January 4, 2008 · 7:00 PM EST
Biggest lead HOU by 12 · ORL by 3 · 5 lead changes
Q4 2:46+15% ORLNelson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Howard 1 AST)HOU 91 · ORL 88Q4 1:09+16% ORLNelson 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Turkoglu 5 AST)HOU 93 · ORL 91
Q4 0:04+51% HOUAlston Driving Layup (20 PTS)HOU 96 · ORL 94| 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 | ORL |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 1/1 100% |
| Paint | 3/9 33% | 4/11 36% |
| Mid-range | 11/24 46% | 8/18 44% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 5/9 56% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/15 33% | 2/10 20% |
| RARafer AlstonG | 44 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 7-14 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 63.5% |
| SBShane BattierF | 40 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.0% |
BW Bonzi WellsG-F | 34 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -8 | 41.0% |
LH Luther HeadG | 33 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 46.6% |
YM Yao MingC | 31 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 61.7% |
AB Aaron BrooksG | 19 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 58.3% |
CH Chuck HayesC-F | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +13 | 100.0% |
LS Luis ScolaF | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 62.5% |
SN Steve NovakF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 96 | 44 | 18 | 37-78 | 5-16 | 17-19 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 22 | ||
| Shooting | 47.4% | 31.3% | 89.5% | 55.6% |
DNP: Carl Landry, Dikembe Mutombo, Mike James
| RLRashard LewisG-F | 42 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4-15 | 2-8 | 6-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 45.4% |
HT Hedo TurkogluF | 42 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 50.5% |
| KDKeyon DoolingG | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 45.5% |
DH Dwight HowardC-F | 34 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 51.9% |
| JNJameer NelsonG | 32 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 69.8% |
| CACarlos ArroyoG | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -9 | 82.0% |
AF Adonal FoyleC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 50.0% |
| KBKeith BogansG-F | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 40.0% |
| MEMaurice EvansG-F | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 66.7% |
| Totals | 240 | 94 | 35 | 15 | 34-76 | 7-19 | 19-25 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 17 | ||
| Shooting | 44.7% | 36.8% | 76.0% | 54.0% |
DNP: Brian Cook, James Augustine, JJ Redick
12:00Jump Ball Howard vs. Yao: Tip to LewisHOU 011:49Yao Violation:Defensive GoaltendingHOU 011:49Turkoglu Layup (2 PTS) (Lewis 1 AST)HOU 011:31Alston 10' Jump Shot (2 PTS)HOU 211:20MISS Howard 6' Running Hook ShotHOU 211:10Hayes Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Alston 1 AST)HOU 410:46MISS Alston 12' Jump ShotHOU 410:43Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)HOU 410:43Yao Tip Shot (2 PTS)HOU 610:23MISS Head 24' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 610:21Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 610:09MISS Turkoglu 17' Jump ShotHOU 610:08Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 69:52Yao 10' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Battier 1 AST)HOU 89:36MISS Howard LayupHOU 89:35Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 89:22MISS Head 24' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 89:14Alston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 89:05Alston Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)HOU 88:37Alston 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)HOU 118:19Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T1)HOU 118:01Alston Driving Layup (7 PTS)HOU 137:34Head Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)HOU 157:25Howard Layup (2 PTS) (Turkoglu 2 AST)HOU 157:09Head 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS)HOU 176:56Head P.FOUL (P1.T2)HOU 176:43Turkoglu 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Lewis 2 AST)HOU 176:21Howard S.FOUL (P1.T1)HOU 176:21Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)HOU 186:21Yao Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)HOU 196:06Head REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 195:56MISS Yao LayupHOU 195:55Yao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)HOU 195:55MISS Yao Tip ShotHOU 195:54Yao REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)HOU 195:54Hayes Tip Shot (4 PTS)HOU 215:50Hayes S.FOUL (P2.T3)HOU 215:50Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)HOU 215:50MISS Howard Free Throw 2 of 2HOU 215:49Yao REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)HOU 215:36Yao 13' Jump Shot (8 PTS)HOU 235:24MISS Howard 6' Hook ShotHOU 235:07MISS Yao 10' Jump ShotHOU 235:06Turkoglu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 234:46Alston S.FOUL (P1.T4)HOU 234:45Wells REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 234:26MISS Yao 10' Jump ShotHOU 234:24Wells REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)HOU 234:22Wells Reverse Layup (2 PTS)HOU 253:56Yao REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)HOU 253:45Head Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)HOU 253:24Howard 9' Jump Bank Shot (5 PTS)HOU 253:04MISS Yao 21' Jump ShotHOU 253:02Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 252:56Yao REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)HOU 252:51Alston Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)HOU 252:40Turkoglu Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)HOU 252:21MISS Wells LayupHOU 252:10Yao S.FOUL (P1.PN)HOU 252:10MISS Howard Free Throw 1 of 2HOU 252:10Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)HOU 251:48Alston 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Wells 1 AST)HOU 280:59Wells Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)HOU 280:59Turkoglu STEAL (1 STL)HOU 280:41MISS Alston 6' Running Jump ShotHOU 280:41Yao REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)HOU 280:41Yao Putback Dunk (10 PTS)HOU 300:31Nelson 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS)HOU 300:09MISS Wells 17' Jump ShotHOU 300:07Yao REBOUND (Off:5 Def:3)HOU 300:07Yao 6' Jump Shot (12 PTS)HOU 32The Rockets edged the Magic 96-94 on the road.
Yao Ming led the Rockets with 26 points, while Jameer Nelson led the Magic with 20 points.
The Rockets took the lead for good with 0:04 left in Q4. The Rockets led by as many as 12 points. The lead changed hands 5 times and the score was tied 9 times.
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