Rockets-Mavericks Preview

By JUSTIN EINHORN
Posted Nov 09 2009 4:32PM

The return of Josh Howard brings the Dallas Mavericks more balance.

It seems the Houston Rockets have little choice but to go that route offensively.

These in-state rivals play Tuesday night for the first time since Dallas cost Houston its first division title in 15 years.

The Rockets had the Southwest Division crown and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference within their grasp going into their final game of the 2008-09 season, but they lost 95-84 in Dallas. That gave San Antonio the Southwest title while Houston settled for the fifth seed, one spot ahead of the Mavericks.

Both teams would lose in the conference semifinals and they appear capable of getting at least that far this season after strong starts, though Dallas (4-2) no longer has major injury problems while Houston (4-2) will have some all season.

As the Rockets await Tracy McGrady's return and know Yao Ming won't be back, the Mavericks saw Howard make his season debut Saturday in a 129-101 win over Toronto.

Dallas had five players score in double figures for the first time en route to its highest point total of the season. Only one player scored more than 20 - Dirk Nowitzki (29) - for the sixth straight game, but three others came close as Jason Terry had 19, Shawn Marion 18 and Howard 16.

Marion, acquired from Toronto in July, got his first glimpse at how good Dallas' offense can be now that Howard has rejoined the mix.

"It felt good, but a little weird because we haven't been out there," Marion said. "It's always good to have another weapon out there."

Howard, who averaged 18.0 points in 2008-09, missed the first five games following surgery to his ankle and wrist.

"It's something I have to keep working through," said Howard, who expects to be sore for a while. "Of course I'm fatigued and I have to work through the process of getting back to 100 percent, which I'm not. But I felt pretty good, getting back in the swing of things."

Houston should be feeling pretty good despite Yao (foot surgery) being out for the season and McGrady (knee surgery) unlikely to return in 2009.

The Rockets have won four of five, scoring more than 100 points in each, and the only loss came in overtime to the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.

They have six players averaging at least 9.8 points - newcomer Trevor Ariza leads the way with 20.8 per game - and a different player has led Houston in scoring in three straight contests.

"We've got unselfish guys on this team," said rookie Chase Budinger, averaging 10.6 points off the bench. "Nobody on this team is playing for themselves. We are playing together, and everybody has got one goal in mind, and that is to win games."

Five Rockets scored in double digits Friday in a 105-94 win over Oklahoma City. Two days earlier, six were in double figures against the Lakers, and two days before that, eight scored at least 10 in a win at Utah.

"It's pretty much going to be like that the whole season," forward Luis Scola said.

Coach Rick Adelman will be going for his 865th career victory, which would break a tie with Jack Ramsay for 11th place all-time.

These teams split four meetings last season as each won once on the road.

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Dampier's double-double powers Mavs past Rockets

By Dave Ivey, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday November 11, 2009 12:24AM

DALLAS (NBA.com exclusive) -- On a night when Houston played without two high-profile All-Stars, Dallas was driven by a player flying so far below the radar that his name wasn't even listed on the NBA All-Star ballot unveiled here Tuesday.

Erick Dampier pulled down a season-high 20 rebounds, scored 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting and blocked three shots as the Mavericks stormed back from a 17-point deficit in a 121-103 victory over the Rockets.

It was the third double-double for Dampier this season and the eighth 20-rebound game of his 14-year career, his first since grabbing 26 against Philadelphia on Jan. 29, 2005. He ranks among the league leaders in boards and blocked shots, but would have to rely on a flood of write-in votes to earn a spot in the Feb. 14 All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium.

"He's been huge and he's helped us out big time, and not just on the defensive end, but on the offensive end where he's been aggressive," Mavericks guard Jason Kidd said. "He wants the ball down low. He wants to be involved on the offensive end and not just set picks and get rebounds."

Dampier is used to being overlooked on a roster filled with All-Stars Dirk Nowitzki, Kidd, Shawn Marion and Josh Howard, not to mention reigning Sixth Man of the Year Jason Terry and even fan favorite J.J. Barea. Dampier had another motivation besides the All-Star snub, with big man Drew Gooden returning to the court after missing four games with a strained ribcage and perhaps threatening his playing time.

"I think the guys are looking for me more around the basket and a lot of that is because of Jason Kidd," Dampier said. "He has the ball in his hands a lot, so I try to present myself under the basket and try to score whenever I get the ball inside."

In Dampier's six seasons with Dallas, the Mavericks are 35-11 when he records a double-double and 70-19 when he scores at least 10 points.

Terry finished with a game-high 24 points off the bench. Nowitzki added 23 points, while Barea (14), Howard (14) and Marion (10) all scored in double figures. Kidd dished out 11 assists. The Mavericks shot 55.4 percent, including 58.3 percent (7-for-12) from 3-point range, and were 22-for-23 at the stripe.

Aaron Brooks led five Rockets in double figures with 22 points, 19 in the first half. It was his seventh straight double-digit effort, matching a career-long streak set last March. Luis Scola was the only other Houston starter in double figures with 12. Carl Landry (19), David Andersen (13) and Kyle Lowry (12) continue to provide scoring punch off the bench for a team playing without injured stars Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.

Houston managed to build a 37-28 lead in the first quarter thanks to sloppy play by the Mavs and sharp shooting by Brooks. Dallas had seven turnovers in the period, after committing just nine in Saturday's win against Toronto. Brooks made his first five shots, missing only a 40-foot heave at the horn and racking up 14 points. Houston was 14-for-22 in the quarter.

The Rockets extended their lead to 56-39 on Andersen's hook shot with 5:25 left in the half and went ahead 61-47 on a three-point play by Landry with 3:04 remaining. But Dampier's alley-oop slam on a feed from Kidd touched off a run of 14 unanswered points by the Mavericks, wrapped around the intermission. Dallas tied it at 61-61 on two free throws by Nowitzki and took the lead for good at 65-64 on Nowitzki's 10-footer with 8:20 remaining in the third.

Houston only managed 13 points in that decisive third quarter, shooting 5-for-22 overall (22.7 percent) and 1-for-6 from beyond the arc.

"Maybe it was too easy," Houston coach Rick Adelman said of the big first-half lead. "We were making a ton of shots, but we weren't stopping them at the other end. And then when it shifted the last four minutes of that second quarter, we never got it back. They had it rolling at that point."

Adelman remains tied for 11th place on the NBA's all-time victory list with 864. His next chance to break the tie with mentor Jack Ramsay is at home Wednesday against Memphis.

This loss was similar to Houston's last appearance in Dallas, when the Rockets squandered a shot to clinch their first division title in 15 years. The Mavericks overcame a 14-point deficit and won 95-84 in the regular-season finale and Houston finished second in the Southwest to the Spurs.

"You know Dallas is going to make runs here," Rockets forward Shane Battier said. "They've done it for years and they've got guys who can make shots. You have to really guard the entire time and if you let down defensively, they're going to take advantage."

• Rockets: Dorsey, McGrady, Yao
• Mavericks: Carroll, Thomas, Williams

• Rockets: --
• Mavericks: --

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
• Officials: #32 Eddie F. Rush, #11 Phil Robinson, #25 Tony Brothers
• Attendance: 19720
• Duration: 2:14

