Final

Series (Game 1 of 2)

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Series starts 12/12

Game 1: Wednesday, December 12th
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Game 2: Sunday, December 23rd
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Pistons 77

(15-7, 8-5 away)

Rockets 80

(12-11, 6-3 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

7:00 PM ET, December 12, 2007

Toyota Center, Houston, TX

1 2 3 4 T
DET 16 17 22 2277
HOU 18 20 19 2380

Top Performers

Detroit: R. Wallace 21 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Houston: Y. Ming 21 Pts, 13 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEDETROITSCOREHOUSTON
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Rasheed Wallace vs. Yao Ming (Antonio McDyess gains possession)0-0 
11:40Rasheed Wallace misses 9-foot running jumper0-0 
11:38 0-0Yao Ming defensive rebound
11:26 0-0Chuck Hayes turnover
11:10Richard Hamilton bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals)0-0 
11:00 0-2Rafer Alston makes 11-foot two point shot
10:41Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper0-2 
10:38 0-2Shane Battier defensive rebound
10:33 0-4Rafer Alston makes 22-foot jumper
10:10Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper0-4 
10:07Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound0-4 
10:00 0-4Rafer Alston shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)
10:00Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 21-4 
10:00Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 22-4 
9:40 2-4Rasheed Wallace blocks Chuck Hayes's 9-foot jumper
9:37 2-4Chuck Hayes offensive rebound
9:37 2-4Chuck Hayes misses 9-foot jumper
9:36 2-4Houston offensive rebound
9:36 2-4shot clock violation
9:22Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper2-4 
9:22 2-4Rafer Alston defensive rebound
9:11 2-6Yao Ming makes 13-foot two point shot
8:53Rasheed Wallace misses layup2-6 
8:52 2-6Yao Ming defensive rebound
8:42 2-6Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper
8:41Antonio McDyess defensive rebound2-6 
8:29Antonio McDyess makes 16-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)4-6 
8:06 4-6Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:04Richard Hamilton defensive rebound4-6 
7:47Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists)7-6 
7:26 7-8Tracy McGrady makes layup (Shane Battier assists)
7:01Tayshaun Prince misses 12-foot jumper7-8 
7:00 7-8Chuck Hayes defensive rebound
6:48 7-10Tracy McGrady makes 4-foot running jumper
6:39Detroit full timeout
6:26Rasheed Wallace misses 10-foot two point shot7-10 
6:24 7-10Shane Battier defensive rebound
6:13 7-10Yao Ming misses 9-foot hook shot
6:11Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound7-10 
6:03Chauncey Billups misses three point jumper7-10 
6:01 7-10Rafer Alston defensive rebound
5:41 7-12Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot
5:22Tayshaun Prince misses 9-foot jumper7-12 
5:22Detroit offensive rebound7-12 
5:22Jason Maxiell enters the game for Rasheed Wallace7-12 
5:13Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot two point shot9-12 
4:54 9-12Antonio McDyess blocks Chuck Hayes's 7-foot jumper
4:52 9-12Chuck Hayes offensive rebound
4:50 9-14Yao Ming makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists)
4:41Chauncey Billups makes 15-foot jumper11-14 
4:22 11-14Tracy McGrady turnover
4:01 11-14Rafer Alston shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)
4:01Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 211-14 
4:01Detroit offensive rebound11-14 
4:01 11-14Luther Head enters the game for Rafer Alston
4:01Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 211-14 
4:01 11-14Luther Head defensive rebound
3:44 11-14Shane Battier misses 20-foot jumper
3:43 11-14Yao Ming offensive rebound
3:39 11-14Shane Battier misses 18-foot two point shot
3:36Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound11-14 
3:23Antonio McDyess misses 20-foot jumper11-14 
3:21 11-14Yao Ming defensive rebound
3:06 11-14Luther Head misses 28-foot three point jumper
3:05 11-14Yao Ming offensive rebound
3:01 11-16Luther Head makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists)
2:39 11-16Yao Ming illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)
2:39Houston full timeout
2:39 11-16Luis Scola enters the game for Yao Ming
2:39Jarvis Hayes enters the game for Tayshaun Prince11-16 
2:39Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw12-16 
2:30Chauncey Billups makes layup14-16 
2:13 14-16Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper
2:12Antonio McDyess defensive rebound14-16 
2:05Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper14-16 
2:04 14-16Chuck Hayes defensive rebound
1:49 14-16Luther Head lost ball (Chauncey Billups steals)
1:46Chauncey Billups makes layup16-16 
1:25 16-16Tracy McGrady turnover
1:08Jarvis Hayes misses 20-foot jumper16-16 
1:07Jason Maxiell offensive rebound16-16 
1:06Chuck Hayes blocks Jason Maxiell's layup16-16 
1:04 16-16Chuck Hayes defensive rebound
0:50 16-18Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Shane Battier assists)
0:50Jason Maxiell illegal defense16-18 
0:32Jarvis Hayes misses 25-foot three point jumper16-18 
0:30 16-18Chuck Hayes defensive rebound
0:16 16-18Tracy McGrady offensive foul (Antonio McDyess draws the foul)
0:16 16-18Tracy McGrady turnover
0:16 16-18Yao Ming enters the game for Chuck Hayes
0:01Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper16-18 
0:00 16-18Luther Head defensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter