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Rockets-Spurs Postgame Notes - December 3, 2002

  • Yao Ming scored a game-high 27 points, marking his second-highest total in his Rockets career. He also grabbed a Rockets individual season-high 18 rebounds for his second career-double-double.

  • Yao Ming once again qualifies among the league leaders in field goal percentage, ranking first in the NBA with an accuracy of .648.

  • San Antonio set Spurs season lows with 75 points and a Rockets season-low 25 field goals. Houston has held five teams to less than 80 points in its first 17 games.

  • The Rockets have won five straight home games.

  • San Antonio tied a Rockets opponent season low for points in a quarter with 11 fourth-quarter points.

  • Houston set a Rockets season high with a free throw percentage of .944.

  • Houston grabbed a Rockets season-high and Spurs opponent season-high 53 rebounds, with the Rockets holding a 53-36 edge over San Antonio.

  • Houston’s reserves outscored their Spurs counterparts, 40-14. The Houston bench has outscored opponents in seven of the last 10 games.

  • Moochie Norris scored a season-high 16 points.

  • Houston snapped a four-game losing streak vs. San Antonio.

  • The Rockets employed their 10th different starting lineup of the season.