Houston Rockets (20-15)		Dallas Mavericks (24-11)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Dampier vs Scola (Nowitzki gains possession)
	11:47 [DAL 2-0]	Dampier Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	11:23
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:22
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	11:17
	11:16	Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:10	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Battier (1 ST)
Ariza Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:06
	11:01	Marion Layup Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:59
Hayes Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (1 BLK)	10:45
	10:44	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:37	Howard Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	10:37	Howard Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Ariza Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:21
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:20
Ariza Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:18 [HOU 2-2]
	10:05 [DAL 4-2]	Howard Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:57 [HOU 4-4]
Hayes Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	09:46
	09:46 [DAL 5-4]	Nowitzki Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	09:33	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:33
Ariza Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:24
Ariza Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	09:24
	09:05	Kidd Jump Shot: Missed
	09:03	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:03 [DAL 7-4]	Dampier Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	08:53
	08:52	Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:45 [DAL 10-4]	Howard 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)
	08:28	Kidd Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Battier (1 AST)	08:19 [HOU 6-10]
	07:54 [DAL 12-6]	Nowitzki Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:40 [HOU 8-12]
	07:40	Dampier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	07:40 [HOU 9-12]
	07:33 [DAL 14-9]	Marion Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)
Scola Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:21 [HOU 11-14]
	07:11	Marion Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hayes (1 ST)
Scola Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)	07:05 [HOU 13-14]
	06:53	Nowitzki Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)
Scola Jump Hook Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (2 BLK)	06:41
	06:40	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Scola Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	06:40
	06:21	Howard Jump Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:19
	06:08	Howard Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:08	Howard Substitution replaced by Terry
Battier 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)	05:56 [HOU 16-14]
	05:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:37 [DAL 17-16]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)
	05:18	Marion Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:18 [HOU 17-17]
	05:18	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Gooden
Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:18
	05:17	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:02 [DAL 19-17]	Gooden Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:55 [HOU 19-19]
	04:42	Gooden Jump Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:41
Scola Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:28 [HOU 21-19]
	04:13	Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hayes (2 ST)
Ariza Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	04:05
	03:43 [DAL 21-21]	Gooden Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Marion (1 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:32 [HOU 24-21]
	03:20	Terry Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Kidd (1 BLK)	03:03
Team Rebound	03:02
Brooks Running Bank shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:56 [HOU 26-21]
	02:52	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:52
	02:52	Dampier Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
Hayes Substitution replaced by Landry	02:52
Brooks Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:41
	02:41 [DAL 22-26]	Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:41	Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea
Battier Substitution replaced by Lowry	02:41
	02:41 [DAL 23-26]	Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Landry Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)	02:20 [HOU 28-23]
Landry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:58
	01:58 [DAL 24-28]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:58	Marion Substitution replaced by Ross
	01:58 [DAL 25-28]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:38	Gooden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:38 [HOU 29-25]
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:38 [HOU 30-25]
	01:26	Gooden Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Scola (1 ST)
Landry Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)	01:16 [HOU 32-25]
	01:07	Barea Jump Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:06
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lowry (1 AST)	01:00 [HOU 35-25]
	00:43.2 [DAL 27-35]	Terry Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lowry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:43.2
	00:43.2 [DAL 28-35]	Terry Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
	00:28.3	Barea Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:28.3 [HOU 36-28]
Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:28.3 [HOU 37-28]
	00:06.8	Ross Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ariza (1 BLK)
	00:06.8	Team Rebound
	00:04.9	Gooden 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:04.3	Team Rebound
	00:04.3	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Houston Rockets (20-15)		Dallas Mavericks (24-11)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Gooden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	11:42 [HOU 38-28]
Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	11:42 [HOU 39-28]
	11:30 [DAL 30-39]	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Budinger (1 AST)	11:14 [HOU 42-30]
	11:00	Nowitzki Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:59
Andersen Jump Shot: Missed	10:46
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:45
	10:45	Ross Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	10:45	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Singleton
	10:45	Ross Substitution replaced by Howard
Andersen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lowry (2 AST)	10:33 [HOU 44-30]
	10:14	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	10:12	Gooden Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:12 [DAL 32-44]	Gooden Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Landry Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)	09:59 [HOU 46-32]
Budinger Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:43
	09:32	Gooden Jump Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:31
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:15
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	09:11
	09:11	Singleton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Andersen Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	09:11
Budinger Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:57
	08:57	Timeout : Official
Lowry Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:47
	08:47 [DAL 33-46]	Terry Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)
	08:47 [DAL 34-46]	Terry Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)
	08:47 [DAL 35-46]	Terry Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:18	Gooden Jump Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:16
Andersen Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:05 [HOU 48-35]
	07:45	Singleton 3pt Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:43
Landry Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lowry (3 AST)	07:37 [HOU 50-35]
	07:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:31	Terry Substitution replaced by Marion
	07:31	Gooden Substitution replaced by Kidd
	07:31	Barea Substitution replaced by Dampier
	07:31	Singleton Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
Brooks Substitution replaced by Battier	07:31
Andersen Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:17
	07:17 [DAL 36-50]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	07:17 [DAL 37-50]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Budinger Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lowry (4 AST)	07:03 [HOU 52-37]
	06:50 [DAL 39-52]	Marion Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)
Landry Jump Bank Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:38 [HOU 54-39]
	06:24	Howard Jump Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:22
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	06:11
	06:07	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:05	Howard Jump Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:04
Andersen 3pt Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:50	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:38	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:36
Andersen Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:25 [HOU 56-39]
Andersen Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	05:10
	05:10 [DAL 40-56]	Nowitzki Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
	05:03	Howard Jump Shot: Missed
	05:01	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	04:54 [DAL 42-56]	Dampier Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Lowry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Marion (1 ST)	04:45
	04:33 [DAL 45-56]	Howard 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Marion (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:26
Battier Substitution replaced by Ariza	04:26
Lowry Substitution replaced by Brooks	04:26
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:15	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:04	Howard Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:03
Andersen Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Budinger (2 AST)	03:46 [HOU 58-45]
	03:29	Nowitzki Floating Jump shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:28
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	03:20
	03:20	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Landry Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	03:20
	03:20 [DAL 46-58]	Dampier Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:20 [DAL 47-58]	Dampier Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	03:04
Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:04
Landry Putback Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:04 [HOU 60-47]
	03:04	Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	03:04 [HOU 61-47]
	02:53 [DAL 49-61]	Dampier Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)
Brooks Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:37	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:31	Marion Hook Shot: Missed
	02:30	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:29	Marion Layup Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:27
Andersen 3pt Shot: Missed	02:15
	02:13	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Landry Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:57
Landry Substitution replaced by Scola	01:57
Andersen Substitution replaced by Hayes	01:57
	01:57 [DAL 50-61]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Budinger Substitution replaced by Battier	01:57
	01:57 [DAL 51-61]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Brooks Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Dampier (1 ST)	01:36
	01:31 [DAL 53-61]	Marion Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	01:24
Brooks Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:22
Hayes Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)	01:02
	00:45.9 [DAL 55-61]	Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)
Scola Step Back Jump shot: Missed	00:22.9
	00:20.9	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:03.8 [DAL 57-61]	Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Houston Rockets (20-15)		Dallas Mavericks (24-11)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	11:39
	11:38	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:24 [DAL 59-61]	Howard Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (8 AST)
Hayes Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	11:07
Scola Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:56
	10:56 [DAL 60-61]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	10:56 [DAL 61-61]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	10:36	Dampier Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	10:36 [HOU 62-61]
Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:36
	10:34	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	10:19	Howard Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:17
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	09:55
	09:53	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:45 [DAL 63-62]	Kidd Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Battier (2 AST)	09:26 [HOU 64-63]
	09:10	Howard 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:08
Scola Hook Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (3 BLK)	08:53
	08:51	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	08:42	Marion Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:41
Hayes Jump Hook Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	08:20 [DAL 65-64]	Nowitzki Step Back Jump shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Kidd (9 AST)
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	07:59
	07:58	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	07:52 [DAL 67-64]	Howard Pullup Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:51
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	07:31
Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:28
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	07:18
	07:17	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	07:11	Howard 3pt Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:10
Battier Jump Shot: Missed	06:49
	06:48	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	06:32 [DAL 69-64]	Howard Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Kidd (10 AST)
Battier Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	06:12
	06:11	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
	05:56	Marion Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hayes (3 ST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:39 [HOU 67-69]
Scola Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:20
	05:20	Howard Substitution replaced by Terry
	05:16	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:15
Brooks Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Terry (1 ST)	05:04
	05:01 [DAL 71-67]	Dampier Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)
Brooks Running Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Battier (3 AST)	04:37 [HOU 69-71]
Battier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:17
Hayes Substitution replaced by Landry	04:17
	04:17 [DAL 72-69]	Terry Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Battier Substitution replaced by Lowry	04:17
	04:17	Kidd Substitution replaced by Barea
	04:17 [DAL 73-69]	Terry Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:47	Nowitzki Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:47
	03:47	Dampier Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	03:38	Barea Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed	03:29
	03:28	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:12)
	03:08	Terry Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Lowry (1 ST)
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:03 [HOU 71-73]
	02:44	Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (2 ST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	02:39
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:38
Lowry Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	02:37
Lowry Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:37
	02:37	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:37	Marion Substitution replaced by Gooden
	02:37	Dampier Substitution replaced by Ross
	02:21 [DAL 75-71]	Barea Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lowry Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	02:15
Lowry Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	02:15
	02:03	Gooden Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	02:03	Gooden Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:44	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:34 [DAL 78-71]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)
	01:24	Terry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:24 [HOU 72-78]
Scola Substitution replaced by Andersen	01:24
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:24
	01:22	Gooden Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:09 [DAL 80-72]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)
Andersen Jump Shot: Missed	00:54.9
	00:53.9	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	00:46.9	Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:45.9
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	00:36.9
	00:35.9	Gooden Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Andersen Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	00:35.6
Lowry Substitution replaced by Budinger	00:35.6
	00:28.9 [DAL 83-72]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	00:07.9
Team Rebound	00:06.9
	00:06.2	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Singleton
Brooks Layup Shot: Missed	00:00.7
Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:00.4
Andersen Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:00.3 [HOU 74-83]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:44 [DAL 85-74]	Gooden Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Marion (3 AST)
	11:33	Ross Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	11:27 [HOU 76-85]
	11:11 [DAL 87-76]	Terry Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Landry Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	11:11
	11:11 [DAL 88-76]	Terry Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
	11:01	Marion Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Budinger Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:01 [HOU 77-88]
Budinger Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:01 [HOU 78-88]
	10:49	Marion Jump Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	10:47
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	10:31 [HOU 80-88]
	10:12	Barea Layup Shot: Missed Block: Landry (1 BLK)
	10:10	Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:10	Marion Jump Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)
	10:09	Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	10:08 [DAL 90-80]	Marion Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Andersen Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	09:57
Andersen Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:57
	09:43	Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Andersen (1 ST)
Lowry Layup Shot: Missed	09:38
Budinger Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	09:37
Budinger Tip Shot: Missed	09:37
Budinger Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	09:36
Budinger Tip Shot: Missed	09:36
	09:36	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Budinger Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	09:36
	09:19	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	09:19
	09:18	Gooden Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
	09:07	Gooden Foul : Personal (5 PF)
	08:55	Barea Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:55
	08:55	Gooden Substitution replaced by Dampier
Ariza Substitution replaced by Battier	08:55
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:55
Team Rebound	08:55
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:55
	08:55	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:13)
	08:37	Marion Jump Shot: Missed
	08:37	Dampier Rebound (Off:3 Def:14)
	08:36 [DAL 92-80]	Dampier Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Andersen Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	08:15
	08:13	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:14)
	08:02 [DAL 94-80]	Marion Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Terry (3 AST)
	07:51	Ross Substitution replaced by Kidd
Budinger Jump Shot: Missed	07:48
	07:46	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:43 [DAL 96-80]	Terry Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)
	07:32	Marion Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:32 [HOU 81-96]
Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	07:32 [HOU 82-96]
	07:19	Barea Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Landry (1 ST)
Lowry Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	07:12 [HOU 84-96]
	07:05	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:05	Marion Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
	06:51	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	06:51
	06:42	Nowitzki Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:42 [HOU 85-96]
Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:42
	06:40	Dampier Rebound (Off:3 Def:15)
	06:22	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:21
Lowry Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (1 ST)	06:11
	06:07 [DAL 98-85]	Terry Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)
	05:48	Dampier Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	05:48 [HOU 86-98]
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	05:48 [HOU 87-98]
	05:30 [DAL 100-87]	Barea Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Andersen Jump Shot: Missed	05:10
	05:08	Dampier Rebound (Off:3 Def:16)
	05:01 [DAL 102-87]	Terry Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Kidd (11 AST)
	04:44	Dampier Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	04:44 [HOU 88-102]
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	04:44 [HOU 89-102]
	04:29 [DAL 105-89]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (4 AST)
Landry Jump Hook Shot: Made (19 PTS)	04:12 [HOU 91-105]
	03:46 [DAL 107-91]	Barea Running Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Andersen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Nowitzki (1 BLK)	03:29
	03:28	Dampier Rebound (Off:3 Def:17)
	03:20 [DAL 110-91]	Nowitzki 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:20
	03:20	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Gooden
	03:20	Kidd Substitution replaced by Ross
Battier Substitution replaced by Mensah-Bonsu	03:20
Landry Substitution replaced by Taylor	03:20
Andersen Substitution replaced by Cook	03:20
Mensah-Bonsu Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lowry (5 AST)	03:05 [HOU 93-110]
	02:40 [DAL 112-93]	Terry Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)
	02:31	Terry Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:31	Dampier Substitution replaced by Singleton
Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:31
Team Rebound	02:31
	02:31	Terry Substitution replaced by Beaubois
Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:31 [HOU 94-112]
	02:15	Mensah-Bonsu Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	02:15 [DAL 114-94]	Beaubois Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:08	Gooden Foul : Personal (6 PF)
	02:08	Gooden Substitution replaced by Humphries
Mensah-Bonsu Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:08 [HOU 95-114]
Mensah-Bonsu Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:08 [HOU 96-114]
	01:54	Beaubois Layup Shot: Missed
	01:53	Singleton Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:53	Singleton Tip Shot: Missed
	01:51	Singleton Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	01:35 [DAL 116-96]	Singleton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beaubois (1 AST)
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	01:29
	01:28	Humphries Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:19 [DAL 118-96]	Humphries Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Barea (5 AST)
	01:09	Humphries Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:09 [HOU 97-118]
Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:09 [HOU 98-118]
	00:56.9	Beaubois Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Budinger (1 ST)
	00:46.1	Ross Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:46.1 [HOU 99-118]
Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:46.1 [HOU 100-118]
	00:27.9 [DAL 120-100]	Humphries Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lowry Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Humphries (1 ST)	00:20.9
Lowry Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:16.7
	00:16.7 [DAL 121-100]	Beaubois Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:16.7	Beaubois Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Mensah-Bonsu Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:16.6
Lowry 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Budinger (3 AST)	00:08.9 [HOU 103-121]
End of 4th Quarter

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