Rockets 98-96 Thunder (10 Jan, 2009) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

23-15, 12-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	24	29	24	21	98
OKC	24	16	32	24	96

Oklahoma City Thunder

5-32, 4-16 home

Kevin Durant makes 16-foot jumper (Robert Swift assists)
Kevin Durant misses 12-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes two point shot
Jeff Green misses hook shot
Kevin Durant misses three pointer
Robert Swift makes 14-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 18-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes layup
Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup
Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
Carl Landry blocks Russell Westbrook's layup
Kyle Weaver makes two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)
Nenad Krstic misses 17-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Nick Collison's 6-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot two point shot
Kyle Weaver makes two point shot
Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes dunk (Kyle Weaver assists)
Earl Watson makes 21-foot jumper (Kyle Weaver assists)
Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 7-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 17-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 20-foot jumper
Nick Collison misses 12-foot two point shot
Joe Smith misses jumper
Earl Watson makes layup
Russell Westbrook makes 17-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses layup
Kevin Durant misses 5-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 16-foot jumper
Nick Collison makes tip shot
Kevin Durant makes 22-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes driving layup
Robert Swift misses jumper
Nick Collison misses tip shot
Jeff Green misses 16-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot
Kevin Durant makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nick Collison makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Kevin Durant makes driving dunk
Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Jeff Green misses layup
Jeff Green makes two point shot
Kevin Durant makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic makes layup
Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 13-foot jumper
Joe Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Nenad Krstic makes 18-foot jumper (Joe Smith assists)
Joe Smith makes 17-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson makes 4-foot running jumper
Joe Smith misses 16-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson misses 7-foot two point shot
Nenad Krstic misses 17-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic misses 17-foot jumper
Jeff Green misses 13-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Durant makes 16-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
Russell Westbrook makes dunk
Von Wafer blocks Kevin Durant's layup
Joe Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes 18-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Russell Westbrook's 6-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 14-foot jumper
Kevin Durant misses 20-foot jumper
Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses layup
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 7-foot jumper
Yao Ming misses 10-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
Von Wafer makes layup
Carl Landry makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses layup
Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Joe Smith blocks Yao Ming's layup
Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
Luther Head misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes layup (Luther Head assists)
Aaron Brooks makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes 4-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes misses 7-foot running jumper
Rafer Alston misses 7-foot jumper
Chuck Hayes makes tip shot
Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luther Head makes 24-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer makes layup
Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
Carl Landry makes layup
Von Wafer makes running jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 12-foot two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 15-foot running jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 18-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luis Scola makes layup (Von Wafer assists)
Von Wafer misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses layup
Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Von Wafer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Yao Ming misses dunk
Luis Scola makes layup (Von Wafer assists)
Tracy McGrady misses layup
Yao Ming misses dunk
Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola makes 12-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Luis Scola makes 6-foot hook shot
Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 50-foot three point jumper
Chuck Hayes makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Aaron Brooks makes 23-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 7-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 22-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes two point shot
Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
Nenad Krstic blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Aaron Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nenad Krstic blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Von Wafer misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes two point shot
Yao Ming makes layup
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes 6-foot hook shot
Joe Smith blocks Yao Ming's 9-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 23-foot jumper

