Rockets 129-122 Knicks (1 Jan, 2017) Play-by-Play

New York Knicks

16-17, 5-12 away

122

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	32	23	37	30	122
HOU	27	42	30	30	129

TIME	NY	HOU
12:00	Joakim Noah vs. Montrezl Harrell (Brandon Jennings gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot two point shot	0	0
11:41	Brandon Jennings offensive rebound	0	0
11:40	Brandon Jennings bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)	0	0
11:17	Corey Brewer misses three point jumper	0	0
11:15	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	0	0
11:00	Lance Thomas makes driving layup (Derrick Rose assists)	2	0
10:42	Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:41	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	2	0
10:23	Derrick Rose makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)	5	0
10:08	Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	5	3
9:49	Lance Thomas makes 8-foot two point shot	7	3
9:38	James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	7	5
9:22	Brandon Jennings makes 16-foot two point shot	9	5
9:10	James Harden Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	9	5
9:00	Montrezl Harrell shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)	9	5
9:00	Joakim Noah misses free throw 1 of 2	9	5
9:00	Knicks offensive team rebound	9	5
9:00	Joakim Noah makes free throw 2 of 2	10	5
8:45	James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Montrezl Harrell assists)	10	8
8:33	Brandon Jennings makes driving layup	12	8
8:25	Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	8
8:23	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	12	8
8:15	Derrick Rose misses 11-foot jumper	12	8
8:15	Derrick Rose offensive rebound	12	8
8:12	Derrick Rose makes 8-foot jumper	14	8
7:58	Montrezl Harrell misses layup	14	8
7:56	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	14	8
7:48	Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	8
7:46	Knicks offensive team rebound	14	8
7:46	Corey Brewer loose ball foul (Lance Thomas draws the foul)	14	8
7:26	Ryan Anderson blocks Lance Thomas's layup	14	9
7:24	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	14	8
7:11	Ryan Anderson misses three point jumper	14	8
7:11	Joakim Noah defensive rebound	14	8
7:03	Joakim Noah misses	14	8
7:01	Ryan Anderson defensive rebound	14	8
6:58	Corey Brewer bad pass (Derrick Rose steals)	14	8
6:43	Brandon Jennings makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick Rose assists)	17	8
6:26	James Harden misses 6-foot jumper	17	8
6:24	James Harden offensive rebound	17	8
6:13	Montrezl Harrell makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	17	10
5:58	Brandon Jennings makes 14-foot two point shot	19	10
5:48	Montrezl Harrell makes dunk (James Harden assists)	19	12
5:41	Knicks Full timeout	19	12
5:41	Eric Gordon enters the game for Corey Brewer	19	13
5:31	Derrick Rose misses 15-foot jumper	19	13
5:31	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	19	13
5:26	James Harden bad pass	19	13
5:11	Brandon Jennings makes 19-foot two point shot	21	13
4:48	Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	13
4:47	Derrick Rose defensive rebound	21	13
4:43	Trevor Ariza shooting foul (Derrick Rose draws the foul)	21	13
4:43	Derrick Rose makes free throw 1 of 2	22	13
4:43	Nene enters the game for Montrezl Harrell	22	13
4:43	Sam Dekker enters the game for Ryan Anderson	22	13
4:43	Willy Hernangomez enters the game for Joakim Noah	22	13
4:43	Derrick Rose makes free throw 2 of 2	23	13
4:31	Sam Dekker misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	13
4:31	James Harden offensive rebound	23	13
4:26	Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	23	16
4:03	Lance Thomas misses layup	23	16
4:03	James Harden defensive rebound	23	16
3:59	Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	23	19
3:38	Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup	25	19
3:13	Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	19
3:11	Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound	25	19
3:03	Brandon Jennings misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	19
3:02	James Harden defensive rebound	25	19
2:59	Eric Gordon steps out of bounds turnover	25	19
2:59	Rockets Full timeout	25	19
2:59	Justin Holiday enters the game for Carmelo Anthony	25	19
2:59	Mindaugas Kuzminskas enters the game for Derrick Rose	25	19
2:45	Mindaugas Kuzminskas makes dunk (Lance Thomas assists)	27	19
2:19	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	19
2:18	Brandon Jennings defensive rebound	27	19
2:13	Lance Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Jennings assists)	30	19
1:51	Eric Gordon misses 17-foot jumper	30	19
1:50	Sam Dekker offensive rebound	30	19
1:46	Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Dekker assists)	30	22
1:36	Brandon Jennings misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	30	22
1:34	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	30	22
1:27	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	22
1:24	Justin Holiday defensive rebound	30	22
1:20	Lance Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	22
1:17	Rockets defensive team rebound	30	22
1:07	Sam Dekker misses	30	22
1:07	Mindaugas Kuzminskas defensive rebound	30	22
57.0	Willy Hernangomez misses 18-foot jumper	30	22
56.0	James Harden defensive rebound	30	22
50.0	Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	30	25
28.0	Mindaugas Kuzminskas misses	30	25
27.0	James Harden defensive rebound	30	25
7.0	Mindaugas Kuzminskas shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)	30	25
7.0	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	30	26
7.0	Carmelo Anthony enters the game for Mindaugas Kuzminskas	30	26
7.0	Derrick Rose enters the game for Lance Thomas	30	26
7.0	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	30	27
2.0	Eric Gordon personal foul (Derrick Rose draws the foul)	30	27
0.0	Derrick Rose makes driving layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)	32	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	27

Harden sets up Anderson with effortless behind-the-back pass

0:23

Harden credits teammates and chemistry in win

0:39

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 2-0

Rockets
118
Knicks
99

Game 1

2/11

Knicks
122
Rockets
129

Game 2

1/1

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:00 AM, 1 January 2017

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,055

Referees:
Sean Wright
John Goble
Curtis Blair

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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