76ers 95-93 Rockets (29 Jan, 2009) Play-by-Play

Philadelphia 76ers

22-22, 10-13 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHI	27	18	26	24	95
HOU	26	25	25	17	93

Houston Rockets

28-19, 15-6 home

Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Yao Ming misses 6-foot two point shot
Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming makes layup
Luis Scola makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses layup
Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola misses driving layup
Tracy McGrady makes driving layup
Elton Brand blocks Shane Battier's driving layup
Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Elton Brand blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Tracy McGrady misses jumper
Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Samuel Dalembert blocks Yao Ming's layup
Yao Ming makes dunk
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Brooks misses three point jumper
Carl Landry makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Elton Brand blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Yao Ming misses two point shot
Elton Brand blocks Carl Landry's layup
Royal Ivey blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Ron Artest misses 22-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer makes 23-foot jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
Ron Artest makes 26-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Elton Brand blocks Ron Artest's layup
Ron Artest misses layup
Carl Landry makes 18-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Ron Artest misses jumper
Carl Landry makes 14-foot jumper
Von Wafer misses 12-foot two point shot
Shane Battier makes two point shot (Ron Artest assists)
Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Luis Scola misses layup
Ron Artest makes layup
Carl Landry misses two point shot
Carl Landry misses 17-foot jumper
Tracy McGrady makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 16-foot jumper
Luis Scola misses layup
Luis Scola makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Tracy McGrady misses driving layup
Elton Brand blocks Rafer Alston's layup
Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)
Yao Ming misses 12-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes driving dunk
Luis Scola makes 4-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Tracy McGrady misses 22-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola makes 12-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Rafer Alston misses 8-foot running jumper
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller blocks Carl Landry's dunk
Tracy McGrady makes layup
Tracy McGrady misses 27-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 9-foot running jumper
Von Wafer makes driving layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Andre Iguodala blocks Aaron Brooks's driving layup
Aaron Brooks makes layup
Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three pointer
Carl Landry makes dunk (Ron Artest assists)
Ron Artest misses 21-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
Samuel Dalembert blocks Yao Ming's layup
Samuel Dalembert blocks Luis Scola's layup
Yao Ming makes 7-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston makes 16-foot jumper
Rafer Alston makes three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
Marreese Speights blocks Tracy McGrady's layup
Tracy McGrady misses 9-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses driving layup
Ron Artest misses 10-foot jumper
Rafer Alston misses three point jumper
Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes driving layup
Yao Ming makes 6-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)
Samuel Dalembert blocks Tracy McGrady's 21-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes 20-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Willie Green makes 11-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Willie Green makes 21-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Willie Green makes layup
Andre Iguodala misses 9-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
Thaddeus Young makes two point shot (Willie Green assists)
Willie Green misses 13-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Willie Green misses driving layup
Willie Green makes 18-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tracy McGrady blocks Willie Green's layup
Andre Miller makes 13-foot jumper
Elton Brand misses 10-foot two point shot
Thaddeus Young misses 25-foot three point jumper
Samuel Dalembert makes 14-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper (Lou Williams assists)
Lou Williams makes 27-foot three pointer
Lou Williams makes layup
Elton Brand misses 7-foot two point shot
Marreese Speights misses 17-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young makes 18-foot jumper (Elton Brand assists)
Lou Williams misses three point jumper
Royal Ivey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marreese Speights makes 19-foot jumper (Lou Williams assists)
Lou Williams misses driving layup
Andre Miller misses 19-foot jumper
Lou Williams misses 21-foot two point shot
Andre Iguodala misses 10-foot running jumper
Lou Williams makes dunk
Andre Iguodala misses 25-foot three point jumper
Samuel Dalembert misses jumper
Andre Miller makes 18-foot jumper
Lou Williams makes 20-foot jumper
Lou Williams misses 22-foot jumper
Willie Green misses 20-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes 18-foot two point shot
Andre Miller misses three point jumper
Andre Miller misses driving layup
Andre Iguodala makes 22-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala misses layup
Andre Iguodala misses 23-foot three point jumper
Elton Brand makes dunk (Willie Green assists)
Elton Brand misses 18-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert misses tip shot
Samuel Dalembert makes driving layup
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Andre Miller misses driving layup
Andre Miller misses 18-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes layup
Elton Brand makes 5-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 17-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes dunk (Lou Williams assists)
Elton Brand makes dunk (Andre Iguodala assists)
Lou Williams misses three point jumper
Marreese Speights makes layup (Lou Williams assists)
Andre Miller misses 15-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes 23-foot jumper (Reggie Evans assists)
Lou Williams misses 16-foot two point shot
Royal Ivey misses 9-foot running jumper
Lou Williams misses driving layup
Lou Williams makes driving layup
Marreese Speights misses 17-foot jumper
Royal Ivey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lou Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marreese Speights makes two point shot (Lou Williams assists)
Thaddeus Young makes layup
Andre Miller misses layup
Lou Williams misses tip shot
Thaddeus Young makes layup
Shane Battier blocks Andre Miller's jumper
Samuel Dalembert makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Iguodala misses 20-foot jumper
Elton Brand makes two point shot
Andre Miller misses 21-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes 21-foot jumper (Lou Williams assists)
Elton Brand misses 19-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes 18-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 23-foot jumper

76ERS

ROCKETS

TIME		PHI	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Samuel Dalembert vs. Yao Ming (Thaddeus Young gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Andre Iguodala makes 20-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	2	0
11:22	Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)	2	2
10:56	Thaddeus Young turnover (Tracy McGrady steals)	8	2
10:49	Rafer Alston bad pass (Andre Miller steals)	2	2
10:44	Willie Green makes 11-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	4	2
10:22	Yao Ming misses 6-foot two point shot	4	2
10:19	Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound	4	2
10:11	Willie Green makes 21-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	6	2
9:56	Andre Iguodala jump ball	12	9
9:47	Tracy McGrady bad pass (Samuel Dalembert steals)	6	2
9:44	Willie Green makes layup	8	2
9:44	Tracy McGrady illegal defense	8	2
9:26	Rafer Alston bad pass (Samuel Dalembert steals)	8	2
9:18	Andre Iguodala misses 9-foot jumper	8	2
9:17	Andre Iguodala offensive rebound	8	2
9:12	Thaddeus Young misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:11	Yao Ming defensive rebound	8	2
9:02	Andre Miller illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	8	2
9:02	Yao Ming makes technical free throw	8	3
8:56	Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)	8	5
8:38	Thaddeus Young makes two point shot (Willie Green assists)	10	5
8:25	Yao Ming makes layup	10	7
8:12	Willie Green misses 13-foot jumper	10	7
8:11	Luis Scola defensive rebound	10	7
8:03	Luis Scola makes two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)	10	9
7:43	Willie Green lost ball (Shane Battier steals)	10	9
7:35	Andre Iguodala personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	10	9
7:28	Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	9
7:28	Thaddeus Young defensive rebound	10	9
7:22	Andre Iguodala makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)	12	9
7:22	Yao Ming shooting foul (Andre Iguodala draws the foul)	12	9
7:22	Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 1	12	9
7:22	Luis Scola defensive rebound	12	9
7:03	Tracy McGrady turnover	12	9
6:46	Willie Green misses driving layup	12	9
6:43	Samuel Dalembert offensive rebound	12	9
6:33	Willie Green makes 18-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	14	9
6:13	Yao Ming misses layup	14	9
6:11	Luis Scola offensive rebound	14	9
6:07	Shane Battier makes three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	14	12
5:50	Andre Iguodala misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	12
5:50	Yao Ming defensive rebound	14	12
5:35	Luis Scola misses driving layup	14	12
5:33	Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound	14	12
5:26	Tracy McGrady blocks Willie Green's layup	14	12
5:24	Shane Battier defensive rebound	14	12
5:20	Tracy McGrady makes driving layup	14	14
5:20	Andre Iguodala shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	14	14
5:20	Elton Brand enters the game for Andre Iguodala	14	14
5:20	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 1	14	15
5:20	Houston full timeout	18	20
5:09	Andre Miller makes 13-foot jumper	16	15
4:45	Elton Brand blocks Shane Battier's driving layup	16	15
4:43	Elton Brand defensive rebound	16	15
4:24	Elton Brand misses 10-foot two point shot	16	15
4:22	Luis Scola defensive rebound	16	15
4:13	Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	16	17
3:49	Thaddeus Young misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	17
3:47	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	16	17
3:41	Elton Brand blocks Tracy McGrady's layup	16	17
3:39	Samuel Dalembert defensive rebound	16	17
3:35	Samuel Dalembert bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	16	17
3:28	Tracy McGrady misses jumper	16	17
3:28	Houston defensive rebound	16	17
3:28	Ron Artest enters the game for Shane Battier	16	17
3:16	Samuel Dalembert makes 14-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)	18	17
2:53	Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)	18	20
2:31	Samuel Dalembert 3 second	18	20
2:31	Philadelphia full timeout	18	20
2:31	Lou Williams enters the game for Willie Green	18	20
2:17	Samuel Dalembert blocks Yao Ming's layup	18	20
2:16	Yao Ming offensive rebound	18	20
2:15	Yao Ming makes dunk	18	22
2:03	Andre Miller makes driving layup	20	22
1:45	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	22
1:44	Thaddeus Young defensive rebound	20	22
1:40	Andre Miller bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)	20	22
1:37	Thaddeus Young personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	20	22
1:37	Aaron Brooks enters the game for Rafer Alston	20	22
1:37	Carl Landry enters the game for Luis Scola	20	22
1:27	Aaron Brooks misses three point jumper	20	22
1:25	Andre Miller defensive rebound	20	22
1:13	Elton Brand makes 15-foot jumper (Lou Williams assists)	22	22
51.7	Carl Landry makes layup (Yao Ming assists)	22	24
51.7	Andre Miller shooting foul (Carl Landry draws the foul)	22	24
51.7	Royal Ivey enters the game for Andre Miller	22	24
51.7	Carl Landry misses free throw 1 of 1	22	24
51.7	Aaron Brooks offensive rebound	22	24
43.6	Elton Brand blocks Tracy McGrady's layup	22	24
41.9	Yao Ming offensive rebound	22	24
41.9	Yao Ming misses two point shot	22	24
38.8	Tracy McGrady offensive rebound	22	24
35.9	Elton Brand blocks Carl Landry's layup	22	24
34.9	Yao Ming offensive rebound	22	24
33.8	Samuel Dalembert shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)	22	24
33.8	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2	22	25
33.8	Chuck Hayes enters the game for Yao Ming	22	25
33.8	Marreese Speights enters the game for Samuel Dalembert	22	25
33.8	Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2	22	26
29.4	Lou Williams makes 27-foot three pointer	25	26
7.9	Royal Ivey blocks Tracy McGrady's layup	25	26
5.9	Marreese Speights defensive rebound	25	26
4.3	Lou Williams makes layup	27	26
0.2	Ron Artest misses 22-foot jumper	27	26
0.0	Houston offensive rebound	27	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	26

Regular Season Series

PHI wins 2-0

Rockets
96
76ers
104

Game 1

7/1

76ers
95
Rockets
93

Game 2

29/1

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:30 AM, 29 January 2009

Houston, TX

Attendance: 15,544

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Bill Kennedy
Derek Richardson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

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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Philadelphia 76ers

Houston Rockets

Regular Season Series

PHI wins 2-0

Game Information

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