Final

Series (Game 3 of 3)

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Series starts 11/1

Game 1: Saturday, November 1st
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Game 2: Monday, November 17th
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Game 3: Friday, January 9th
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Rockets 98

(23-15, 12-11 away)

Thunder 96

(5-32, 4-16 home)

Coverage: FSN-HOU

8:00 PM ET, January 9, 2009

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK

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HOU 24 29 24 2198
OKC 24 16 32 2496

Top Performers

Houston: T. McGrady 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Stl

Oklahoma City: K. Durant 27 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEHOUSTONSCOREOKLAHOMA CITY
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:37 53-42Jeff Green makes driving layup
11:18Tracy McGrady misses 20-foot jumper53-42 
11:17 53-42Nick Collison defensive rebound
11:03 53-42Robert Swift misses jumper
11:00 53-42Nick Collison offensive rebound
11:00 53-42Nick Collison misses tip shot
11:00Luis Scola defensive rebound53-42 
10:52Yao Ming makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)55-42 
10:36 55-42Jeff Green misses 16-foot jumper
10:36 55-42Oklahoma City offensive rebound
10:33 55-42Kevin Durant bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)
10:29Luis Scola makes layup (Von Wafer assists)57-42 
10:02 57-44Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot two point shot
9:42Von Wafer misses 26-foot three point jumper57-44 
9:41 57-44Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
9:30 57-46Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot
9:11Yao Ming misses layup57-46 
9:10 57-46Robert Swift defensive rebound
9:04 57-48Kevin Durant makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
8:48 57-48Nick Collison shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)
8:48Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 257-48 
8:48Houston offensive rebound57-48 
8:48Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 258-48 
8:33 58-50Nick Collison makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
8:15Luis Scola makes layup (Tracy McGrady assists)60-50 
7:56 60-52Kevin Durant makes driving dunk
7:43 60-52Robert Swift personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)
7:28Von Wafer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)63-52 
7:18Von Wafer shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)63-52 
7:18 63-53Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
7:18 63-54Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
7:03Yao Ming misses dunk63-54 
7:01 63-54Kevin Durant defensive rebound
6:41 63-54Jeff Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:39Yao Ming defensive rebound63-54 
6:33Luis Scola makes layup (Von Wafer assists)65-54 
6:26Oklahoma City full timeout
6:26 65-54Nenad Krstic enters the game for Robert Swift
6:11 65-57Russell Westbrook makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
5:52Tracy McGrady misses layup65-57 
5:50Yao Ming offensive rebound65-57 
5:50Yao Ming misses dunk65-57 
5:48 65-57Jeff Green defensive rebound
5:41 65-57Jeff Green misses layup
5:41 65-57Jeff Green offensive rebound
5:39 65-59Jeff Green makes two point shot
5:20Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper65-59 
5:20 65-59Nick Collison defensive rebound
5:13Rafer Alston personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)65-59 
4:58 65-59Jeff Green lost ball (Luis Scola steals)
4:54Von Wafer makes layup (Rafer Alston assists)67-59 
4:41 67-61Kevin Durant makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
4:18Yao Ming traveling67-61 
4:05 67-63Nenad Krstic makes 17-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
3:47 67-63Nick Collison shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)
3:47Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 268-63 
3:47Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 269-63 
3:25 69-63Russell Westbrook misses 15-foot jumper
3:23 69-63Nenad Krstic offensive rebound
3:21 69-65Nenad Krstic makes layup
3:03Luis Scola makes 12-foot jumper (Tracy McGrady assists)71-65 
2:43 71-65Nenad Krstic misses 18-foot jumper
2:41 71-65Nick Collison offensive rebound
2:38 71-65Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
2:35Tracy McGrady defensive rebound71-65 
2:17Luis Scola makes 6-foot hook shot73-65 
1:54 73-65Kevin Durant offensive foul (Yao Ming draws the foul)
1:54 73-65Kevin Durant turnover
1:54Houston full timeout
1:54Carl Landry enters the game for Yao Ming73-65 
1:54 73-65Joe Smith enters the game for Jeff Green
1:54 73-65Kyle Weaver enters the game for Nick Collison
1:39Rafer Alston misses 24-foot three point jumper73-65 
1:38 73-65Kevin Durant defensive rebound
1:30Von Wafer personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)73-65 
1:22 73-67Kevin Durant makes 13-foot jumper
1:04Tracy McGrady makes 17-foot jumper75-67 
0:47 75-67Kevin Durant bad pass (Rafer Alston steals)
0:40 75-67Joe Smith shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)
0:40Aaron Brooks enters the game for Von Wafer75-67 
0:40Luis Scola makes free throw 1 of 276-67 
0:40 76-67Earl Watson enters the game for Russell Westbrook
0:40Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 277-67 
0:32Luis Scola personal foul (Nenad Krstic draws the foul)77-67 
0:32 77-68Nenad Krstic makes free throw 1 of 2
0:32 77-69Nenad Krstic makes free throw 2 of 2
0:13 77-69Nenad Krstic shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul)
0:13Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 277-69 
0:13Houston offensive rebound77-69 
0:13Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 277-69 
0:10 77-69Nenad Krstic defensive rebound
0:00 77-72Joe Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Earl Watson assists)
0:00Aaron Brooks misses 50-foot three point jumper77-72 
0:00Houston defensive rebound77-72 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter