Kings-Rockets Preview

By DAN PIERINGER
Posted Nov 21 2009 1:03AM

The Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings may have anticipated some early struggles with their top players injured. It's safe to say both clubs are weathering the storm better than expected.

Each coming off a close loss to one of the top teams in the NBA, the Rockets and Kings square off for the second time in nine days Saturday night in Houston.

The Rockets came into this season with stars Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming each recovering from major surgery. Their top returning scorer is Luis Scola, who averaged 12.7 points in 2008-09.

Despite its inexperienced and relatively anonymous lineup, Houston (7-6) has remained competitive. It has the second-best record in the Southwest Division, and despite a tough early schedule has only lost by a double-digit margin once - 121-103 at Dallas on Nov. 10.

Sacramento (5-6) has also fared better than expected without a star in its lineup, winning four of six since losing leading scorer Kevin Martin to a wrist injury early this month.

Without Martin, the Kings have relied heavily on Tyreke Evans, the fourth overall pick in June's draft. The 20-year-old point guard came up big again Friday night, scoring 29 points with seven rebounds and 10 assists to keep Sacramento close in a 104-102 loss at the Southwest-leading Mavericks.

"To come in here and have a chance to knock off Dallas and play them the way we did, I was very impressed with our young group," first-year Kings coach Paul Westphal said. "When we learn to take care of the ball a little bit better, I think we'll come our with our share of wins in these types of games."

Houston is also hoping to rebound from a narrow loss. The Rockets overcame a 10-point deficit with 2:07 remaining to pull into a tie with league-best Atlanta on Friday night, but Josh Smith made a putback with 0.7 seconds left to send Houston to a 105-103 defeat.

"The guys battled back, but we had a bad stretch in the fourth quarter and it cost us," said coach Rick Adelman, who coached the Kings from 1998-2006, and remains their franchise leader with 395 wins.

The Rockets hit a similar rough patch in the second quarter against the Kings on Nov. 13. They were outscored 33-22 in the period en route to a 109-100 loss in Sacramento. Jason Thompson led the Kings with a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds, Evans had 20 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Beno Udrih added 22 points.

The Rockets also had three players score at least 20 points in that game, with Trevor Ariza, Shane Battier and Scola combining for 71. However, Houston shot 41.6 percent from the field and made only eight of its 27 3-point attempts (29.6 percent).

The Rockets are shooting 39.9 percent from beyond the arc in their seven wins and 30.0 percent in their six losses.

McGrady thinks he can step in and make a difference for Houston immediately, but the team isn't as convinced. McGrady insists he's fully recovered from microfracture surgery on his left knee and that he could return to play the Kings. The Rockets believe the seven-time All-Star needs more time and would risk hurting his knee again if he comes back too soon. The next step is an MRI on Monday.

"We have a difference of opinion," Adelman said. "He wants to play. He's not ready to play. It's as simple as that."

The Kings, losers of four of five on the road this season, have dropped five straight in Houston.

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Rockets drop Kings to wrap up busy eight-game stretch

By Michael Murphy, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday November 22, 2009 1:18AM

HOUSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- Talk about your perfect endings.

The weary Rockets, who were hosting Sacramento Saturday, were finally finishing up a brutal stretch of eight games in 12 nights. And they had played four of those games in the previous five days, including a tough last-second loss at Atlanta the previous night.

While all that could have meant a jet-lagged, flat-lined effort, the Rockets instead had enough bounce left in their step to drop a near-perfect finish on the Kings and lock up a 113-106 victory before 16,202 at Toyota Center.

"It was a really long, hard week," said Rockets forward Luis Scola, who finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds. "We battled and played hard. This was a huge win for us. I believe that if we play hard like this, we're going to win."

With the hard-earned win over the Kings, the Rockets improved to 4-0 on the second game of back-to-backs. The flip side is that they are 0-4 on the front end, which coach Rick Adelman attributes more to the quality of the competition -- Portland, Dallas, Phoenix and Atlanta -- than any lack of effort by the Rockets.

