5. 2007 PAC DIV CHAMP PHOENIX SUNS V. 12. 2019 UTAH JAZZ
Suns: 61-21, 1st Pac Div, 1st Off, 13th Def
d. Lakers West 1st Rnd 4-1
Lost Spurs West Semis 4-2
#69 overall seed
Coach: Mike D'Antoni
Starters
C Amar'e Stoudemire (24) 20.4 PPG 23.1 PER 11.2 Win Shares
F Boris Diaw (24) 9.7 13 4.6
F Shawn Marion (28 UNLV) 17.5 20.8 12
G Steve Nash (32 Santa Clara) 18.6 23.8 12.6
G Leandro Barbosa (24) 18.1 18.4 8.2
Rotation Reserves
C Kurt Thomas (34 TCU) 4.6 11.4 2.9
F James Jones (26 Miami) 6.4 10.8 2.2
F Jalen Rose (34 Michigan) 3.7 13.4 .6
G Marcus Banks (25 UNLV) 4.9 11.3 .4
G Raja Bell (30 FIU) 14.7 12 5.8
Leaders: Nash: 1st Assists, 3rd 3Pt %, 5th FT%, 1st Assts/Gm, 1st Asst %, 2nd Off Rating, 5th WS, 4th WS/48, 2nd Off +/-
Marion: 1st Steals
Diaw: 1st Triple Doubles
Stoudemire: 5th FG%
Bell: 4th TO%
Modern offense starts here with the '06 Suns; Stoudemire/Marion/Nash all 20+ PER and double digit WS.
Jazz: 50-32, 5th West Conf, 15th Off, 2nd Def
lost Rockets West First 4-1
#188 overall seed
Coach: Quin Snyder
Starters
C Rudy Gobert (26) 15.9 PPG 24.6 PER 14.4 Win Shares
F Derrick Favors (27 Georgia Tech) 11.8 21.8 7.9
F Jae Crowder (28 Marquette) 11.9 12.1 4.4
G Ricky Rubio (28) 12.7 14 3.7
G Donovan Mitchell (22 Louisville) 23.8 17.2 5
Rotation Reserves
C Ekpe Udoh (31 Baylor) 2.3 20.9 1.6
F Joe Ingles (31) 12.1 13.4 6
F Royce O'Neale (25 Baylor) 5.2 9 3.3
G Dante Exum (23) 6.9 11.2 1
G Kyle Korver (37 Creighton) 9.1 11.2 2
Leaders: Gobert: 2nd Reb, 2nd Blocks, 1st FG%, 4th Reb/Gm, 3rd Blocks/Gm, 1st True Shooting, 1st Eff FG%, 4th Reb%, 3rd Off Rating, 4th Def Rating, 2nd WS, 2nd WS/48, 5th Def +/-
It's Gobert's team, he's the only one on any leader board - nearing 25 PER and 15 WS.
Lineup Matchup
C Gobert ('19 Jazz)
F Favors ('19 Jazz)
F Marion ('06 Suns)
G Nash ('06 Suns)
G Push
GAME ONE
1ST
9 MIN JAZZ 9 SUNS 5
SUNS Marion, Barbosa(3)
JAZZ Crowder(3) Crowder, Rubio, Favors
6 MIN JAZZ 15 SUNS 13
SUNS Barbosa(1) Marion(3) Diaw, Marion
JAZZ Gobert, Crowder, Rubio
Suns offense against Jazz defense in this series - it's Jae Crowder who starts hot, he's got 7.
3 MIN JAZZ 25 SUNS 23
SUNS Stoudemire, Marion, Bell(3) Nash(3)
JAZZ Favors(1) Favors, Rubio, Gobert, Favors, Rubio
1ST QTR SCORE: SUNS 34 JAZZ 33
SUNS Bell(3) Nash (3) Jones(3) Banks
JAZZ Favors, Korver(3) Ingles(3)
It's raining triples but it;s Derrick Favors who scores 7 in the back half of the quarter to lead the way.
