Mavericks 121-109 Rockets (27 Apr, 2015) Play-by-Play

Houston Rockets

56-26, 26-15 away

109

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	34	19	22	34	109
DAL	25	36	33	27	121

Dallas Mavericks

50-32, 27-14 home

121

J.J. Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Monta Ellis assists)
Monta Ellis makes 20-foot jumper
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (J.J. Barea assists)
J.J. Barea misses driving layup
Monta Ellis makes 20-foot two point shot
J.J. Barea makes 8-foot two point shot
Amar'e Stoudemire misses 16-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 7-foot jumper
Amar'e Stoudemire makes 18-foot jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Monta Ellis misses 19-foot jumper
J.J. Barea misses driving layup
Al-Farouq Aminu misses tip shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot
Amar'e Stoudemire makes dunk (J.J. Barea assists)
Amar'e Stoudemire makes 19-foot jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer blocks Charlie Villanueva's layup
Charlie Villanueva misses 24-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis makes driving layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Amar'e Stoudemire misses 8-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup
Dwight Howard blocks Devin Harris 's 6-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 12-foot two point shot
Devin Harris makes two point shot (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Richard Jefferson makes two point shot (Monta Ellis assists)
Devin Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis misses 20-foot jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 5-foot
Monta Ellis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Monta Ellis misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 13-foot jumper
Monta Ellis makes driving layup (J.J. Barea assists)
Charlie Villanueva makes 24-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 22-foot three point jumper (Charlie Villanueva assists)
Charlie Villanueva misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard blocks J.J. Barea 's 6-foot shot
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Monta Ellis makes two point shot
J.J. Barea makes 11-foot two point shot
J.J. Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
J.J. Barea makes 15-foot two point shot
Charlie Villanueva makes three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Charlie Villanueva misses 23-foot three point jumper
J.J. Barea makes two point shot
J.J. Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Monta Ellis misses 16-foot two point jumper
J.J. Barea misses driving layup
Tyson Chandler makes two point shot
Monta Ellis makes 4-foot two point shot (J.J. Barea assists)
Dirk Nowitzki makes 14-foot jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
Monta Ellis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis misses 19-foot jumper
Monta Ellis makes 16-foot jumper (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
J.J. Barea makes 10-foot two point shot
Monta Ellis makes 15-foot two point shot
J.J. Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis makes driving layup
J.J. Barea misses 24-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis makes 1-foot two point shot
Amar'e Stoudemire makes two point shot
Devin Harris makes two point shot (Amar'e Stoudemire assists)
Devin Harris misses 10-foot jumper
Charlie Villanueva makes two point shot
Josh Smith blocks Amar'e Stoudemire 's 7-foot jumper
Amar'e Stoudemire makes driving dunk
Amar'e Stoudemire misses 14-foot jumper
Richard Jefferson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dirk Nowitzki assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Raymond Felton misses 7-foot
Dirk Nowitzki misses 17-foot jumper
Amar'e Stoudemire misses 18-foot jumper
Raymond Felton makes 21-foot two point shot
Raymond Felton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 15-foot two point shot
Dirk Nowitzki makes 9-foot jumper (J.J. Barea assists)
Amar'e Stoudemire makes two point shot (J.J. Barea assists)
Monta Ellis misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 6-foot two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes driving dunk
Dirk Nowitzki makes 17-foot jumper (Monta Ellis assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 13-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki misses jumper
Monta Ellis makes 25-foot three point jumper
Monta Ellis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dirk Nowitzki makes 14-foot two point shot (J.J. Barea assists)
Monta Ellis makes 6-foot two point shot
J.J. Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 29-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 8-foot two point shot
Terrence Jones makes 6-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)
Terrence Jones makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Dirk Nowitzki blocks Terrence Jones 's 2-foot layup
Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Dwight Howard makes 6-foot two point shot
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
Terrence Jones makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Josh Smith assists)
Jason Terry makes three point jumper (Josh Smith assists)
Pablo Prigioni misses three point jumper
James Harden misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Corey Brewer makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 10-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Josh Smith assists)
Josh Smith misses 11-foot hook shot
Pablo Prigioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Pablo Prigioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot two point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes driving layup (Dwight Howard assists)
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones makes 5-foot two point shot
Terrence Jones misses 5-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 9-foot jumper
Terrence Jones makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses three point jumper
Terrence Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jason Terry misses 22-foot jumper
Terrence Jones misses tip shot
Terrence Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones misses layup
Tyson Chandler blocks Terrence Jones's layup
James Harden misses three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 21-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks James Harden 's 5-foot two point shot
Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses 7-foot two point shot
Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amar'e Stoudemire blocks Corey Brewer 's 4-foot two point shot
Corey Brewer makes driving layup
James Harden makes 17-foot two point shot
Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Smith makes 7-foot two point shot (Pablo Prigioni assists)
Corey Brewer makes layup (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes two point shot (Pablo Prigioni assists)
Pablo Prigioni misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes driving layup (Pablo Prigioni assists)
Corey Brewer makes two point shot
Josh Smith makes three point jumper
Dwight Howard misses 7-foot two point shot
Josh Smith makes two point shot
Nick Johnson misses layup
Corey Brewer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Pablo Prigioni assists)
Josh Smith makes 5-foot two point shot (Pablo Prigioni assists)
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
Josh Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper
Josh Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Josh Smith makes driving layup
Josh Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes driving layup
Tyson Chandler blocks Trevor Ariza 's 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 22-foot two point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Nick Johnson assists)
Nick Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes 5-foot jumper (Joey Dorsey assists)

ROCKETS

MAVERICKS

TIME		HOU	DAL
12:00	Dwight Howard vs. Tyson Chandler (J.J. Barea gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Dwight Howard shooting foul (Al-Farouq Aminu draws the foul)	0	0
11:37	Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:37	Mavericks offensive team rebound	0	0
11:37	Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 2 of 2	0	0
11:36	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	James Harden bad pass	0	0
11:06	J.J. Barea misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:04	Mavericks offensive team rebound	0	0
10:59	Dirk Nowitzki misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
10:57	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	0	0
10:48	James Harden makes 8-foot two point shot	2	0
10:37	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Monta Ellis assists)	2	2
10:23	Terrence Jones makes 6-foot jumper (Jason Terry assists)	4	2
10:11	Monta Ellis makes 20-foot jumper	4	4
10:00	8 second turnover	4	4
9:48	Al-Farouq Aminu bad pass (Jason Terry steals)	4	4
9:37	Terrence Jones makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)	6	4
9:29	Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (J.J. Barea assists)	6	6
9:08	Dirk Nowitzki blocks Terrence Jones 's 2-foot layup	6	6
9:07	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	6	6
9:00	J.J. Barea misses driving layup	6	6
8:59	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	6	6
8:52	Trevor Ariza misses 21-foot jumper	6	6
8:51	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	6	6
8:37	Monta Ellis makes 20-foot two point shot	6	8
8:15	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	8
8:15	Monta Ellis defensive rebound	6	8
8:11	Monta Ellis bad pass	6	8
7:54	Dwight Howard makes two point shot	8	8
7:54	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	8	8
7:54	Amar'e Stoudemire enters the game for Tyson Chandler	8	8
7:54	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 1	8	8
7:54	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	8	8
7:39	J.J. Barea makes 8-foot two point shot	8	10
7:22	Dwight Howard makes 6-foot two point shot	10	10
7:05	Amar'e Stoudemire misses 16-foot jumper	10	10
7:03	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	10	10
6:56	Dwight Howard out of bounds lost ball turnover	10	10
6:50	Dirk Nowitzki misses 7-foot jumper	10	10
6:48	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	10	10
6:45	Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)	12	10
6:26	Amar'e Stoudemire makes 18-foot jumper (J.J. Barea assists)	12	12
6:16	Amar'e Stoudemire shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	12	12
6:16	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	12	12
6:16	Rockets offensive team rebound	12	12
6:16	Charlie Villanueva enters the game for Dirk Nowitzki	12	12
6:16	Tyson Chandler enters the game for Amar'e Stoudemire	12	12
6:16	Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2	12	12
6:15	Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound	12	12
5:54	Al-Farouq Aminu makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.J. Barea assists)	12	15
5:35	Terrence Jones makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	14	15
5:35	Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Terrence Jones draws the foul)	14	15
5:35	Mavericks Full timeout	14	15
5:35	Amar'e Stoudemire enters the game for Tyson Chandler	14	15
5:35	Terrence Jones makes free throw 1 of 1	15	15
5:13	Monta Ellis misses 19-foot jumper	15	15
5:13	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	15	15
5:07	Charlie Villanueva personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	15	15
5:07	Josh Smith enters the game for Terrence Jones	15	15
5:03	Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)	17	15
4:52	J.J. Barea misses driving layup	17	15
4:50	Al-Farouq Aminu misses tip shot	17	15
4:50	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	17	15
4:48	Al-Farouq Aminu makes two point shot	17	17
4:48	Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound	17	15
4:33	James Harden makes driving layup	19	17
4:24	Amar'e Stoudemire makes dunk (J.J. Barea assists)	19	19
4:09	Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Josh Smith assists)	21	19
3:56	Amar'e Stoudemire makes 19-foot jumper (J.J. Barea assists)	21	21
3:38	Jason Terry makes three point jumper (Josh Smith assists)	24	21
3:21	Jason Terry personal foul (Amar'e Stoudemire draws the foul)	24	21
3:21	Clint Capela enters the game for Jason Terry	24	21
3:21	Devin Harris enters the game for Amar'e Stoudemire	24	21
3:21	Dirk Nowitzki enters the game for J.J. Barea	24	21
3:21	Corey Brewer enters the game for Trevor Ariza	24	21
3:21	Pablo Prigioni enters the game for Dwight Howard	24	21
3:06	Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	21
3:05	Charlie Villanueva offensive rebound	24	21
3:03	Corey Brewer blocks Charlie Villanueva's layup	24	21
3:03	Terrence Jones enters the game for Clint Capela	24	21
3:03	Charlie Villanueva offensive rebound	24	21
3:03	Corey Brewer vs. Charlie Villanueva (Dirk Nowitzki gains possession)	24	21
2:56	Charlie Villanueva misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	21
2:55	James Harden defensive rebound	24	21
2:45	Josh Smith traveling	24	21
2:45	Rockets Full timeout	24	21
2:45	Amar'e Stoudemire enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu	24	21
2:45	Richard Jefferson enters the game for Charlie Villanueva	24	21
2:34	Corey Brewer personal block (Monta Ellis draws the foul)	24	21
2:34	Clint Capela enters the game for Terrence Jones	24	21
2:27	Monta Ellis lost ball turnover (Josh Smith steals)	24	21
2:19	Pablo Prigioni misses three point jumper	24	21
2:18	Dirk Nowitzki defensive rebound	24	21
2:15	Monta Ellis makes driving layup (Dirk Nowitzki assists)	24	23
2:04	Devin Harris personal foul (James Harden draws the foul)	24	23
2:04	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	25	23
2:04	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	26	23
1:57	Clint Capela personal foul (Amar'e Stoudemire draws the foul)	26	23
1:49	Clint Capela shooting foul (Amar'e Stoudemire draws the foul)	26	23
1:49	Amar'e Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2	26	23
1:49	Mavericks offensive team rebound	26	23
1:49	Amar'e Stoudemire misses free throw 2 of 2	26	23
1:47	James Harden defensive rebound	26	23
1:37	James Harden misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	26	23
1:37	Devin Harris defensive rebound	26	23
1:31	Monta Ellis bad pass (James Harden steals)	26	23
1:31	Monta Ellis personal block (James Harden draws the foul)	26	23
1:31	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	27	23
1:31	Raymond Felton enters the game for Monta Ellis	27	23
1:31	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	28	23
1:15	Amar'e Stoudemire misses 8-foot two point shot	28	23
1:14	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	28	23
1:10	Richard Jefferson personal take foul (Clint Capela draws the foul)	29	23
1:10	Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2	29	23
1:10	Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2	30	23
52.0	Dirk Nowitzki bad pass (James Harden steals)	30	23
49.0	Corey Brewer makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	32	23
29.0	Dirk Nowitzki makes driving layup	32	25
4.0	James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper	32	25
3.0	Josh Smith offensive rebound	32	25
0.0	James Harden makes 10-foot two point shot	34	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	25

Mavericks
108
Rockets
118

Game 1

19/4

Mavericks
99
Rockets
111

Game 2

22/4

Rockets
130
Mavericks
128

Game 3

25/4

Rockets
109
Mavericks
121

Game 4

27/4

Mavericks
94
Rockets
103

Game 5

29/4

American Airlines Center

2:00 AM, 27 April 2015

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 20,589

Referees:
Derrick Stafford
Josh Tiven
Monty McCutchen

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	12	6	.667	-	L1
Memphis	11	7	.611	1	W3
Dallas	10	8	.556	2	W1
San Antonio	9	8	.529	2.5	W3
New Orleans	4	14	.222	8	L5

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