101______
89
Houston Rockets (2-0) @ (0-1) Dallas Mavericks
Yao Steps Up While Rockets Suffer From Foul Trouble
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1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
OT
|
Final
21
|
21
|
29
|
30
|
0
|
101
20
|
22
|
22
|
25
|
0
|
89
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Artest played a lot tonight while several Rockets sat the bench in foul trouble. Although shooting inconsistently, Artest made his presence known defensively.
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HOU
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DAL
40/115
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Field Goals
|
34/99
34%
|
Field Goal %
|
34%
5/18
|
3 Pointers
|
4/24
27%
|
3 Pointer %
|
16%
16/17
|
Free Throws
|
17/26
94%
|
Free Throw %
|
65%
17
|
Assists
|
23
18
|
Turnovers
|
18
22
|
Team Fouls
|
13
69
|
Total Rebounds
|
43
20
|
Offensive Rebounds
|
7
13
|
Steals
|
14
11
|
Blocks
|
10
46
|
Point in the Paint
|
46
24
|
Bench Points
|
26
18
|
2nd Chance Points
|
6
13
|
Fast Break Points
|
8
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=35em"]PLAYER|MIN|PTS|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|FG|3PT|FT|OFF|PF|+-
Yao Ming|33|22|20|2|3|4|1|10-15|0-0|2-2|3|0|+14
Tracy McGrady|29|21|6|2|2|0|4|8-16|1-2|4-4|2|5|+3
Ron Artest|40|16|8|2|2|0|3|6-21|2-3|2-2|4|5|+15
Shane Battier|26|9|9|0|1|1|2|3-12|0-3|3-4|2|3|+14
Luis Scola|32|9|9|2|1|3|1|3-14|0-0|3-3|3|2|+8
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[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=35em"]PLAYER|MIN|PTS|REB|AST|STL|BLK|TO|FG|3PT|FT|OFF|PF|+-
Jason Kidd|38|19|2|7|3|0|6|6-19|3-10|4-8|0|2|-4
Dirk Nowitzki|38|16|10|2|2|5|2|8-24|0-5|0-0|1|1|-15
Josh Howard|31|11|8|2|0|1|1|4-11|0-1|3-4|3|2|-13
Antoine Wright|34|11|2|2|3|2|1|4-11|0-3|3-4|0|1|-8
Brandon Bass|23|7|5|4|1|0|0|2-10|0-0|3-4|1|2|-15
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Player of the Game:
Yao Ming
Quote of the Night:
"When you have a guy that can step up the way Yao did tonight, you know you have something special. Of course, being eight feet tall doesn't hurt either." - Tracy McGrady
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