2ND
9 MIN JAZZ 42 SUNS 38
SUNS Rose, Nash
JAZZ O'Neale, Gobert, Gobert, Crowder(3)
6 MIN JAZZ 47 SUNS 40
SUNS Marion
JAZZ Crowder(3) Exum
6 more for Crowder and Utah goes up 7.
3 MIN JAZZ 53 SUNS 45
SUNS Rose(3) Stoudemire
JAZZ Favors, Mitchell, Mitchell
HALFTIME SCORE: JAZZ 69 SUNS 49
SUNS Nash, Marion
JAZZ Udoh, Udoh(3) Udoh, Rubio, Mitchell, Gobert, Mitchell
Amare Stoudemire picks up 4 fouls, misses much of the 2nd and the Suns just have no answers for Utah. Ekpe Udoh comes off the bench for 7 in the final 3 and Utah is rolling.
3RD
9 MIN JAZZ 74 SUNS 56
SUNS Nash, Diaw, Marion, Nash(1)
JAZZ Rubio(1) Mitchell, Favors
6 MIN JAZZ 83 SUNS 63
SUNS Stoudemire, Barbosa(3) Rose
JAZZ Rubio(3) Rubio, Gobert, Ingles
Rubio scores 6 to open the half, Jazz cruising.
3 MIN JAZZ 89 SUNS 70
SUNS Stoudemire, Stoudemire(3) Nash,
JAZZ Crowder(3) Rubio(3)
3RD QTR SCORE: JAZZ 94 SUNS 80
SUNS Diaw, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas
JAZZ Mitchell, Favors
8 point run for Kurt Thomas; Jazz still up 14.
4TH
9 MIN JAZZ 100 SUNS 88
SUNS Nash, Nash, Marion, Barbosa
JAZZ Gobert(1) Ingles(1) Favors, Gobert
6 MIN JAZZ 104 SUNS 90
SUNS Stoudemire
JAZZ Exum, Ingles
Phoenix gets w/n ten - but it's back to 14.
3 MIN JAZZ 110 SUNS 92
SUNS Diaw
JAZZ Korver(3) Ingles(3)
FINAL SCORE: JAZZ 112 SUNS 98
SUNS Jones(3) Piatkowski(3)
JAZZ Allen
The Suns vaunted offense isn't the one that showed up in game one - Utah wins easily.
Gobert: 16 pts/9 rebounds - Player of the Game
Favors: 17 pts/7 rebounds
Rubio: 18 pts
Crowder: 16 pts
Mitchell: 13 pts/6 rebounds
Ingles: 11 pts/5 assists
Nash: 19 pts/11 assists
Marion: 17 pts/8 boards
Stoudemire: 13 pts/7 boards
GAME TWO
1ST
9 MIN SUNS 6 JAZZ 6
SUNS Marion, Diaw, Diaw
JAZZ Favors, Favors, Gobert
6 MIN JAZZ 14 SUNS 12
SUNS Marion, Stoudemire, Marion
JAZZ Crowder, Favors, Favors, Mitchell
Phoenix is the 5th seed in the region, but they got taken apart in game one. Shawn Marion with 6 to start.
3 MIN JAZZ 20 SUNS 17
SUNS Nash(3) Marion
JAZZ Mitchell, Ingles, Favors,
1ST QTR SCORE: JAZZ 26 SUNS 24
SUNS Nash(3) Stoudemire, Nash
JAZZ Favors, Ingles, Udoh
Nash goes off, 8 in the back 6 and the Suns trail by 2.
2ND
9 MIN JAZZ 40 SUNS 31
SUNS Stoudemire, Banks(3) Barbosa
JAZZ Exum(3) Ingles, Korver(3) Favors(3) Ingles(3)
6 MIN JAZZ 49 SUNS 31
SUNS
JAZZ Favors(1) Gobert(3) Gobert, Korver(3)
Utah hits a barrage of 3s and once again they are burying the Suns.
3 MIN JAZZ 57 SUNS 41
SUNS Marion, Diaw, Stoudemire, Banks, Stoudemire
JAZZ Crowder(3) Gobert, Favors, Gobert (1)
HALFTIME SCORE:
SUNS Stoudemire, Stoudemire, Stoudemire
JAZZ Mitchell, Ingles(3) Favors, Favors, Gobert, Rubio(3)
Wow. Just not any mystery about this series at all. Utah's better.
3RD
9 MIN JAZZ 75 SUNS 47
SUNS
JAZZ Mitchell, Gobert
6 MIN JAZZ 82 SUNS 51
SUNS Marion, Diaw
JAZZ Rubio, Rubio, Ingles, Gobert(1)
The Jazz are treating the Suns like they played in the 50s.
3 MIN JAZZ 88 SUNS 60
SUNS Stoudemire(1) Stoudemire, Banks, Barbosa, Marion
JAZZ Exum, Favors, Exum
3RD QTR SCORE: JAZZ 99 SUNS 71
SUNS Banks, Barbosa(3) Thomas, Nash, Bell
JAZZ Crowder, Rubio, Gobert(3) Rubio(3)
Utah is about to advance.
4TH
9 MIN JAZZ 103 SUNS 83
SUNS Marion, Barbosa(3) Marion, Nash(3) Diaw
JAZZ Favors, Favors
6 MIN JAZZ 112 SUNS 89
SUNS Stoudemire, Marion, Stoudemire
JAZZ O'Neale, Korver(3) Favors, Favors
One of the highest scoring efforts of the tournament to date.
3 MIN JAZZ 121 SUNS 91
SUNS Stoudemire
JAZZ Rubio, Rubio, Exum, Exum
FINAL SCORE: JAZZ 128 SUNS 97
SUNS Jones(3) Piatkowski(3)
JAZZ Exum(3) Gobert, Bradley
12 years gap between these two squads might as well have been 42 years. Utah wipes out the Suns
Favors: 34 pts/14 boards - Player of the Game
Gobert: 20 pts/11 boards
Rubio: 17 pts/5 assists
Ingles: 14 pts/6 assists
Exum: 12 pts
4. 1992 WEST CHAMP PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 13. 2009 HOUSTON ROCKETS
Rick Adelman v. Rick Adelman
Blazers: 57-25, 1st Pac Div, 7th Off, 3rd Def
d. Lakers West 1st Rnd 3-1
d. Suns West Semis 4-1
d. Jazz West Finals 4-2
Lost Bulls NBA Finals 4-2
#60 overall seed
Coach: Rick Adelman
Starters
C Alaa Abdelnaby (23 Duke) 6.1 PPG 13.5 PER 2.1 Win Shares
F Buck Williams (31 Maryland) 11.3 15 9.2
F Jerome Kersey (29 Longwood) 12.6 14.7 6.8
G Terry Porter (28 Wisc-Stev Pt) 18.1 18.1 10.6
G Clyde Drexler (29 Houston) 25 23.6 12.8
Rotation Reserves
C Kevin Duckworth (27 East Ill) 10.7 10.5 3.3
F Mark Bryant (26 Seton Hall) 4.1 11.3 2.1
F Clifford Robinson (25 UConn) 12.4 14.2 4.6
G Robert Pack (22 USC) 4.6 10.5 1.1
G Danny Ainge (32 BYU) 9.7 15.4 5.2
Leaders: Drexler: 5th Pts, 4th PPG, 5th WS/48, 4th +/-, 4th VORP
Williams: 1st FG% 1st True Shooting, 1st Eff FG%, 4th Off Rtng
Clyde leads the squad, he's the 20+ PER guy, he and Terry Porter have double digit WS
Rockets: 53-29, 14th Off, 4th Def
d. Blazers West 1st 4-2
Lost Lakers West Semis 4-3
#197 overall seed
Coach: Rick Adelman. 17 years apart - it's Adelman v. Adelman. Could probably just ask him who would win this matchup.
Starters
C Yao Ming (28) 19.7 PPG 22.7 PER 10.6 WS
F Luis Scola (28) 12.7 17 8.6
F Metta World Peace (29 St Johns) 17.1 15.6 5.5
G Kyle Lowry (22 Nova) 7.6 15 1.8
G Tracy McGrady (29) 15.6 16.3 2.7
Rotation Reserves
C Dikembe Mutombo (42 Georgetown) 1.8 10.8 .2
F Carl Landry (25 Purdue) 9.2 17.7 5.9
F Shane Battier (30 Duke) 7.3 10.7 5.2
G Rafer Alston (32 Fresno St) 11.5 12.8 2.9
G Aaron Brooks (24 Oregon) 11.2 12.9 3.6
Leaders: Landry: 2nd True Shooting
Ming: 5th Def WS
Yao's got a 20+ PER and double digit WS; there's a young Kyle Lowry and an old Dikembe Mutombo.
Lineup Matchup:
C Yao (Rockets)
F Push
F Push
G Porter (Blazers)
G Drexler (Blazers)
Bench: Push
GAME ONE
1ST
9 MIN BLAZERS 10 ROCKETS 6
BLAZERS Drexler, Williams, Abdelnaby, Drexler, Kersey
ROCKETS McGrady, Yao, Scola
6 MIN BLAZERS 16 ROCKETS 14
BLAZERS Kersey, Porter, Duckworth
ROCKETS Scola(3) Lowry(1) Scola, Scola
Luis Scola gets off to the big start for Houston, 9 points, but Portland up a bucket
3 MIN ROCKETS 18 BLAZERS 16
BLAZERS
ROCKETS Scola, Yao
1ST QTR SCORE ROCKETS 27 BLAZERS 22
BLAZERS Porter, Williams, Ainge
ROCKETS Alston(3) Landry(3) Battier(3)
Houston bangs out triples to end the quarter and they're up 5.
2ND
9 MIN ROCKETS 37 BLAZERS 31
BLAZERS Kersey, Pack, Bryant, Robinson(3)
ROCKETS Alston, Landry, Alston(3) Alston(3)
6 MIN ROCKETS 41 BLAZERS 35
BLAZERS Drexler, Abdelnaby
ROCKETS Landry, Scola
Rafer Alston comes out firing, 8 in the first 3 minutes of the quarter, Rockets up 6.
3 MIN ROCKETS 47 BLAZERS 42
BLAZERS Porter, Ainge(3) Drexler
ROCKETS World Peace, Yao, Lowry
HALFTIME SCORE ROCKETS 49 BLAZERS 47
BLAZERS Bryant(1) Porter, Porter
ROCKETS Alston
6 for Porter in the back 6 of the 2nd, Rockets still up a bucket, good one here in Portland to start the series.
3RD
9 MIN ROCKETS 58 BLAZERS 55
BLAZERS Porter, Williams, Ainge, Porter
ROCKETS Lowry, Lowry, McGrady, Lowry(1) Brooks
6 MIN ROCKETS 65 BLAZERS 60
BLAZERS Ainge(3) Drexler
ROCKETS Battier(3) Alston, Yao
Young Kyle Lowry scores 5 to open the quarter; Rockets have kept this lead virtually the entire way.
3 MIN ROCKETS 75 BLAZERS 67
BLAZERS Williams, Porter(3) Kersey
ROCKETS Yao, Landry, Scola, Landry, World Peace
3RD QTR SCORE ROCKETS 82 BLAZERS 75
BLAZERS Williams, Porter, Robinson, Robinson
ROCKETS McGrady, World Peace(3) World Peace
7 points in the back half of the quarter for Metta World Peace and Houston's got a 7 point lead headed to the 4th.
