Rockets 86-83 Trail Blazers (25 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

54-28, 20-21 away

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	15	22	22	24	83
HOU	21	27	18	20	86

Houston Rockets

53-29, 33-8 home

Shane Battier makes 21-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
Yao Ming makes tip shot
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Luis Scola's 9-foot hook shot
Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot (Ron Artest assists)
Luis Scola misses driving layup
Brandon Roy blocks Aaron Brooks's layup
Luis Scola misses 12-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joel Przybilla blocks Shane Battier's layup
Luis Scola makes two point shot
Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)
Yao Ming misses 18-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
Greg Oden blocks Yao Ming's layup
Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
Aaron Brooks makes 13-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses 13-foot jumper
Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Von Wafer assists)
Von Wafer makes 10-foot two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)
Carl Landry makes 4-foot hook shot (Von Wafer assists)
Luis Scola makes 7-foot jumper
Kyle Lowry makes 21-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)
Von Wafer makes dunk
Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes 18-foot jumper (Von Wafer assists)
Carl Landry makes 19-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Von Wafer makes slam dunk (Kyle Lowry assists)
Carl Landry makes 19-foot jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carl Landry makes slam dunk (Luis Scola assists)
Shane Battier makes layup (Carl Landry assists)
Yao Ming misses 15-foot two point shot
Shane Battier makes layup (Yao Ming assists)
Luis Scola makes driving layup
Luis Scola misses 19-foot jumper
Shane Battier misses two point shot
Travis Outlaw blocks Yao Ming's 10-foot two point shot
Ron Artest misses 18-foot jumper
Shane Battier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ron Artest assists)
Ron Artest misses 14-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks makes two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Ron Artest's driving layup
Ron Artest makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Ron Artest's layup
Ron Artest makes layup
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Aaron Brooks's driving layup
Ron Artest makes 24-foot three point jumper
Joel Przybilla blocks Carl Landry's layup
Shane Battier makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
Von Wafer misses jumper
Von Wafer misses driving layup
Von Wafer misses running jumper
Carl Landry misses 18-foot jumper
Kyle Lowry makes 5-foot jumper
Von Wafer misses 15-foot two point shot
Yao Ming misses 9-foot two point shot
Shane Battier misses 22-foot three point jumper
Shane Battier makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Ron Artest misses 16-foot jumper
Aaron Brooks misses 13-foot two point shot
Aaron Brooks misses 7-foot jumper
Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
Joel Przybilla makes layup (Brandon Roy assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 22-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Steve Blake misses 22-foot jumper
Shane Battier blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's layup
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes two point shot
Steve Blake misses 22-foot jumper
Shane Battier blocks Travis Outlaw's layup
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 10-foot two point shot
Rudy Fernandez misses 23-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake makes 6-foot two point shot
Yao Ming blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's layup
Travis Outlaw misses 24-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw makes dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Channing Frye makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Rudy Fernandez makes 25-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 12-foot two point shot
Rudy Fernandez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
Channing Frye misses 21-foot jumper
Brandon Roy misses 19-foot jumper
Channing Frye makes 21-foot jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Channing Frye misses 17-foot jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Travis Outlaw assists)
Brandon Roy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Greg Oden makes slam dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Yao Ming blocks Brandon Roy's driving layup
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 11-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rudy Fernandez makes 10-foot two point shot
Rudy Fernandez misses 18-foot jumper
Shane Battier blocks Channing Frye's layup
Brandon Roy makes layup
LaMarcus Aldridge makes jumper (Channing Frye assists)
Brandon Roy misses 52-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Blake misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Roy misses 24-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 9-foot jumper
Greg Oden misses 6-foot two point shot
Steve Blake makes 22-foot three point jumper (Travis Outlaw assists)
Brandon Roy makes jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 14-foot two point shot
Greg Oden makes dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Greg Oden makes slam dunk (Steve Blake assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes slam dunk (Steve Blake assists)
Travis Outlaw makes 23-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Travis Outlaw misses 27-foot three pointer
Brandon Roy misses 20-foot two point shot
Rudy Fernandez makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 20-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Rudy Fernandez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 23-foot three point jumper
Yao Ming blocks Greg Oden's 8-foot hook shot
Brandon Roy misses 13-foot jumper
Steve Blake makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Steve Blake makes driving layup
Brandon Roy misses 19-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 20-foot jumper
Steve Blake makes 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Roy misses driving layup
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes driving layup
Shane Battier blocks Brandon Roy's driving layup
Travis Outlaw misses 7-foot jumper
Brandon Roy makes tip shot
Brandon Roy misses 8-foot jumper
Travis Outlaw misses 21-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
Rudy Fernandez makes three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
Steve Blake misses 27-foot three point jumper
Steve Blake makes 25-foot three point jumper

