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New Orleans Hornets @ Houston Rockets 76–73

2005-04-01 19:30 · NBA · Toyota Center (Houston), Houston TX · Att. 18,148

New Orleans Hornets 2004-05 · Houston Rockets 2004-05 · 2004-05 season

Team stats

HornetsRockets
Field goals22-72 .30624-78 .308
Three-pointers2-13 .1547-25 .280
Free throws30-38 .78918-23 .783
Offensive rebounds1413
Defensive rebounds4130
Total rebounds5543
Assists1114
Steals49
Blocks34
Turnovers1412
Personal fouls2026
Technical fouls01
Points in the paint-1-1
Fast-break points719
Points off turnovers1218
Largest lead918

New Orleans Hornets

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Jamaal Magloire G2310-30-01-216700013-18
Speedy Claxton F2300-40-10-003340001-21
David West F2273-80-01-223501134-18
JR Smith G1941-80-42-202200021-17
Bostjan Nachbar F1431-80-31-112300012-12
Lee Nailon F35165-130-06-821311014+15
Casey Jacobsen G2992-51-34-614500020+20
Dan Dickau F26143-61-27-703361011+21
P.J. Brown G25135-90-03-444800031+21
Chris Andersen F2492-80-05-63131601203+24
Total2407622-722-1330-3814415511431420

FG .306 · 3P .154 · FT .789

Did not play: George Lynch (dnp - coach's decision), Jackson Vroman (dnp - coach's decision)

Houston Rockets

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Tracy McGrady G40215-202-59-1112332051+3
Dikembe Mutombo C3621-20-00-23121500426-1
Clar. Weatherspoon F34145-100-04-4551003004+7
Bob Sura F29113-82-33-423571052+7
David Wesley G2951-91-62-221311004+7
Mike James G2584-120-40-005531002-13
Jon Barry G1852-101-50-002201002-3
Scott Padgett G1752-51-20-000000005-17
Ryan Bowen G1121-20-00-000000000-6
Torraye Braggs F100-00-00-000000000+1
Total2407324-787-2518-2313304314941226

FG .308 · 3P .280 · FT .783

Did not play: Yao Ming (dnd - sore right calf), Vin Baker (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Scott Wall, Tom Washington, Courtney Kirkland

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Quarter 1

  • 12:00 Start of 1st Period (8:56 PM EST)
  • 12:00 HOU Jump Ball Mutombo vs. Magloire: Tip to Sura
  • 11:45 HOU MISS Wesley 19' Jump Shot
  • 11:44 NOH Nachbar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:38 NOH MISS Nachbar Dunk
  • 11:38 HOU Mutombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 11:35 NOH Nachbar REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 11:34 NOH MISS West Layup
  • 11:34 HOU Mutombo BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 11:33 Hornets Rebound
  • 11:26 HOU ROCKETS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Mutombo )
  • 11:26 NOH Nachbar Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
  • 11:24 NOH Nachbar Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 11:24 HOU Sura STEAL (1 STL)
  • 11:18 HOU McGrady 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sura 1 AST) 1–3
  • 10:59 NOH MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:57 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:50 NOH Nachbar S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:50 HOU McGrady Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
  • 10:50 HOU MISS McGrady Free Throw 2 of 3
  • 10:50 HOU McGrady Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
  • 10:50 ROCKETS Rebound
  • 10:32 NOH Nachbar 19' Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Claxton 1 AST) 3–5
  • 10:13 HOU MISS McGrady 20' Jump Shot
  • 10:12 NOH West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:58 NOH MISS Nachbar 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 9:56 ROCKETS Rebound
  • 9:40 HOU MISS Weatherspoon 8' Jump Shot
  • 9:40 NOH West BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 9:38 NOH Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:33 NOH Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 9:33 HOU Weatherspoon STEAL (1 STL)
  • 9:21 HOU Sura OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 9:21 HOU Sura Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 9:04 NOH MISS Claxton 19' Jump Shot
  • 9:01 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:53 HOU McGrady Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 8:28 NOH MISS Nachbar 20' Jump Shot
  • 8:26 HOU Sura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:14 HOU MISS Weatherspoon 12' Jump Shot
  • 8:12 NOH Magloire REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:00 NOH MISS West 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 7:58 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 7:44 HOU McGrady Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
  • 7:32 NOH MISS West 18' Jump Shot
  • 7:30 HOU Sura REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 7:25 NOH Claxton S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 7:25 HOU Sura Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 7:25 HOU Sura Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 7:11 NOH MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 7:10 HOU Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 7:05 HOU MISS Wesley 19' Jump Shot
  • 7:03 NOH Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:55 HOU Sura P.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 6:55 HOU SUB: James FOR Sura
  • 6:40 Hornets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
  • 6:26 HOU MISS McGrady 18' Jump Shot
  • 6:25 NOH Magloire REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:13 HOU Wesley S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 6:13 NOH Magloire Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 6:13 NOH MISS Magloire Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 6:13 HOU Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 5:56 HOU MISS Wesley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:54 NOH Claxton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 5:45 NOH MISS Smith 15' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 5:43 HOU James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 5:34 HOU James 8' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) 4–9
  • 5:16 HOU Weatherspoon S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 5:16 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • 5:16 NOH SUB: Nailon FOR Nachbar
  • 5:16 NOH MISS West Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 5:16 Hornets Rebound
  • 5:16 NOH West Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 4:57 HOU MISS McGrady Reverse Layup
  • 4:56 NOH Magloire REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 4:35 NOH MISS Claxton 17' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 4:33 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 4:19 HOU MISS Wesley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:17 NOH Claxton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 4:08 NOH MISS Smith Layup
  • 4:07 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 4:03 HOU Weatherspoon Layup (2 PTS) (James 1 AST) 5–11
  • 3:47 NOH West 19' Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Claxton 2 AST) 7–11
  • 3:27 HOU MISS McGrady Layup
  • 3:26 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 3:26 NOH West P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 3:26 HOU SUB: Padgett FOR Weatherspoon
  • 3:26 NOH SUB: Brown FOR West
  • 3:26 NOH SUB: Jacobsen FOR Magloire
  • 3:26 NOH SUB: Dickau FOR Claxton
  • 3:26 NOH SUB: Andersen FOR Smith
  • 3:26 HOU MISS McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 3:26 ROCKETS Rebound
  • 3:26 HOU McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 3:15 NOH MISS Nailon 20' Jump Shot
  • 3:13 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 3:03 HOU MISS McGrady Reverse Layup
  • 3:03 NOH Andersen BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 3:01 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 2:51 NOH MISS Andersen 21' Jump Shot
  • 2:50 HOU Wesley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 2:35 HOU McGrady Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
  • 2:35 Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • 2:19 NOH Brown 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 9–12
  • 2:00 NOH Dickau P.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 1:48 HOU MISS McGrady 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:47 NOH Jacobsen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 1:27 NOH MISS Andersen 19' Jump Shot
  • 1:25 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 1:11 HOU MISS Padgett 17' Jump Shot
  • 1:09 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 1:08 NOH Brown Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
  • 0:45 NOH Nailon S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 0:45 HOU McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 0:45 HOU SUB: Braggs FOR Mutombo
  • 0:45 HOU McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 0:25 NOH MISS Brown 8' Jump Shot
  • 0:24 NOH Andersen Tip Shot (2 PTS) 11–14
  • 0:24 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 0:04 HOU Padgett 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McGrady 1 AST) 11–17
  • 0:02 HOU James P.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 0:00 NOH MISS Dickau 21' Running Jump Shot
  • 0:00 Hornets Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 1st Period (9:22 PM EST)

Quarter 2

  • 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (9:24 PM EST)
  • 11:38 NOH MISS Andersen 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 11:36 HOU Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 11:29 HOU MISS Barry 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 11:27 HOU Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 11:25 HOU Weatherspoon Layup (4 PTS) 11–19
  • 11:11 NOH Nailon 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 13–19
  • 10:55 HOU MISS James 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:53 NOH Jacobsen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 10:40 HOU Padgett P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:33 HOU James S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 10:33 NOH Dickau Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
  • 10:33 NOH Dickau Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
  • 10:33 NOH Dickau Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
  • 10:08 HOU MISS Weatherspoon 7' Jump Shot
  • 10:06 NOH Jacobsen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 9:59 HOU Weatherspoon P.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 9:49 NOH MISS Nailon 19' Jump Shot
  • 9:47 NOH Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 9:45 NOH Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
  • 9:45 HOU Barry STEAL (1 STL)
  • 9:41 HOU MISS Barry 17' Jump Shot
  • 9:39 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 9:35 HOU Barry S.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 9:35 NOH Dickau Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 9:35 NOH Dickau Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 9:20 HOU Bowen 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (James 2 AST) 18–21
  • 9:06 NOH Nailon 8' Hook Bank Shot (4 PTS) 20–21
  • 8:44 HOU James 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 20–23
  • 8:25 NOH MISS Nailon 19' Jump Shot
  • 8:23 HOU James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 8:12 HOU MISS Padgett 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:10 NOH Dickau REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:05 NOH MISS Dickau 21' Jump Shot
  • 8:04 HOU Barry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 7:52 HOU MISS Barry 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 7:51 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 7:48 NOH Brown OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 7:48 NOH Brown Foul Turnover (P3.T6)
  • 7:48 Timeout: Official
  • 7:48 HOU SUB: McGrady FOR Padgett
  • 7:34 HOU MISS McGrady 16' Jump Shot
  • 7:32 HOU Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 7:19 HOU MISS James 10' Running Jump Shot
  • 7:17 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 7:00 NOH MISS Nailon 18' Jump Shot
  • 6:59 NOH Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • 6:50 Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
  • 6:35 NOH MISS Dickau 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:35 Hornets Rebound
  • 6:35 Hornets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#7)
  • 6:35 NOH SUB: Magloire FOR Brown
  • 6:35 NOH SUB: West FOR Andersen
  • 6:22 HOU McGrady 19' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 20–25
  • 5:59 NOH MISS Nailon Layup
  • 5:58 NOH West Tip Shot (5 PTS) 22–25
  • 5:58 NOH West REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 5:37 HOU MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:36 NOH Magloire REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 5:29 NOH West OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 5:29 NOH West Foul Turnover (P1.T8)
  • 5:29 NOH SUB: Claxton FOR Dickau
  • 5:29 NOH SUB: Smith FOR Jacobsen
  • 5:29 HOU SUB: Mutombo FOR Bowen
  • 5:17 HOU MISS McGrady 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:16 NOH West REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 5:07 NOH West 20' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Claxton 3 AST) 24–25
  • 4:56 NOH Magloire P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 4:56 HOU SUB: Sura FOR James
  • 4:43 HOU MISS Barry 21' Jump Shot
  • 4:41 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 4:27 HOU MISS Weatherspoon 19' Jump Shot
  • 4:25 NOH Claxton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 4:05 NOH MISS Magloire 7' Hook Shot
  • 4:03 HOU Barry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 3:59 HOU MISS Sura Reverse Layup
  • 3:58 HOU Weatherspoon Tip Shot (6 PTS) 24–27
  • 3:58 HOU Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
  • 3:37 NOH Nailon 18' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Claxton 4 AST) 26–27
  • 3:27 HOU McGrady Driving Dunk (12 PTS) (Sura 2 AST) 26–29
  • 3:07 NOH MISS Magloire 20' Jump Shot
  • 3:05 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 2:51 HOU MISS McGrady 17' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 2:49 NOH Magloire REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 2:32 NOH West Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
  • 2:32 HOU Weatherspoon STEAL (2 STL)
  • 2:26 HOU Barry Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Sura 3 AST) 26–31
  • 2:15 Hornets Timeout: Short (Reg.2 Short 1)
  • 2:15 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
  • 2:15 NOH SUB: Nachbar FOR Nailon
  • 2:03 NOH MISS Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:01 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
  • 1:46 HOU MISS Barry 11' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 1:44 HOU Sura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 1:42 HOU Sura 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 26–33
  • 1:23 NOH MISS Claxton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:22 NOH MISS Magloire Tip Shot
  • 1:22 NOH Magloire REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 1:20 Hornets Rebound
  • 1:20 HOU SUB: Wesley FOR Barry
  • 1:08 NOH West Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T10)
  • 1:08 HOU McGrady STEAL (1 STL)
  • 0:54 HOU MISS Wesley 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:51 NOH Magloire REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 0:44 NOH Smith 10' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 28–33
  • 0:26 HOU MISS Sura Layup
  • 0:25 NOH West REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 0:01 NOH MISS Nachbar 23' Jump Shot
  • 0:00 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
  • 0:00 End of 2nd Period (9:47 PM EST)

Quarter 3

  • 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (10:04 PM EST)
  • 11:46 NOH MISS Claxton 13' Jump Shot
  • 11:44 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:9)
  • 11:24 HOU Mutombo 10' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Sura 4 AST) 28–35
  • 11:04 NOH MISS Nachbar 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 11:01 Hornets Rebound
  • 10:59 NOH MISS Smith 17' Jump Shot
  • 10:57 HOU Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
  • 10:43 HOU MISS McGrady 21' Fadeaway Jumper
  • 10:41 ROCKETS Rebound
  • 10:30 HOU Mutombo Traveling Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 10:17 HOU Wesley S.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 10:17 NOH Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 10:17 NOH Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 10:00 HOU MISS Wesley 21' Jump Shot
  • 9:58 NOH Nachbar REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 9:51 NOH MISS Nachbar 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 9:49 HOU Sura REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 9:25 HOU MISS Mutombo 8' Jump Shot
  • 9:23 HOU Sura REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 9:16 NOH Magloire P.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 9:02 NOH Nachbar S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 9:02 HOU McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 9:02 HOU McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 8:43 NOH MISS Nachbar 16' Jump Shot
  • 8:41 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
  • 8:29 HOU Sura 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (McGrady 2 AST) 30–40
  • 8:10 NOH MISS Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:08 HOU Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
  • 8:03 HOU Sura 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (McGrady 3 AST) 30–43
  • 7:58 Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 1)
  • 7:58 NOH SUB: Nailon FOR Nachbar
  • 7:41 NOH Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T11)
  • 7:41 HOU Weatherspoon STEAL (3 STL)
  • 7:28 NOH Smith S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 7:28 NOH SUB: Jacobsen FOR Smith
  • 7:28 HOU Wesley Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 7:28 HOU Wesley Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 7:11 NOH MISS West Layup
  • 7:11 HOU Mutombo BLOCK (3 BLK)
  • 7:09 NOH Nailon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 7:06 HOU McGrady S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 7:06 NOH MISS Nailon Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 7:06 Hornets Rebound
  • 7:06 NOH Nailon Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 6:55 NOH West S.FOUL (P3.T4)
  • 6:55 HOU Weatherspoon Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 6:55 HOU Weatherspoon Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 6:51 NOH Magloire OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 6:51 NOH Magloire Foul Turnover (P1.T12)
  • 6:44 HOU Sura Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
  • 6:24 NOH MISS Jacobsen 6' Jump Shot
  • 6:23 NOH MISS West Tip Shot
  • 6:23 NOH West REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 6:21 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:11)
  • 6:16 HOU Sura Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T7)
  • 6:16 NOH West STEAL (1 STL)
  • 6:11 HOU Wesley S.FOUL (P3.T3)
  • 6:11 NOH Nailon Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 6:11 NOH Nailon Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 5:51 NOH West S.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 5:51 NOH SUB: Brown FOR West
  • 5:51 HOU Weatherspoon Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 5:51 HOU Weatherspoon Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 5:36 HOU Mutombo P.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 5:36 NOH Nailon Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 5:36 NOH Nailon Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 5:15 HOU McGrady 20' Jump Shot (16 PTS) 35–51
  • 4:57 NOH Nailon OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 4:57 NOH Nailon Foul Turnover (P1.T13)
  • 4:57 HOU SUB: Padgett FOR Weatherspoon
  • 4:37 HOU Sura Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T8)
  • 4:37 NOH SUB: Andersen FOR Magloire
  • 4:25 NOH Andersen Driving Layup (4 PTS) 37–51
  • 4:08 HOU McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Sura 5 AST) 37–54
  • 3:47 NOH MISS Nailon 20' Jump Shot
  • 3:45 NOH Brown REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
  • 3:42 NOH MISS Brown 8' Jump Shot
  • 3:40 NOH Nailon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • 3:39 HOU Padgett S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 3:39 NOH MISS Nailon Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 3:39 Hornets Rebound
  • 3:39 NOH SUB: Dickau FOR Claxton
  • 3:39 NOH Nailon Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 3:21 HOU MISS McGrady Layup
  • 3:20 NOH Nailon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 3:10 NOH Jacobsen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T14)
  • 3:10 HOU McGrady STEAL (2 STL)
  • 3:04 HOU Padgett 19' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sura 6 AST) 38–56
  • 2:43 HOU Mutombo P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 2:43 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
  • 2:43 NOH Jacobsen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 2:43 NOH Jacobsen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 2:18 HOU MISS McGrady 28' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:17 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 1:54 NOH Brown Layup (4 PTS) (Nailon 1 AST) 42–56
  • 1:27 HOU MISS Sura Driving Layup
  • 1:25 NOH Brown REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
  • 1:18 HOU Padgett P.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 1:18 NOH MISS Jacobsen Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 1:18 Hornets Rebound
  • 1:18 HOU SUB: Weatherspoon FOR Mutombo
  • 1:18 NOH Jacobsen Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 1:01 HOU MISS Sura 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:59 NOH Brown REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
  • 0:47 NOH Brown Slam Dunk (6 PTS) (Dickau 1 AST) 45–56
  • 0:32 HOU MISS Sura Layup
  • 0:30 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
  • 0:26 NOH Dickau 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) 48–56
  • 0:03 HOU MISS McGrady 21' Jump Shot
  • 0:01 NOH Dickau REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 0:00 End of 3rd Period (10:33 PM EST)

