December 7, 2007 · 7:30 PM EST
Biggest lead HOU by 16
Q2 10:47+8% BKNCarter 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Gill 1 AST)HOU 30 · BKN 21
Q3 10:13+10% BKNJefferson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)HOU 48 · BKN 41
Q3 9:52+10% HOUAlston 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Yao 4 AST)HOU 51 · BKN 41| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
2NO Pelicans | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
3SA Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
4HO Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 |
5PH Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2.0 |
6UT Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 |
7DA Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
8DE Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
9GS Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 |
10PO Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 |
11SA Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19.0 |
12LA Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34.0 |
13ME Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
14MI Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
15OK Thunder | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37.0 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | — |
2DE Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | 7.0 |
3OR Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | 14.0 |
4CL Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21.0 |
5WA Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23.0 |
6TO Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25.0 |
7PH 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26.0 |
8AT Hawks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 29.0 |
9IN Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30.0 |
10BK Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 |
11CH Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33.0 |
12CH Hornets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34.0 |
13MI Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 40.0 |
14NY Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43.0 |
15MI Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 51.0 |
| Zone | HOU | BKN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 7/15 47% | 3/5 60% |
| Mid-range | 8/24 33% | 16/35 46% |
| Corner 3 | 2/3 67% | 1/1 100% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/11 45% | 6/12 50% |
TM Tracy McGradyF-G | 42 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 9-16 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 65.9% |
YM Yao MingC | 39 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 59.3% |
| SBShane BattierF | 36 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +6 | 87.2% |
| RARafer AlstonG | 31 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 58.8% |
BW Bonzi WellsG-F | 31 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 25.3% |
SF Steve FrancisG | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37.0% |
CH Chuck HayesC-F | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 50.0% |
LS Luis ScolaF | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 50.0% |
| MJMike JamesG | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 96 | 38 | 23 | 35-75 | 7-14 | 19-24 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | ||
| Shooting | 46.7% | 50.0% | 79.2% | 56.1% |
DNP: Carl Landry, Dikembe Mutombo, Kirk Snyder
| RJRichard JeffersonF | 41 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 11-20 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 64.0% |
| VCVince CarterF-G | 38 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 12-28 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -6 | 52.2% |
| JKJason KiddG | 37 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 41.7% |
BN Bostjan NachbarF | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 46.0% |
| JCJason CollinsC | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 50.0% |
| JMJamaal MagloireC | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 0.0% |
| MAMalik AllenF | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 50.0% |
| AWAntoine WrightF-G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 0.0% |
| SWSean WilliamsF-C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 50.0% |
| EGEddie GillG | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 89 | 46 | 19 | 35-83 | 7-13 | 12-14 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 42.2% | 53.8% | 85.7% | 49.9% |
DNP: Darrell Armstrong, Josh Boone
11:37Yao 14' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)HOU 211:21MISS Carter Driving LayupHOU 211:20Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 210:34MISS Alston 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 410:22MISS Carter 15' Fadeaway JumperHOU 410:10MISS Jefferson Driving LayupHOU 49:56MISS McGrady 15' Turnaround Jump ShotHOU 49:33Carter 7' Driving Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Kidd 1 AST)HOU 49:16MISS Yao 11' Turnaround Hook ShotHOU 49:09Carter Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)HOU 48:55Hayes Layup (2 PTS) (Yao 2 AST)HOU 68:23Alston Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)HOU 68:19Jefferson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)HOU 68:19Alston STEAL (1 STL)HOU 68:07Alston Driving Layup (2 PTS)HOU 87:47Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 87:34MISS Alston 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 87:33Carter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 87:26MISS Carter 23' Jump ShotHOU 87:10McGrady 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS)HOU 106:54Yao S.FOUL (P1.T1)HOU 106:54Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 106:54Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)HOU 106:38MISS McGrady 17' Jump ShotHOU 106:28MISS Carter 9' Running Jump ShotHOU 106:16MISS McGrady 9' Running Bank ShotHOU 106:05Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)HOU 105:51Alston Layup (4 PTS) (McGrady 1 AST)HOU 125:31MISS Jefferson Driving Reverse LayupHOU 125:29Alston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 125:19Yao Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)HOU 125:05MISS Jefferson 19' Jump ShotHOU 125:04Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 124:57MISS Hayes LayupHOU 124:56Jefferson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 124:37Carter 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS)HOU 124:12Alston 9' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Battier 1 AST)HOU 143:52Jefferson Driving Layup (4 PTS)HOU 143:40MISS McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2HOU 143:40McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)HOU 153:27Carter Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)HOU 153:17MISS McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2HOU 153:17McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)HOU 163:02MISS Jefferson Driving LayupHOU 162:41McGrady 18' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS)HOU 182:17Jefferson Traveling Turnover (P2.T4)HOU 182:01McGrady 20' Jump Shot (8 PTS)HOU 201:44Jefferson Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Kidd 2 AST)HOU 201:25McGrady 17' Fadeaway Jumper (10 PTS) (Scola 1 AST)HOU 221:11Scola BLOCK (1 BLK)HOU 221:09Scola REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 220:57McGrady 16' Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Battier 2 AST)HOU 240:57McGrady Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)HOU 250:45Carter Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)HOU 250:29Carter 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Kidd 3 AST)HOU 25The Rockets beat the Nets 96-89 on the road.
Yao Ming led the Rockets with 25 points and 11 rebounds, while Vince Carter led the Nets with 32 points.
The Rockets led by as many as 16 points.
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