10:37	Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2	2	2
10:37	Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2	3	2
10:19	Antoine Wright bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals)	3	2
10:12	Luis Scola makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)	5	2
10:00	Antoine Wright misses jumper	5	2
9:57	Yao Ming defensive rebound	5	2
9:52	Antoine Wright shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	5	2
9:52	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 3	6	2
9:52	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 3	7	2
9:52	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 3 of 3	8	2
9:34	Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:32	Jason Kidd offensive rebound	8	2
9:30	Josh Howard makes 12-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	8	4
9:30	Ron Artest shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	8	4
9:30	Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 1	8	5
9:15	Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot jumper	8	5
9:12	Antoine Wright defensive rebound	8	5
9:10	Jason Kidd makes two point shot	8	7
9:00	Ron Artest misses 22-foot jumper	8	7
8:59	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	8	7
8:51	Antoine Wright misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	7
8:49	Dallas defensive rebound	8	7
8:37	Yao Ming makes 15-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)	10	7
8:26	Josh Howard makes 15-foot jumper	10	9
8:08	Yao Ming misses layup	10	9
8:07	Antoine Wright defensive rebound	10	9
8:03	Erick Dampier makes dunk (Josh Howard assists)	10	11
7:43	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	11
7:41	Erick Dampier defensive rebound	10	11
7:35	Josh Howard makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	10	13
7:15	Luis Scola bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)	10	13
6:58	Josh Howard makes running jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	10	15
6:52	Houston full timeout	10	15
6:37	Ron Artest makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)	13	15
6:18	Josh Howard misses 16-foot two point shot	13	15
6:16	Yao Ming defensive rebound	13	15
6:05	Yao Ming makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)	15	15
5:58	Dirk Nowitzki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	15	18
5:39	Rafer Alston bad pass	15	18
5:33	Josh Howard misses 16-foot jumper	15	18
5:31	Josh Howard offensive rebound	15	18
5:31	Josh Howard misses layup	15	18
5:30	Josh Howard offensive rebound	15	18
5:20	Jason Kidd bad pass	15	18
5:05	Luis Scola makes 13-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	17	18
4:41	Antoine Wright makes 19-foot jumper (Erick Dampier assists)	17	20
4:31	Tracy McGrady makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)	19	20
4:20	Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	19	22
4:03	Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper	19	22
4:01	Yao Ming offensive rebound	21	22
4:01	Yao Ming makes tip shot	21	22
3:48	Dirk Nowitzki misses 9-foot two point shot	21	22
3:47	Luis Scola defensive rebound	21	22
3:31	Yao Ming misses 11-foot hook shot	21	22
3:29	Josh Howard defensive rebound	21	22
3:25	Josh Howard makes 21-foot jumper	21	24
3:05	Ron Artest makes layup (Yao Ming assists)	23	24
2:56	Dallas full timeout	23	24
2:56	Yao Ming shooting foul (Josh Howard draws the foul)	23	24
2:56	Jason Terry enters the game for Erick Dampier	23	24
2:56	Jerry Stackhouse enters the game for Antoine Wright	23	24
2:56	DeSagana Diop enters the game for Jason Kidd	23	24
2:56	Josh Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	23	25
2:56	Josh Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	23	26
2:40	Jerry Stackhouse shooting foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)	23	26
2:40	Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2	24	26
2:40	Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2	25	26
2:20	Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup	25	28
2:00	Jason Kidd enters the game for Josh Howard	25	28
1:55	Yao Ming makes 15-foot jumper	27	28
1:47	Jerry Stackhouse bad pass	27	28
1:47	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Ron Artest	27	28
1:47	Brent Barry enters the game for Luis Scola	27	28
1:29	Brent Barry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	30	28
1:13	Jason Terry misses 15-foot jumper	30	28
1:10	Dirk Nowitzki offensive rebound	30	30
1:10	Dirk Nowitzki makes tip shot	30	30
53.9	Tracy McGrady lost ball (Jason Kidd steals)	30	30
49.7	Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)	30	32
49.7	Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	30	32
49.7	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 1	30	33
33.9	Yao Ming lost ball (DeSagana Diop steals)	30	33
26.8	Jerry Stackhouse misses 17-foot jumper	30	33
24.9	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	30	33
5.4	DeSagana Diop shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	30	33
5.4	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2	31	33
5.4	Brandon Bass enters the game for DeSagana Diop	31	33
5.4	Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2	32	33
0.9	Jason Terry misses 21-foot jumper	32	33
0.0	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	32	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	33

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

Rockets
112
Mavericks
102

Game 1

31/10

Mavericks
96
Rockets
86

Game 2

20/11

Mavericks
86
Rockets
93

Game 3

21/2

Rockets
84
Mavericks
95

Game 4

16/4

American Airlines Center

12:00 AM, 31 October 2008

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,066

Referees:
Tom Washington
Bill Kennedy
Zach Zarba

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	11	5	.688	-	W1
Memphis	9	7	.563	2	W1
Dallas	8	7	.533	2.5	W3
San Antonio	8	8	.500	3	W2
New Orleans	4	12	.250	7	L3

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