Houston Rockets @ Washington Wizards
8-5, 5-3 Away
103
8-5, 5-3 Away
1-9, 1-4 Home
91
1-9, 1-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- JaVale McGee makes driving layup
- Luis Scola misses 4-foot jumper
- Antawn Jamison makes 4-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming misses 4-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 18-foot jumper
- Dee Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes two point shot
- Caron Butler misses layup
- Dee Brown makes two point shot (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Caron Butler makes jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
- Dee Brown misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Antawn Jamison misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Antawn Jamison makes slam dunk (Caron Butler assists)
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- JaVale McGee makes two point shot (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Yao Ming makes 14-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Andray Blatche makes 19-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Ron Artest makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Antawn Jamison misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andray Blatche makes 13-foot two point shot (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Andray Blatche makes dunk (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Nick Young misses 11-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses layup
- Nick Young makes driving layup
- Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
- Von Wafer misses 19-foot jumper
- Darius Songaila makes two point shot
- Brent Barry misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Von Wafer misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses layup
- Nick Young misses 19-foot jumper
- Andray Blatche misses layup
- Chuck Hayes makes layup
- Antawn Jamison makes two point shot
- Carl Landry makes dunk (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Nick Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes 17-foot jumper (Brent Barry assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Von Wafer misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 22-foot jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Antawn Jamison misses 10-foot jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 26-foot three point jumper
- JaVale McGee blocks Brent Barry's 3-foot jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses layup
- Caron Butler makes 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 1-foot hook shot (Ron Artest assists)
- JaVale McGee makes two point shot (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Aaron Brooks misses 16-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Caron Butler misses 15-foot jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Caron Butler's layup
- Brent Barry misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Carl Landry makes dunk
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes layup
- Nick Young misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup
- Yao Ming blocks Caron Butler's 5-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Antawn Jamison makes 14-foot jumper
- Carl Landry misses 19-foot jumper
- Carl Landry makes dunk
- Antawn Jamison misses 5-foot jumper
- Caron Butler misses 17-foot jumper
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 16-foot jumper
- Andray Blatche makes 12-foot two point shot (Caron Butler assists)
- Antawn Jamison makes two point shot (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
- Caron Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes misses 44-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- JaVale McGee misses 3-foot jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola makes tip shot
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 18-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes two point shot
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Antawn Jamison assists)
- Luis Scola makes driving layup
- JaVale McGee makes 5-foot two point shot
- JaVale McGee blocks Aaron Brooks's layup
- DeShawn Stevenson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Caron Butler assists)
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Dee Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison makes two point shot (Andray Blatche assists)
- Andray Blatche blocks Luis Scola's 6-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Antawn Jamison misses 8-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- DeShawn Stevenson misses layup
- Andray Blatche makes two point shot (DeShawn Stevenson assists)
- Antawn Jamison makes slam dunk (Caron Butler assists)
- Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses layup
- Antawn Jamison misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses 7-foot jumper
- Andray Blatche misses 8-foot jumper
- Andray Blatche makes 5-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler makes two point shot (Juan Dixon assists)
- Brent Barry misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler misses 18-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 28-foot three point jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Juan Dixon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Juan Dixon makes 14-foot jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chuck Hayes blocks Caron Butler's layup
- Aaron Brooks misses 31-foot three pointer
- Antawn Jamison misses layup
- Aaron Brooks misses three point jumper
- Juan Dixon misses three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes running jumper
- Darius Songaila makes 2-foot two point shot (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Ron Artest makes 17-foot jumper (Carl Landry assists)
- Etan Thomas makes dunk (Juan Dixon assists)
- Carl Landry makes 16-foot jumper (Brent Barry assists)
- Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Juan Dixon assists)
- Etan Thomas blocks Chuck Hayes's 11-foot jumper
- Juan Dixon makes 18-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Carl Landry makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
- Etan Thomas misses 12-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 30-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Tracy McGrady makes 30-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Juan Dixon makes 21-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Ron Artest assists)
- DeShawn Stevenson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Juan Dixon makes 7-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming misses 10-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Caron Butler misses 23-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady blocks DeShawn Stevenson's 9-foot jumper
- Caron Butler makes 11-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot two point shot
- Juan Dixon misses 3-foot jumper
- JaVale McGee misses layup
- Caron Butler misses 13-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
- Juan Dixon misses 18-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Andray Blatche misses 6-foot jumper
- Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- Ron Artest makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- DeShawn Stevenson misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses layup
- Yao Ming blocks DeShawn Stevenson's 4-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. JaVale McGee (Dee Brown gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:47 | | JaVale McGee makes driving layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:25 | | Yao Ming bad pass (Caron Butler steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:21 | | Dee Brown lost ball (Ron Artest steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:15 | | Luis Scola misses 4-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 11:11 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 10:57 | | Antawn Jamison makes 4-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:44 | | Yao Ming misses 4-foot jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 10:42 | | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:42 | | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:42 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10:42 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10:32 | | Caron Butler makes 18-foot jumper | 2 | 6 |
| 10:15 | | Ron Artest bad pass (Caron Butler steals) | 2 | 6 |
| 10:03 | | Ron Artest personal foul (Caron Butler draws the foul) | 2 | 6 |
| 9:52 | | Dee Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper | 2 | 6 |
| 9:51 | | Ron Artest defensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 9:41 | | Ron Artest makes two point shot | 4 | 6 |
| 9:23 | | Caron Butler misses layup | 4 | 6 |
| 9:22 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 9:08 | | Ron Artest bad pass (DeShawn Stevenson steals) | 4 | 6 |
| 9:04 | | Dee Brown makes two point shot (DeShawn Stevenson assists) | 4 | 8 |
| 8:48 | | Yao Ming traveling | 4 | 8 |
| 8:48 | | Houston 20 Sec. timeout | 4 | 8 |
| 8:26 | | Caron Butler makes jumper | 4 | 10 |
| 8:14 | | Tracy McGrady makes driving layup | 6 | 10 |
| 7:54 | | Dee Brown misses layup | 6 | 10 |
| 7:54 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 7:48 | | Rafer Alston misses layup | 6 | 10 |
| 7:48 | | Antawn Jamison defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 7:43 | | JaVale McGee lost ball (Tracy McGrady steals) | 6 | 10 |
| 7:30 | | Tracy McGrady bad pass | 6 | 10 |
| 7:18 | | Antawn Jamison misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 10 |
| 7:16 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 7:09 | | Luis Scola misses jumper | 6 | 10 |
| 7:09 | | Caron Butler defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 7:03 | | Antawn Jamison makes slam dunk (Caron Butler assists) | 6 | 12 |
| 6:50 | | Caron Butler personal foul (Luis Scola draws the foul) | 6 | 12 |
| 6:46 | | Yao Ming misses jumper | 6 | 12 |
| 6:45 | | Antawn Jamison defensive rebound | 6 | 12 |
| 6:31 | | JaVale McGee makes two point shot (DeShawn Stevenson assists) | 6 | 14 |
| 6:18 | | Houston full timeout | 6 | 14 |
| 6:18 | | Andray Blatche enters the game for JaVale McGee | 6 | 14 |
| 6:18 | | Antonio Daniels enters the game for Dee Brown | 6 | 14 |
| 6:05 | | Yao Ming makes 14-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists) | 8 | 14 |
| 5:48 | | Luis Scola shooting foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul) | 8 | 14 |
| 5:48 | | Antawn Jamison makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 5:48 | | Antawn Jamison makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5:31 | | Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper | 8 | 16 |
| 5:31 | | Houston defensive rebound | 8 | 16 |
| 5:09 | | Andray Blatche makes 19-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists) | 8 | 18 |
| 4:43 | | Ron Artest makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists) | 11 | 18 |
| 4:24 | | Antawn Jamison misses 26-foot three point jumper | 11 | 18 |
| 4:22 | | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound | 11 | 18 |
| 4:07 | | Tracy McGrady lost ball (DeShawn Stevenson steals) | 11 | 18 |
| 3:58 | | Andray Blatche makes 13-foot two point shot (DeShawn Stevenson assists) | 11 | 20 |
| 3:43 | | Yao Ming offensive foul (Andray Blatche draws the foul) | 11 | 20 |
| 3:43 | | Yao Ming turnover | 11 | 20 |
| 3:19 | | Andray Blatche makes dunk (DeShawn Stevenson assists) | 11 | 22 |
| 3:09 | | Andray Blatche shooting foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul) | 11 | 22 |
| 3:09 | | Chuck Hayes enters the game for Yao Ming | 11 | 22 |
| 3:09 | | Brent Barry enters the game for Tracy McGrady | 11 | 22 |
| 3:09 | | Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 3:09 | | Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 2:56 | | Antonio Daniels bad pass | 13 | 22 |
| 2:56 | | Washington full timeout | 13 | 22 |
| 2:56 | | Nick Young enters the game for DeShawn Stevenson | 13 | 22 |
| 2:39 | | Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists) | 15 | 22 |
| 2:15 | | Nick Young misses 11-foot jumper | 15 | 22 |
| 2:15 | | Ron Artest defensive rebound | 15 | 22 |
| 1:57 | | Ron Artest misses layup | 15 | 22 |
| 1:55 | | Andray Blatche defensive rebound | 15 | 22 |
| 1:46 | | Nick Young makes driving layup | 15 | 24 |
| 1:31 | | Nick Young personal foul (Ron Artest draws the foul) | 15 | 24 |
| 1:22 | | Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper | 15 | 24 |
| 1:21 | | Houston defensive rebound | 15 | 24 |
| 1:02 | | Ron Artest shooting foul (Caron Butler draws the foul) | 15 | 24 |
| 1:02 | | Caron Butler makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 25 |
| 1:02 | | Aaron Brooks enters the game for Ron Artest | 15 | 25 |
| 1:02 | | Von Wafer enters the game for Rafer Alston | 15 | 25 |
| 1:02 | | Darius Songaila enters the game for Antawn Jamison | 15 | 25 |
| 1:02 | | Caron Butler makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 26 |
| 49.9 | | Von Wafer misses 19-foot jumper | 15 | 26 |
| 48.5 | | Darius Songaila defensive rebound | 15 | 26 |
| 38.1 | | Chuck Hayes shooting foul (Nick Young draws the foul) | 15 | 26 |
| 38.1 | | Nick Young makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 27 |
| 38.1 | | Nick Young misses free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 27 |
| 36.9 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 15 | 27 |
| 31.3 | | Antonio Daniels shooting foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul) | 15 | 27 |
| 31.3 | | Aaron Brooks makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 27 |
| 31.3 | | Carl Landry enters the game for Luis Scola | 16 | 27 |
| 31.3 | | Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 27 |
| 14.9 | | Darius Songaila makes two point shot | 17 | 29 |
| 0.4 | | Brent Barry misses 27-foot three point jumper | 17 | 29 |
| 0.0 | | Houston offensive rebound | 17 | 29 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 17 | 29 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Washington, DC
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Ron Olesiak
Referee:Violet Palmer
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10 | L1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 26 | .366 | 12.5 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 18.5 | W1 |
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 23 | 18 | .561 | - | W2 |
| Miami | 21 | 19 | .525 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 20 | 22 | .476 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Charlotte | 14 | 26 | .350 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Washington | 10 | 29 | .256 | 12 | L4 |
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