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Series (Game 3 of 4)

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Series starts 12/9

Game 1: Thursday, December 9th
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Rockets81
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Game 2: Saturday, January 15th
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Game 3: Wednesday, February 23rd
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Game 4: Sunday, March 27th
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Rockets 81

(32-23, 14-12 away)

Spurs 99

(42-12, 24-1 home)

Coverage: FxSW

8:00 PM ET, February 23, 2005

AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

1 2 3 4 T
HOU 26 19 21 1581
SA 21 21 29 2899

Top Performers

Houston: T. McGrady 22 Pts, 3 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Blk

San Antonio: T. Duncan 30 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEHOUSTONSCORESAN ANTONIO
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter.
11:36Tracy McGrady made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Rod Strickland.48-42 
11:19Juwan Howard Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.48-42 
11:19 48-42Rasho Nesterovic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
11:19 48-42Devin Brown enters the game for Manu Ginobili.
11:19 48-42Rasho Nesterovic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
11:19 48-42San Antonio offensive rebound.
11:19 48-42Rasho Nesterovic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
11:18 48-42Tim Duncan offensive rebound.
11:00 48-42Tim Duncan missed 20 ft jumper.
10:59David Wesley defensive rebound.48-42 
10:48Yao Ming made layup. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.50-42 
10:38 50-44Tim Duncan made dunk. Assisted by Devin Brown.
10:21Tracy McGrady made driving dunk.52-44 
10:07 52-46Bruce Bowen made driving layup. Assisted by Rasho Nesterovic.
9:55Yao Ming's layup blocked by Rasho Nesterovic.52-46 
9:52 52-46Tim Duncan defensive rebound.
9:48 52-48Devin Brown made layup.
9:48David Wesley Shooting Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.52-48 
9:48 52-49Devin Brown made Free Throw 1 of 1.
9:29Tracy McGrady missed layup.52-49 
9:27Juwan Howard offensive rebound.52-49 
9:22Rod Strickland missed 13 ft jumper.52-49 
9:21 52-49Tim Duncan defensive rebound.
9:15 52-49Devin Brown missed layup.
9:14Rod Strickland defensive rebound.52-49 
9:07 52-49Manu Ginobili enters the game for Devin Brown.
8:52Juwan Howard missed 17 ft jumper.52-49 
8:49 52-49Bruce Bowen defensive rebound.
8:37 52-49Tim Duncan missed 4 ft jumper.
8:36 52-51Rasho Nesterovic offensive rebound.
8:36 52-51Rasho Nesterovic made layup.
8:11Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.52-51 
8:10David Wesley offensive rebound.52-51 
8:00 52-51Rasho Nesterovic Personal Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
8:00 52-51Tony Massenburg enters the game for Rasho Nesterovic.
7:56Tracy McGrady made layup. Assisted by David Wesley.54-51 
7:37 54-51Tim Duncan's layup blocked by Yao Ming.
7:35David Wesley defensive rebound.54-51 
7:31David Wesley made 24 ft three point jumper.57-51 
7:22San Antonio Full Timeout.
7:16 57-53Tim Duncan made layup. Assisted by Tony Parker.
7:16Yao Ming Shooting Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.57-53 
7:16 57-54Tim Duncan made Free Throw 1 of 1.
6:56Yao Ming made 10 ft two point shot. Assisted by Rod Strickland.59-54 
6:39 59-56Tim Duncan made 14 ft two point shot. Assisted by Tony Parker.
6:22Tracy McGrady missed 19 ft jumper.59-56 
6:20 59-56Bruce Bowen defensive rebound.
6:09Yao Ming Shooting Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.59-56 
6:09 59-57Tim Duncan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
6:09Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming.59-57 
6:09 59-58Tim Duncan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
5:52 59-58Tony Parker Personal Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.
5:52 59-58Malik Rose enters the game for Tony Massenburg.
5:43Tracy McGrady missed 17 ft jumper.59-58 
5:41 59-58Tony Parker defensive rebound.
5:37 59-60Tony Parker made 2 ft two point shot.
5:30Houston Full Timeout.
5:16David Wesley made jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.61-60 
4:56Dikembe Mutombo Shooting Foul. His 1st Personal Foul.61-60 
4:56 61-61Tim Duncan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
4:56 61-62Tim Duncan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
4:39 61-62Bruce Bowen Personal Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.
4:28Juwan Howard made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.63-62 
4:09David Wesley Personal Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.63-62 
4:09 63-63Manu Ginobili made Free Throw 1 of 2.
4:09 63-63Tony Massenburg enters the game for Tim Duncan.
4:09 63-64Manu Ginobili made Free Throw 2 of 2.
3:58Tracy McGrady missed 21 ft jumper.63-64 
3:56Dikembe Mutombo offensive rebound.63-64 
3:54Dikembe Mutombo missed 5 ft jumper.63-64 
3:51David Wesley offensive rebound.63-64 
3:49David Wesley missed 11 ft jumper.63-64 
3:48 63-64Malik Rose defensive rebound.
3:36David Wesley Shooting Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.63-64 
3:36 63-64Manu Ginobili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
3:36 63-64San Antonio offensive rebound.
3:36Jon Barry enters the game for David Wesley.63-64 
3:36 63-65Manu Ginobili made Free Throw 2 of 2.
3:14Jon Barry Bad Pass. Stolen by Manu Ginobili.63-65 
2:54 63-65Bruce Bowen missed three point jumper.
2:51Jon Barry defensive rebound.63-65 
2:46 63-65Manu Ginobili Shooting Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.
2:46Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 1 of 2.64-65 
2:46 64-65Devin Brown enters the game for Manu Ginobili.
2:46Andre Barrett enters the game for Rod Strickland.64-65 
2:46Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.65-65 
2:23 65-67Malik Rose made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Tony Parker.
2:00 65-67Devin Brown Shooting Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.
2:00Dikembe Mutombo missed Free Throw 1 of 2.65-67 
2:00Houston offensive rebound.65-67 
2:00 65-67Brent Barry enters the game for Bruce Bowen.
2:00Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 2 of 2.66-67 
1:40 66-67Tony Massenburg missed 8 ft two point shot.
1:39 66-67San Antonio offensive rebound.
1:31 66-69Tony Parker made driving layup.
1:10Dikembe Mutombo Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Parker.66-69 
1:07 66-71Tony Parker made layup.
1:00Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.
1:00Rod Strickland enters the game for Andre Barrett.66-71 
0:48Juwan Howard Kicked Ball66-71 
0:32 66-71Malik Rose Bad Pass. Stolen by Jon Barry.
0:15Juwan Howard missed 18 ft jumper.66-71 
0:14 66-71Devin Brown defensive rebound.
0:00 66-71Tony Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Jon Barry.
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter.