New York Knicks vs. Houston Rockets

Dec 27, 2002

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	24	26	21	28	99
HOU	20	21	24	18	83

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Latrell SprewellSF	35	10-20	0-2	1-4	2	6	0	0	1	2	+8	21
32Othella HarringtonPF	19	0-3	0-0	2-2	8	0	0	0	2	4	-7	2
40Kurt ThomasC	21	4-9	0-0	0-0	5	3	1	0	2	5	+9	8
4Howard EisleySG	22	3-5	1-2	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	2	-8	7
20Allan HoustonPG	34	7-17	4-8	2-2	4	1	2	0	1	3	+8	20
21Charlie Ward	25	3-6	2-3	1-1	4	8	0	0	0	3	+24	9
35Clar. Weatherspoon	26	3-6	0-0	2-2	10	1	3	0	1	3	+20	8
51Michael Doleac	28	6-9	0-0	3-4	5	0	0	0	0	4	+14	15
49Shandon Anderson	17	3-9	0-2	1-4	0	1	2	0	0	4	+7	7
54Lee Nailon	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	3	3	+9	2
44Travis Knight	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
7Lavor Postell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8547.1%	7-1741.2%	12-1963.2%	47	23	8	0	10	34	-	99

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Glen RiceSF	23	0-3	0-3	3-3	4	1	0	0	0	1	-5	3
33Eddie GriffinPF	20	2-10	0-4	2-3	3	1	0	1	1	0	-2	6
11Ming YaoC	32	5-12	0-0	7-9	5	0	0	1	2	5	-6	17
3Steve FrancisSG	43	7-19	3-5	10-13	8	3	1	0	6	3	-16	27
5Cuttino MobleyPG	35	4-14	0-2	0-0	5	1	2	0	2	3	-20	8
13Kelvin Cato	15	0-3	0-0	1-4	9	0	0	0	0	2	-10	1
2Maurice Taylor	27	4-11	0-0	4-5	5	2	0	0	0	1	-14	12
55James Posey	25	0-4	0-0	6-6	10	0	1	0	0	1	-15	6
12Moochie Norris	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	-2	0
44Terence Morris	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+6	0
29Juaquin Hawkins	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
9Bostjan Nachbar	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	3
TOTAL	-	23-7829.5%	4-1526.7%	33-4376.7%	51	10	4	2	11	17	-	83

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball Yao vs. Thomas: Tip to Eisley
(11:46) MISS Thomas 16' Jump Shot
(11:45) Rice REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:39) Francis 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:20) MISS Sprewell 20' Jump Shot
(11:18) Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:16) MISS Harrington 17' Jump Shot
(11:15) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:05) MISS Griffin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:04) Houston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:52) MISS Sprewell 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(10:51) Harrington REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:50) Yao S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (10:50) Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
+1 (10:50) Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
22
(10:32) MISS Griffin 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(10:31) Eisley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:27) Harrington OFF.Foul (P1)
(10:27) Harrington Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:14) Yao Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
24
+2 (9:57) Houston 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
44
(9:44) MISS Yao 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:42) Knicks Rebound
+2 (9:20) Eisley 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
64
(9:03) Knicks T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Harrington )
+1 (9:03) Rice Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
65
(8:56) Yao Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:43) MISS Houston 14' Jump Shot
(8:30) Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:30) MISS Griffin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:30) Harrington REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (8:19) Thomas 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Eisley 1 AST)
85
(7:58) MISS Yao 17' Jump Shot
(7:56) Knicks Rebound
(7:43) Thomas Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:43) Mobley STEAL (1 STL)
(7:39) Thomas S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (7:39) Francis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
86
+1 (7:39) Francis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
87
(7:24) MISS Eisley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:23) Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:11) MISS Rice 3PT Jump Shot
(7:10) Rice REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (6:56) Francis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Griffin 1 AST)
810
(6:46) Knicks Timeout: Short (Reg.0 Short 1)
(6:44) MISS Eisley 20' Jump Shot
(6:43) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:20) Mobley Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Francis 1 AST)
812
(6:01) MISS Thomas 16' Jump Shot
(6:00) Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:53) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (5:36) Francis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS)
815
(5:19) MISS Houston 14' Jump Shot
(5:17) Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:09) MISS Rice 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:08) Harrington REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:53) Harrington 3 Second Violation Turnover (P2.T3)
(4:37) MISS Mobley 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:35) Harrington REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(4:24) MISS Sprewell 17' Jump Shot
(4:22) ROCKETS Rebound
(4:22) Harrington L.B.FOUL (P2.T2)
(4:08) MISS Griffin 15' Jump Shot
(4:07) Weatherspoon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:58) Houston 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ward 1 AST)
1115
(3:43) Yao Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:43) Thomas STEAL (1 STL)
(3:38) Sprewell Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
(3:16) MISS Francis 22' Jump Shot
(3:14) Ward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:59) Rice P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(2:59) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 1)
+3 (2:53) Houston 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Ward 2 AST)
1615
+2 (2:31) Yao 10' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1617
(2:17) MISS Sprewell 14' Jump Shot
(2:16) Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:02) MISS Yao 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:00) Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:53) MISS Ward 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:51) Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:44) MISS Griffin 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:43) ROCKETS Rebound
(1:43) Thomas P.FOUL (P2.T3)
(1:36) MISS Mobley 18' Jump Shot
(1:34) Ward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:15) Doleac 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Houston 1 AST)
1817
(0:58) Griffin Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:58) Weatherspoon STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:55) Sprewell Dunk (4 PTS) (Ward 3 AST)
2017
(0:40) Mobley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (0:25) Sprewell 14' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS)
2217
+2 (0:10) Griffin 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Francis 2 AST)
2219
(0:10) Houston S.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (0:10) Griffin Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2220
(0:06) Francis P.FOUL (P1.T3)
+2 (0:00) Sprewell 14' Turnaround Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2420

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

HOU

99Points83

40-85(47.1%)Field Goal(%)23-78(29.5%)

7-17(41.2%)3-Point(%)4-15(26.7%)

12-19(63.2%)Free Throw(%)33-43(76.7%)

47(12)Rebounds(Offensive)51(17)

23Assists10

8Steals4

0Blocks2

10Turnovers11

34Fouls17

38Pts In The Paint24

12Fast Break Pts10

17Pts Off Turnovers10

99Bench Pts83

20Largest Lead7

Game Details

Friday, December 27, 2002 · 8:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,285 (89.0%)