Rockets 114-88 Nets (18 Feb, 2009) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Nets

24-30, 13-14 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NJ	17	23	25	23	88
HOU	27	29	28	30	114

Houston Rockets

33-21, 20-6 home

114

Brook Lopez blocks Yao Ming's 9-foot two point shot
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez blocks Yao Ming's layup
Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper
Brook Lopez blocks Luis Scola's layup
Shane Battier misses layup
Yao Ming misses 10-foot hook shot
Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest makes two point shot
Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola misses 7-foot hook shot
Rafer Alston misses driving layup
Yao Ming makes slam dunk
Yao Ming misses layup
Von Wafer makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Ron Artest makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Yi Jianlian blocks Carl Landry's layup
Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 21-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
Brent Barry misses 27-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter blocks Carl Landry's two point shot
Von Wafer misses 15-foot jumper
Von Wafer misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brent Barry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez blocks Carl Landry's layup
Von Wafer misses driving layup
Carl Landry misses tip shot
Von Wafer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
Carl Landry makes driving layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Yao Ming makes 13-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 22-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Von Wafer makes driving layup
Carl Landry makes 6-foot hook shot
Trenton Hassell blocks Carl Landry's layup
Luis Scola misses layup
Ron Artest makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston misses driving layup
Von Wafer misses 23-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola misses layup
Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Ron Artest makes driving layup
Ron Artest makes layup
Yao Ming misses dunk
Rafer Alston makes 26-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston misses 6-foot two point shot
Ron Artest misses 11-foot two point shot
Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)
Luis Scola misses layup
Yao Ming makes dunk (Luis Scola assists)
Yao Ming makes tip shot (Luis Scola assists)
Shane Battier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming misses 8-foot two point shot
Shane Battier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Yao Ming makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer misses 6-foot running jumper
Rafer Alston misses 7-foot two point shot
Chuck Hayes misses tip shot
Ron Artest misses 18-foot two point shot
Chuck Hayes makes two point shot
Aaron Brooks makes 6-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)
Yao Ming makes 7-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming makes layup (Von Wafer assists)
Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Von Wafer misses driving layup
Brent Barry makes 28-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Luis Scola makes layup (Brent Barry assists)
Aaron Brooks makes two point shot (Brent Barry assists)
Von Wafer makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Luis Scola misses 13-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes 14-foot two point shot
Brook Lopez makes 13-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Brook Lopez's layup
Vince Carter makes 23-foot jumper (Brook Lopez assists)
Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Devin Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
Yi Jianlian misses 13-foot two point shot
Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Vince Carter misses layup
Brook Lopez misses jumper
Josh Boone misses layup
Josh Boone misses layup
Trenton Hassell misses jumper
Jarvis Hayes misses 16-foot two point shot
Devin Harris misses 15-foot jumper
Josh Boone misses 17-foot jumper
Yao Ming blocks Josh Boone's layup
Devin Harris misses 48-foot three point running jumper
Vince Carter misses layup
Vince Carter misses 23-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes 9-foot two point shot
Brook Lopez makes 19-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 20-foot jumper
Jarvis Hayes misses 21-foot jumper
Vince Carter misses 16-foot two point shot
Brook Lopez makes layup (Ryan Anderson assists)
Vince Carter misses 10-foot two point shot
Devin Harris misses layup
Yi Jianlian misses 22-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes 8-foot jumper
Yi Jianlian misses layup
Devin Harris misses 20-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
Vince Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Jarvis Hayes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trenton Hassell assists)
Vince Carter makes 17-foot two point shot
Shane Battier blocks Devin Harris's layup
Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper
Jarvis Hayes misses 45-foot three point running jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 10-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 20-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes 21-foot jumper
Brook Lopez misses 8-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Devin Harris misses layup
Vince Carter makes driving dunk
Devin Harris misses layup
Vince Carter makes 6-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses 23-foot jumper
Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brook Lopez misses 20-foot jumper
Brook Lopez misses 13-foot jumper
Vince Carter makes three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Vince Carter makes driving layup
Vince Carter makes two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)
Brook Lopez makes driving layup
Keyon Dooling misses 11-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 13-foot jumper
Josh Boone misses 19-foot two point shot
Jarvis Hayes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup
Bobby Simmons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Keyon Dooling assists)
Jarvis Hayes misses 22-foot jumper
Brook Lopez makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
Brook Lopez makes 20-foot jumper (Vince Carter assists)
Vince Carter misses 8-foot running jumper
Shane Battier blocks Vince Carter's layup
Keyon Dooling misses 22-foot jumper
Keyon Dooling misses 21-foot jumper
Bobby Simmons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Douglas-Roberts assists)
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses 11-foot two point shot
Bobby Simmons makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Douglas-Roberts assists)
Yi Jianlian makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Douglas-Roberts assists)
Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sean Williams misses 10-foot two point shot
Yi Jianlian makes driving dunk (Chris Douglas-Roberts assists)

NETS

ROCKETS

TIME		NJ	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Brook Lopez vs. Yao Ming (Luis Scola gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Brook Lopez blocks Yao Ming's 9-foot two point shot	0	0
11:38	Vince Carter defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Brook Lopez makes 13-foot jumper	2	0
11:07	Brook Lopez personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	2	0
11:03	Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:00	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	2	0
10:42	Yao Ming blocks Brook Lopez's layup	2	0
10:41	Shane Battier defensive rebound	2	0
10:37	Ron Artest makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	2	2
10:15	Vince Carter makes 23-foot jumper (Brook Lopez assists)	4	2
9:57	Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	2
9:56	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	4	2
9:48	Vince Carter misses 18-foot jumper	4	2
9:48	Yao Ming defensive rebound	4	2
9:30	Ryan Anderson shooting foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)	4	2
9:30	Shane Battier misses free throw 1 of 2	4	2
9:30	Houston offensive rebound	4	2
9:30	Shane Battier makes free throw 2 of 2	4	3
9:12	Devin Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)	7	3
9:00	Brook Lopez blocks Yao Ming's layup	7	3
8:57	Vince Carter defensive rebound	7	3
8:51	Ryan Anderson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vince Carter assists)	10	3
8:29	Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)	10	6
8:10	Vince Carter makes driving layup	12	6
7:52	Ryan Anderson shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	12	6
7:52	Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 2	12	7
7:52	Yi Jianlian enters the game for Ryan Anderson	12	7
7:52	Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2	12	8
7:37	Devin Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	8
7:35	Yao Ming defensive rebound	12	8
7:26	Rafer Alston misses 19-foot jumper	12	8
7:26	Luis Scola offensive rebound	12	8
7:24	Brook Lopez blocks Luis Scola's layup	12	8
7:22	Luis Scola offensive rebound	12	8
7:11	Luis Scola lost ball (Devin Harris steals)	12	8
7:07	Devin Harris bad pass (Shane Battier steals)	12	8
7:01	Shane Battier misses layup	12	8
7:01	Vince Carter defensive rebound	12	8
6:58	Brook Lopez makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)	14	8
6:37	Yao Ming misses 10-foot hook shot	14	8
6:35	Yi Jianlian defensive rebound	14	8
6:24	Yi Jianlian misses 13-foot two point shot	14	8
6:22	Yao Ming defensive rebound	14	8
6:13	Trenton Hassell shooting foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)	14	8
6:13	Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2	14	9
6:13	Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
6:03	Devin Harris misses 19-foot jumper	14	10
6:01	Luis Scola defensive rebound	14	10
5:47	Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	10
5:46	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	14	10
5:37	Vince Carter makes driving layup	16	10
5:20	Ron Artest makes two point shot	16	12
5:01	Vince Carter misses layup	16	12
5:01	Luis Scola defensive rebound	16	12
4:47	Ron Artest misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	12
4:45	Yi Jianlian defensive rebound	16	12
4:33	Brook Lopez misses jumper	16	12
4:33	Luis Scola defensive rebound	16	12
4:20	Shane Battier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	16	15
4:16	New Jersey full timeout	16	15
4:16	Jarvis Hayes enters the game for Brook Lopez	16	15
4:16	Josh Boone enters the game for Vince Carter	16	15
4:01	Josh Boone misses layup	16	15
3:59	Josh Boone offensive rebound	16	15
3:58	Josh Boone misses layup	16	15
3:57	Yao Ming defensive rebound	16	15
3:46	Luis Scola misses 7-foot hook shot	16	15
3:44	Yi Jianlian defensive rebound	16	15
3:24	Trenton Hassell misses jumper	16	15
3:23	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	16	15
3:13	Yao Ming bad pass	16	15
3:13	Von Wafer enters the game for Shane Battier	16	15
3:00	Jarvis Hayes misses 16-foot two point shot	16	15
2:59	Yao Ming defensive rebound	16	15
2:47	Rafer Alston misses driving layup	16	15
2:46	Yao Ming offensive rebound	16	15
2:45	Yao Ming makes slam dunk	16	17
2:25	Devin Harris misses 15-foot jumper	16	17
2:24	Rafer Alston defensive rebound	16	17
2:08	Yao Ming misses layup	16	17
2:04	Rafer Alston offensive rebound	16	17
2:00	Von Wafer makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	16	20
1:46	Rafer Alston personal foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)	16	20
1:46	Houston full timeout	16	20
1:46	Carl Landry enters the game for Luis Scola	16	20
1:46	Keyon Dooling enters the game for Trenton Hassell	16	20
1:39	Keyon Dooling lost ball (Rafer Alston steals)	16	20
1:34	Ron Artest makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)	16	22
1:14	Josh Boone misses 17-foot jumper	16	22
1:13	Ron Artest defensive rebound	16	22
1:00	Yi Jianlian blocks Carl Landry's layup	16	22
58.6	Houston defensive rebound	16	22
58.6	Carl Landry loose ball foul (Jarvis Hayes draws the foul)	16	22
58.6	Jarvis Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	16	22
58.6	New Jersey offensive rebound	16	22
58.6	Jarvis Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	17	22
42.2	Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)	17	24
21.9	Yao Ming blocks Josh Boone's layup	17	24
19.8	Yi Jianlian offensive rebound	17	24
18.2	shot clock violation	17	24
2.0	Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)	17	27
0.0	Devin Harris misses 48-foot three point running jumper	17	27
0.0	New Jersey offensive rebound	17	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	17	27

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 2-0

Rockets
114
Nets
91

Game 1

23/12

Nets
88
Rockets
114

Game 2

18/2

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:30 AM, 18 February 2009

Houston, TX

Attendance: 14,921

Referees:
Dan Crawford
Pat Fraher
Olandis Poole

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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