Rockets 119-108 Warriors (13 Dec, 2008) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

15-8, 8-5 away

119

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	31	30	31	27	119
GS	29	21	25	33	108

Golden State Warriors

7-16, 4-6 home

108

Anthony Morrow misses 20-foot jumper
Luis Scola blocks Andris Biedrins's 4-foot jumper
C.J. Watson misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 12-foot jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
Anthony Morrow misses 20-foot jumper
Jamal Crawford misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow makes driving layup
C.J. Watson misses 8-foot two point shot
Jamal Crawford misses 19-foot jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses 19-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 5-foot jumper
Andris Biedrins makes tip shot
Andris Biedrins makes jumper (Stephen Jackson assists)
C.J. Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper
Kelenna Azubuike makes 19-foot jumper
C.J. Watson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses tip shot
Stephen Jackson misses 20-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson makes driving layup
C.J. Watson makes 17-foot two point shot (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Kelenna Azubuike makes 26-foot three pointer (Marco Belinelli assists)
C.J. Watson makes driving layup
Anthony Randolph makes driving layup (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Marco Belinelli makes two point shot
Marco Belinelli misses 21-foot jumper
Kelenna Azubuike misses driving layup
Anthony Randolph makes two point shot
Kelenna Azubuike misses 4-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 15-foot jumper
C.J. Watson makes tip shot
Stephen Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
C.J. Watson misses 17-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 17-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses 18-foot jumper
Stephen Jackson misses two point shot
Andris Biedrins makes slam dunk (Stephen Jackson assists)
Andris Biedrins misses 4-foot jumper
Andris Biedrins makes slam dunk (Stephen Jackson assists)
Stephen Jackson makes driving layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
Anthony Morrow misses three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot two point shot (Jamal Crawford assists)
Anthony Randolph misses 6-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks C.J. Watson's layup
Anthony Randolph misses 4-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph makes slam dunk
Andris Biedrins misses 4-foot jumper
Anthony Randolph misses jumper
Jamal Crawford misses jumper
Anthony Randolph misses tip shot
Anthony Morrow misses 23-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 13-foot jumper
C.J. Watson makes 18-foot two point shot (Anthony Morrow assists)
Stephen Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford misses 20-foot jumper
Andris Biedrins makes layup
Andris Biedrins makes layup (Stephen Jackson assists)
Yao Ming blocks Andris Biedrins's layup
Marco Belinelli misses 4-foot two point shot
Stephen Jackson misses 29-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson misses 5-foot jumper
C.J. Watson makes three point jumper (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Stephen Jackson misses layup
Marco Belinelli misses jumper
Andris Biedrins misses tip shot
Marco Belinelli makes driving layup (Stephen Jackson assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 27-foot three point jumper
C.J. Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Stephen Jackson misses two point shot
Rob Kurz makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kelenna Azubuike assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three pointer
Marco Belinelli misses layup
Andris Biedrins misses layup
Stephen Jackson misses two point shot
Andris Biedrins makes tip shot
Andris Biedrins makes 2-foot two point shot (C.J. Watson assists)
C.J. Watson makes 18-foot two point shot
Kelenna Azubuike makes driving layup
Rob Kurz makes jumper (Anthony Randolph assists)
Jamal Crawford misses 6-foot two point shot
Jamal Crawford makes layup
Kelenna Azubuike makes 5-foot jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
Jamal Crawford misses three point jumper
Rob Kurz makes layup (Marcus Williams assists)
Anthony Randolph makes slam dunk (Rob Kurz assists)
Anthony Randolph makes layup (Marcus Williams assists)
Marcus Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming blocks Anthony Randolph's layup
Marco Belinelli misses 27-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 8-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 20-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow makes 15-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Anthony Morrow makes 19-foot two point shot (Marcus Williams assists)
Anthony Randolph makes 4-foot two point shot (Rob Kurz assists)
Marcus Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Morrow misses layup
Anthony Randolph misses layup
Anthony Morrow makes driving layup
Rob Kurz makes driving layup
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three pointer
Anthony Randolph misses 4-foot jumper
Anthony Morrow misses tip shot
Anthony Morrow misses tip shot
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Randolph makes layup
Marcus Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 9-foot two point shot
Luis Scola misses jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three pointer (Rafer Alston assists)
Shane Battier misses two point shot
Luis Scola makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists)
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
Andris Biedrins blocks Rafer Alston's 3-foot two point shot
Yao Ming makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses 17-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three pointer
Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 5-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 5-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses 20-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Aaron Brooks makes 4-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Von Wafer misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three pointer
Rafer Alston misses 3-foot two point shot
Anthony Randolph blocks Aaron Brooks's 3-foot running jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier misses three point jumper
Carl Landry makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
Carl Landry makes slam dunk
Carl Landry makes driving layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 4-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks makes three pointer (Tracy McGrady assists)
Aaron Brooks misses jumper
Yao Ming makes tip shot
Von Wafer makes 2-foot two point shot
Von Wafer makes driving layup (Luther Head assists)
Shane Battier makes two point shot (Luther Head assists)
Luther Head misses 2-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses 15-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Von Wafer assists)
Andris Biedrins blocks Von Wafer's layup
Yao Ming makes two point shot (Luther Head assists)
Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rob Kurz blocks Carl Landry's layup
Luis Scola makes 6-foot two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
Yao Ming makes 6-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 28-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes 5-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston misses 3-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses 4-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 19-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luis Scola misses 9-foot jumper
Andris Biedrins blocks Luis Scola's layup
Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston makes 28-foot three pointer (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kelenna Azubuike blocks Von Wafer's layup
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Carl Landry makes dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 3-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Von Wafer misses 20-foot jumper
Von Wafer misses 5-foot jumper
Carl Landry misses 6-foot two point shot
Carl Landry makes layup
Carl Landry misses jumper
Carl Landry makes two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Shane Battier makes 9-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Aaron Brooks assists)
Aaron Brooks makes 4-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses 16-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 5-foot running jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Luis Scola assists)
Anthony Randolph blocks Yao Ming's layup
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 6-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses 28-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks makes two point shot
Rob Kurz blocks Yao Ming's layup
Yao Ming misses layup
Luis Scola makes two point shot
Anthony Randolph blocks Yao Ming's layup
Rob Kurz blocks Aaron Brooks's driving layup
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Von Wafer makes two point shot

