Final

Series (Game 3 of 4)

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Series starts 11/5

Game 1: Sunday, November 5th
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Game 2: Saturday, February 3rd
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Game 3: Sunday, March 25th
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Game 4: Saturday, April 14th
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Rockets 94

(44-26, 19-16 away)

Hornets 106

(32-38, 21-14 home)

Coverage: FxSW

7:00 PM ET, March 25, 2007

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK

1 2 3 4 T
HOU 30 22 21 2194
NO 20 24 31 31106

Top Performers

Houston: T. McGrady 31 Pts, 5 Reb, 6 Ast

NO/Oklahoma City: C. Paul 28 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEHOUSTONSCORENO/OKLAHOMA CITY
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Tyson Chandler (Chris Paul gains possession)
11:41 0-0Shane Battier blocks Desmond Mason's layup
11:38Chuck Hayes defensive rebound0-0 
11:22Chuck Hayes makes layup (Shane Battier assists)2-0 
11:11 2-0Devin Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
11:10 2-0Tyson Chandler offensive rebound
10:53 2-2David West makes layup
10:30Yao Ming makes 10-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)4-2 
10:10 4-2Desmond Mason turnover
9:51 4-2David West shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)
9:51Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 25-2 
9:51Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 26-2 
9:37 6-5Chris Paul makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyson Chandler assists)
9:19Yao Ming makes 5-foot two point shot8-5 
9:04 8-7Desmond Mason makes 4-foot two point shot
8:42Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three pointer (Yao Ming assists)11-7 
8:23Yao Ming shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)11-7 
8:23 11-7Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
8:23 11-7NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound
8:23 11-7Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
8:22Yao Ming defensive rebound11-7 
8:03Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot13-7 
7:47 13-7Devin Brown misses 23-foot jumper
7:46Rafer Alston defensive rebound13-7 
7:35Tracy McGrady makes 23-foot jumper15-7 
7:13 15-10Chris Paul makes three point jumper (David West assists)
6:52Tracy McGrady makes driving layup17-10 
6:52 17-10Desmond Mason shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)
6:52Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 117-10 
6:50 17-10David West defensive rebound
6:39 17-12David West makes 12-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
6:30Tyson Chandler blocks Chuck Hayes's layup17-12 
6:30Houston offensive rebound17-12 
6:20 17-12Devin Brown shooting foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)
6:20Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 218-12 
6:20Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 219-12 
6:03 19-12Tyson Chandler misses jumper
6:01 19-12Tyson Chandler offensive rebound
6:01 19-14Tyson Chandler makes tip shot
5:47Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper19-14 
5:39Chuck Hayes offensive rebound19-14 
5:37Tracy McGrady makes 24-foot three point jumper22-14 
5:35NO/Oklahoma C full timeout
5:35 22-14Rasual Butler enters the game for Devin Brown
5:26Chuck Hayes personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)22-14 
5:11 22-14David West misses 10-foot jumper
5:11 22-14NO/Oklahoma C offensive rebound
5:11 22-14shot clock violation
4:56Tracy McGrady makes 19-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)24-14 
4:37 24-14David West misses 8-foot jumper
4:35Tracy McGrady defensive rebound24-14 
4:24Rafer Alston misses 23-foot three point jumper24-14 
4:24Chuck Hayes offensive rebound24-14 
4:09Yao Ming misses 8-foot two point shot24-14 
4:07 24-14Tyson Chandler defensive rebound
3:47 24-14Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
3:46Chuck Hayes defensive rebound24-14 
3:38Shane Battier misses 25-foot three point jumper24-14 
3:36Shane Battier offensive rebound24-14 
3:30Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)26-14 
3:11 26-16Desmond Mason makes 14-foot jumper
2:56Yao Ming traveling26-16 
2:56Houston full timeout
2:56Jake Tsakalidis enters the game for Shane Battier26-16 
2:56Luther Head enters the game for Yao Ming26-16 
2:56 26-16Marc Jackson enters the game for David West
2:44 26-18Rasual Butler makes jumper (Desmond Mason assists)
2:27Tracy McGrady misses 14-foot jumper26-18 
2:25 26-18Chris Paul defensive rebound
2:09 26-18Desmond Mason lost ball (Luther Head steals)
2:00Rasual Butler blocks Tracy McGrady's layup26-18 
1:57 26-18Rasual Butler defensive rebound
1:49 26-18Marc Jackson bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)
1:43Luther Head misses layup26-18 
1:42 26-18Marc Jackson defensive rebound
1:32 26-18Marc Jackson misses 17-foot jumper
1:31Luther Head defensive rebound26-18 
1:22Tracy McGrady makes running jumper28-18 
1:04 28-18Rasual Butler bad pass (Jake Tsakalidis steals)
0:51Chuck Hayes bad pass28-18 
0:51Juwan Howard enters the game for Chuck Hayes28-18 
0:39 28-20Tyson Chandler makes 4-foot hook shot (Rasual Butler assists)
0:19Luther Head misses 25-foot three point jumper28-20 
0:18Juwan Howard offensive rebound28-20 
0:17Juwan Howard makes layup30-20 
0:00 30-20Rasual Butler misses 32-foot three point jumper
0:00 30-20NO/Oklahoma C defensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter