Houston 96, New Jersey 71
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(17-12)
    1 2 3 4 Total
Houston 18 31 22 25 96 Final 
New Jersey 12 27 17 15 71  
(11-18)
 Houston
 Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts 
  S. Battier 40 8-16 7-12 0-0 2 9 2 4 1 1 2 23 
  J. Howard 28 5-7 0-0 2-3 3 11 2 1 0 1 3 12 
  D. Mutombo 19 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 10 0 1 0 1 2
  T. McGrady 34 4-16 1-4 8-8 1 3 6 5 1 1 1 17 
  R. Alston 30 5-13 2-4 2-2 2 7 5 1 3 0 2 14 
  L. Head 25 2-7 2-5 0-0 1 5 4 5 3 0 1
  C. Hayes 28 1-3 0-0 6-6 1 5 1 2 2 0 4
  B. Wells 26 4-7 0-0 0-2 2 4 2 5 2 2 5
  J. Lucas 1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  S. Novak 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  V. Spanoulis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Y. Ming DNP - Coach's Decision
  S. Padgett DNP - Coach's Decision
  K. Snyder DNP - Coach's Decision
  B. Sura DNP - Coach's Decision
 Totals 233 33-74 12-25 18-21 14 54 23 24 13 6 20 96 
 Percentages:   .446 .480 .857   Team Rebounds: 7
 New Jersey
 Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts 
  R. Jefferson 27 5-15 0-0 1-1 1 3 0 1 2 0 4 11 
  M. Moore 28 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 5 1 0 2 0 0
  J. Collins 21 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 0 2 0 1
  V. Carter 32 4-16 0-1 4-6 2 5 5 2 0 0 1 12 
  J. Kidd 31 2-9 1-6 6-7 1 3 5 4 6 1 3 11 
  J. Boone 17 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
  M. Williams 17 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 4 2 0 0 2
  H. Adams 23 5-7 0-0 3-3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 13 
  B. Nachbar 20 4-9 2-6 2-2 1 5 1 1 1 2 2 12 
  E. House 11 1-5 0-2 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1
  A. Wright 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
  M. Ilic 1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
  N. Krstic DNP - Coach's Decision
  J. McInnis DNP - Coach's Decision
  C. Robinson DNP - Coach's Decision
 Totals 233 24-73 3-16 20-23 8 32 19 14 14 3 17 71 
 Percentages:   .329 .188 .870   Team Rebounds: 3
 Game Info
 Technical Fouls:  Houston - B. Wells 1, Defensive Three
 Attendance: 18,373
 Officials: Bernie Fryer, Derek Richardson, Gary Zielinski

Updated on Wednesday, Dec 27, 2006 10:49 pm ET

 
 Top Performers
 Houston
S. Battier S. Battier
8-16,  23 Pts
9 Rebs, 2 Assists
 New Jersey
J. Kidd J. Kidd
2-9,  11 Pts
3 Rebs, 5 Assists