ROCKETS

WARRIORS

TIME		HOU	GS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Andris Biedrins (Luis Scola gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Rafer Alston turnover	0	0
11:22	Anthony Morrow misses 20-foot jumper	0	0
11:21	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	0	0
11:11	Luis Scola misses jumper	0	0
11:10	Andris Biedrins defensive rebound	0	0
10:57	Luis Scola blocks Andris Biedrins's 4-foot jumper	0	0
10:56	Yao Ming defensive rebound	0	0
10:51	Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three pointer (Rafer Alston assists)	3	0
10:41	C.J. Watson misses 17-foot jumper	3	0
10:40	Luis Scola defensive rebound	3	0
10:26	Shane Battier misses two point shot	3	0
10:26	Andris Biedrins defensive rebound	3	0
10:18	Anthony Morrow makes 12-foot jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)	3	2
9:57	Luis Scola makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists)	5	2
9:34	Anthony Morrow misses 20-foot jumper	5	2
9:33	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	5	2
9:26	Tracy McGrady makes driving layup	7	2
9:10	Yao Ming shooting foul (Andris Biedrins draws the foul)	7	2
9:10	Andris Biedrins makes free throw 1 of 2	7	3
9:10	Andris Biedrins makes free throw 2 of 2	7	4
8:59	Anthony Morrow personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	7	4
8:51	Shane Battier bad pass (Stephen Jackson steals)	7	4
8:42	Stephen Jackson bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals)	7	4
8:40	Stephen Jackson shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	7	4
8:40	Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2	8	4
8:40	Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2	8	4
8:37	Stephen Jackson defensive rebound	8	4
8:26	Jamal Crawford misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	4
8:25	Shane Battier defensive rebound	8	4
8:21	Andris Biedrins blocks Rafer Alston's 3-foot two point shot	8	4
8:18	Yao Ming offensive rebound	8	4
8:18	Yao Ming makes layup	10	4
8:00	Anthony Morrow makes driving layup	10	6
7:39	Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot two point shot	10	6
7:39	Andris Biedrins defensive rebound	10	6
7:24	C.J. Watson misses 8-foot two point shot	10	6
7:22	Luis Scola defensive rebound	10	6
7:18	Rafer Alston bad pass (C.J. Watson steals)	10	6
7:13	Luis Scola personal foul (C.J. Watson draws the foul)	10	6
6:58	Jamal Crawford misses 19-foot jumper	10	6
6:56	Shane Battier defensive rebound	10	6
6:47	Tracy McGrady turnover	10	6
6:47	Kelenna Azubuike enters the game for Anthony Morrow	10	6
6:35	Kelenna Azubuike misses 19-foot jumper	10	6
6:33	Tracy McGrady defensive rebound	10	6
6:18	Yao Ming misses 17-foot jumper	10	6
6:16	Kelenna Azubuike defensive rebound	10	6
6:09	Stephen Jackson misses 5-foot jumper	10	6
6:09	Andris Biedrins offensive rebound	10	8
6:09	Andris Biedrins makes tip shot	10	8
5:54	Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	12	8
5:46	Andris Biedrins makes jumper (Stephen Jackson assists)	12	10
5:46	Luis Scola shooting foul (Andris Biedrins draws the foul)	12	10
5:46	Golden State full timeout	12	10
5:46	Carl Landry enters the game for Luis Scola	12	10
5:46	Andris Biedrins misses free throw 1 of 1	12	10
5:43	Carl Landry defensive rebound	12	10
5:39	Kelenna Azubuike personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	12	10
5:28	Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three pointer	15	10
5:22	C.J. Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper	15	13
5:03	Tracy McGrady makes 21-foot two point shot	17	13
4:43	Kelenna Azubuike makes 19-foot jumper	17	15
4:31	Rafer Alston misses 5-foot jumper	17	15
4:31	Houston offensive rebound	17	15
4:28	Yao Ming misses 5-foot two point shot	17	15
4:28	Yao Ming offensive rebound	17	15
4:28	Andris Biedrins personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	17	15
4:18	Yao Ming misses 20-foot jumper	17	15
4:18	Andris Biedrins defensive rebound	17	15
4:03	C.J. Watson misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	15
4:01	Kelenna Azubuike offensive rebound	17	15
4:01	Kelenna Azubuike misses tip shot	17	15
4:01	Kelenna Azubuike offensive rebound	17	15
3:59	Andris Biedrins bad pass	17	15
3:49	Yao Ming makes slam dunk (Tracy McGrady assists)	19	15
3:49	Kelenna Azubuike shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	19	15
3:49	Von Wafer enters the game for Tracy McGrady	19	15
3:49	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 1	20	15
3:33	Stephen Jackson misses 20-foot jumper	20	15
3:32	Von Wafer defensive rebound	20	15
3:28	Jamal Crawford personal foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)	20	15
3:28	Carl Landry makes free throw 1 of 2	21	15
3:28	Carl Landry makes free throw 2 of 2	22	15
3:06	Stephen Jackson makes driving layup	22	17
2:55	Yao Ming offensive foul (Stephen Jackson draws the foul)	22	17
2:55	Yao Ming turnover	22	17
2:55	Houston full timeout	22	17
2:55	Aaron Brooks enters the game for Shane Battier	22	17
2:55	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Yao Ming	22	17
2:55	Marco Belinelli enters the game for Jamal Crawford	22	17
2:31	C.J. Watson makes 17-foot two point shot (Kelenna Azubuike assists)	22	19
2:08	Marco Belinelli personal foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul)	22	19
2:08	Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2	23	19
2:08	Anthony Randolph enters the game for Andris Biedrins	23	19
2:08	Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2	24	19
1:55	Kelenna Azubuike makes 26-foot three pointer (Marco Belinelli assists)	24	22
1:45	Aaron Brooks makes 4-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	26	22
1:38	C.J. Watson bad pass (Carl Landry steals)	26	22
1:30	Von Wafer misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	22
1:27	Marco Belinelli defensive rebound	26	22
1:24	Von Wafer shooting foul (Stephen Jackson draws the foul)	26	22
1:24	Stephen Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2	26	23
1:24	Stephen Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	26	24
1:14	Aaron Brooks lost ball (C.J. Watson steals)	26	24
1:12	C.J. Watson makes driving layup	26	26
1:12	Chuck Hayes shooting foul (C.J. Watson draws the foul)	26	26
1:12	C.J. Watson makes free throw 1 of 1	26	27
53.5	Houston 20 Sec. timeout	26	27
47.9	Aaron Brooks makes 26-foot three pointer	29	27
37.9	Stephen Jackson bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	29	27
31.4	Stephen Jackson personal foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul)	29	27
31.4	Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2	30	27
31.4	Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2	31	27
7.7	Anthony Randolph makes driving layup (Kelenna Azubuike assists)	31	29
1.0	Rafer Alston misses 3-foot two point shot	31	29
0.3	C.J. Watson defensive rebound	31	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	29

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 2-0

Warriors
112
Rockets
131

Game 1

6/12

Rockets
119
Warriors
108

Game 2

13/12

Warriors
93
Rockets
110

Game 3

1/2

Rockets
113
Warriors
109

Game 4

11/4

Oracle Arena

3:30 AM, 13 December 2008

Oakland, CA

Attendance: 19,276

Referees:
Tom Washington
Ed Malloy
Sean Wright

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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