Don't think Bowen should be on the floor, guarding Nowitzki. Gotta be frustrating for Yao to pick up a foul on a non-offensive Dampier falling over, haha and he ends up sitting on the bench. It's Houston however who have a double-digit lead at the quarter break, with McGrady leading the way. He continues on in the 2nd, on fire and the Rockets out to a sizeable lead, with McGrady on Dirk defensively. Dallas cut the deficit back to 12 by the half. T-Mac just accepts the double-team instead of passing to Bowen and hits the turning fade 3, good night Irene. The Mavericks offense horrible in this game, despite the refs keeping Ming off the floor. Dallas in the penalty, cut into the lead at the line, down 7 going into the 4th. James makes key buckets for the Rockets with the Mavs coming and Houston goes on with it, to take a 1-0 series lead on the road. Houston shot much better from the field and took a bit better care of the ball, the Mavs +5 on the boards, with 19 of them offensive. McGrady with 34 points, 6 assists, 5 boards and 2 steals. James 16 points off the bench. For Dallas, Terry an efficient 17 points and 6 boards. Howard 17 points and 10 boards, 5 offensive.
3. (Hou) T. McGrady, 2. (Dal) J. Terry, 1. (Hou) M. James.
3. (Hou) T. McGrady, 2. (Dal) J. Terry, 1. (Hou) M. James.