Final

Series (Game 2 of 3)

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Series starts 12/18

Game 1: Sunday, December 18th
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Game 2: Wednesday, February 8th
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Game 3: Sunday, April 2nd
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Lakers 89

(25-24, 13-16 away)

Rockets 78

(19-30, 6-16 home)

7:30 PM ET, February 8, 2006

Toyota Center, Houston, TX

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LAL 17 27 26 1989
HOU 17 16 29 1678

Top Performers

Los Angeles: K. Bryant 32 Pts, 3 Reb, 9 Ast, 6 Stl, 1 Blk

Houston: R. Alston 16 Pts, 3 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMELOS ANGELESSCOREHOUSTON
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Kwame Brown vs. Yao Ming (Kobe Bryant gains possession)0-0 
11:38Brian Cook makes 21-foot jumper (Kwame Brown assists)2-0 
11:21 2-0Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
11:21 2-0Houston offensive rebound
11:21Kwame Brown loose ball foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)2-0 
11:15 2-0Yao Ming misses 7-foot two point shot
11:14Kobe Bryant defensive rebound2-0 
11:00Smush Parker misses 27-foot three point jumper2-0 
10:59 2-0Yao Ming defensive rebound
10:48Lamar Odom personal foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)2-0 
10:34 2-0Kobe Bryant blocks Yao Ming's layup
10:33 2-0Houston offensive rebound
10:32 2-0Tracy McGrady misses layup
10:32 2-0Houston offensive rebound
10:32 2-0shot clock violation
10:22Lamar Odom misses 25-foot three point jumper2-0 
10:19 2-0Yao Ming defensive rebound
10:11 2-0Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
10:10Kobe Bryant defensive rebound2-0 
9:52Brian Cook misses 21-foot jumper2-0 
9:51 2-0David Wesley defensive rebound
9:47 2-0David Wesley bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals)
9:40Rafer Alston blocks Brian Cook's layup2-0 
9:37 2-0Rafer Alston defensive rebound
9:29 2-0Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper
9:26 2-0Rafer Alston offensive rebound
9:22 2-0David Wesley misses 25-foot three point jumper
9:21 2-0Houston defensive rebound
8:56shot clock violation2-0 
8:52Smush Parker personal foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul)2-0 
8:45 2-2David Wesley makes 16-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
8:25Lamar Odom makes hook shot (Smush Parker assists)4-2 
8:10 4-2Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
8:08Lamar Odom defensive rebound4-2 
8:00Brian Cook makes 18-foot jumper (Smush Parker assists)6-2 
7:46 6-2Juwan Howard bad pass (Kobe Bryant steals)
7:41 6-2Juwan Howard shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)
7:41Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 27-2 
7:41Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 28-2 
7:26 8-2David Wesley misses 21-foot jumper
7:26Lamar Odom defensive rebound8-2 
7:15Kwame Brown misses 14-foot jumper8-2 
7:13 8-2Juwan Howard defensive rebound
7:07 8-5David Wesley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
6:48Brian Cook makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)11-5 
6:28 11-5Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper
6:26Brian Cook defensive rebound11-5 
6:15Brian Cook misses 18-foot jumper11-5 
6:13 11-5Tracy McGrady defensive rebound
5:52 11-8Rafer Alston makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)
5:31Yao Ming blocks Lamar Odom's layup11-8 
5:30 11-8Yao Ming defensive rebound
5:20 11-11David Wesley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
5:01Smush Parker misses 18-foot jumper11-11 
4:58 11-11Tracy McGrady defensive rebound
4:39 11-11Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:37Smush Parker defensive rebound11-11 
4:35Houston full timeout
4:33Kobe Bryant misses layup11-11 
4:31 11-11Yao Ming defensive rebound
4:26 11-11Rafer Alston misses 6-foot jumper
4:24 11-11Juwan Howard offensive rebound
4:24 11-11Juwan Howard misses tip shot
4:24 11-11Juwan Howard offensive rebound
4:24 11-11Juwan Howard misses tip shot
4:22Brian Cook defensive rebound11-11 
4:09Brian Cook turnover11-11 
3:56 11-13Yao Ming makes layup
3:46Kwame Brown makes dunk (Smush Parker assists)13-13 
3:20 13-13Yao Ming misses 10-foot jumper
3:18Brian Cook defensive rebound13-13 
3:04Kwame Brown misses 18-foot jumper13-13 
3:02 13-13Yao Ming defensive rebound
2:54Los Angeles full timeout
2:54Devean George enters the game for Kwame Brown13-13 
2:54 13-13Stromile Swift enters the game for Yao Ming
2:40 13-13Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
2:38Smush Parker defensive rebound13-13 
2:19Brian Cook makes 20-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)15-13 
2:04 15-13Tracy McGrady misses 19-foot jumper
2:02Smush Parker defensive rebound15-13 
1:52Devean George misses 18-foot jumper15-13 
1:51 15-13Stromile Swift defensive rebound
1:31 15-15Stromile Swift makes layup (Juwan Howard assists)
1:05Lamar Odom misses 24-foot three point jumper15-15 
1:02 15-15David Wesley defensive rebound
0:55 15-15Stromile Swift turnover
0:46Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper15-15 
0:44 15-15Rafer Alston defensive rebound
0:38 15-17Tracy McGrady makes slam dunk (Rafer Alston assists)
0:35Los Angeles 20 Sec. timeout
0:25Brian Cook makes driving dunk (Devean George assists)17-17 
0:02 17-17Rafer Alston misses 17-foot jumper
0:00Smush Parker defensive rebound17-17 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter