Mavericks 112-108 Rockets (7 Mar, 2013) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

33-29, 13-20 away

108

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	25	31	27	25	108
DAL	34	26	27	25	112

Dallas Mavericks

27-33, 17-12 home

112

Shawn Marion misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes 4-foot two point shot (Brandan Wright assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 9-foot
Shawn Marion makes layup (O.J. Mayo assists)
Brandan Wright makes 9-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Mike James misses 8-foot
Mike James makes 6-foot two point shot
Shawn Marion makes layup (O.J. Mayo assists)
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (O.J. Mayo assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)
Mike James misses 21-foot two point jumper
Shawn Marion makes dunk (O.J. Mayo assists)
O.J. Mayo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Vince Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper
Darren Collison makes driving layup
Shawn Marion misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes 7-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jae Crowder assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot
Elton Brand makes 3-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists)
Elton Brand makes layup (Vince Carter assists)
Jae Crowder misses 4-foot Running Jumper
Vince Carter makes two point shot
Jae Crowder makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses 9-foot jumper
Mike James makes 23-foot three point jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)
Jae Crowder misses driving layup
Mike James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 6-foot two point shot
O.J. Mayo misses 18-foot jumper
Brandan Wright makes 2-foot two point shot (Vince Carter assists)
Brandan Wright makes 13-foot jumper (Darren Collison assists)
Darren Collison misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes layup (Shawn Marion assists)
Shawn Marion makes two point shot
Shawn Marion makes 7-foot jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)
Chandler Parsons blocks Shawn Marion 's 1-foot layup
Mike James makes 26-foot three point jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)
Brandan Wright makes 7-foot two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Brandan Wright makes 6-foot two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Brandan Wright misses 18-foot jumper
O.J. Mayo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
O.J. Mayo misses 7-foot
Brandan Wright makes two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Mike James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot two point shot (Mike James assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses 9-foot two point shot
Darren Collison misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes layup (O.J. Mayo assists)
O.J. Mayo misses 21-foot jumper
Darren Collison misses 23-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter misses driving layup
Elton Brand makes two point shot
Elton Brand makes 8-foot two point shot
Darren Collison misses
Shawn Marion makes 4-foot jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)
Shawn Marion misses 12-foot two point shot
Vince Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Elton Brand misses 12-foot jumper
Mike James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jae Crowder assists)
Jae Crowder misses layup
Vince Carter makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mike James assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 16-foot jumper (Mike James assists)
Francisco Garcia blocks Jae Crowder 's 23-foot three point jumper
Vince Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)
Patrick Beverley blocks Dirk Nowitzki's 2-pt jumper
Thomas Robinson blocks O.J. Mayo 's 2-foot layup
O.J. Mayo misses 27-foot three point jumper
O.J. Mayo makes two point shot (Shawn Marion assists)
Thomas Robinson blocks Shawn Marion 's 3-foot layup
Dirk Nowitzki misses 26-foot three point jumper
O.J. Mayo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
O.J. Mayo makes 22-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)
Dirk Nowitzki misses two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 10-foot jumper
James Harden misses driving layup
Jeremy Lin misses driving layup
Omer Asik makes 2-foot two point shot
Donatas Motiejunas makes two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)
Donatas Motiejunas makes 4-foot two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)
Donatas Motiejunas misses 3-foot
Omer Asik misses 16-foot jumper
Donatas Motiejunas misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer
James Harden misses driving layup
Chandler Parsons makes 19-foot two point shot
Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Donatas Motiejunas misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 18-foot jumper
Jeremy Lin makes 6-foot jumper
Jeremy Lin makes 4-foot two point shot
Chandler Parsons makes three point jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)
Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot
Elton Brand blocks James Harden 's 2-foot layup
James Harden makes 19-foot jumper
Thomas Robinson misses 19-foot jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Thomas Robinson 's 3-foot layup
Thomas Robinson makes two point shot
Francisco Garcia makes 22-foot jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Carlos Delfino makes 18-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Carlos Delfino makes 26-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Chandler Parsons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Carlos Delfino makes 27-foot three point jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Francisco Garcia misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandan Wright blocks James Harden's layup
Chandler Parsons makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses driving layup
Jeremy Lin makes 3-foot two point shot
Chandler Parsons misses layup
Chandler Parsons misses 3-foot running hook shot
James Harden makes driving layup
Jeremy Lin misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons misses 6-foot
Donatas Motiejunas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons misses 20-foot two point jumper
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin misses 5-foot
Donatas Motiejunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Omer Asik makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Donatas Motiejunas makes 7-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Jeremy Lin makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Jeremy Lin misses
Omer Asik makes 1-foot two point shot
Omer Asik makes 2-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Jeremy Lin misses 11-foot
Chandler Parsons makes 7-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Jeremy Lin makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Thomas Robinson makes two point shot (Chandler Parsons assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 11-foot
James Harden misses 26-foot
Francisco Garcia makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes 6-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 24-foot jumper
Chandler Parsons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Francisco Garcia misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons makes 29-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Thomas Robinson makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Carlos Delfino misses 28-foot three point jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Carlos Delfino makes 26-foot three point jumper (Francisco Garcia assists)
Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot
Patrick Beverley misses 8-foot two point shot
Thomas Robinson makes layup (James Harden assists)
Chandler Parsons makes driving layup
James Harden makes 28-foot three point jumper
Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 27-foot
James Harden misses driving layup
Carlos Delfino misses 28-foot three point jumper

ROCKETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		HOU	DAL
12:00	Omer Asik vs. Brandan Wright (Chandler Parsons gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Dirk Nowitzki shooting foul (Omer Asik draws the foul)	0	0
11:47	Omer Asik misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:47	Rockets offensive team rebound	0	0
11:47	Omer Asik makes free throw 2 of 2	1	0
11:33	Shawn Marion bad pass (James Harden steals)	1	0
11:30	James Harden misses driving layup	1	0
11:26	O.J. Mayo defensive rebound	1	0
11:21	Shawn Marion misses 23-foot three point jumper	1	0
11:19	Brandan Wright offensive rebound	1	0
11:17	Shawn Marion makes 4-foot two point shot (Brandan Wright assists)	1	2
11:17	Omer Asik shooting foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul)	1	2
11:17	Shawn Marion misses free throw 1 of 1	1	2
11:15	Donatas Motiejunas defensive rebound	1	2
10:57	Jeremy Lin misses driving layup	1	2
10:56	Omer Asik offensive rebound	1	2
10:56	Omer Asik makes 2-foot two point shot	3	2
10:38	Dirk Nowitzki misses 9-foot	3	2
10:37	Omer Asik defensive rebound	3	2
10:33	Donatas Motiejunas makes two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)	5	2
10:25	Shawn Marion makes layup (O.J. Mayo assists)	5	4
10:12	Donatas Motiejunas makes 4-foot two point shot (Jeremy Lin assists)	7	4
10:12	Brandan Wright shooting foul (Donatas Motiejunas draws the foul)	7	4
10:12	Donatas Motiejunas makes free throw 1 of 1	8	4
9:56	Brandan Wright makes 9-foot jumper (Mike James assists)	8	6
9:40	Donatas Motiejunas misses 3-foot	8	6
9:25	Dirk Nowitzki makes 11-foot jumper (Mike James assists)	8	8
8:57	Omer Asik misses 16-foot jumper	8	8
8:56	O.J. Mayo defensive rebound	8	8
8:42	Brandan Wright bad pass	8	8
8:34	Donatas Motiejunas misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	8
8:19	Mike James misses 8-foot	8	8
8:18	Omer Asik defensive rebound	8	8
8:15	Jeremy Lin bad pass	8	8
8:02	Mike James makes 6-foot two point shot	8	10
7:48	James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer	11	10
7:33	Shawn Marion makes layup (O.J. Mayo assists)	11	12
7:22	James Harden misses driving layup	11	12
7:20	Mike James defensive rebound	11	12
7:16	Shawn Marion makes two point shot (O.J. Mayo assists)	11	14
7:03	Donatas Motiejunas bad pass (Brandan Wright steals)	11	14
6:54	Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot jumper (O.J. Mayo assists)	11	16
6:46	Rockets Full timeout	11	16
6:28	Chandler Parsons makes 19-foot two point shot	13	16
6:16	Mike James misses 21-foot two point jumper	13	16
6:13	Jeremy Lin defensive rebound	13	16
6:07	Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	16
6:05	O.J. Mayo defensive rebound	13	16
6:03	Shawn Marion makes dunk (O.J. Mayo assists)	13	18
5:45	O.J. Mayo shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	13	18
5:45	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	14	18
5:45	Elton Brand enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	14	18
5:45	Darren Collison enters the game for Brandan Wright	14	18
5:45	Vince Carter enters the game for Mike James	14	18
5:45	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	15	18
