April 24, 2008 · First Round · Game 3 · 10:30 PM EDT
UTA leads 2-1
Biggest lead HOU by 8 · UTA by 7 · 5 lead changes
Q4 4:09+16% HOUAlston 7' Running Jump Shot (20 PTS)HOU 85 · UTA 86
Q4 2:16+18% HOUMcGrady 19' Fadeaway Jumper (25 PTS)HOU 90 · UTA 86
Q4 0:03+16% HOUMISS D. Williams 8' Jump ShotHOU 93 · UTA 92| 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 | UTA |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/0 — |
| Paint | 8/20 40% | 1/4 25% |
| Mid-range | 10/23 43% | 11/26 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1/4 25% | 4/5 80% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/12 42% | 4/12 33% |
| SBShane BattierF | 45 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 60.7% |
| TMTracy McGradyF-G | 44 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 11-26 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 45.1% |
LS Luis ScolaF | 39 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 46.0% |
| RARafer AlstonG | 35 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 71.4% |
CL Carl LandryF | 23 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 78.8% |
DM Dikembe MutomboC | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 100.0% |
CH Chuck HayesC-F | 16 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 50.0% |
| BJBobby JacksonG | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 40.0% |
AB Aaron BrooksG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 94 | 43 | 20 | 36-81 | 6-16 | 16-22 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 26 | ||
| Shooting | 44.4% | 37.5% | 72.7% | 51.8% |
DNP: Luther Head, Mike Harris, Steve Novak
| DWDeron WilliamsG | 43 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 68.2% |
| MOMehmet OkurC-F | 40 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3-13 | 2-5 | 4-7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 37.3% |
| CBCarlos BoozerF | 40 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 51.7% |
| AKAndrei KirilenkoF | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 31.7% |
| RBRonnie BrewerF | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 76.1% |
KK Kyle KorverG-F | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 50.0% |
| MHMatt HarpringF | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 72.7% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 17.4% |
RP Ronnie PriceG | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 69.4% |
| Totals | 240 | 92 | 39 | 20 | 32-70 | 8-17 | 20-33 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 24 | ||
| Shooting | 45.7% | 47.1% | 60.6% | 54.4% |
DNP: CJ Miles, Jarron Collins, Jason Hart
11:42MISS McGrady 19' Jump ShotHOU 011:22MISS D. Williams 21' Jump ShotHOU 011:20Scola REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 010:58MISS Scola 7' Jump ShotHOU 010:53McGrady REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)HOU 010:53MISS McGrady Tip ShotHOU 010:15MISS McGrady 7' Jump ShotHOU 010:14McGrady REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)HOU 010:14McGrady Tip Shot (2 PTS)HOU 29:53Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 29:37Alston 26' 3PT Jump Bank Shot (3 PTS) (McGrady 1 AST)HOU 59:15Rockets T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec McGrady )HOU 58:42D. Williams Driving Layup (2 PTS)HOU 58:23Alston 9' Running Jump Shot (5 PTS)HOU 78:05D. Williams 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Okur 1 AST)HOU 77:45MISS Scola 16' Jump ShotHOU 77:35Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 77:17Alston 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McGrady 2 AST)HOU 107:01Mutombo BLOCK (1 BLK)HOU 107:00Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)HOU 106:45McGrady 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS)HOU 126:24D. Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Boozer 1 AST)HOU 126:00MISS McGrady Driving LayupHOU 125:58Scola REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)HOU 125:52Scola Layup (2 PTS) (Alston 1 AST)HOU 145:13Scola 6' Jump Bank Shot (4 PTS)HOU 164:46Scola P.FOUL (P1.T1)HOU 164:00MISS Scola LayupHOU 163:48D. Williams 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Brewer 1 AST)HOU 163:30MISS McGrady 7' Jump ShotHOU 163:29D. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 163:27Alston S.FOUL (P1.T2)HOU 163:27D. Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)HOU 163:27D. Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)HOU 163:14Alston 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS)HOU 193:14D. Williams AWAY.FROM.PLAY.FOUL (P1.T2)HOU 193:14McGrady Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)HOU 202:48McGrady OFF.Foul (P1)HOU 202:48McGrady Foul Turnover (P1.T1)HOU 202:21McGrady 13' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Alston 2 AST)HOU 222:05MISS Millsap LayupHOU 222:00Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 221:45McGrady Layup (9 PTS) (Scola 1 AST)HOU 241:09MISS McGrady 13' Jump ShotHOU 241:08Scola REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)HOU 241:06MISS Scola 6' Jump ShotHOU 241:05Scola REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)HOU 241:05Scola Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)HOU 240:37Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 240:10MISS Price 25' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 270:00MISS Hayes 53' 3PT Jump ShotHOU 27The Rockets edged the Jazz 94-92 on the road.
Tracy McGrady led the Rockets with 27 points and 7 assists, while Deron Williams led the Jazz with 28 points and 12 assists.
The Rockets took the lead for good with 2:50 left in Q4. The Rockets led by as many as 8 points. The lead changed hands 5 times and the score was tied 10 times.
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