FINAL SCORE - JAZZ 113 ROCKETS 91
Second round and LA here we come.
Deron sets a franchise record with 6 three’s in a playoff game.
7 Jazz players were in double figures, lead by Deron’s 25.
Jazz committed franchise record 5 turnovers.
Okur had a great game tongiht.
AK was active throughout.
T-Mac was fantastic he has 40 points and did all he could.3:03 4th Quarter — Jazz 108 Rockets 85
How long till the BEAT LA chant starts?
The opponent all time high is 45 by Jordan. T-Mac has 40.
Jazz only have three empty possessions on the offensive end in the 4th quarter.
7 Jazz players in double figures.
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH

4:41 4th Quarter — Jazz 104 Rockets 85
Memo is working Tracy in the post.
Crowd is loving it.
T-Mac has 40 of the 85 Rockets points

End of 3rd Quarter — Jazz 85 Rockets 65
Brewer’s three to close the quarter gives the Jazz a 20 minute lead
Jazz win the third 27-11
Without Rafer Alston the Rockets were clueless and Aaron Brooks was not ready to play.
McGrady was 0 for the third quarter.
The biggest play of the quarter was D-Will with 1 on the shot clock hit a three to make it 71-59 and it may have been the dagger.

4:27 3rd Quarter — Jazz 77 Rockets 59
Welcome to Deron’s world. He has 4 three’s in the quarter. Jazz are on a 12-0 run.
Deron ties Jazz playoff record with 4 three’s in the quarter and a half.
Deron has just risen up and nailed 4 the three’s.
He and Bobby Jackson are in a battle and it is not close.
Rockets are 2 for 16 in the quarter.
McGrady is 0 for 4 in the quarter.
No Rafer Alston

7:59 3rd Quarter — Jazz 71 Rockets 59
D-Will has hit two three’s
Memo with more board work
Rockets are isolating on the left side of the floor, Scola guarded by Boozer and T-Mac guarded by Brewer.

Halftime — Jazz 58 Rockets 54
Rockets went on a 22 to 5 run. McGrady had a 11-0 personal run. He finished the half with 29 points a Jazz opponent playoff record for a half.
A total and complete collapse by the Jazz offensively and defensively
Offensively they became a jump shooting team instead of going to the basket or running the offense.
Defensively McGrady carried the Rockets but then the Jazz broke down and started giving easy looks and lots of transition looks .
The Rockets are plus 11 in the minutes Mutombo has been on the floor.

BREAKING NEWS — RAFER ALSTON IS OUT FOR THE NIGHT WITH AN ANKLE INJURY

3:55 2nd Quarter — Jazz 50 Rockets 40
8-0 Rockets run. McGrady has all 8 points. Rockets have no field goals from anyone other than McGrady, Scola or Alston.
McGrady has 24 points.
Jazz have missed 5 straight shots and all of them were non paint two jumpers.

7:15 2nd Quarter — Jazz 46 Rockets 27
Kyle Korver hits a three.
D-Will to Harp on a great fast break.
They are rolling, The crowd is nuts.
Tonight, the Rockets may have blinked.

1st Quarter Stats
Jazz Offensive Efficiency - 149
Jazz Defensive Efficiency - 96
Jazz Offensive Rebounding %= 57%

End of 1st Quarter — Jazz 32 Rockets 22
32 equals the highest scoring quarter for the Jazz of the series (3rd Quarter Game 3)
AK hits a huge three to close the Quarter and a Milsap block.
AK has 7 points and worked McGrady hard including making him defend in the post.
Jazz dominated the offensive glass with 8 offensive rebounds and 11 second chance points
This was a great quarter by the Jazz. The energy was great.
The offense is working, they are making cuts and hitting the cutters and finding open players.
The Jazz only had 7 empty possessions in the quarter
5:25 1st Quarter — Jazz 16 Rockets 11
Nice start.
Boozer got two fouls on Mutombo at the 9:10 mark. Since he doesn’t play the 2nd or 4th quarters why do the Rockets pull him out of the game?
Memo has been amazing. He got two offensive rebounds, one lead to another foul on Mutombo and the other he got a dunk.
AK is as active as he was in Game 1. He has 2 blocks, grabbed a few lose balls, an offensive rebound dunk and a jumper.
McGrady is keeping the Rockets alive, he has 8 of the 11 points. 3 of his 4 buckets are from outside 18 feet.

Keys to the Game
1. Hit first and get going early
2. Win the bench battle
3. Stay loose late
4. Get Boozer going on the offensive end.
5. Push the BALL

Officials
Joe DeRosa (20 years)
Derrick Stafford (18 years)
Bill Spooner (18 years)