Rockets-Warriors Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Dec 03 2009 2:08AM

The Houston Rockets have shown all season they will be a resilient team. The Golden State Warriors are probably well aware of that.

The Rockets look to defeat the Warriors for the eighth straight time Thursday night in Oakland.

It was unclear what to expect from Houston (10-8) early this season playing without injured stars Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady and with Ron Artest leaving via free agency. The Rockets, though, have been very solid and have opened this four-game trip with two wins.

"For the most part, our guys have done a good job," coach Rick Adelman said. "I mean, we knew we were going to have shortcomings and we knew we were going to be small. We lost our top three scorers from last year, so we knew we were going to find out who was going to be the guy who steps up.

"We've played a tough schedule, we've played a lot of games on the road against good teams, and we've responded."

This is Houston's second visit to Golden State (6-11) after having spoiled the Warriors' season opener with a 108-107 victory Oct. 28. Trevor Ariza - added to replace Artest - scored 25 points and Luis Scola had 21 and 11 rebounds as the Rockets erased a 10-point halftime deficit.

Houston hasn't lost to Golden State since a 112-95 defeat Dec. 31, 2007, and has won four straight visits to Oakland. Three of the Rockets' wins in the seven-game run have come without Yao.

The Rockets have used strong second-half defense to improve to 6-4 on the road so far. They limited Oklahoma City to 37 points after halftime in a 100-91 victory Sunday and gave up 33 second-half points to the Clippers in a 102-85 win Wednesday.

Aaron Brooks made his first eight shots and finished with 22 points and rookie Chase Budinger added 19 against Los Angeles. The Rockets shot 50.7 percent from the field, improving to 7-0 when shooting at least 46 percent.

Scola, wearing protective goggles after getting gouged in the right eye by the Thunder's Etan Thomas on Sunday and getting seven stitches, played 28 minutes and was 4 for 11 with eight points and seven rebounds. Scola has played in 182 consecutive games.

The Warriors expect coach Don Nelson to be back after missing the last five games while recovering from pneumonia. Golden State went 2-3 without him, falling 135-107 at Denver on Tuesday.

Anthony Morrow scored 27 points for Golden State, which never recovered after allowing 44 in the second quarter.

"We tried hard," acting head coach Keith Smart said. "We played hard for a quarter and a half and then we just couldn't compete. We just didn't have enough tonight."

The Warriors used only eight players and have had to play short-handed for significant stretches of the season because of injuries.

"We're kind of used to it by now," rookie guard Stephen Curry said. "Our bodies are trying to get adjusted to playing heavy minutes, trying to play hard the whole game. It would be nice to have some healthy bodies but that's what we have to deal with right now.

"We've got to go out there and try to be competitive. That's our goal."

Monta Ellis leads Golden State with 23.9 points per game, but is averaging 31.8 over his last six.

Copyright 2009 by STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited

Rockets spoil Nellie's return to the bench

By Frank Hughes, for NBA.com
Posted Friday December 4, 2009 2:19AM

OAKLAND, Calif. (NBA.com exclusive) -- Don Nelson returned to the Golden State Warriors' bench Thursday night.

But he didn't necessarily look like he was ready to be there.

Nelson, who had missed the previous five games with pneumonia, admitted that he got dizzy a few times -- and it had nothing to do with his team blowing a 10-point lead in the final six minutes of the game to drop a 111-109 decision to the Rockets.

No, Nelson simply did not look as if he was ready to return from his illness; he was lackluster in the team huddles and continually wiped sweat from his brow, as he did earlier in the day at the team's shootaround.

"I survived OK," Nelson said. "I'm a little dizzy right now. Not sure what the reason for that is."

To make matters worse, Nelson had to watch as Aaron Brooks earned a trip to the free throw line with 2.1 seconds remaining to score the game-winning points.

It was ironic, actually, that Brooks got a call that usually is not proffered at that point in an NBA game because Brooks had been sniping with the officials all evening, at one point being assessed a technical foul for yelling at referee Kevin Fehr.

"I was getting bumped," Brooks said.

After he earned the T, Brooks decided to clap in jest whenever the officials made a call against him.

Perhaps it endeared him to the officiating crew. With the game tied at 109, Brooks drove to the right and rose up at the elbow for a jump shot. The ball came up short of the rim and the Warriors celebrated what they thought was a good defensive play. But a second later they were wondering what happened as Brooks made his way to the line, fouled by C.J. Watson.

"I was extremely surprised," Brooks said after scoring a game-high 25. "That was a bold call that he made. I thought it was the right call. C.J. in his heart felt it was the right call. In his heart, deep down, he knew it was the right call."

Brooks made both free throws, Monta Ellis was called for traveling on Golden State's final shot -- one of nine Ellis turnovers -- and the Rockets walked away with their eighth consecutive victory over the Warriors at Oracle Arena.

"We turned it up a notch when we needed to," said Trevor Ariza, who had 18 points.

The Warriors outscored the Rockets 38-25 in the third quarter, the first time this season they have won a third quarter and lost the game.

At least a part of the Rockets comeback can be attributed to a coaching decision by Nelson. When the Warriors were dominating, they were running the floor and getting a good game from forward Vladimir Radmanovic, who had a season-high 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting, and Anthony Morrow, who had 21.

But in the fourth quarter, Nelson went away from Radmanovic and chose a small lineup, with 6-foot-6 Corey Maggette playing center against 6-9 Carl Landry.

The Rockets kept feeding the ball in the post to Landry, who continued to make strong moves that reaped baskets or fouls.

Nelson said he thought Maggette could guard Landry and the mismatch on the offensive end would tilt in the Warriors' favor.

Instead, it was the catalyst for Houston's comeback, in which they outscored Golden State 18-6 in the final half of the fourth quarter.

"Against a team like this, you have to keep in your mind that they are going to make shots, but you can't give up on the effort," said Rockets coach Rick Adelman, whose team defeated the Clippers on Wednesday night. "We knew that they were going to let us back into the game. We just had to stay patient."

These teams met in the season opener, when the absence of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady prompted many to wonder if the Rockets would manage 20 wins.

But they won that night and have gone on to win 10 others, with Adelman once again proving his merit as a coach who can devise more than the offensive back picks for which he became known in Sacramento.

Nelson, meanwhile, did not appear to do a great deal of coaching in the huddle. Keith Smart, who took over during Nelson's five-game absence, did most of the talking to the players, while Nelson leaned in and listened, occasionally offering words of encouragement.

He said he plans on coaching in Saturday's home game against the Orlando Magic before deciding if he will accompany the Warriors on a five-game trip that begins Dec. 6.

NOTE: The game was briefly interrupted late in the third quarter when a fan traipsed onto the court and ran down the middle of the floor before authorities escorted him from the building. He never posed a threat to any players.

• Rockets: Dorsey, McGrady, Yao
• Warriors: Azubuike, Bell, Claxton, Wright

• Rockets: Brooks
• Warriors: --

• Lead Changes: 12
• Times Tied: 13

• Arena: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, CA
• Officials: #9 Derrick Stafford, #39 Kevin Fehr, #36 David Jones
• Attendance: 16432
• Duration: 2:19

Houston Rockets (21-14)		Golden State Warriors (9-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Moore vs Scola (Morrow gains possession)
	11:44	Radmanovic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Battier (1 BLK)
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:43
	11:41	Curry Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:30	Moore Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:12	Curry Jump Shot: Missed
	11:11	Radmanovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:00	Ellis Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brooks (1 ST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)	10:47 [HOU 3-0]
	10:28	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:27
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	10:14
	10:13	Moore Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:00 [GSW 3-3]	Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Moore (1 AST)
Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Radmanovic (1 ST)	09:53
	09:49 [GSW 5-3]	Radmanovic Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Battier Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)	09:28 [HOU 5-5]
	09:14	Curry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hayes (1 ST)
	09:11	Morrow Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:11 [HOU 6-5]
Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:11
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:10
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	09:00
	09:00	Team Rebound
Scola Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	09:00
	08:47 [GSW 8-6]	Curry 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Moore (2 AST)
Battier Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:26 [HOU 8-8]
	08:09 [GSW 10-8]	Moore Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Curry (1 AST)
Hayes Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
Battier Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:50
Battier Tip Shot: Missed	07:50
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:48
Battier Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:48 [HOU 10-10]
	07:35	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hayes (1 BLK)
Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:33
Brooks Layup Shot: Missed	07:30
	07:29	Radmanovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Brooks Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:15
	07:15 [GSW 11-10]	Curry Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:15 [GSW 12-10]	Curry Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Brooks Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	07:01
	06:45 [GSW 14-10]	Ellis Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)	06:29 [HOU 12-14]
	06:18	Moore Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:17
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	06:02
	06:01	Moore Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:52 [GSW 17-12]	Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ellis (1 AST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	05:34
	05:33	Morrow Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:19 [GSW 19-12]	Moore Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Radmanovic (1 AST)
Brooks Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:19
	05:19	Team Timeout : Regular
Brooks Substitution replaced by Lowry	05:19
	05:19	Moore Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:17
Ariza Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Curry (1 ST)	05:05
	04:58	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Battier (2 BLK)
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:57
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	04:36
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:35
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed Block: Moore (1 BLK)	04:26
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:24
Ariza Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:22 [HOU 14-19]
	04:05	Curry Floating Jump shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:04
Hayes Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Battier (1 AST)	03:55 [HOU 16-19]
	03:55	Moore Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:55	Moore Substitution replaced by Hunter
Hayes Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:55
	03:54	Radmanovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:44	Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:42	Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:37	Curry 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:36
Hayes Layup Shot: Missed	03:23
Ariza Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	03:21
Ariza Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:21 [HOU 18-19]
	03:08	Hunter Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	03:04
	03:03	Morrow Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:03
Team Rebound	03:03
Hayes Substitution replaced by Landry	03:03
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:03 [HOU 19-19]
	02:43	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Landry (1 BLK)
Landry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:42
Landry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Radmanovic (2 ST)	02:39
	02:28	Curry Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Landry (1 ST)
Landry Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lowry (1 AST)	02:24 [HOU 21-19]
	02:24	Ellis Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:24
	02:24	Curry Substitution replaced by Watson
Landry Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	02:24 [HOU 22-19]
	02:12	Ellis Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Battier (1 ST)
Ariza Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Battier (2 AST)	02:07 [HOU 24-19]
	01:56 [GSW 21-24]	Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Watson (1 ST)	01:35
	01:30 [GSW 23-24]	Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)
Scola Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	01:16
Team Rebound	01:16
	01:16	Morrow Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Battier Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:16 [HOU 25-23]
Ariza Substitution replaced by Budinger	01:16
Scola Substitution replaced by Andersen	01:16
	01:16	Morrow Substitution replaced by Maggette
Battier Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:16 [HOU 26-23]
	01:00	Hunter Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Missed
	00:59.9	Maggette Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Battier Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:59.2
	00:55.3 [GSW 25-26]	Radmanovic Step Back Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Andersen Jump Shot: Missed	00:43.9
Battier Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	00:40.9
Budinger Layup Shot: Missed	00:35.9
Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:34.6
Landry Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	00:33.6
Landry Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	00:33.6
	00:19.9	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed Block: Battier (3 BLK)
	00:17.9	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:15.8 [GSW 28-26]	Watson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
	00:05.2	Ellis Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:05.2 [HOU 27-28]
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:05.2 [HOU 28-28]
	00:01.0	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Houston Rockets (21-14)		Golden State Warriors (9-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Landry Floating Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	11:42 [HOU 30-28]
	11:24 [GSW 30-30]	Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Landry Step Back Jump shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)	11:11 [HOU 32-30]
	10:57	Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:55
Budinger 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Landry (1 AST)	10:45 [HOU 35-30]
	10:26	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:26
Lowry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Maggette (1 ST)	10:16
	10:11 [GSW 32-35]	Watson Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Maggette (1 AST)
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	09:49
	09:48	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:44 [GSW 34-35]	Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)
Andersen Jump Shot: Missed	09:23
Ariza Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	09:22
	09:20	Hunter Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	09:20	Hunter Substitution replaced by Moore
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	09:08
Budinger Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:07
Budinger Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:06 [HOU 37-34]
	08:46	Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Lowry (1 ST)
Budinger Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lowry (2 AST)	08:40 [HOU 39-34]
Lowry Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:36
	08:36	Timeout : Official
	08:29	Ellis Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Budinger (1 ST)
Budinger 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)	08:23 [HOU 42-34]
	08:06 [GSW 36-42]	Radmanovic Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ellis (2 AST)
Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:42	Maggette Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:34	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:33
Ellis Violation:Kicked Ball	07:29
Andersen Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	07:18
	07:17	Radmanovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Budinger Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:13
	07:13	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:13	Team Rebound
	07:13	Radmanovic Substitution replaced by Morrow
Andersen Substitution replaced by Scola	07:13
	07:13 [GSW 37-42]	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
	07:02	Moore Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	06:54
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:53
Landry Driving Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	06:50 [HOU 44-37]
	06:34 [GSW 40-44]	Watson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Morrow (1 AST)
	06:22	Moore Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:22 [HOU 45-40]
	06:22	Moore Substitution replaced by Hunter
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	06:22 [HOU 46-40]
Landry Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:13
	06:13 [GSW 41-46]	Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:13 [GSW 42-46]	Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Ariza Pullup Jump shot: Missed	05:55
	05:54	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:42	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Landry (2 BLK)
	05:39	Hunter Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:37	Hunter Layup Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:35
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	05:28
	05:27	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:15 [GSW 44-46]	Watson Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hunter (1 AST)
Budinger Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:58	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:54	Watson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Landry (2 ST)
Ariza Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Budinger (1 AST)	04:49 [HOU 48-44]
	04:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Lowry Substitution replaced by Brooks	04:37
Landry Substitution replaced by Battier	04:37
	04:29 [GSW 46-48]	Maggette Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ellis (3 AST)
Ariza Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)	04:11
	03:58	Hunter Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	03:57	Team Rebound
	03:51	Hunter Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	03:50
	03:39	Hunter Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Battier Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:39
Team Rebound	03:39
	03:39	Hunter Substitution replaced by Radmanovic
Battier Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:39 [HOU 49-46]
	03:18	Ellis Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Battier (3 AST)	03:06 [HOU 52-46]
	02:52 [GSW 48-52]	Maggette Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Budinger Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	02:34
	02:20	Maggette Layup Shot: Missed Block: Battier (4 BLK)
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	02:18
Scola Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:02 [HOU 54-48]
	01:46	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	01:44
Ariza Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)	01:39 [HOU 56-48]
	01:25	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed
	01:24	Maggette Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Scola Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:24
	01:24 [GSW 49-56]	Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	01:24	Morrow Substitution replaced by Curry
	01:24 [GSW 50-56]	Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:14	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Ariza Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:11
	01:11	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:11	Team Rebound
Budinger Substitution replaced by Lowry	01:11
	01:11 [GSW 51-56]	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	00:55.9
	00:54.7	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:50.3	Ellis Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	00:50.3	Ellis Turnover : Foul (6 TO)
Scola Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:37.1
	00:27.9	Curry Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ariza (2 ST)
Ariza Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Lowry (3 AST)	00:25.5 [HOU 58-51]
	00:05.6	Ellis Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	00:05.6	Ellis Turnover : Foul (7 TO)
Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Houston Rockets (21-14)		Golden State Warriors (9-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	11:48
	11:47	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:39	Ellis Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:38
Brooks Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ellis (1 ST)	11:24
	11:18 [GSW 54-58]	Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ellis (4 AST)
Hayes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ellis (2 ST)	11:01
	10:55 [GSW 56-58]	Ellis Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Battier (4 AST)	10:38 [HOU 60-56]
	10:23 [GSW 58-60]	Hunter Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Radmanovic (2 AST)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)	10:10 [HOU 62-58]
Brooks Taunting Technical	10:09
	10:09 [GSW 59-62]	Morrow Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
	09:52 [GSW 61-62]	Curry Floating Jump shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Radmanovic (3 AST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	09:36
	09:34	Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:19 [GSW 64-62]	Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Morrow (2 AST)
Scola Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Radmanovic (3 ST)	09:06
	09:00 [GSW 66-62]	Radmanovic Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Morrow (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:59
Hayes Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	08:46
Hayes Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:46
	08:27	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:26
Scola Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hayes (2 AST)	08:17 [HOU 64-66]
Hayes Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:04
	07:58 [GSW 69-64]	Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Morrow (4 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Scola (3 AST)	07:42 [HOU 67-69]
	07:33	Curry 3pt Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	07:32
Scola Jump Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brooks (3 AST)	07:16 [HOU 69-69]
	07:08	Curry Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Ariza (3 ST)
Ariza Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	06:56
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	06:54
Scola Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:54 [HOU 71-69]
	06:34 [GSW 72-71]	Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ellis (5 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)	06:25 [HOU 74-72]
	06:09 [GSW 75-74]	Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Ellis (6 AST)
Hayes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hunter (1 BLK)	05:54
	05:52	Radmanovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:48 [GSW 77-74]	Ellis Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Radmanovic (4 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Hayes (3 AST)	05:26 [HOU 77-77]
	05:03	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Battier (5 BLK)
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:01
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:58	Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:51	Radmanovic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Battier (6 BLK)
	04:50	Radmanovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:44 [GSW 80-77]	Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Radmanovic (5 AST)
Scola Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Brooks (4 AST)	04:29 [HOU 79-80]
	04:18	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	04:16
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	03:57
Ariza Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)	03:56
Scola Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	03:51
Hayes Substitution replaced by Landry	03:51
	03:51	Curry Substitution replaced by Watson
	03:33 [GSW 82-79]	Morrow Step Back Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)
Ariza Turnover : Traveling (5 TO)	03:15
Scola Substitution replaced by Lowry	03:15
	03:02 [GSW 84-79]	Ellis Pullup Jump shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Hunter (2 AST)
	02:51	Hunter Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	02:51	Team Timeout : Regular
Brooks Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	02:45
	02:34	Radmanovic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	02:25
	02:24	Radmanovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	02:17 [GSW 86-79]	Morrow Step Back Jump shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Radmanovic (6 AST)
Ariza Running Hook Shot: Missed Block: Hunter (2 BLK)	02:04
	02:02	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:55	Ellis 3pt Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	01:54
Landry Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hunter (3 BLK)	01:46
	01:44	Hunter Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:38	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:37
Battier Substitution replaced by Budinger	01:29
	01:23	Hunter Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Budinger Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:23
Team Rebound	01:23
Budinger Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	01:23 [HOU 80-86]
	01:05 [GSW 88-80]	Ellis Jump Hook Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Budinger (2 AST)	00:57.0 [HOU 83-88]
Ariza Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:41.8
	00:41.8	Radmanovic Substitution replaced by Curry
	00:32.9	Morrow Jump Shot: Missed
	00:32.1	Team Rebound
Lowry Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	00:32.1
	00:32.1	Hunter Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:32.1	Team Rebound
	00:32.1	Ellis Substitution replaced by Radmanovic
	00:32.1 [GSW 89-83]	Hunter Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Brooks Layup Shot: Missed	00:10.9
	00:09.9	Hunter Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:02.9	Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:01.7
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Houston Rockets (21-14)		Golden State Warriors (9-24)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:49 [GSW 91-83]	Maggette Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Curry (2 AST)
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	11:37
	11:32	Morrow Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:27	Watson Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:25
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed Block: Curry (1 BLK)	11:18
	11:16	Ellis Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Brooks Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:16
	11:16 [GSW 92-83]	Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	11:16 [GSW 93-83]	Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Landry Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Brooks (5 AST)	10:59 [HOU 85-93]
	10:48	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:46
	10:43	Maggette Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	10:43 [HOU 86-93]
Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	10:43 [HOU 87-93]
	10:34	Maggette Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	10:34	Maggette Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Budinger Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	10:19
	10:02 [GSW 95-87]	Curry Floating Jump shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Ellis (7 AST)
Landry Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:42
Landry Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	09:42
Team Timeout : Regular	09:42
Budinger Substitution replaced by Battier	09:42
	09:32	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	09:29
Lowry Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Watson (2 ST)	09:09
Brooks Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	09:06
	09:06 [GSW 96-87]	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	09:06 [GSW 97-87]	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Jump Ball Morrow vs Brooks (Lowry gains possession)	08:54
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed	08:43
	08:42	Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:33	Maggette Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	08:31
	08:21	Maggette Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	08:18	Morrow Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Landry Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	08:09 [HOU 89-97]
	08:09	Watson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	08:09 [HOU 90-97]
	07:56 [GSW 99-90]	Maggette Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Ellis (8 AST)
	07:37	Ellis Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:37 [HOU 91-99]
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:37 [HOU 92-99]
	07:17 [GSW 101-92]	Curry Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Maggette (2 AST)
	06:58	Curry Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Battier Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:58
Team Rebound	06:58
Battier Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:58 [HOU 93-101]
	06:41	Watson Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	06:41
Brooks Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	06:35
Brooks Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	06:35
	06:21 [GSW 103-93]	Watson Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Morrow (5 AST)
Landry Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Brooks (6 AST)	06:08 [HOU 95-103]
	05:47	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	05:46
Timeout : Official	05:37
Jump Ball Morrow vs Battier (Lowry gains possession)	05:37
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	05:23
	05:22	Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	05:18	Watson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lowry (1 BLK)
	05:16	Morrow Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:15	Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	05:12
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Ariza (3 AST)	05:04 [HOU 97-103]
	04:45	Ellis Jump Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:43
Lowry Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Curry (2 ST)	04:39
Ariza Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:39
	04:25	Maggette Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Brooks Floating Jump shot: Made (21 PTS)	04:04 [HOU 99-103]
	03:46	Maggette Layup Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	03:43
Lowry Turnover : Palming Turnover (4 TO)	03:41
	03:27	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ariza (1 BLK)
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	03:24
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Lowry (4 AST)	03:19 [HOU 101-103]
	03:00	Maggette Layup Shot: Missed Block: Landry (3 BLK)
	02:59	Ellis Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:58	Ellis Layup Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	02:56
	02:55	Maggette Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	02:55	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:55	Maggette Substitution replaced by Radmanovic
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	02:55 [HOU 102-103]
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	02:55 [HOU 103-103]
	02:41	Ellis Running Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	02:38
Landry Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Ariza (4 AST)	02:21 [HOU 105-103]
Landry Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:11
	01:55	Ellis Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	01:53	Radmanovic Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	01:48 [GSW 105-105]	Morrow Pullup Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)
	01:32	Curry Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:32 [HOU 106-105]
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:32 [HOU 107-105]
	01:22	Ellis Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ariza (2 BLK)
	01:20	Team Rebound
Ariza Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:20
	01:20 [GSW 106-107]	Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	01:20 [GSW 107-107]	Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	01:02
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brooks (7 AST)	00:55.9 [HOU 109-107]
	00:42.9	Ellis Turnover : Lost Ball (8 TO) Steal:Brooks (2 ST)
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	00:21.9
	00:20.8	Curry Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:13.3 [GSW 109-109]	Morrow Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:13.3
Lowry Substitution replaced by Budinger	00:13.3
	00:02.1	Watson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:02.1 [HOU 110-109]
	00:02.1	Morrow Substitution replaced by Hunter
Budinger Substitution replaced by Lowry	00:02.1
Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	00:02.1 [HOU 111-109]
	00:02.1	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:02.1	Team Timeout : Short
	00:02.1	Hunter Substitution replaced by Morrow
Landry Substitution replaced by Hayes	00:02.1
	00:01.0	Ellis Turnover : Traveling (9 TO)
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa		--	FSH	Local	10:30 pm ET
		--	CSN-BA	Local	10:30 pm ET