9 MIN ROCKETS 88 BLAZERS 84
BLAZERS Porter, Duckworth, Duckworth, Drexler(1) Ainge
ROCKETS McGrady, Yao, Lowry
8:23 HOU: The biggest lead of the game has been 8; Rockets are up 6 when TMac hits a 6 foot jump hook.
7:08: POR: After empty trips, Buck Williams puts back a missed Porter 3.
5:58: HOU: After misses both ways, Luis Scola hits a 12 footer.
5:53: POR: Porter with the runner in the lane.
3:45: HOU: Multiple empty trips, Carl Landry slams one home.
3:30: POR: Drexler goes isolation and drives to the goal. 94-90 Rockets
3:15: POR: Porter steals the ball - finds Clyde for the huge dunk and now it's a 2 point game.
2:38: POR: Houston can't convert, Abdelnaby is fouled the other way and hits 1.
2:23: HOU: TMac hits the contested J.
2:13: POR: Nifty pass from Porter to Buck Williams underneath. 96-95 Rockets
2:02: HOU: World Peace gets fouled. Makes 1.
1:51: POR: Clyde just goes at them - isolation pull up J to tie the score.
1:44: HOU: Metta World Peace drills a triple from the top and the Rockets retake the lead.
1:04: POR: Williams misses - but Clyde gets the board and Abelnaby the bucket. 1 point game.
Lowry misses with 47 seconds left. Drexler rebound. Blazers down 1.
Drexler misses. TMac gets the board for Houston with just 27 seconds left.
:15: HOU: Houston goes to the big man and Yao comes through with the 8 footer; Rockets up 3.
Drexler takes the game tying 3 at 10 seconds to go -- and misses. He quickly fouls Yao.
:08: HOU: Yao makes them both. Lowry will make 2 foul shots at game end. And the Rockets get them.
ROCKETS 106 BLAZERS 99
Triple/Double for Clyde - but he missed the tying shot at the end of the game and it's Houston that gets game one.
Yao: 16 pts/14 boards - Player of the Game
Scola: 17 pts/10 boards
Lowry: 12 pts/6 boards/6 assists
McGrady: 12 pts/6 boards/5 assists
World Peace: 13 pts
Landry: 13 pts/5 assists
Alston: 15 pts
Drexler: 17 pts/10 boards/10 assists
Porter: 23 pts/5 assists
Williams: 14 pts/12 boards
Ainge: 12 pts/5 boards
GAME TWO
1ST
9 MIN BLAZERS 3 ROCKETS 3
BLAZERS Drexler(3)
ROCKETS Scola, Yao(1)
6 MIN BLAZERS 9 ROCKETS 7
BLAZERS Abdelnaby, Abdelnaby, Abdelnaby
ROCKETS World Peace, Scola
Alaa Abdelnaby scores 6 in the last 3 and we are off in game two.
3 MIN ROCKETS 17 BLAZERS 13
BLAZERS Abdelnaby, Porter
ROCKETS World Peace, Yao, Yao, Yao, Yao
1ST QTR SCORE ROCKETS 22 BLAZERS 21
BLAZERS Drexler, Drexler, Ainge, Ainge
ROCKETS Yao, Alston(3)
Yao Ming scores 10 straight Rockets points and Houston's up 1.
2ND
9 MIN BLAZERS 30 ROCKETS 28
BLAZERS Porter, Duckworth, Robinson, Ainge(3)
ROCKETS Alston, Scola, Scola
6 MIN BLAZERS 36 ROCKETS 36
BLAZERS Porter(3) Porter, Kersey
ROCKETS Landry, Landry, Lowry, Scola
Game one was tight and we are dead tied here - Rick Adelman v Rick Adelman is a nail biter.
3 MIN ROCKETS 42 BLAZERS 38
BLAZERS Drexler
ROCKETS McGrady, McGrady, World Peace
HALFTIME SCORE ROCKETS 51 BLAZERS 48
BLAZERS Duckworth, Drexler, Porter, Williams, Williams
ROCKETS Scola, World Peace(3) McGrady, Scola
3RD
9 MIN ROCKETS 56 BLAZERS 52
BLAZERS Abdelnaby, Kersey
ROCKETS World Peace, World Peace(3)
6 MIN ROCKETS 60 BLAZERS 54
BLAZERS Pack
ROCKETS Landry, Landry
Clyde's got 4, he's on the bench and the Rockets are up 6.
3 MIN BLAZERS 64 ROCKETS 64
BLAZERS Pack, Duckworth, Pack, Pack, Robinson
ROCKETS Lowry, McGrady
3RD QTR SCORE BLAZERS 74 ROCKETS 70
BLAZERS Porter, Drexler, Drexler, Kersey, Abdelnaby
ROCKETS World Peace(3) Alston(1) McGrady
Drexler comes back and scores a couple buckets. Portland up 4.
11:12: POR: The Rockets can't get the bucket, but Ainge finds Buck Williams underneath for 2.
11:00: HOU: World Peace hits the floater.
10:46: POR: Uncle Cliffy goes off glass.
10:39: HOU: World Peace bangs a long triple.
10:14: HOU: Porter misses, Scola dunks it home the other way. 78-77 Blazers
9:26: POR: Clyde hits the midrange.
9:05: POR: Yao missed and Clyde drills a triple and now the Blazers are up 6
8:52: HOU: Landry hits the fadeaway.
8:22: POR: Clyde soars for the dunk, 85-79
7:48: POR: The Rockets miss, Clyde hits a FT
7:16: POR: Houston misses again - Porter winds up with a dunk and the Blazers are pulling away.
6:59: HOU: TMac hits a midrange.
6:47: POR: Clyde rips home another dunk.
6:34: HOU: Yao goes hard to the rack - and the foul.
6:11: POR: Abdelnaby off glass. 92-84 Blazers
3 MIN BLAZERS 101 ROCKETS 89
BLAZERS Drexler(3) Porter, Porter, Porter
ROCKETS McGrady(3) Cook
FINAL SCORE BLAZERS 107 ROCKETS 94
BLAZERS Cooper, Kersey, Strothers
ROCKETS Head, Head(1) World Peace
Portland pulls away and evens the series.
Drexler: 28 pts/6 boards
Porter: 20 pts/6 assists
Abdelnaby 14 pts/11 boards
Kersey 8 pts/10 boards
Williams: 6 pts/11 boards
World Peace: 24 pts/7 boards
Yao: 14 pts/14 boards
Scola: 16 pts/7 boards
McGrady: 15 pts
Landry: 10 pts/6 boards
GAME THREE
1ST
9 MIN ROCKETS 7 BLAZERS 5
BLAZERS Abdelnaby, Porter(3)
ROCKETS Lowry, Yao, Lowry, Scola(1)
6 MIN ROCKETS 12 BLAZERS 11
BLAZERS Pack, Williams, Kersey
ROCKETS Yao, McGrady(3)
Decisive game 3 in this one is underway.
3 MIN BLAZERS 18 ROCKETS 17
BLAZERS Drexler(1) Kersey, Williams, Strothers
ROCKETS Scola(3) Landry
1ST QTR SCORE ROCKETS 26 BLAZERS 25
BLAZERS Williams, Young, Ainge(3)
ROCKETS Yao, World Peace, Battier(3) Landry
Terry Porter gets knicked up, plays just 3 minutes in the quarter, Adelman trying multiple bodies at point guard, we'll see how that evolves.
2ND
9 MIN BLAZERS 31 ROCKETS 29
BLAZERS Ainge, Duckworth, Bryant
ROCKETS Brooks(3)
6 MIN BLAZERS 40 ROCKETS 37
BLAZERS Ainge, Drexler, Ainge, Porter(3)
ROCKETS Landry, World Peace, Landry, Yao
Porter checks back in after missing nearly 15 minutes, hits the triple to give Portland the lead.
3 MIN ROCKETS 44 BLAZERS 43
BLAZERS Drexler, Drexler(1)
ROCKETS Alston, World Peace(1) Yao, Alston
HALFTIME SCORE BLAZERS 53 ROCKETS 51
BLAZERS Drexler, Robinson, Robinson, Williams, Duckworth
ROCKETS Scola, World Peace(3) Scola
Great half, really good series; should be fun down the stretch.
3RD
9 MIN ROCKETS 56 BLAZERS 55
BLAZERS Abdelnaby
ROCKETS Brooks(3) Mutombo,
6 MIN BLAZERS 63 ROCKETS 62
BLAZERS Duckworth, Drexler, Drexler, Kersey
ROCKETS Mutombo, Lowry, Scola
Back and forth - neither team able to get an inch of daylight. Great game. Winner advances.
3 MIN BLAZERS 75 ROCKETS 70
BLAZERS Robinson(1) Porter, Porter(3) Williams, Kersey, Abdelnaby
ROCKETS World Peace, Yao(3) Yao(3)
3RD QTR SCORE BLAZERS 79 ROCKETS 74
BLAZERS Drexler, Drexler
ROCKETS Yao, McGrady
Terry Porter, clearly hurt, gamely fights for five points in the back half of the third - Yao Ming's in foul trouble, with 4, but he gets 8 straight Houston points. Blazers up 5.
4TH
11:53: HOU: Aaron Brooks goes off glass.
11:25: HOU: Lowry gets the steal and finds Yao for the 12 footer to cut it to 1.
10:34: HOU: Porter checks out and goes to the locker room; his day is done, meanwhile, another Yao jumper gives the Rockets the lead.
10:00: HOU: Yao Ming has taken over - his dunk gives the Rockets a 3 point lead.
9:47: POR: Danny Young, not in the rotation to start the series, is in at point guard for Porter and he hits one from the lane.
9:18: HOU: TMac misses, but Rafer Alston comes away with it - finds Metta World Peace for the lay in
9:05: POR: Abdelnaby fadeaway from the block.
8:31: HOU: Scola hits the contested J.
8:06: HOU: Clyde missed, but McGrady doesn't, with the long 2.
7:48: HOU: Houston's got the biggest lead of the game when Lowry hits an open jumper after another Blazer failed trip.
7:17: POR: Portland misses, but Duckworth gets the board and Ainge hits from the wing.
7:03: HOU: Young Kyle Lowry comes down the floor and buries the jumper.
6:32: HOU: Ainge misses a 3 - Scola hits - Rockets pulling away. 94-85
6:25: POR: Robinson layup
6:04: HOU: Yao putback
6 MIN ROCKETS 96 BLAZERS 93
BLAZERS Duckworth, Abdelnaby, Kersey
ROCKETS
2:26: HOU: After a 3 minute stretch where they don't score, Yao gets one from the lane for Houston and they are up 5.
2:09: POR: Jerome Kersey jump hook.
1:56: HOU: Aaron Brooks midrange.
1:27: HOU: Brooks then steals the ball - World Peace hits the J. 102-95
1:09: HOU: Abdelnaby misses, Scola gets one in traffic the other way.
1:00: POR: Clyde midrange.
:58: HOU: Yao. 2 FT
:47: HOU: TMac, 1 FT Ten point game. Done.
ROCKETS 107 BLAZERS 97
A blistering performance from Yao Ming as the Rockets knock off Portland
Yao: 30 pts/14 boards/6 blocks-Player of the Game
Scola: 16 pts/7 boards
World Peace: 14 pts/6 boards
Lowry: 10 pts/7 assists
Brooks: 10 pts
ALL REGION TEAM:
C Yao ('09 Rockets)
F Bird ('86 Celtics)
F Favors ('19 Jazz)
G Rose ('12 Bulls)
G Johnson ('86 Celtics)