5:28	O.J. Mayo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darren Collison assists)	15	21
5:11	Donatas Motiejunas misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	21
5:09	Vince Carter defensive rebound	15	21
5:07	Vince Carter bad pass	15	21
5:07	Thomas Robinson enters the game for Donatas Motiejunas	15	21
4:48	James Harden misses 18-foot jumper	15	21
4:46	Darren Collison defensive rebound	15	21
4:39	Vince Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	21
4:37	Omer Asik defensive rebound	15	21
4:18	Jeremy Lin makes 6-foot jumper	17	21
3:59	Darren Collison makes driving layup	17	23
3:48	Jeremy Lin makes 4-foot two point shot	19	23
3:48	O.J. Mayo shooting foul (Jeremy Lin draws the foul)	19	23
3:48	Jae Crowder enters the game for O.J. Mayo	19	23
3:48	Jeremy Lin makes free throw 1 of 1	20	23
3:32	Shawn Marion misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	23
3:31	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	20	23
3:14	Chandler Parsons makes three point jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)	23	23
2:53	Shawn Marion makes 7-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists)	23	25
2:35	Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	25
2:34	Darren Collison defensive rebound	23	25
2:27	Chandler Parsons personal foul (Vince Carter draws the foul)	23	25
2:27	Mavericks Full timeout	23	25
2:27	Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for Shawn Marion	23	25
2:27	Francisco Garcia enters the game for Chandler Parsons	23	25
2:27	Patrick Beverley enters the game for Omer Asik	23	25
2:27	Carlos Delfino enters the game for Jeremy Lin	23	25
2:15	Darren Collison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jae Crowder assists)	23	28
1:55	Carlos Delfino misses 26-foot	23	28
1:54	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	23	28
1:47	Carlos Delfino personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	23	28
1:36	Dirk Nowitzki makes 13-foot two point shot	23	30
1:15	Elton Brand blocks James Harden 's 2-foot layup	23	30
1:15	Rockets offensive team rebound	23	30
1:08	James Harden makes 19-foot jumper	25	30
49.0	Elton Brand makes 3-foot two point shot (Darren Collison assists)	25	32
32.0	Thomas Robinson misses 19-foot jumper	25	32
31.0	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	25	32
11.0	Carlos Delfino personal foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)	25	32
11.0	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 1 of 2	25	33
11.0	Dirk Nowitzki makes free throw 2 of 2	25	34
0.0	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	34
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	25	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	34

Regular Season Series

DAL wins 3-1

Mavericks
116
Rockets
109

Game 1

9/12

Rockets
100
Mavericks
105

Game 2

17/1

Mavericks
103
Rockets
136

Game 3

4/3

Rockets
108
Mavericks
112

Game 4

7/3

American Airlines Center

1:30 AM, 7 March 2013

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,344

Referees:
Scott Wall
Kevin Scott
Ed Malloy

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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