National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Houston 91,
New Jersey 73
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, March 10, 2008
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #50 Olandis Poole, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance: 18271
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #50 Olandis Poole, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance: 18271
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| New Jersey | 15 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 73 |
| Houston | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 91 |
New Jersey Nets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3GM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Vince Carter - G | 32:49 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | -20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Devin Harris - G | 24:02 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 4-6 | -18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Richard Jefferson - F | 35:56 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 4-6 | -18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Nenad Krstic - F | 25:45 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Josh Boone - C | 18:18 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3GM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Marcus Williams | 23:58 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 23:50 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | -13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| DeSagana Diop | 18:22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Stromile Swift | 13:14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Trenton Hassell | 12:50 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sean Williams | 10:57 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Darrell Armstrong | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 24-79 | 0-6 | 25-36 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 73 | |
| 30.4% | 0.0% | 69.4% | Team Rebs: 14 | Total TO: 12 | ||||||||||
Houston Rockets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3GM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Tracy McGrady - G | 28:46 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Rafer Alston - G | 25:56 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Shane Battier - F | 35:08 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Luis Scola - F | 33:24 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Dikembe Mutombo - C | 17:49 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3GM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Mike Harris | 20:06 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Steve Novak | 18:27 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Chuck Hayes | 18:25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Jackson | 16:16 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Luther Head | 13:39 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Justin Williams | 6:16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Aaron Brooks | 5:48 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 34-74 | 10-20 | 13-26 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 91 | |
| 45.9% | 50.0% | 50.0% | Team Rebs: 12 | Total TO: 13 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| NJ | Vince Carter , Richard Jefferson |
| HOU | Luis Scola |
Team Statistics
| New Jersey | Houston | ||
| Fast Break Points | 13 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| Points in the Paint | 32 | Points in the Paint | 32 |
| Biggest Lead | 2 | Biggest Lead | 27 |