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NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- HOUSTON 30 21 15 22 88 DALLAS 16 31 31 19 97 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: HOU - JIMMY JACKSON 18, CUTTINO MOBLEY 16, YAO MING 14 DAL - DIRK NOWITZKI 25, MICHAEL FINLEY 19, ANTOINE WALKER 17 HIGH REBOUND: HOU - JIMMY JACKSON 8, STEVE FRANCIS 7, CLARENCE WEATHERSPOON 6 DAL - DIRK NOWITZKI 12, ANTOINE WALKER 10, ANTAWN JAMISON 8 HIGH ASSISTS: HOU - STEVE FRANCIS 6, MARK JACKSON 3, CUTTINO MOBLEY 3 DAL - STEVE NASH 9, ANTOINE WALKER 5, DIRK NOWITZKI 3 ATT: 20,431Box ScoreHOUSTON (88) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp K Cato 18 3-5 2-3 2-5 1 3 8 J Jackson 42 6-13 1-2 1-8 2 2 18 Y Ming 31 7-10 0-0 1-5 2 5 14 S Francis 38 3-11 0-0 2-7 6 3 6 C Mobley 45 6-21 0-0 1-2 3 3 16 M Taylor 24 4-8 0-0 1-4 2 2 8 C Weatherspoon 18 3-5 5-5 2-6 0 0 11 M Jackson 11 0-3 0-0 1-1 3 1 0 A Griffin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 E Piatkowski 9 3-6 0-0 1-4 1 2 7 S Padgett 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 B Nachbar DNP - COACH'S DECISION _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 35-82 8-10 12-42 20 22 88 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.427, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals: 10-29, .345 (J Jackson 5-9, S Francis 0-3, C Mobley 4-12, M Jackson 0-1, E Piatkowski 1-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:5 (Y Ming 2, M Taylor, K Cato, C Mobley). Turnovers:15 (S Francis 4, M Taylor 3, Y Ming 3, J Jackson 2, M Jackson, C Mobley, E Piatkowski). Steals: 6 (C Mobley 2, C Weatherspoon, J Jackson, S Francis, K Cato). DALLAS (97) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp A Walker 33 7-14 2-2 3-10 5 3 17 D Nowitzki 41 9-17 4-5 3-12 3 3 25 S Williams 15 1-7 0-0 0-4 0 1 2 M Finley 39 6-15 6-8 1-1 2 1 19 S Nash 34 4-7 0-0 0-2 9 0 10 S Bradley 5 0-1 1-2 1-3 0 1 1 A Jamison 23 2-11 0-0 4-8 1 0 4 J Howard 28 6-11 1-2 2-4 1 3 14 E Najera 22 2-4 1-1 1-3 0 2 5 T Delk DNP - LEFT ANKLE INJURY D Fortson DNP - COACH'S DECISION M Daniels DNP - COACH'S DECISION _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 37-87 15-20 15-47 21 14 97 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.425, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals: 8-18, .444 (A Walker 1-4, D Nowitzki 3-4, M Finley 1-4, S Nash 2-3, A Jamison 0-1, J Howard 1-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:3 (D Nowitzki 2, J Howard). Turnovers:11 (A Walker 3, S Nash 3, J Howard 2, D Nowitzki 2, A Jamison). Steals: 7 (A Walker 3, M Finley 2, S Nash, D Nowitzki). ------------------------------------------- HOUSTON 30 21 15 22 - 88 DALLAS 16 31 31 19 - 97 ------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,431. T: 2:04. Officials: Derek Collins, James Capers, Steve Javie.
Extended BoxHOUSTON (88) AT DALLAS (97) HOUSTON REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === K CATO F 18 3-5 2-3 2 3 5 1 3 1 0 8 J JACKSON F 42 6-13 1-2 1 7 8 2 2 1 2 18 Y MING C 31 7-10 0-0 1 4 5 2 5 0 3 14 S FRANCIS G 38 3-11 0-0 2 5 7 6 3 1 4 6 C MOBLEY G 45 6-21 0-0 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 16 M TAYLOR 24 4-8 0-0 1 3 4 2 2 0 3 8 C WEATHERSPOON 18 3-5 5-5 2 4 6 0 0 1 0 11 M JACKSON 11 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 A GRIFFIN 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 E PIATKOWSKI 9 3-6 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 7 S PADGETT 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B NACHBAR DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 35-82 8-10 12 30 42 20 22 6 15 88 (.427) (.800) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 15 (26 PTS) DALLAS REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === A WALKER F 33 7-14 2-2 3 7 10 5 3 3 3 17 D NOWITZKI F 41 9-17 4-5 3 9 12 3 3 1 2 25 S WILLIAMS C 15 1-7 0-0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 2 M FINLEY G 39 6-15 6-8 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 19 S NASH G 34 4-7 0-0 0 2 2 9 0 1 3 10 S BRADLEY 5 0-1 1-2 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 A JAMISON 23 2-11 0-0 4 4 8 1 0 0 1 4 J HOWARD 28 6-11 1-2 2 2 4 1 3 0 2 14 E NAJERA 22 2-4 1-1 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 5 T DELK DNP - LEFT ANKLE INJURY D FORTSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION M DANIELS DNP - COACH'S DECISION TOTALS 240 37-87 15-20 15 32 47 21 14 7 11 97 (.425) (.750) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 13 (12 PTS) HOUSTON 30 21 15 22 - 88 DALLAS 16 31 31 19 - 97 BLOCKED SHOTS: HOUSTON - Y MING 2, M TAYLOR, K CATO, C MOBLEY. DALLAS - D NOWITZKI 2, J HOWARD. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: HOUSTON 10-29 (.345), J JACKSON 5-9, S FRANCIS 0- 3, C MOBLEY 4-12, M JACKSON 0-1, E PIATKOWSKI 1-4. DALLAS 8-18 (.444), A WALKER 1-4, D NOWITZKI 3-4, M FINLEY 1-4, S NASH 2-3, A JAMISON 0- 1, J HOWARD 1-2. TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: DEREK COLLINS, JAMES CAPERS, STEVE JAVIE. A - 20,431. T - 2:04.
Game StoryDALLAS (Ticker) -- Dirk Nowitzki collected 25 points and 12 rebounds and Antoine Walker had 17 and 10 as the Dallas Mavericks continued to dominate the Houston Rockets with a 97-88 victory. Michael Finley added 19 points for the Mavericks, who have won three in a row overall and six straight against their intrastate rivals. The Mavericks also continued to thrive at the American Airlines Center with their fourth straight home win. Dallas is 24-4 at home, the second-best mark in the league. Jimmy Jackson added 18 points and Cuttino Mobley had 16 for the Rockets, who had won two in a row. The Rockets are just 3 1/2 games behind the Mavericks, but Houston coach Jeff Van Gundy felt there is a much bigger difference between the teams. "We have many steps to take before we get there," Van Gundy said. "So we have to work hard, try to bounce back and play well tomorrow." The Rockets' starting backcourt of Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley had a rough night against the usually porous Dallas defense, making just 9-of-32 shots. "It wasn't their zone," Mobley said. "We had open shots but just didn't knock them down. I had a lot of open shots, they just didn't fall." Francis' squad has dropped 10 of the last 12 meetings with Dallas and he thinks the problem lies with the Rockets' offensive approach. "We settle for too many long shots instead of taking it to the basket," he said. "We began the game driving and kicking, but once they went to the zone, we just settled for the 3-pointer." Houston had no problems early, bolting to a 19-3 lead while the offense was clicking on all cylinders. Yao Ming had six points and Jackson five as the Rockets appeared ready to turn the game into a rout. Dallas trailed 30-16 after 12 minutes but opened the second quarter with a 24-9 burst. Josh Howard had seven points and Steve Nash added six in the spurt, capping it with a 3-pointer with 4:58 to go in the half. "They were full of energy, we couldn't guard them and they made every shot," Nowitzki said. "We knew they weren't going to stay hot for the whole game. We just tried to stay close, keep it in range." "We just got off to a slow start," Walker added. "They came out very aggressive. They had a few days off." The game was tied, 54-54, early in the third quarter when Nash hit a jumper and Walker added a 3-pointer and layup 22 seconds apart. Houston got no closer than three points thereafter and trailed by as many as 17 midway through the fourth quarter.
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