TRAIL BLAZERS

ROCKETS

TIME		POR	HOU
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Joel Przybilla vs. Yao Ming (LaMarcus Aldridge gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Joel Przybilla makes layup (Brandon Roy assists)	2	0
11:21	Shane Battier makes 21-foot jumper (Luis Scola assists)	2	2
11:11	Aaron Brooks personal foul (Steve Blake draws the foul)	2	2
10:56	Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:56	Joel Przybilla offensive rebound	2	2
10:44	Luis Scola personal foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)	2	2
10:33	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 22-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)	4	2
10:12	Luis Scola misses 17-foot jumper	4	2
10:11	Joel Przybilla defensive rebound	4	2
10:06	LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	4	2
10:06	LaMarcus Aldridge turnover	4	2
9:42	Shane Battier misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	2
9:41	Houston defensive rebound	4	2
9:22	Steve Blake misses 22-foot jumper	4	2
9:22	Ron Artest defensive rebound	4	2
9:12	Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper	4	2
9:10	Yao Ming offensive rebound	4	4
9:10	Yao Ming makes tip shot	4	4
8:45	Shane Battier blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's layup	4	4
8:44	Aaron Brooks defensive rebound	4	4
8:36	LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Luis Scola's 9-foot hook shot	4	4
8:33	Luis Scola offensive rebound	4	4
8:33	Brandon Roy personal foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)	4	4
8:21	Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)	4	6
8:03	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper	4	6
8:03	Yao Ming defensive rebound	4	6
7:50	Yao Ming makes 5-foot hook shot (Ron Artest assists)	4	8
7:39	Brandon Roy misses 19-foot jumper	4	8
7:39	Yao Ming defensive rebound	4	8
7:26	Luis Scola misses driving layup	4	8
7:24	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	4	8
7:16	Brandon Roy makes two point shot	6	8
6:52	Joel Przybilla personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	6	8
6:52	Joel Przybilla technical foul (1st technical foul)	6	8
6:52	Yao Ming makes technical free throw	6	9
6:41	Brandon Roy blocks Aaron Brooks's layup	6	9
6:39	Houston offensive rebound	6	9
6:39	Luis Scola misses 12-foot jumper	6	9
6:37	Houston offensive rebound	6	9
6:37	shot clock violation	6	9
6:26	Brandon Roy turnover	6	9
6:07	Aaron Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	9
6:05	Shane Battier offensive rebound	6	9
6:03	Joel Przybilla blocks Shane Battier's layup	6	9
6:03	Houston defensive rebound	6	9
6:01	Portland full timeout	6	9
5:50	LaMarcus Aldridge bad pass (Ron Artest steals)	6	9
5:31	Luis Scola makes two point shot	6	11
5:11	Travis Outlaw enters the game for Nicolas Batum	6	11
5:11	Jumpball: Joel Przybilla vs. Ron Artest (Travis Outlaw gains possession)	6	11
5:01	Steve Blake misses 22-foot jumper	6	11
5:00	Shane Battier defensive rebound	6	11
4:48	Luis Scola makes 17-foot jumper (Shane Battier assists)	6	13
4:33	Shane Battier blocks Travis Outlaw's layup	6	13
4:33	Portland offensive rebound	6	13
4:33	Greg Oden enters the game for Joel Przybilla	6	13
4:30	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot jumper	6	13
4:30	Aaron Brooks defensive rebound	6	13
4:11	Yao Ming misses 18-foot jumper	6	13
4:11	Brandon Roy defensive rebound	6	13
4:07	Brandon Roy offensive foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul)	6	13
4:07	Brandon Roy turnover	6	13
3:53	Greg Oden personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	6	13
3:53	Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Brandon Roy	6	13
3:44	Rudy Fernandez personal foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)	6	13
3:28	Aaron Brooks makes driving layup	6	15
3:08	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 10-foot two point shot	6	15
3:06	Yao Ming defensive rebound	6	15
3:04	Yao Ming lost ball (LaMarcus Aldridge steals)	6	15
2:55	Rudy Fernandez misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	15
2:55	Aaron Brooks defensive rebound	6	15
2:38	Greg Oden blocks Yao Ming's layup	6	15
2:35	Travis Outlaw defensive rebound	6	15
2:27	Steve Blake makes 6-foot two point shot	8	15
2:11	Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper	8	15
2:10	Travis Outlaw defensive rebound	8	15
1:54	Yao Ming blocks LaMarcus Aldridge's layup	8	15
1:52	Greg Oden offensive rebound	8	15
1:46	Travis Outlaw misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	15
1:45	Ron Artest defensive rebound	8	15
1:36	Houston full timeout	8	15
1:36	Von Wafer enters the game for Ron Artest	8	15
1:22	Aaron Brooks misses driving layup	8	15
1:21	Yao Ming offensive rebound	8	15
1:21	Greg Oden personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)	8	15
1:21	Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2	8	16
1:21	Channing Frye enters the game for Greg Oden	8	16
1:21	Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2	8	17
1:13	Travis Outlaw makes dunk (Steve Blake assists)	10	17
52.9	Luis Scola makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)	10	19
39.7	Channing Frye makes 18-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)	12	19
27.8	Aaron Brooks makes 13-foot two point shot	12	21
10.8	Rudy Fernandez makes 25-foot three point jumper	15	21
0.9	Aaron Brooks misses 13-foot jumper	15	21
0.4	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	15	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	15	21

Rockets
108
Trail Blazers
81

Game 1

19/4

Rockets
103
Trail Blazers
107

Game 2

22/4

Trail Blazers
83
Rockets
86

Game 3

25/4

Trail Blazers
88
Rockets
89

Game 4

27/4

Rockets
77
Trail Blazers
88

Game 5

29/4

Trail Blazers
76
Rockets
92

Game 6

1/5

Toyota Center (Houston)

2:30 AM, 25 April 2009

Houston, TX

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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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