ROCKETS

THUNDER

TIME		HOU	OKC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Robert Swift (Luis Scola gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
11:45	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Kevin Durant makes 16-foot jumper (Robert Swift assists)	0	2
11:17	Rafer Alston bad pass	0	2
11:04	Yao Ming shooting foul (Robert Swift draws the foul)	0	2
11:04	Robert Swift makes free throw 1 of 2	0	3
11:04	Robert Swift makes free throw 2 of 2	0	4
10:41	Luis Scola misses layup	0	4
10:41	Yao Ming offensive rebound	0	4
10:41	Robert Swift shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	0	4
10:41	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2	1	4
10:41	Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
10:30	Robert Swift bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals)	2	4
10:14	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
10:12	Houston defensive rebound	2	4
9:56	Kevin Durant misses 12-foot jumper	2	4
9:55	Nick Collison offensive rebound	2	6
9:55	Nick Collison makes two point shot	2	6
9:42	Jeff Green shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	2	6
9:42	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
9:42	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
9:29	Jeff Green misses hook shot	4	6
9:27	Luis Scola defensive rebound	4	6
9:17	Tracy McGrady bad pass (Kevin Durant steals)	4	6
9:11	Kevin Durant misses three pointer	4	6
9:10	Luis Scola defensive rebound	4	6
9:02	Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	6
9:00	Robert Swift defensive rebound	4	6
8:47	Robert Swift makes 14-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	4	8
8:22	Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	8
8:19	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	4	8
8:11	Kevin Durant makes 18-foot jumper	4	10
7:56	Yao Ming lost ball (Robert Swift steals)	4	10
7:52	Jeff Green makes layup	4	12
7:37	Robert Swift shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	4	12
7:37	Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2	4	12
7:37	Houston offensive rebound	4	12
7:37	Nenad Krstic enters the game for Robert Swift	4	12
7:37	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	5	12
7:26	Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot jumper	5	12
7:26	Luis Scola defensive rebound	5	12
7:20	Rafer Alston misses 7-foot jumper	5	12
7:18	Nick Collison defensive rebound	5	12
7:11	Russell Westbrook makes layup	5	14
7:11	Luis Scola shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	5	14
7:11	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 1	5	14
7:09	Yao Ming defensive rebound	5	14
6:56	Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	5	14
6:56	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	6	14
6:56	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	7	14
6:45	Luis Scola personal foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)	7	14
6:45	Carl Landry enters the game for Luis Scola	7	14
6:33	Jeff Green offensive foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	7	14
6:33	Jeff Green turnover	7	14
6:33	Kyle Weaver enters the game for Jeff Green	7	14
6:15	Carl Landry offensive foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)	7	14
6:15	Carl Landry turnover	7	14
6:01	Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper	7	14
5:58	Carl Landry defensive rebound	7	14
5:48	Nick Collison shooting foul (Von Wafer draws the foul)	7	14
5:48	Oklahoma City full timeout	7	14
5:48	Von Wafer misses free throw 1 of 2	7	14
5:48	Houston offensive rebound	7	14
5:48	Von Wafer makes free throw 2 of 2	8	14
5:26	Carl Landry blocks Russell Westbrook's layup	8	14
5:26	Oklahoma City offensive rebound	8	14
5:24	shot clock violation	8	14
5:11	Yao Ming misses 10-foot two point shot	8	14
5:09	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	8	14
4:58	Kyle Weaver makes two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	8	16
4:39	Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper	10	16
4:26	Rafer Alston personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)	10	16
4:22	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nenad Krstic assists)	10	19
4:13	Kyle Weaver personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	10	19
4:13	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	11	19
4:13	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	12	19
3:59	Nenad Krstic misses 17-foot jumper	12	19
3:58	Nick Collison offensive rebound	12	19
3:55	Yao Ming blocks Nick Collison's 6-foot jumper	12	19
3:51	Nick Collison offensive rebound	12	19
3:49	Nick Collison bad pass (Von Wafer steals)	12	19
3:47	Von Wafer makes layup	14	19
3:30	Kyle Weaver bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals)	14	19
3:27	Carl Landry makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	16	19
3:09	Nenad Krstic lost ball (Rafer Alston steals)	16	19
3:09	Nenad Krstic personal foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul)	16	19
3:09	Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2	17	19
3:09	Joe Smith enters the game for Nenad Krstic	17	19
3:09	Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2	18	19
2:47	Nick Collison misses 18-foot jumper	18	19
2:46	Yao Ming defensive rebound	18	19
2:45	Yao Ming bad pass	18	19
2:45	Houston full timeout	18	19
2:35	Kevin Durant misses 17-foot two point shot	18	19
2:33	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	18	19
2:29	Rafer Alston misses layup	18	19
2:28	Houston offensive rebound	18	19
2:26	Rafer Alston misses 15-foot jumper	18	19
2:24	Kyle Weaver defensive rebound	18	19
2:16	Russell Westbrook lost ball (Yao Ming steals)	18	19
2:02	Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	20	19
1:49	Kevin Durant bad pass	20	19
1:49	Earl Watson enters the game for Russell Westbrook	20	19
1:36	Joe Smith blocks Yao Ming's layup	20	19
1:32	Joe Smith defensive rebound	20	19
1:27	Kyle Weaver makes two point shot	20	21
1:27	Rafer Alston shooting foul (Kyle Weaver draws the foul)	20	21
1:27	Aaron Brooks enters the game for Yao Ming	20	21
1:27	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Rafer Alston	20	21
1:27	Kyle Weaver makes free throw 1 of 1	20	22
1:15	Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper	20	22
1:14	Nick Collison defensive rebound	20	22
51.9	Joe Smith misses 17-foot jumper	20	22
50.8	Von Wafer defensive rebound	20	22
38.8	Kyle Weaver shooting foul (Von Wafer draws the foul)	20	22
38.8	Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 2	21	22
38.8	Von Wafer makes free throw 2 of 2	22	22
24.0	Nick Collison makes dunk (Kyle Weaver assists)	22	24
1.4	Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper	24	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	24

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-0

Thunder
77
Rockets
89

Game 1

2/11

Rockets
100
Thunder
89

Game 2

18/11

Rockets
98
Thunder
96

Game 3

10/1

Paycom Center

1:00 AM, 10 January 2009

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 19,136

Referees:
Joe Forte
Michael Smith
David Guthrie

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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