Mavericks 96-86 Rockets (20 Nov, 2008) Play-by-Play

Dallas Mavericks

5-7, 5-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	31	22	19	24	96
HOU	25	21	15	25	86

Houston Rockets

7-5, 3-2 home

Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 11-foot running jumper
Chuck Hayes makes 7-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 11-foot two point shot
Luis Scola makes 21-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston makes two point shot
Ron Artest makes 21-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston makes 9-foot running jumper
Ron Artest makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Ron Artest misses driving layup
Ron Artest makes layup
Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses layup
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Carl Landry misses driving layup
Rafer Alston misses 8-foot jumper
Brandon Bass blocks Aaron Brooks's layup
Aaron Brooks misses 46-foot three point running jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 20-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Brent Barry misses 22-foot three point jumper
Shawne Williams blocks Von Wafer's driving layup
Brent Barry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer misses 22-foot jumper
Von Wafer misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 22-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 23-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Tracy McGrady makes 28-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses two point shot
Shawne Williams blocks Ron Artest's 7-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes driving layup
Chuck Hayes misses 9-foot hook shot
Luis Scola makes 6-foot hook shot
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses running jumper
Gerald Green blocks Luis Scola's 9-foot jumper
Erick Dampier blocks Chuck Hayes's layup
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 18-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes 6-foot two point shot
Luis Scola misses 9-foot hook shot
Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Aaron Brooks misses 55-foot three point running jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 30-foot three point jumper (Von Wafer assists)
Von Wafer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Carl Landry misses 22-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 28-foot three point jumper (Brent Barry assists)
Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
Brent Barry misses 24-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 11-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 11-foot jumper
Ron Artest misses driving layup
Tracy McGrady makes 11-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes dunk (Ron Artest assists)
Ron Artest misses layup
Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest makes layup
Aaron Brooks misses 29-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 6-foot two point shot
James Singleton makes 21-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Kidd makes driving layup
Gerald Green makes slam dunk
Erick Dampier makes layup (Gerald Green assists)
Gerald Green misses 18-foot jumper
James Singleton makes 20-foot jumper (Gerald Green assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)
James Singleton misses layup
Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Terry makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Brandon Bass makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)
Jason Terry makes 10-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Terry makes 18-foot two point shot
Shawne Williams misses jumper
Jason Terry makes 21-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jason Terry makes driving layup
Luis Scola blocks Jose Juan Barea's layup
Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeSagana Diop makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry misses driving layup
Jason Terry makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper
DeSagana Diop misses layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 18-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
DeSagana Diop makes layup (Jason Terry assists)
Jason Terry misses 21-foot jumper
Shawne Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 22-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady blocks Jason Kidd's layup
Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 21-foot jumper
Shawne Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shawne Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green makes 19-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 20-foot jumper
James Singleton misses 6-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 21-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes 26-foot three point jumper
Erick Dampier misses two point shot
Jason Kidd misses 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 10-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 9-foot two point shot
Jose Juan Barea misses layup
Jason Terry misses 23-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 7-foot running jumper
Shawne Williams misses layup
Jason Terry misses running jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry makes 20-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 8-foot running jumper
Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Terry misses 9-foot jumper
Ron Artest blocks DeSagana Diop's layup
Jason Terry misses 23-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 14-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
Shawne Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Bass makes layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Kidd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry makes layup (Jason Kidd assists)
Shawne Williams misses 21-foot jumper
Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot
Ron Artest blocks Brandon Bass's 15-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 15-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Jason Terry makes driving layup

