January 23, 2008 · 10:00 PM EST
Biggest lead HOU by 4 · OKC by 13 · 6 lead changes
Q4 1:27+45% HOUMcGrady 24' 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Battier 3 AST)HOU 104 · OKC 103Q4 0:51+40% HOUMcGrady 4' Running Jump Shot (28 PTS)HOU 106 · OKC 105
Q4 0:19+27% HOUAlston 25' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (McGrady 5 AST)HOU 109 · OKC 105| 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 |
| Zone | HOU | OKC |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/4 0% | 1/2 50% |
| Paint | 1/9 11% | 5/13 38% |
| Mid-range | 12/26 46% | 26/45 58% |
| Corner 3 | 4/8 50% | 0/0 — |
| Above the break 3 | 7/14 50% | 1/8 13% |
YM Yao MingC | 42 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 14-15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +12 | 66.3% |
| SBShane BattierF | 41 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +13 | 68.8% |
| RARafer AlstonG | 39 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 6-18 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +17 | 47.7% |
| TMTracy McGradyF-G | 35 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 13-23 | 1-3 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 54.6% |
LS Luis ScolaF | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 43.6% |
BW Bonzi WellsG-F | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25.0% |
CL Carl LandryF | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 90.1% |
CH Chuck HayesC-F | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0.0% |
LH Luther HeadG | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 62.5% |
AB Aaron BrooksG | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 75.0% |
| TS% | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SN Steve NovakF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 109 | 35 | 28 | 41-88 | 11-23 | 16-26 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 24 | ||
| Shooting | 46.6% | 47.8% | 61.5% | 54.8% |
DNP: Dikembe Mutombo
NC Nick CollisonF-C | 39 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 19.0% |
KD Kevin DurantF | 33 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 12-23 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 53.3% |
WS Wally SzczerbiakF | 31 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 72.9% |
| KTKurt ThomasF | 26 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 87.0% |
| EWEarl WatsonG | 25 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 63.5% |
| LRLuke RidnourG | 23 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 50.0% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 51.5% |
| CWChris WilcoxF-C | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 34.7% |
DW Damien WilkinsG-F | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 40.0% |
| JPJohan PetroC | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 94.5% |
| Totals | 240 | 107 | 36 | 23 | 42-81 | 1-8 | 22-27 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | ||
| Shooting | 51.9% | 12.5% | 81.5% | 57.6% |
DNP: Delonte West, Mickael Gelabale
12:00Jump Ball Collison vs. Yao: Tip to AlstonHOU 011:48Yao 9' Jump Shot (2 PTS)HOU 211:02Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 211:02MISS Yao LayupHOU 210:37MISS Yao 10' Jump ShotHOU 210:21MISS Durant 8' Jump ShotHOU 210:10Wells Layup (2 PTS) (Yao 1 AST)HOU 49:51Durant 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)HOU 49:36MISS Wells 21' Jump ShotHOU 49:36Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 49:25Durant 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Watson 2 AST)HOU 49:08MISS Alston 19' Jump ShotHOU 49:08Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 48:45MISS Collison 15' Jump ShotHOU 48:44Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 48:35MISS Yao 2' LayupHOU 48:08Green P.FOUL (P1.T1)HOU 48:02Yao Dunk (4 PTS) (Wells 1 AST)HOU 68:02Yao Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)HOU 77:31Wells Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)HOU 77:08Wells 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Alston 1 AST)HOU 96:59Hayes STEAL (1 STL)HOU 96:45Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)HOU 96:42MISS Hayes LayupHOU 96:28Durant 13' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Watson 3 AST)HOU 96:16Yao OFF.Foul (P1)HOU 96:16Yao Foul Turnover (P1.T2)HOU 95:38Yao 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS)HOU 115:29MISS Collison 20' Jump ShotHOU 115:28Wells REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 115:17Yao Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)HOU 125:09MISS Alston 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 124:46Alston Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 154:46MISS Alston Free Throw 2 of 2HOU 154:29MISS Green 9' Jump ShotHOU 154:27Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)HOU 154:14McGrady 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS)HOU 173:59Durant 18' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Watson 4 AST)HOU 173:39Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)HOU 183:39Yao Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)HOU 193:22Alston P.FOUL (P1.T1)HOU 193:12MISS Collison LayupHOU 193:12Yao BLOCK (1 BLK)HOU 193:11Scola REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 193:04Green P.FOUL (P2.PN)HOU 193:04MISS McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2HOU 193:04MISS McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2HOU 193:04Collison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)HOU 192:42MISS Alston 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 192:22MISS Durant 16' Jump ShotHOU 192:21Collison REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)HOU 192:19Collison Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)HOU 192:19Scola STEAL (1 STL)HOU 192:10Scola Layup (2 PTS)HOU 212:05Alston P.FOUL (P2.T2)HOU 212:05MISS Szczerbiak 18' Jump ShotHOU 211:38Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Scola 1 AST)HOU 240:41MISS McGrady 4' Jump ShotHOU 240:41Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)HOU 240:39Collison REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)HOU 240:36Brooks S.FOUL (P1.T3)HOU 240:36Szczerbiak Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 240:36Szczerbiak Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)HOU 240:36MISS Brooks LayupHOU 240:25Brooks L.B.FOUL (P2.PN)HOU 240:25Scola REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 240:00MISS Wilkins 27' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 24The Rockets edged the Thunder 109-107 on the road.
Tracy McGrady led the Rockets with 28 points, while Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 25 points.
The Rockets took the lead for good with 0:51 left in Q4. The Rockets led by as many as 4 points. The lead changed hands 6 times and the score was tied 4 times.
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