Quarter 4

  • 12:00 Start of 4th Period (10:35 PM EST)
  • 11:41 HOU MISS Barry 20' Jump Shot
  • 11:40 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
  • 11:31 HOU Weatherspoon P.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 11:16 NOH MISS Andersen 19' Jump Shot
  • 11:15 ROCKETS Rebound
  • 11:15 NOH Nailon L.B.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 10:59 HOU MISS James 21' Jump Shot
  • 10:58 HOU Weatherspoon Tip Shot (12 PTS) 48–58
  • 10:58 HOU Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)
  • 10:37 NOH MISS Brown 10' Jump Shot
  • 10:35 NOH MISS Andersen Layup
  • 10:35 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
  • 10:33 NOH Jacobsen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 10:30 NOH Jacobsen 21' Jump Shot (5 PTS) 50–58
  • 10:04 HOU Weatherspoon Driving Layup (14 PTS) (James 3 AST) 50–60
  • 9:50 HOU Weatherspoon S.FOUL (P4.T2)
  • 9:50 NOH Jacobsen Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 9:50 HOU SUB: Mutombo FOR Weatherspoon
  • 9:50 NOH MISS Jacobsen Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 9:50 Hornets Rebound
  • 9:43 HOU Padgett P.FOUL (P4.T3)
  • 9:30 NOH MISS Brown 15' Jump Shot
  • 9:28 HOU James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 9:11 HOU Mutombo OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 9:11 HOU Mutombo Foul Turnover (P2.T9)
  • 8:58 NOH Dickau 20' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 53–60
  • 8:35 HOU MISS Bowen 18' Jump Shot
  • 8:33 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:9)
  • 8:25 NOH Nailon 18' Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Dickau 2 AST) 55–60
  • 8:17 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 0)
  • 8:17 HOU SUB: McGrady FOR Bowen
  • 8:00 HOU MISS McGrady 19' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 7:58 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:10)
  • 7:44 HOU Padgett S.FOUL (P5.T4)
  • 7:44 NOH MISS Brown Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 7:44 Hornets Rebound
  • 7:44 NOH Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 7:31 HOU MISS Padgett 21' Jump Shot
  • 7:29 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:11)
  • 7:16 NOH Jacobsen 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Dickau 3 AST) 59–60
  • 6:59 HOU SUB: Weatherspoon FOR Padgett
  • 6:59 HOU SUB: Sura FOR Barry
  • 6:59 HOU Jump Ball McGrady vs. Andersen: Tip to Brown
  • 6:59 HOU McGrady Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T10)
  • 6:59 NOH Andersen STEAL (1 STL)
  • 6:50 NOH Brown 19' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Dickau 4 AST) 61–60
  • 6:48 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 0)
  • 6:40 HOU James Driving Layup (6 PTS) 61–62
  • 6:33 NOH Dickau Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T15)
  • 6:33 HOU James STEAL (1 STL)
  • 6:28 HOU James Layup (8 PTS) 61–64
  • 6:09 NOH Brown 17' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Dickau 5 AST) 63–64
  • 5:46 HOU MISS James 23' Jump Shot
  • 5:44 NOH Brown REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
  • 5:27 NOH MISS Nailon 18' Jump Shot
  • 5:25 HOU James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 5:08 HOU MISS McGrady Layup
  • 5:08 NOH Andersen BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 5:06 HOU Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:5 Def:5)
  • 5:05 HOU MISS Weatherspoon Layup
  • 5:04 NOH Jacobsen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 4:54 NOH MISS Nailon Reverse Layup
  • 4:52 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:12)
  • 4:45 HOU McGrady Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T11)
  • 4:45 NOH Nailon STEAL (1 STL)
  • 4:21 NOH Dickau 7' Running Jump Shot (12 PTS) 65–64
  • 3:57 HOU MISS James Driving Layup
  • 3:55 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:12)
  • 3:43 NOH Nailon Layup (16 PTS) (Dickau 6 AST) 67–64
  • 3:41 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 0)
  • 3:41 HOU SUB: Wesley FOR Weatherspoon
  • 3:28 NOH Andersen S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 3:28 HOU Sura Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 3:28 HOU MISS Sura Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 3:27 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:12)
  • 3:21 HOU Sura Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T12)
  • 3:21 NOH Dickau STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:06 NOH MISS Jacobsen 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:05 ROCKETS Rebound
  • 3:05 NOH Andersen L.B.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 2:52 HOU MISS Wesley 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:50 HOU Wesley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 2:47 HOU MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:45 NOH Brown REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
  • 2:29 HOU Mutombo S.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 2:29 NOH Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 2:29 NOH Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 2:13 HOU MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:10 Hornets Rebound
  • 1:48 NOH MISS Andersen Layup
  • 1:48 HOU Mutombo BLOCK (4 BLK)
  • 1:46 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:3 Def:12)
  • 1:46 HOU Mutombo S.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 1:46 HOU SUB: Barry FOR James
  • 1:46 NOH Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 1:46 NOH Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 1:32 HOU MISS Wesley 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:30 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:3 Def:12)
  • 1:28 NOH Andersen S.FOUL (P3.T4)
  • 1:28 HOU MISS Mutombo Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 1:28 ROCKETS Rebound
  • 1:28 HOU MISS Mutombo Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 1:28 NOH Andersen REBOUND (Off:3 Def:13)
  • 1:13 HOU Mutombo S.FOUL (P6.PN)
  • 1:13 HOU SUB: James FOR Mutombo
  • 1:13 NOH Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 1:13 NOH MISS Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 1:12 NOH Brown REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
  • 1:11 HOU Barry P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 1:11 NOH Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 1:11 NOH Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 1:05 NOH Nailon S.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 1:05 HOU McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
  • 1:05 HOU McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
  • 0:57 NOH Jacobsen Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T16)
  • 0:57 HOU Wesley STEAL (1 STL)
  • 0:50 HOU Wesley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sura 7 AST) 74–70
  • 0:45 HOU Wesley P.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 0:45 NOH Dickau Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 0:45 NOH SUB: Claxton FOR Andersen
  • 0:45 NOH Dickau Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 0:35 HOU MISS Barry 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:33 HOU Wesley REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 0:31 HOU Barry 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Wesley 1 AST) 76–73
  • 0:24 Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 1)
  • 0:24 Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 1)
  • 0:08 NOH MISS Jacobsen 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:07 HOU James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 0:07 ROCKETS Timeout: Short (Full 6 Short 1)
  • 0:07 NOH SUB: Nachbar FOR Brown
  • 0:02 HOU MISS Barry 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:01 NOH Dickau REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 0:00 End of 4th Period (11:11 PM EST)