MAVERICKS

ROCKETS

TIME		DAL	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Tracy McGrady (Dirk Nowitzki gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Dirk Nowitzki misses 6-foot two point shot	0	0
11:41	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Tracy McGrady bad pass (Jason Kidd steals)	0	0
11:15	James Singleton makes 21-foot jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	2	0
11:00	Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper	2	0
10:59	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	2	0
10:49	James Singleton bad pass (Ron Artest steals)	2	0
10:32	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:30	James Singleton defensive rebound	2	0
10:23	Jason Kidd makes driving layup	4	0
10:06	Luis Scola bad pass (Gerald Green steals)	4	0
10:03	Gerald Green makes slam dunk	6	0
9:36	Rafer Alston misses 11-foot running jumper	6	0
9:33	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	6	0
9:18	Erick Dampier makes layup (Gerald Green assists)	8	0
8:55	Chuck Hayes makes 7-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)	8	2
8:45	Jumpball: Erick Dampier vs. Chuck Hayes (Gerald Green gains possession)	8	2
8:33	Gerald Green misses 18-foot jumper	8	2
8:33	Chuck Hayes defensive rebound	8	2
8:11	Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper	8	2
8:10	Luis Scola offensive rebound	8	2
8:03	Ron Artest misses 11-foot two point shot	8	2
8:00	Gerald Green defensive rebound	8	2
7:54	James Singleton makes 20-foot jumper (Gerald Green assists)	10	2
7:47	Houston full timeout	10	2
7:45	Gerald Green personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	10	2
7:33	Luis Scola makes 21-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	10	4
7:13	Dirk Nowitzki makes 26-foot three point jumper	13	4
7:03	Jason Kidd jump ball	13	4
6:47	Rafer Alston makes two point shot	13	6
6:20	Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	6
6:20	Luis Scola defensive rebound	13	6
6:05	Ron Artest makes 21-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	13	8
5:48	Jason Kidd bad pass (Luis Scola steals)	13	8
5:39	Luis Scola makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)	13	10
5:26	Chuck Hayes shooting foul (James Singleton draws the foul)	13	10
5:26	James Singleton misses free throw 1 of 2	13	10
5:26	Dallas offensive rebound	13	10
5:26	James Singleton makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
5:11	Luis Scola makes two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)	14	12
4:58	Gerald Green makes driving layup (Jason Kidd assists)	16	12
4:58	Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Gerald Green draws the foul)	16	12
4:58	Carl Landry enters the game for Chuck Hayes	16	12
4:58	Gerald Green misses free throw 1 of 1	16	12
4:56	Carl Landry defensive rebound	16	12
4:48	Rafer Alston makes 9-foot running jumper	16	14
4:37	James Singleton misses layup	16	14
4:35	Carl Landry defensive rebound	16	14
4:31	Ron Artest makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	16	16
4:24	Dallas full timeout	16	16
4:24	Jason Terry enters the game for Erick Dampier	16	16
4:24	Brandon Bass enters the game for Gerald Green	16	16
4:15	Jason Terry makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	18	16
4:03	Ron Artest misses driving layup	18	16
4:01	Ron Artest offensive rebound	18	18
4:01	Ron Artest makes layup	18	18
3:47	Jason Terry makes 22-foot jumper (Jason Kidd assists)	20	18
3:20	Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper	20	21
2:59	Jason Terry turnover	20	21
2:59	Aaron Brooks enters the game for Tracy McGrady	20	21
2:59	Shawne Williams enters the game for James Singleton	20	21
2:47	Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper	20	21
2:47	Brandon Bass defensive rebound	20	21
2:41	Jason Kidd bad pass (Luis Scola steals)	20	21
2:29	Luis Scola misses layup	20	21
2:28	Jason Kidd defensive rebound	20	21
2:14	Brandon Bass makes two point shot (Jason Kidd assists)	22	21
1:59	Brandon Bass personal foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)	22	21
1:59	Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Jason Kidd	22	21
1:53	Rafer Alston makes driving layup	22	23
1:32	Ron Artest shooting foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	22	23
1:32	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2	23	23
1:32	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2	24	23
1:16	Carl Landry misses driving layup	24	23
1:15	Luis Scola offensive rebound	24	23
1:14	Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	24	23
1:14	Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2	24	24
1:14	Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2	24	25
59.6	Jason Terry makes 10-foot jumper	26	25
43.8	Rafer Alston misses 8-foot jumper	26	25
42.5	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	26	25
35.5	Jason Terry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	29	25
21.9	Brandon Bass blocks Aaron Brooks's layup	29	25
19.9	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	29	25
3.2	Carl Landry shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)	29	25
3.2	Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2	30	25
3.2	James Singleton enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	30	25
3.2	Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2	31	25
0.0	Aaron Brooks misses 46-foot three point running jumper	31	25
0.0	Houston offensive rebound	31	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	25

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:00 AM, 20 November 2008

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,203

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Derrick Stafford
Leroy Richardson

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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