Final
Series starts 12/12
| Game 1: Wednesday, December 12th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pistons | 77 | Final |
| Rockets | 80 | |
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| Game 2: Sunday, December 23rd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rockets | 82 | Final |
| Pistons | 94 | |
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Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN
7:00 PM ET, December 12, 2007
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | All1st Quarter Summary | |||
| TIME | DETROIT | SCORE | HOUSTON |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | ||
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Rasheed Wallace vs. Yao Ming (Antonio McDyess gains possession) | 0-0 | |
| 11:40 | Rasheed Wallace misses 9-foot running jumper | 0-0 | |
| 11:38 | 0-0 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | |
| 11:26 | 0-0 | Chuck Hayes turnover | |
| 11:10 | Richard Hamilton bad pass (Tracy McGrady steals) | 0-0 | |
| 11:00 | 0-2 | Rafer Alston makes 11-foot two point shot | |
| 10:41 | Richard Hamilton misses 20-foot jumper | 0-2 | |
| 10:38 | 0-2 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | |
| 10:33 | 0-4 | Rafer Alston makes 22-foot jumper | |
| 10:10 | Antonio McDyess misses 17-foot jumper | 0-4 | |
| 10:07 | Tayshaun Prince offensive rebound | 0-4 | |
| 10:00 | 0-4 | Rafer Alston shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | |
| 10:00 | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1-4 | |
| 10:00 | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 | |
| 9:40 | 2-4 | Rasheed Wallace blocks Chuck Hayes's 9-foot jumper | |
| 9:37 | 2-4 | Chuck Hayes offensive rebound | |
| 9:37 | 2-4 | Chuck Hayes misses 9-foot jumper | |
| 9:36 | 2-4 | Houston offensive rebound | |
| 9:36 | 2-4 | shot clock violation | |
| 9:22 | Antonio McDyess misses 16-foot jumper | 2-4 | |
| 9:22 | 2-4 | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | |
| 9:11 | 2-6 | Yao Ming makes 13-foot two point shot | |
| 8:53 | Rasheed Wallace misses layup | 2-6 | |
| 8:52 | 2-6 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | |
| 8:42 | 2-6 | Tracy McGrady misses 17-foot jumper | |
| 8:41 | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 2-6 | |
| 8:29 | Antonio McDyess makes 16-foot jumper (Richard Hamilton assists) | 4-6 | |
| 8:06 | 4-6 | Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper | |
| 8:04 | Richard Hamilton defensive rebound | 4-6 | |
| 7:47 | Rasheed Wallace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richard Hamilton assists) | 7-6 | |
| 7:26 | 7-8 | Tracy McGrady makes layup (Shane Battier assists) | |
| 7:01 | Tayshaun Prince misses 12-foot jumper | 7-8 | |
| 7:00 | 7-8 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | |
| 6:48 | 7-10 | Tracy McGrady makes 4-foot running jumper | |
| 6:39 | Detroit full timeout | ||
| 6:26 | Rasheed Wallace misses 10-foot two point shot | 7-10 | |
| 6:24 | 7-10 | Shane Battier defensive rebound | |
| 6:13 | 7-10 | Yao Ming misses 9-foot hook shot | |
| 6:11 | Rasheed Wallace defensive rebound | 7-10 | |
| 6:03 | Chauncey Billups misses three point jumper | 7-10 | |
| 6:01 | 7-10 | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | |
| 5:41 | 7-12 | Yao Ming makes 9-foot two point shot | |
| 5:22 | Tayshaun Prince misses 9-foot jumper | 7-12 | |
| 5:22 | Detroit offensive rebound | 7-12 | |
| 5:22 | Jason Maxiell enters the game for Rasheed Wallace | 7-12 | |
| 5:13 | Richard Hamilton makes 16-foot two point shot | 9-12 | |
| 4:54 | 9-12 | Antonio McDyess blocks Chuck Hayes's 7-foot jumper | |
| 4:52 | 9-12 | Chuck Hayes offensive rebound | |
| 4:50 | 9-14 | Yao Ming makes layup (Chuck Hayes assists) | |
| 4:41 | Chauncey Billups makes 15-foot jumper | 11-14 | |
| 4:22 | 11-14 | Tracy McGrady turnover | |
| 4:01 | 11-14 | Rafer Alston shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | |
| 4:01 | Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2 | 11-14 | |
| 4:01 | Detroit offensive rebound | 11-14 | |
| 4:01 | 11-14 | Luther Head enters the game for Rafer Alston | |
| 4:01 | Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2 | 11-14 | |
| 4:01 | 11-14 | Luther Head defensive rebound | |
| 3:44 | 11-14 | Shane Battier misses 20-foot jumper | |
| 3:43 | 11-14 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | |
| 3:39 | 11-14 | Shane Battier misses 18-foot two point shot | |
| 3:36 | Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound | 11-14 | |
| 3:23 | Antonio McDyess misses 20-foot jumper | 11-14 | |
| 3:21 | 11-14 | Yao Ming defensive rebound | |
| 3:06 | 11-14 | Luther Head misses 28-foot three point jumper | |
| 3:05 | 11-14 | Yao Ming offensive rebound | |
| 3:01 | 11-16 | Luther Head makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists) | |
| 2:39 | 11-16 | Yao Ming illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | |
| 2:39 | Houston full timeout | ||
| 2:39 | 11-16 | Luis Scola enters the game for Yao Ming | |
| 2:39 | Jarvis Hayes enters the game for Tayshaun Prince | 11-16 | |
| 2:39 | Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw | 12-16 | |
| 2:30 | Chauncey Billups makes layup | 14-16 | |
| 2:13 | 14-16 | Luis Scola misses 18-foot jumper | |
| 2:12 | Antonio McDyess defensive rebound | 14-16 | |
| 2:05 | Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper | 14-16 | |
| 2:04 | 14-16 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | |
| 1:49 | 14-16 | Luther Head lost ball (Chauncey Billups steals) | |
| 1:46 | Chauncey Billups makes layup | 16-16 | |
| 1:25 | 16-16 | Tracy McGrady turnover | |
| 1:08 | Jarvis Hayes misses 20-foot jumper | 16-16 | |
| 1:07 | Jason Maxiell offensive rebound | 16-16 | |
| 1:06 | Chuck Hayes blocks Jason Maxiell's layup | 16-16 | |
| 1:04 | 16-16 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | |
| 0:50 | 16-18 | Chuck Hayes makes two point shot (Shane Battier assists) | |
| 0:50 | Jason Maxiell illegal defense | 16-18 | |
| 0:32 | Jarvis Hayes misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16-18 | |
| 0:30 | 16-18 | Chuck Hayes defensive rebound | |
| 0:16 | 16-18 | Tracy McGrady offensive foul (Antonio McDyess draws the foul) | |
| 0:16 | 16-18 | Tracy McGrady turnover | |
| 0:16 | 16-18 | Yao Ming enters the game for Chuck Hayes | |
| 0:01 | Richard Hamilton misses 18-foot jumper | 16-18 | |
| 0:00 | 16-18 | Luther Head defensive rebound | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Quarter | ||