"I like the way we are responding," Adelman said. "Even tonight, both these teams were really competing. But we were able to do what we were supposed to do in the fourth quarter and come out with the win. These are the types of games that we have to get at our place to keep our heads above water."

Above water? Against the Kings the Rockets appeared to be in hot water, with Aaron Brooks and Trevor Ariza enduring tough shooting nights (combining for 27 points on 10-for-27 shooting) and Sacramento exploiting its size advantage inside.

A short hook off the glass by Jason Thompson gave Sacramento a 101-99 lead with just over four minutes to play, but the Rockets, fueled by Kyle Lowry's floor game, ripped off an 8-0 run over the next three minutes.

Lowry began the run with a pair of free throws and added two of his team-high eight assists to get by the Kings, who had used a similar late-game run to beat the Rockets just over a week ago.

Lowry first found Scola for a jumper near the foul line to take a 103-101 lead. He then hit Carl Landry for a reverse layup for a 105-101 lead with 3:04 to play. Ariza finished off the mini-run with a pair of free throws, giving the Rockets a six-point lead with 1:24 to play.

"Man, he [Lowry] is an amazing point guard," said Landry, who had 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench. "He can start for almost any team in this league. ... I love playing with him as a teammate. He makes things so much easier for me."

The late burst by the Rockets was a tough blow for the equally resilient Kings, who were playing not only without Kevin Martin and Francisco Garcia, but also minus star rookie Tyreke Evans, a late scratch because of a sprained right middle finger.

But the Kings, mirroring the Rockets' attack, moved the ball to the open man and got out in transition, two reasons they were able to place seven players in double figures. Spencer Hawes led the way, working the smaller Rockets over in the paint to finish with 24 points. Omri Casspi, shining in transition, racked up a career-high 17 points, while Beno Udrih kept the offense crackling with 18 points and eight assists.

"I like the spirit and the effort on this team," said Kings coach Paul Westphal. "Everyone should be pleased with the way they're playing. I like the way we compete every night, but I'm sorry we couldn't cash in on that effort. This team has heart, but we haven't learned how to win."

Not all the Kings were happy with the moral victory, though.

"This team needs to learn the will to win close games," said Thompson, who finished with 15 points, only four of which came in the second half. "We started to learn this at home [with a 109-100 victory over the Rockets], and now we need to learn how to win close games on the road."

After so many games in so few nights, the Rockets now get a much-deserved break before hosting Dallas Wednesday.

"We've said it since Day 1 -- we want to keep our heads above water," said Rockets forward Shane Battier, who had 14 points. "We want to stay in the race. We know it's a tough schedule. I'm not making any excuses for our record (8-6), but it's the [toughest] schedule in the NBA to this point.

"Once the schedule breaks we have to be in position to take advantage of it and make a run like we have in years past. We just want to not have any losing streaks. If we lose, we just want to bounce back, get a win and build."

It's working so far.

• Kings: Garcia, Martin
• Rockets: Dorsey, McGrady, Yao

• Kings: --
• Rockets: --

• Lead Changes: 14
• Times Tied: 14

• Arena: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
• Officials: #14 Joe DeRosa, #33 Sean Corbin, #39 Kevin Fehr
• Attendance: 16202
• Duration: 2:16

Sacramento Kings (14-20)		Houston Rockets (21-14)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Scola vs Hawes (Hayes gains possession)
	11:44 [HOU 2-0]	Ariza Turnaround Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
Greene Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)	11:23 [SAC 2-2]
	11:04 [HOU 4-2]	Brooks Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Greene Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brooks (1 ST)	10:47
Hawes Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:38
	10:31	Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Udrih Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:30
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:25 [SAC 4-4]
	10:03 [HOU 6-4]	Scola Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hawes 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Nocioni (1 AST)	09:42 [SAC 7-6]
	09:42	Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling
	09:31 [HOU 8-7]	Brooks Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thompson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:08
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:06
Thompson Tip Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:04	Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:58	Hawes Violation:Kicked Ball
	08:50 [HOU 10-7]	Battier Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)
Nocioni Layup Shot: Missed Block: Battier (1 BLK)	08:36
	08:34	Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:30	Scola Layup Shot: Missed
	08:28	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:28 [HOU 12-7]	Hayes Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hawes 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Udrih (1 AST)	08:19 [SAC 10-12]
	08:19	Hayes Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	08:19
	08:19	Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:07	Brooks Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:05
Udrih Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:00 [SAC 12-12]
	07:44 [HOU 14-12]	Scola Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Nocioni Jump Shot: Missed	07:28
	07:27	Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:23	Brooks Layup Shot: Missed
	07:21	Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:21 [HOU 16-12]	Scola Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Udrih Layup Shot: Missed Block: Scola (1 BLK)	06:58
	06:56	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:40	Scola Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	06:40	Scola Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:23	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:09	Scola Layup Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:08
Hawes Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Nocioni (2 AST)	05:57 [SAC 14-16]
	05:37	Ariza Jump Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:36
	05:20	Team Timeout : Regular
Greene Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Udrih (2 AST)	05:18 [SAC 16-16]
	04:54 [HOU 18-16]	Scola Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Nocioni Jump Shot: Missed	04:36
	04:35	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:23 [HOU 20-16]	Battier Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hayes (1 BLK)	04:01
	04:00	Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Nocioni Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:00
Nocioni Substitution replaced by Casspi	04:00
Greene Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:53
	03:53 [HOU 21-16]	Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	03:53	Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:53
	03:31	Brooks Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	03:31	Battier Substitution replaced by Budinger
Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thompson (2 AST)	03:20 [SAC 18-21]
	03:08 [HOU 24-18]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)
Hawes Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:48 [SAC 20-24]
	02:43 [HOU 26-20]	Budinger Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)
Hawes Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Scola (1 ST)	02:38
	02:35	Scola Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Greene (1 ST)
	02:34	Brooks Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:34
	02:34	Brooks Substitution replaced by Lowry
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:34 [SAC 21-26]
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:34 [SAC 22-26]
	02:17 [HOU 28-22]	Hayes Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Casspi Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)	02:01
	01:54	Scola Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (1 BLK)
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:52
Thompson Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hawes (1 AST)	01:45 [SAC 24-28]
	01:22	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:20
Hawes 3pt Shot: Missed	01:09
	01:08	Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:01 [HOU 30-24]	Scola Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Lowry (1 AST)
Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Missed	00:39.9
	00:37.8	Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:33.7 [HOU 32-24]	Scola Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Lowry (2 AST)
Hawes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:33.7
Hawes Substitution replaced by Thomas	00:33.7
	00:33.7	Hayes Substitution replaced by Landry
	00:33.7 [HOU 33-24]	Scola Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
	00:15.0	Lowry Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Casspi 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Udrih (3 AST)	00:00.6 [SAC 27-33]
End of 1st Quarter
Sacramento Kings (14-20)		Houston Rockets (21-14)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Thompson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:44
Team Rebound	11:44
Thomas Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	11:38
	11:30 [HOU 35-27]	Budinger Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Andersen (1 AST)
Rodriguez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)	11:16
	11:10 [HOU 37-27]	Landry Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lowry (3 AST)
Casspi Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:47
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:45
Thompson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (2 ST)	10:32
	10:27 [HOU 39-27]	Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:20
Greene Substitution replaced by Nocioni	10:20
Rodriguez Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:09 [SAC 29-39]
	09:57	Ariza Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	09:56	Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:56 [HOU 41-29]	Landry Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	09:39	Andersen Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	09:32	Landry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:32
Team Rebound	09:32
Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:32
	09:32	Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:13	Budinger Jump Shot: Missed
	09:11	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:10 [HOU 43-29]	Budinger Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Andersen (2 AST)
Thomas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:10
Thompson Substitution replaced by Hawes	09:10
	09:10 [HOU 44-29]	Budinger Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Casspi Running Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (1 AST)	08:49 [SAC 31-44]
	08:41	Landry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (1 BLK)
	08:39	Team Rebound
	08:39	Rodriguez Violation:Kicked Ball
	08:33 [HOU 46-31]	Ariza Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Hawes Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:18 [SAC 33-46]
	08:02	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:00
	07:53	Andersen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	07:53	Ariza Substitution replaced by Battier
Rodriguez Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:53 [SAC 34-46]
Rodriguez Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:53 [SAC 35-46]
	07:36 [HOU 48-35]	Andersen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Budinger (1 AST)
Hawes Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)	07:16 [SAC 37-48]
	07:01	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:00	Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Thomas Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:52
	06:47	Budinger Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hawes (1 BLK)
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:45
Rodriguez 3pt Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:23	Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:18	Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:16
Nocioni Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (2 AST)	06:04 [SAC 39-48]
	05:46	Andersen Jump Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:45
Hawes Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Lowry (1 ST)	05:35
	05:29	Battier Layup Shot: Missed
	05:28	Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:28	Lowry Tip Shot: Missed
	05:27	Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:26 [HOU 50-39]	Battier Floating Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
	05:08	Lowry Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Timeout : Regular	05:08
Thomas Substitution replaced by Udrih	05:08
Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Thompson	05:08
	05:08	Lowry Substitution replaced by Brooks
Hawes Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	04:59
	04:57	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:45	Nocioni Violation:Kicked Ball
	04:35	Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:31
	04:25	Battier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Casspi Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:25 [SAC 40-50]
	04:25	Andersen Substitution replaced by Scola
Casspi Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:25 [SAC 41-50]
	04:09	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:08
Thompson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Udrih (4 AST)	03:54 [SAC 43-50]
	03:38 [HOU 52-43]	Landry Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brooks (3 AST)
Thompson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:38
	03:38	Budinger Substitution replaced by Ariza
	03:38 [HOU 53-43]	Landry Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Udrih Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	03:25
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:24
Thompson Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:24 [SAC 45-53]
	03:16 [HOU 55-45]	Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	03:08	Ariza Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	03:08	Landry Substitution replaced by Hayes
Casspi Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:08 [SAC 46-55]
Casspi Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:08 [SAC 47-55]
	02:46 [HOU 57-47]	Scola Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:37	Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:14 [HOU 59-47]	Hayes Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)
Hawes Pullup Jump shot: Missed	01:56
	01:54	Team Rebound
	01:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:36	Brooks Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:35
Thompson Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Udrih (5 AST)	01:15 [SAC 49-59]
	01:15	Hayes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	01:15 [SAC 50-59]
	00:51.9	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:50.9
Casspi Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nocioni (3 AST)	00:46.7 [SAC 52-59]
	00:30.9	Ariza Jump Shot: Missed
	00:29.9	Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:25.9	Scola Hook Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:23.9
Hawes Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	00:22.3
Hawes Substitution replaced by Brockman	00:22.3
	00:22.3	Hayes Substitution replaced by Landry
Thompson Substitution replaced by Thomas	00:22.3
Udrih Substitution replaced by Greene	00:22.3
	00:08.2	Brooks Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	00:08.2
	00:08.2	Landry Substitution replaced by Hayes
Greene Substitution replaced by Udrih	00:08.2
Thomas Substitution replaced by Rodriguez	00:08.2
Brockman Substitution replaced by Thompson	00:08.2
Thompson Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	00:04.4
Thompson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	00:04.4
	00:04.4	Team Timeout : Short
	00:04.4	Hayes Substitution replaced by Lowry
Thompson Substitution replaced by Brockman	00:04.4
Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Thomas	00:04.4
	00:00.0	Brooks Floating Jump shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Sacramento Kings (14-20)		Houston Rockets (21-14)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Greene Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:49 [SAC 54-59]
	11:49	Ariza Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Greene Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	11:49 [SAC 55-59]
	11:34	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:33
Greene 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Udrih (6 AST)	11:24 [SAC 58-59]
	10:58	Ariza Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:57
Greene Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Battier (1 ST)	10:41
	10:21 [HOU 61-58]	Battier Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Nocioni Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:21
	10:21 [HOU 62-58]	Battier Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Greene Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	10:11
Greene Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	10:11
Greene Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:55
	09:55 [HOU 63-58]	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	09:55 [HOU 64-58]	Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Hawes Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	09:32 [SAC 60-64]
	09:16	Hayes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Udrih (1 ST)
Hawes Jump Shot: Missed	09:04
	09:03	Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Thompson Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	09:03
	08:49	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:48
Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Missed	08:41
Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	08:36
Hayes Violation:Kicked Ball	08:36
Nocioni Jump Shot: Missed	08:31
	08:30	Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	08:17 [HOU 67-60]	Battier 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Brooks (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:15
Hawes Substitution replaced by Casspi	08:15
Greene Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Ariza (3 ST)	08:04
	08:01 [HOU 69-60]	Ariza Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS)
	07:40	Ariza Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Greene 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Thompson (3 AST)	07:29 [SAC 63-69]
	07:19	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:18	Battier Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:03	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:02
Udrih Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:47 [SAC 65-69]
	06:39	Brooks Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Casspi (1 ST)
Nocioni Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Casspi (1 AST)	06:35 [SAC 67-69]
	06:17	Hayes Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:16
Nocioni Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:02 [SAC 69-69]
	05:47	Brooks Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Udrih (2 ST)
Casspi Reverse Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	05:43 [SAC 71-69]
	05:26 [HOU 71-71]	Battier Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Hayes (2 AST)
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Missed	05:09
	05:07	Battier Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:47 [HOU 73-71]	Hayes Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Thompson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:47
Thompson Substitution replaced by Hawes	04:47
	04:47	Hayes Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:47
Nocioni Running Jump Shot: Missed	04:38
Hawes Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:37
Hawes Tip Shot: Made (18 PTS)	04:37 [SAC 73-73]
	04:17	Hayes Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hawes (2 BLK)
	04:17	Jump Ball Hayes vs Hawes (Casspi gains possession)
Team Rebound	04:17
Casspi Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:00
	03:58	Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	03:45	Battier Jump Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	03:44
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:37	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Hawes Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:32
	03:32	Battier Substitution replaced by Landry
	03:32	Hayes Substitution replaced by Budinger
	03:32	Brooks Substitution replaced by Lowry
Greene Substitution replaced by Thomas	03:32
	03:32 [HOU 74-73]	Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	03:32 [HOU 75-73]	Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Casspi Jump Shot: Missed	03:18
Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:17
Casspi Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:16 [SAC 75-75]
	03:00 [HOU 77-75]	Ariza Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Udrih Jump Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:36	Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:30	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:28
	02:22	Scola Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	02:22	Team Timeout : Regular
Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:22
Team Rebound	02:22
Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:22 [SAC 76-77]
	02:08	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:06
Casspi Running Bank shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Udrih (7 AST)	01:52 [SAC 78-77]
	01:36	Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:35
Nocioni Jump Shot: Missed	01:24
Nocioni Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	01:23
Nocioni Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:23 [SAC 80-77]
	01:01	Scola Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:59.4
	00:46.8	Scola Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Hawes Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:46.8 [SAC 81-77]
Hawes Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:46.8 [SAC 82-77]
	00:30.4 [HOU 80-82]	Budinger 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lowry (4 AST)
Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:08.0 [SAC 84-80]
	00:01.9	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:00.8
End of 3rd Quarter
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Thomas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:50
	11:50 [HOU 81-84]	Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	11:50 [HOU 82-84]	Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Hawes Hook Shot: Missed	11:30
	11:28	Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	11:12 [HOU 84-84]	Budinger Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Hawes Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	10:52
Hawes Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	10:52
Hawes Substitution replaced by Thompson	10:52
	10:37	Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Greene Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:35
Casspi Layup Shot: Missed Block: Budinger (1 BLK)	10:22
	10:21	Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:14	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:12	Landry Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	10:09	Landry Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:08
Thompson Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (3 AST)	09:45 [SAC 86-84]
	09:27 [HOU 86-86]	Landry Running Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Thomas Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	09:27
Thomas Substitution replaced by Nocioni	09:27
	09:27 [HOU 87-86]	Landry Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Nocioni Running Bank shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (4 AST)	09:14 [SAC 88-87]
Casspi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:08
	09:08 [HOU 88-88]	Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	09:08 [HOU 89-88]	Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	08:51
	08:50	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:42	Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:41
Nocioni Running Bank shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:32 [SAC 90-89]
	08:22	Landry Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	08:22	Landry Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Timeout : Regular	08:22
Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Udrih	08:22
Nocioni 3pt Shot: Missed	08:05
	08:04	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:57 [HOU 91-90]	Lowry Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Casspi Running Jump Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:33	Landry Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	07:29	Budinger Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Casspi Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:27
	07:23	Andersen Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	07:23	Andersen Substitution replaced by Scola
Udrih Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	07:17 [SAC 92-91]
Greene Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:01
	07:01 [HOU 92-92]	Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	07:01 [HOU 93-92]	Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Udrih Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:43
	06:41	Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:35 [HOU 95-92]	Lowry Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:32
Greene Substitution replaced by Hawes	06:32
Hawes Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (22 PTS)	06:17 [SAC 94-95]
	06:06 [HOU 97-94]	Landry Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Lowry (5 AST)
Hawes Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	05:50 [SAC 96-97]
	05:37 [HOU 99-96]	Scola Jump Bank Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Lowry (6 AST)
Udrih Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Scola (2 ST)	05:27
	05:14	Budinger Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Nocioni (1 ST)
Udrih 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Nocioni (4 AST)	05:08 [SAC 99-99]
	04:41	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:36
	04:36	Budinger Substitution replaced by Battier
Jump Ball Lowry vs Thompson (Casspi gains possession)	04:36
Thompson Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Hawes (2 AST)	04:23 [SAC 101-99]
Udrih Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:07
	04:07 [HOU 100-101]	Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	04:07	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:07 [HOU 101-101]	Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Nocioni Layup Shot: Missed Block: Landry (1 BLK)	03:54
	03:52	Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	03:41 [HOU 103-101]	Scola Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Lowry (7 AST)
Hawes Jump Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:16	Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	03:04 [HOU 105-101]	Landry Reverse Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Lowry (8 AST)
Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed	02:44
	02:43	Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	02:28	Lowry Jump Shot: Missed
Nocioni Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	02:26
	02:17	Landry Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed	02:10
	02:09	Team Rebound
	01:52	Ariza Jump Shot: Missed
	01:50	Landry Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	01:27	Lowry Running Jump Shot: Missed
	01:25	Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Nocioni Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:24
	01:24 [HOU 106-101]	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	01:24 [HOU 107-101]	Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:24
Udrih 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Thompson (4 AST)	01:19 [SAC 104-107]
	00:57.9 [HOU 109-104]	Ariza Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:57.9
Casspi 3pt Shot: Missed	00:49.9
	00:48.4	Team Rebound
	00:48.4	Scola Substitution replaced by Brooks
Hawes Substitution replaced by Rodriguez	00:48.4
Thompson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:36.7
	00:36.7 [HOU 110-104]	Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	00:36.7 [HOU 111-104]	Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed	00:30.9
	00:29.5	Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Nocioni Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:29.1
	00:29.1 [HOU 112-104]	Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	00:29.1 [HOU 113-104]	Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Casspi Jump Shot: Missed	00:17.9
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:15.9
Udrih 3pt Shot: Missed	00:11.9
Casspi Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:10.9
Casspi Layup Shot: Missed	00:09.9
Team Rebound	00:08.1
Rodriguez Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Udrih (8 AST)	00:06.0 [SAC 106-113]
End of 4th Quarter

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