Final

Series (Game 1 of 4)

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Series starts 11/29

Game 1: Wednesday, November 29th
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Suns102
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Game 2: Wednesday, January 17th
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Game 3: Monday, March 12th
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Game 4: Monday, April 16th
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Rockets 91

(10-5, 4-4 away)

Suns 102

(8-6, 6-2 home)

Coverage: NBATV

7:00 PM ET, November 29, 2006

US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ

1 2 3 4 T
HOU 22 18 27 2491
PHX 35 22 13 32102

Top Performers

Houston: T. McGrady 23 Pts, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl

Phoenix: A. Stoudemire 22 Pts, 15 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEHOUSTONSCOREPHOENIX
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Amare Stoudemire (Steve Nash gains possession)
11:40 0-0Yao Ming blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup
11:40 0-0Phoenix defensive rebound
11:29Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Shane Battier assists)2-0 
11:18 2-2Amare Stoudemire makes dunk (Shawn Marion assists)
10:59Tracy McGrady bad pass2-2 
10:41 2-2Amare Stoudemire misses 10-foot jumper
10:40Shane Battier defensive rebound2-2 
10:26Tracy McGrady makes driving layup4-2 
10:15 4-4Steve Nash makes jumper
9:51Tracy McGrady misses 25-foot three point jumper4-4 
9:48 4-4Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound
9:34 4-6Amare Stoudemire makes 15-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
9:18Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper4-6 
9:17 4-6Boris Diaw defensive rebound
9:11 4-9Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
8:48Rafer Alston misses two point shot4-9 
8:47 4-9Steve Nash defensive rebound
8:37 4-9Boris Diaw bad pass
8:26 4-9Boris Diaw shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)
8:26Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 25-9 
8:26Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 25-9 
8:26 5-9Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound
8:17 5-9Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
8:15Tracy McGrady defensive rebound5-9 
8:11Tracy McGrady traveling5-9 
8:02 5-11Shawn Marion makes 13-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
7:43Steve Novak makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yao Ming assists)8-11 
7:37 8-14Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper
7:22Shane Battier makes 9-foot jumper (Yao Ming assists)10-14 
7:22 10-14Steve Nash shooting foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)
7:22Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 111-14 
7:07 11-14Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper
7:05Yao Ming defensive rebound11-14 
6:56Shane Battier makes 8-foot hook shot (Tracy McGrady assists)13-14 
6:43Yao Ming shooting foul (Boris Diaw draws the foul)13-14 
6:43 13-14Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
6:43 13-14Phoenix offensive rebound
6:43 13-15Boris Diaw makes free throw 2 of 2
6:33Tracy McGrady misses 21-foot jumper13-15 
6:31 13-15Boris Diaw defensive rebound
6:24 13-17Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
6:16Houston full timeout
6:16 13-17Kurt Thomas enters the game for Boris Diaw
6:09Yao Ming makes 12-foot jumper15-17 
5:54 15-19Kurt Thomas makes jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
5:43Steve Novak misses 26-foot three point jumper15-19 
5:41 15-19Shawn Marion defensive rebound
5:33 15-19Shawn Marion misses 26-foot three point jumper
5:33 15-19Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound
5:33Yao Ming personal foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)15-19 
5:33Chuck Hayes enters the game for Yao Ming15-19 
5:24 15-21Shawn Marion makes dunk (Kurt Thomas assists)
5:03Steve Novak misses 24-foot three point jumper15-21 
5:00Houston defensive rebound15-21 
4:50Rafer Alston personal foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)15-21 
4:43 15-24Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
4:26Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper15-24 
4:24 15-24Amare Stoudemire defensive rebound
4:09 15-24Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Amare Stoudemire
4:09Luther Head enters the game for Steve Novak15-24 
4:09Tracy McGrady inbound foul (Shawn Marion draws the foul)15-24 
4:09 15-25Shawn Marion makes free throw 1 of 2
4:09 15-25Shawn Marion misses free throw 2 of 2
4:07Chuck Hayes defensive rebound15-25 
3:58 15-25Raja Bell personal foul (Shane Battier draws the foul)
3:44Tracy McGrady bad pass (Leandro Barbosa steals)15-25 
3:42 15-27Leandro Barbosa makes layup
3:26Luther Head bad pass (Leandro Barbosa steals)15-27 
3:21 15-29Shawn Marion makes layup (Leandro Barbosa assists)
3:14Houston 20 Sec. timeout
3:00Luther Head makes 25-foot three point jumper18-29 
2:48 18-29Shawn Marion misses two point shot
2:47Chuck Hayes defensive rebound18-29 
2:33Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper18-29 
2:31 18-29Shawn Marion defensive rebound
2:26 18-29Leandro Barbosa misses 26-foot three point jumper
2:24 18-29Phoenix offensive rebound
2:24Phoenix full timeout
2:24 18-29Boris Diaw enters the game for Steve Nash
2:24Vassilis Spanoulis enters the game for Tracy McGrady18-29 
2:21 18-31Shawn Marion makes 9-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
2:10Rafer Alston makes 19-foot jumper20-31 
1:58Chuck Hayes personal foul (Kurt Thomas draws the foul)20-31 
1:58 20-31Marcus Banks enters the game for Shawn Marion
1:58 20-32Kurt Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
1:58Yao Ming enters the game for Chuck Hayes20-32 
1:58 20-33Kurt Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
1:39Yao Ming misses two point shot20-33 
1:36 20-33Leandro Barbosa defensive rebound
1:27 20-33Leandro Barbosa bad pass (Luther Head steals)
1:07Shane Battier misses three point jumper20-33 
1:06 20-33Kurt Thomas defensive rebound
1:00Rafer Alston jump ball20-33 
0:50 20-33Marcus Banks bad pass (Vassilis Spanoulis steals)
0:47Luther Head makes two point shot (Vassilis Spanoulis assists)22-33 
0:27 22-33Shane Battier blocks Boris Diaw's layup
0:25Vassilis Spanoulis defensive rebound22-33 
0:23Vassilis Spanoulis offensive foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)22-33 
0:23Vassilis Spanoulis turnover22-33 
0:00Vassilis Spanoulis shooting foul (Raja Bell draws the foul)22-33 
0:00 22-34Raja Bell makes free throw 1 of 2
0:00 22-35Raja Bell makes free throw 2 of 2
0:00End of the 1st Quarter