GAME THREAD: NBA: DALLAS (8-2) at HOUSTON (6-5)

NBA: DALLAS at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 80
HOUSTON 85 5:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 84
HOUSTON 90 3:01 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 92
HOUSTON 91 0:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 100
HOUSTON 94 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DALLAS 25 22 15 38 100
HOUSTON 30 16 28 20 94 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DAL - DEVIN HARRIS 22, JOSH HOWARD 20, DIRK
NOWITZKI 18
HOU - YAO MING 30, RAFER ALSTON 18, TRACY
MCGRADY 15</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
DALLAS 100
HOUSTON 94 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">DALLAS (100) AT HOUSTON (94)

DALLAS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D NOWITZKI F 36:55 8-16 2-5 2 12 14 0 3 0 1 18
J HOWARD F 40:11 9-19 0-0 1 6 7 1 3 1 0 20
D DIOP C 16:44 0-4 0-0 6 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
T HASSELL G 16:45 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2
D HARRIS G 31:36 7-13 7-8 0 1 1 5 5 3 3 22
J TERRY 30:00 3-9 0-0 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 6
B BASS 32:07 6-12 5-5 1 5 6 3 1 0 0 17
J STACKHOUSE 25:21 4-12 6-6 0 5 5 1 0 0 2 15
E DAMPIER 10:21 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0

TOTALS 240:00 38-88 20-24 13 34 47 15 15 7 10 100
(.432) (.833) TEAM REBS: 2 TOTAL TO: 10 (0 PTS)

HOUSTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S BATTIER F 38:21 4-9 1-1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 12
C HAYES F 31:14 1-3 0-0 3 10 13 1 3 1 1 2
Y MING C 41:10 11-18 8-9 3 12 15 1 4 0 2 30
T MCGRADY G 38:01 6-19 2-4 0 7 7 12 2 2 6 15
R ALSTON G 34:04 7-13 1-1 0 4 4 3 0 1 2 18
L SCOLA 9:31 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 3 0
B WELLS 13:47 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2
M JAMES 16:04 2-6 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
L HEAD 12:58 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8
D MUTOMBO 4:50 0-1 1-1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

TOTALS 240:00 35-79 14-18 7 39 46 21 18 5 17 94
(.443) (.778) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 18 (0 PTS)

DALLAS 25 22 15 38 - 100
HOUSTON 30 16 28 20 - 94

BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - J HOWARD 2, D DIOP, D NOWITZKI, B BASS. HOUSTON -
Y MING 6, T MCGRADY, S BATTIER, C HAYES.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 4-10 (.400), D NOWITZKI 0-1, J HOWARD 2-
2, D HARRIS 1-2, J TERRY 0-1, J STACKHOUSE 1-4. HOUSTON 10-23 (.435),
S BATTIER 3-6, T MCGRADY 1-5, R ALSTON 3-7, M JAMES 1-3, L HEAD 2-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DALLAS - J STACKHOUSE, D NOWITZKI.
FLAGRANT FOULS: DALLAS 1 (D HARRIS, 1:39 4TH).
OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, KEVIN FEHR, STEVE JAVIE.
A - 18,143. T - 2:25.</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">DALLAS (100)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Nowitzki 36:55 8-16 2-5 2-14 0 3 18
J Howard 40:11 9-19 0-0 1-7 1 3 20
D Diop 16:44 0-4 0-0 6-7 1 0 0
T Hassell 16:45 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 2
D Harris 31:36 7-13 7-8 0-1 5 5 22
J Terry 30:00 3-9 0-0 1-3 4 0 6
B Bass 32:07 6-12 5-5 1-6 3 1 17
J Stackhouse 25:21 4-12 6-6 0-5 1 0 15
E Dampier 10:21 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-88 20-24 13-47 15 15 100
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.432, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
4-10, .400 (D Nowitzki 0-1, J Howard 2-2, D
Harris 1-2, J Terry 0-1, J Stackhouse 1-4).
Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots:5 (J Howard
2, D Diop, D Nowitzki, B Bass). Turnovers:10
(D Harris 3, J Stackhouse 2, E Dampier 2, J
Terry 2, D Nowitzki). Steals: 7 (D Harris 3,
J Terry 2, T Hassell, J Howard).


HOUSTON (94)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Battier 38:21 4-9 1-1 0-2 3 0 12
C Hayes 31:14 1-3 0-0 3-13 1 3 2
Y Ming 41:10 11-18 8-9 3-15 1 4 30
T McGrady 38:01 6-19 2-4 0-7 12 2 15
R Alston 34:04 7-13 1-1 0-4 3 0 18
L Scola 9:31 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 2 0
B Wells 13:47 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 2
M James 16:04 2-6 1-2 0-1 0 1 6
L Head 12:58 3-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 8
D Mutombo 4:50 0-1 1-1 1-1 0 1 1

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-79 14-18 7-46 21 18 94
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.443, FT-.778. 3-Point Goals:
10-23, .435 (S Battier 3-6, T McGrady 1-5, R
Alston 3-7, M James 1-3, L Head 2-2). Team
Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:9 (Y Ming 6, T
McGrady, S Battier, C Hayes). Turnovers:17 (T
McGrady 6, L Scola 3, B Wells 2, R Alston 2,
Y Ming 2, C Hayes, L Head). Steals: 5 (T
McGrady 2, R Alston, C Hayes, L Scola).

--------------------------------------------
DALLAS 25 22 15 38 - 100
HOUSTON 30 16 28 20 - 94
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Dallas - 2 (J Stackhouse,
6:18 3rd; D Nowitzki, 6:58 4th).
Flagrant fouls: Dallas 1 (D Harris, 1:39
4th). A: 18,143. T: 2:25. Officials: Bill
Kennedy, Kevin Fehr, Steve Javie.</div>

 

By Gene Duffey
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


HOUSTON (Ticker) - They call Devin Harris "The Blur" for areason.


One of the fastest players in the league, Harris scored 10 ofhis 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericksrallied for a 100-94 victory over the Houston Rockets onWednesday night.


Josh Howard poured in 20 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 18 and 14rebounds for Dallas, which extended its winning streak to fivegames.


The win also spoiled the return of Houston's Tracy McGrady, whowas sidelined for two games after hurting his elbow against theLos Angeles Lakers last Wednesday. He registered 15 points, 12assists and seven boards.


In the fourth, Houston pushed its lead to 91-86 on Yao Ming'sfree throw after Harris' flagrant foul on the 7-6 All-Starcenter with 1:39 left in the fourth quarter.


But the speedy Harris then took over, feeding Jerry Stackhousefor a 3-pointer from the right corner and converting a criticalthree-point play by blowing past Yao as Dallas grabbed its firstlead of the game at 92-91 with 34 seconds left.


Houston was never able to regain the lead as Stackhouse nailedkey free throws in the waning seconds.


Harris' coast-to-coast layup with 6:48 remaining in the fourthhelped cap an impressive 18-7 run as Houston sliced the deficitto 83-80. Harris and reserve Brandon Bass combined for 14 ofthose points.


Yao collected 30 points and 15 rebounds to lead the way for theRockets, who committed 17 turnovers.

 

NBA: DALLAS at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">DALLAS (100) AT HOUSTON (94)

DALLAS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D NOWITZKI F 36:55 8-16 2-5 2 12 14 0 3 0 1 18
J HOWARD F 40:11 9-19 0-0 1 6 7 1 3 1 0 20
D DIOP C 16:44 0-4 0-0 6 1 7 1 0 0 0 0
T HASSELL G 16:45 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2
D HARRIS G 31:36 7-13 7-8 0 1 1 5 5 3 3 22
J TERRY 30:00 3-9 0-0 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 6
B BASS 32:07 6-12 5-5 1 5 6 3 1 0 0 17
J STACKHOUSE 25:21 4-12 6-6 0 5 5 1 0 0 2 15
E DAMPIER 10:21 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0
J HOWARD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M AGER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J BAREA DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-88 20-24 13 34 47 15 15 7 10 100
(.432) (.833) TEAM REBS: 2 TOTAL TO: 10 (7 PTS)

HOUSTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

S BATTIER F 38:21 4-9 1-1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 12
C HAYES F 31:14 1-3 0-0 3 10 13 1 3 1 1 2
Y MING C 41:10 11-18 8-9 3 12 15 1 4 0 2 30
T MCGRADY G 38:01 6-19 2-4 0 7 7 12 2 2 6 15
R ALSTON G 34:04 7-13 1-1 0 4 4 3 0 1 2 18
L SCOLA 9:31 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 1 3 0
B WELLS 13:47 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2
M JAMES 16:04 2-6 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
L HEAD 12:58 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8
D MUTOMBO 4:50 0-1 1-1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
S FRANCIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
K SNYDER DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-79 14-18 7 39 46 21 18 5 17 94
(.443) (.778) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 18 (24 PTS)

DALLAS 25 22 15 38 - 100
HOUSTON 30 16 28 20 - 94

BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - J HOWARD 2, D DIOP, D NOWITZKI, B BASS. HOUSTON -
Y MING 6, T MCGRADY, S BATTIER, C HAYES.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 4-10 (.400), D NOWITZKI 0-1, J HOWARD 2-
2, D HARRIS 1-2, J TERRY 0-1, J STACKHOUSE 1-4. HOUSTON 10-23 (.435),
S BATTIER 3-6, T MCGRADY 1-5, R ALSTON 3-7, M JAMES 1-3, L HEAD 2-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DALLAS - J STACKHOUSE, D NOWITZKI.
FLAGRANT FOULS: DALLAS 1 (D HARRIS, 1:40 4TH).
OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, KEVIN FEHR, STEVE JAVIE.
A - 18,143. T - 2:25.</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">DALLAS (100)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Nowitzki 36:55 8-16 2-5 2-14 0 3 18
J Howard 40:11 9-19 0-0 1-7 1 3 20
D Diop 16:44 0-4 0-0 6-7 1 0 0
T Hassell 16:45 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 2
D Harris 31:36 7-13 7-8 0-1 5 5 22
J Terry 30:00 3-9 0-0 1-3 4 0 6
B Bass 32:07 6-12 5-5 1-6 3 1 17
J Stackhouse 25:21 4-12 6-6 0-5 1 0 15
E Dampier 10:21 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 0
J Howard DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Ager DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Barea DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-88 20-24 13-47 15 15 100
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.432, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
4-10, .400 (D Nowitzki 0-1, J Howard 2-2, D
Harris 1-2, J Terry 0-1, J Stackhouse 1-4).
Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots:5 (J Howard
2, D Diop, D Nowitzki, B Bass). Turnovers:10
(D Harris 3, J Stackhouse 2, E Dampier 2, J
Terry 2, D Nowitzki). Steals: 7 (D Harris 3,
J Terry 2, T Hassell, J Howard).


HOUSTON (94)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Battier 38:21 4-9 1-1 0-2 3 0 12
C Hayes 31:14 1-3 0-0 3-13 1 3 2
Y Ming 41:10 11-18 8-9 3-15 1 4 30
T McGrady 38:01 6-19 2-4 0-7 12 2 15
R Alston 34:04 7-13 1-1 0-4 3 0 18
L Scola 9:31 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 2 0
B Wells 13:47 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 2
M James 16:04 2-6 1-2 0-1 0 1 6
L Head 12:58 3-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 8
D Mutombo 4:50 0-1 1-1 1-1 0 1 1
S Francis DNP - COACH'S DECISION
K Snyder DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-79 14-18 7-46 21 18 94
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.443, FT-.778. 3-Point Goals:
10-23, .435 (S Battier 3-6, T McGrady 1-5, R
Alston 3-7, M James 1-3, L Head 2-2). Team
Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:9 (Y Ming 6, T
McGrady, S Battier, C Hayes). Turnovers:17 (T
McGrady 6, L Scola 3, B Wells 2, R Alston 2,
Y Ming 2, C Hayes, L Head). Steals: 5 (T
McGrady 2, R Alston, C Hayes, L Scola).

--------------------------------------------
DALLAS 25 22 15 38 - 100
HOUSTON 30 16 28 20 - 94
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Dallas - 2 (J Stackhouse,
6:18 3rd; D Nowitzki, 6:58 4th).
Flagrant fouls: Dallas 1 (D Harris, 1:40
4th). A: 18,143. T: 2:25. Officials: Bill
Kennedy, Kevin Fehr, Steve Javie.</div>

 

NBA: DALLAS at HOUSTON

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DALLAS 25 22 15 38 100
HOUSTON 30 16 28 20 94 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DAL - DEVIN HARRIS 22, JOSH HOWARD 20, DIRK
NOWITZKI 18
HOU - YAO MING 30, RAFER ALSTON 18, TRACY
MCGRADY 15

HIGH REBOUND: DAL - DIRK NOWITZKI 14, DESAGANA DIOP 7, JOSH
HOWARD 7
HOU - YAO MING 15, CHUCK HAYES 13, TRACY
MCGRADY 7

HIGH ASSISTS: DAL - DEVIN HARRIS 5, JASON TERRY 4, BRANDON
BASS 3
HOU - TRACY MCGRADY 12, RAFER ALSTON 3, SHANE
BATTIER 3

ATT: 18,143</div>

 

By Gene Duffey
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


HOUSTON (Ticker) - They call Devin Harris "The Blur" for areason.


One of the fastest players in the league, Harris scored 10 ofhis 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericksrallied for a 100-94 victory over the Houston Rockets onWednesday night.


Josh Howard poured in 20 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 18 and 14rebounds for Dallas, which extended its winning streak to fivegames.


The win also spoiled the return of Houston's Tracy McGrady, whowas sidelined for two games after hurting his elbow against theLos Angeles Lakers last Wednesday. He registered 15 points, 12assists and seven boards.


In the fourth, Houston pushed its lead to 91-86 on Yao Ming'sfree throw after Harris' flagrant foul on the 7-6 All-Starcenter with 1:39 remaining.


But the speedy Harris then took over, feeding Jerry Stackhousefor a 3-pointer from the right corner and converting a criticalthree-point play by blowing past Yao as Dallas grabbed its firstlead of the game at 92-91 with 34 seconds left.


Houston was never able to regain the lead as Stackhouse nailedkey free throws in the waning seconds.


Harris' coast-to-coast layup with 6:48 remaining in the fourthhelped cap an impressive 18-7 run as Dallas sliced the deficitto 83-80. Harris and reserve Brandon Bass combined for 14 ofthose points.


Yao collected 30 points and 15 rebounds to lead the way for theRockets, who committed 17 turnovers.

 

By Gene Duffey
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


HOUSTON (Ticker) - They call Devin Harris "The Blur" for areason.


One of the fastest players in the league, Harris scored 10 ofhis 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericksrallied for a 100-94 victory over the Houston Rockets onWednesday night.


Josh Howard poured in 20 points and Dirk Nowitzki had 18 and 14rebounds for Dallas, which extended its winning streak to fivegames.


The win also spoiled the return of Houston's Tracy McGrady, whowas sidelined for two games after hyperextending his right elbowagainst the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday. He registered15 points, 12 assists and seven boards.


"Throughout the game, I lost feeling in two of my fingers,"McGrady said. "That was bothering me all night, but I stillplayed."


In the fourth, Houston pushed its lead to 91-86 on Yao Ming'sfree throw after Harris' flagrant foul on the 7-6 All-Starcenter with 1:39 remaining.


But the speedy Harris then took over, feeding Jerry Stackhousefor a 3-pointer from the right corner and converting a criticalthree-point play by blowing past Yao as Dallas grabbed its firstlead of the game at 92-91 with 34 seconds left.


"That was the play, to go at Yao," Harris said. "Isolate himand attack him. Obviously, I think I can beat him to thebasket."


"He's unbelievable, the way he sets the tone for us," Stackhousesaid of Harris. "When we get down, sometimes we just get outof the way and let him take guys to the basket."


Houston was never able to regain the lead as Stackhouse nailedkey free throws in the waning seconds.


It was the second impressive come-from-behind win for theMavericks, who erased a 24-point deficit to beat Toronto at homeon Tuesday.


"Obviously, we're a veteran team and we don't get discouragedeasily," Harris said.


"You don't really want to put yourself in that position all thetime," Nowitzki said. "It puts a lot of pressure on you. Thefourth quarter we kept on fighting. Our defense was good."

Harris' coast-to-coast layup with 6:48 remaining in the fourthhelped cap an impressive 18-7 run as Dallas sliced the deficitto 83-80. Harris and reserve Brandon Bass combined for 14 ofthose points.


"This team is tough mentally," Dallas coach Avery Johnson said."I love back-to-back games. It shows how tough you are. If wehadn't won this game, I would been proud of the team for comingback."


Yao collected 30 points and 15 rebounds to lead the way for theRockets, who dropped a 107-98 decision to the Mavs earlier thismonth on the road.


"We made mistakes again," Yao said. "They had a small lineup andwe didn't play enough good basketball to win the game. In thelast minute and 40 seconds we turned the ball over."

Stackhouse was called for a technical foul with 6:18 left in thethird quarter that Yao converted into a free throw. Yao thenhit a 12-footer and McGrady added a jumper from out front for a65-51 bulge.