Houston 89, Boston 85
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(22-15)
    1 2 3 4 Total
Houston 22 30 19 18 89 Final 
Boston 31 18 25 11 85  
(29-8)
 Houston
 Starters Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts 
  V. Wafer G 27:29 4-10 4-6 0-0 -11 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 
  R. Alston G 24:59 1-5 0-1 0-0 -16 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
  Y. Ming C 36:28 10-13 0-0 6-9 0 3 8 4 3 0 2 0 3 26 
  R. Artest F 29:32 7-13 2-4 1-2 +12 0 3 4 3 3 0 0 6 17 
  L. Scola F 15:00 0-4 0-0 0-0 -4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3
 Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts 
  A. Brooks 37:22 8-16 2-6 1-1 +8 1 3 4 3 1 0 1 5 19 
  C. Landry 27:40 2-5 0-0 2-3 +8 2 6 2 0 0 1 1 3
  B. Barry 24:43 1-2 1-2 0-0 +19 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
  C. Hayes 16:46 2-4 0-0 0-0 +4 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 2
  L. Head DNP - Coach's Decision
  T. McGrady DNP - Coach's Decision
  D. Mutombo DNP - Coach's Decision
 Totals 35-72 9-19 10-15 8 36 19 12 5 3 4 25 89 
 Percentages:   .486 .474 .667   Team Rebounds: 10
 Boston
 Starters Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts 
  R. Allen G 39:37 4-13 1-4 4-4 -2 3 5 6 2 2 0 1 2 13 
  R. Rondo G 33:28 2-4 0-0 1-4 +5 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 2
  K. Perkins C 22:42 0-1 0-0 0-0 -7 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 5
  P. Pierce F 38:06 7-14 4-6 8-8 -4 2 5 4 4 1 0 0 2 26 
  K. Garnett F 34:17 9-19 0-0 0-1 -6 1 8 2 1 1 1 0 1 18 
 Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts 
  G. Davis 22:46 4-6 0-0 4-4 +9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 
  L. Powe 16:15 0-3 0-0 2-2 -4 2 7 0 0 0 1 1 2
  G. Pruitt 15:10 3-5 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
  E. House 14:32 1-5 0-3 0-0 -9 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
  B. Scalabrine 3:07 0-0 0-0 0-0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  S. Cassell DNP - Coach's Decision
  P. O'Bryant DNP - Coach's Decision
 Totals 30-70 6-15 19-23 9 32 20 11 5 4 3 19 85 
 Percentages:   .429 .400 .826   Team Rebounds: 8
 Game Info
 Technical Fouls:  None
 Arena: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
 Attendance: 18,624
 Officials: Eric Lewis, Kevin Fehr, Mike Callahan
 Duration: 2:17
Legend
+/-:
Team net points while player is in game,
TO:
Turnovers,
PF:
Personal Fouls,
BS:
Blocked Shots,
BA:
Blocks Against

Updated on Thursday, Jan 8, 2009 1:30 am ET

 
 Top Performers
 Houston
Y. Ming Yao Ming
10-13,  26 Pts
8 Rebs, 4 Assists
 Boston
P. Pierce Paul Pierce
7-14,  26 Pts
5 Rebs, 4 Assists