Final

Series (Game 3 of 4)

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Series starts 11/14

Game 1: Wednesday, November 14th
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Game 2: Wednesday, January 2nd
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Game 3: Wednesday, January 9th
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Game 4: Friday, January 25th
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Rockets 79

(21-15, 7-9 away)

Hornets 88

(10-25, 5-13 home)

8:00 PM ET, January 9, 2013

New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA

1 2 3 4 T
HOU 22 14 33 1079
NO 18 16 25 2988

Top Performers

Houston: J. Harden 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

New Orleans: G. Vasquez 17 Pts, 4 Reb, 11 Ast, 3 Stl

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEHOUSTONSCORENEW ORLEANS
12:00 0-0Omer Asik vs. Robin Lopez (Jeremy Lin gains possession)
11:45Chandler Parsons misses 27-foot three point jumper 0-0 
11:44 0-0Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound
11:27 0-0Greivis Vasquez misses 20-foot jumper
11:26 0-0Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound
11:11 0-0Eric Gordon misses driving layup
11:11Omer Asik defensive rebound0-0 
11:00Omer Asik misses layup0-0 
10:59 0-0Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound
10:47 0-2Robin Lopez makes 13-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
10:33 0-2Robin Lopez shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)
10:33James Harden makes free throw 1 of 21-2 
10:33James Harden makes free throw 2 of 22-2 
10:22 2-2Eric Gordon bad pass (Jeremy Lin steals)
10:12Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)5-2 
10:03 5-4Robin Lopez makes dunk (Greivis Vasquez assists)
9:52Jeremy Lin bad pass (Anthony Davis steals)5-4 
9:47 5-6Eric Gordon makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)
9:34Marcus Morris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Omer Asik assists)8-6 
9:15 8-6Eric Gordon steps out of bounds turnover
9:00Jeremy Lin misses 26-foot three point jumper 8-6 
9:00 8-6Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound
8:37 8-8Robin Lopez makes two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
8:21 8-8Eric Gordon personal foul (James Harden draws the foul)
8:15Marcus Morris bad pass 8-8 
7:52 8-8Anthony Davis misses 22-foot jumper
7:50Jeremy Lin defensive rebound8-8 
7:48 8-8Jeremy Lin vs. Greivis Vasquez (Eric Gordon gains possession)
7:48Jeremy Lin lost ball turnover (Greivis Vasquez steals)8-8 
7:33 8-8Eric Gordon misses 16-foot jumper
7:31Jeremy Lin defensive rebound8-8 
7:26Jeremy Lin makes layup10-8 
7:18 10-10Robin Lopez makes two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
7:01Chandler Parsons lost ball turnover (Anthony Davis steals)10-10 
6:48 10-12Greivis Vasquez makes driving layup
6:28Chandler Parsons misses 29-foot three point jumper 10-12 
6:28 10-12Greivis Vasquez defensive rebound
6:18 10-14Anthony Davis makes dunk (Greivis Vasquez assists)
5:50Marcus Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper 10-14 
5:48 10-14Al-Farouq Aminu defensive rebound
5:39 10-14Robin Lopez misses 10-foot jumper
5:37James Harden defensive rebound10-14 
5:22Al-Farouq Aminu blocks James Harden 's 4-foot jumper10-14 
5:22 10-14Anthony Davis defensive rebound
5:20James Harden personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)10-14 
5:20Hornets Full timeout
5:11Marcus Morris personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)10-14 
5:03 10-14Eric Gordon misses two point shot
5:03Omer Asik defensive rebound10-14 
4:58Jeremy Lin bad pass (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)10-14 
4:41 10-14Al-Farouq Aminu misses 16-foot jumper
4:41Marcus Morris defensive rebound10-14 
4:35Omer Asik offensive foul (Greivis Vasquez draws the foul)10-14 
4:35Omer Asik turnover 10-14 
4:35Patrick Patterson enters the game for Marcus Morris10-14 
4:35 10-14Austin Rivers enters the game for Eric Gordon
4:35 10-14Ryan Anderson enters the game for Anthony Davis
4:13 10-14Ryan Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
4:11 10-14Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound
3:57 10-16Greivis Vasquez makes layup
3:38James Harden offensive Charge (Ryan Anderson draws the foul)10-16 
3:38James Harden turnover 10-16 
3:38Carlos Delfino enters the game for Chandler Parsons10-16 
3:17 10-16Robin Lopez bad pass (Carlos Delfino steals)
3:10James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper 10-16 
3:08Jeremy Lin offensive rebound10-16 
3:02Carlos Delfino makes two point shot12-16 
2:48 12-16Al-Farouq Aminu offensive foul (Jeremy Lin draws the foul)
2:48 12-16Al-Farouq Aminu turnover
2:48Rockets Full timeout
2:48Toney Douglas enters the game for Omer Asik12-16 
2:48Greg Smith enters the game for Jeremy Lin12-16 
2:48 12-16Jason Smith enters the game for Robin Lopez
2:34Carlos Delfino misses 22-foot step back jumpshot12-16 
2:33 12-16Hornets defensive team rebound
2:18 12-16Jason Smith misses 17-foot jumper
2:17James Harden defensive rebound12-16 
2:06James Harden bad pass (Al-Farouq Aminu steals)12-16 
2:00 12-16Al-Farouq Aminu lost ball turnover (Toney Douglas steals)
1:54James Harden makes dunk (Patrick Patterson assists)14-16 
1:39 14-18Greivis Vasquez makes 7-foot two point shot
1:15James Harden makes 26-foot 17-18 
1:04 17-18Al-Farouq Aminu out of bounds lost ball turnover
1:04 17-18Brian Roberts enters the game for Greivis Vasquez
1:04 17-18Lance Thomas enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu
0:58Patrick Patterson misses 24-foot three point jumper 17-18 
0:57 17-18Lance Thomas defensive rebound
0:45 17-18Brian Roberts misses 27-foot three point jumper
0:44Patrick Patterson defensive rebound17-18 
0:35James Harden makes 7-foot two point shot19-18 
0:28Patrick Patterson personal foul (Ryan Anderson draws the foul)19-18 
0:13 19-18Greg Smith blocks Lance Thomas's jumper
0:13 19-18Hornets offensive team rebound
0:10 19-18Austin Rivers misses 28-foot three point jumper
0:10Rockets defensive team rebound19-18 
0:03 19-18Austin Rivers personal foul (James Harden draws the foul)
0:00 19-18Jason Smith shooting foul (Toney Douglas draws the foul)
0:00Toney Douglas makes free throw 1 of 320-18 
0:00Toney Douglas makes free throw 2 of 321-18 
0:00Toney Douglas makes free throw 3 of 322-18 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter