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NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- HOUSTON 20 23 25 26 94 SEATTLE 18 29 31 22 100 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: HOU - STEVE FRANCIS 23, CUTTINO MOBLEY 16, MOOCHIE NORRIS 14 SEA - RASHARD LEWIS 25, RAY ALLEN 23, TWO PLAYERS WITH 13 HIGH REBOUND: HOU - STEVE FRANCIS 9, YAO MING 7, KELVIN CATO 6 SEA - RASHARD LEWIS 9, THREE PLAYERS WITH 6 HIGH ASSISTS: HOU - STEVE FRANCIS 10, CUTTINO MOBLEY 3, TWO PLAYERS WITH 2 SEA - BRENT BARRY 8, RAY ALLEN 7, KEVIN OLLIE 6 ATT: 17,072Box ScoreHOUSTON (94) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp E Griffin 23 2-5 0-0 0-3 0 0 5 J Posey 39 4-10 0-0 2-5 2 4 9 Y Ming 29 4-8 0-0 0-7 2 3 8 S Francis 44 6-13 11-15 5-9 10 3 23 C Mobley 40 6-16 3-4 0-1 3 4 16 M Norris 18 5-6 4-6 1-1 0 0 14 K Cato 19 3-3 0-0 0-6 0 5 6 M Taylor 15 2-6 1-2 0-2 1 3 5 G Rice 13 2-4 2-2 0-0 0 0 8 T Morris DNP - COACH'S DECISION J Hawkins DNP - COACH'S DECISION B Nachbar DNP - COACH'S DECISION _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 34-71 21-29 8-34 18 22 94 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.479, FT-.724. 3-Point Goals: 5-20, .250 (E Griffin 1-2, J Posey 1-3, S Francis 0-4, C Mobley 1-6, M Norris 0-1, G Rice 2-4). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked Shots:2 (K Cato 2). Turnovers:17 (S Francis 5, Y Ming 4, C Mobley 3, M Taylor 2, J Posey 2, M Norris). Steals: 7 (S Francis 3, G Rice, M Norris, E Griffin, C Mobley). SEATTLE (100) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp R Evans 21 0-0 1-2 2-6 1 3 1 R Lewis 42 10-20 3-6 3-9 4 3 25 P Drobnjak 22 4-11 2-2 3-6 0 3 11 R Allen 37 8-18 4-4 0-4 7 1 23 B Barry 41 3-4 0-0 0-2 8 3 6 K Ollie 26 6-8 1-3 0-2 6 0 13 V Radmanovic 25 2-7 2-2 0-2 1 3 8 J James 26 6-9 1-3 1-6 2 5 13 E Campbell DNP - COACH'S DECISION V Potapenko DNP - COACH'S DECISION C Booth DNP - COACH'S DECISION J Forte DNP - COACH'S DECISION _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 39-77 14-22 9-37 29 21 100 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.506, FT-.636. 3-Point Goals: 8-20, .400 (R Lewis 2-4, P Drobnjak 1-2, R Allen 3-8, B Barry 0-1, V Radmanovic 2-5). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:1 (P Drobnjak). Turnovers:14 (R Allen 4, R Lewis 3, J James 2, P Drobnjak 2, B Barry, V Radmanovic, R Evans). Steals: 10 (R Lewis 2, V Radmanovic 2, B Barry, R Allen, R Evans, P Drobnjak, J James, K Ollie). ------------------------------------------- HOUSTON 20 23 25 26 - 94 SEATTLE 18 29 31 22 - 100 ------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Seattle - 4 (Defensive Three, 7:15 2nd; Defensive Three, 3:05 3rd; R Lewis, 6:52 3rd; ASSISTANT Casey, 0:36 4th). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,072. T: 2:22. Officials: Don Vaden, Leroy Richardson, Tony Brown.
Extended BoxHOUSTON (94) AT SEATTLE (100) HOUSTON REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === E GRIFFIN F 23 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 5 J POSEY F 39 4-10 0-0 2 3 5 2 4 0 2 9 Y MING C 29 4-8 0-0 0 7 7 2 3 0 4 8 S FRANCIS G 44 6-13 11-15 5 4 9 10 3 3 5 23 C MOBLEY G 40 6-16 3-4 0 1 1 3 4 1 3 16 M NORRIS 18 5-6 4-6 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 14 K CATO 19 3-3 0-0 0 6 6 0 5 0 0 6 M TAYLOR 15 2-6 1-2 0 2 2 1 3 0 2 5 G RICE 13 2-4 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 T MORRIS DNP - COACH'S DECISION J HAWKINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION B NACHBAR DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 34-71 21-29 8 26 34 18 22 7 17 94 (.479) (.724) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 18 (11 PTS) SEATTLE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === R EVANS F 21 0-0 1-2 2 4 6 1 3 1 1 1 R LEWIS F 42 10-20 3-6 3 6 9 4 3 2 3 25 P DROBNJAK C 22 4-11 2-2 3 3 6 0 3 1 2 11 R ALLEN G 37 8-18 4-4 0 4 4 7 1 1 4 23 B BARRY G 41 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 8 3 1 1 6 K OLLIE 26 6-8 1-3 0 2 2 6 0 1 0 13 V RADMANOVIC 25 2-7 2-2 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 8 J JAMES 26 6-9 1-3 1 5 6 2 5 1 2 13 E CAMPBELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION V POTAPENKO DNP - COACH'S DECISION C BOOTH DNP - COACH'S DECISION J FORTE DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 39-77 14-22 9 28 37 29 21 10 14 100 (.506) (.636) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 16 (26 PTS) HOUSTON 20 23 25 26 - 94 SEATTLE 18 29 31 22 - 100 BLOCKED SHOTS: HOUSTON - K CATO 2. SEATTLE - P DROBNJAK. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: HOUSTON 5-20 (.250), E GRIFFIN 1-2, J POSEY 1-3, S FRANCIS 0-4, C MOBLEY 1-6, M NORRIS 0-1, G RICE 2-4. SEATTLE 8- 20 (.400), R LEWIS 2-4, P DROBNJAK 1-2, R ALLEN 3-8, B BARRY 0-1, V RADMANOVIC 2- 5. TECHNICAL FOULS: SEATTLE - DEFENSIVE THREE 2, R LEWIS, ASSISTANT CASEY. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: DON VADEN, LEROY RICHARDSON, TONY BROWN. A - 17,072. T - 2:22.
Game StorySEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Seattle SuperSonics executed a simple plan to cool off the red-hot Houston Rockets - just contain Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Yao Ming. Rashard Lewis scored 25 points and Ray Allen added 23 as the SuperSonics held on for a 100-94 victory over the Rockets. Seattle has won three of its last four games, and Lewis has been the team's leading scorer in all of those games. The 6-10 forward hit a jumper with 3:29 left to give the Sonics their biggest lead, 94-80. The Rockets battled back, putting together a 13-3 surge during the next three minutes. Glen Rice nailed a 3-pointer with 28 seconds to play and pulled Houston within 97-93. Lewis made a free throw before Allen hit a pair from the line with six seconds remaining to seal the victory. "We know we need to scrap in order to have an opportunity to win," Sonics coach Nate McMillan said. "These guys came out and scrapped tonight. They (the Rockets) are a tough team to defend with all the players that they have that can isolate you." Point guards Brent Barry and Kevin Ollie were charged with containing the dynamic backcourt tandem of Francis and Mobley. Francis collected 23 points, nine boards and 10 assists. But the All-Star was held without a basket in the fourth as the Rockets had their season-high five-game winning streak snapped and fell into a tie with the Phoenix Suns for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. "We made it tough for Steve going down the middle to penetrate," Allen said. "I think we had them frustrated offensively." Francis and Mobley combined to commit eight turnovers. "I think the unforced turnovers we had, the mental mistakes, the throwing the ball away at inopportune times really cost us," Rockets assistant Larry Smith said. The Rockets made the trip to Seattle without coach Rudy Tomjanovich, who was diagnosed with a superficial bladder tumor that will not require surgery. "What coach went through had an effect on us," Francis said. "I know coach and I know how he is. He would want guys focusing on basketball today." Barry and Ollie also managed to push the offense for Seattle. Barry had eight assists, while Ollie scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and added six assists in 26 minutes off the bench. "The attention is given to Ray because he's the star player that came over (in the deal with Milwaukee)," Barry said. "But Kevin Ollie is the type of player that you want on your team 82 games a year. He's gonna come out and be a solid point. He knows the offense and understands the game." In the paint, the Sonics used 6-11 center Predrag Drobnjak and 6-10 forward Vladimir Radmanovic to limit the 7-5 Yao to eight points - recording just eight attempts from the floor - and seven rebounds with four turnovers. "We wanted to bump him early and force him off the block," McMillan said. "If he did get deep post position, we send a double team. Peja did a very good job of keeping him out of post position, where he could score. When we did double team, our traps were solid." "They didn't have a post-up game," Radmanovic said. "Yao was out of the game, and Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley tried to penetrate and pass, but our defense was good enough to prevent that." Seattle moved four games behind Houston and Phoenix in the playoff race with 16 to play.
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