Top Performers
Points
27
Francis
HOU
Rebounds
10
Weatherspoon
NYK
Assists
8
Ward
NYK
Threes
4
Houston
NYK
40-85 (47.1%)
FG%
23-78 (29.5%)
7-17 (41.2%)
3PM
4-15 (26.7%)
12-19 (63.2%)
FTM
33-43 (76.7%)
47
Rebounds
51
12
Offensive Rebounds
17
35
Defensive Rebounds
34
23
Assists
10
8
Steals
4
0
Blocks
2
10
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
34
Fouls
17
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2002-03 Eastern Standings
NYKHOU
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 50 | 32 | .610 | |
| 2 |  Nets - y | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Pacers - x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  76ers - x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2.0 |
| 5 |  Hornets - x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 3.0 |
| 6 |  Celtics - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6.0 |
| 7 |  Bucks - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8.0 |
| 9 |  Wizards - e | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13.0 |
| 10 |  Knicks - e | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13.0 |
| 11 |  Hawks - e | 35 | 47 | .427 | 15.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20.0 |
| 13 |  Heat - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 25.0 |
| 14 |  Raptors - e | 24 | 58 | .293 | 26.0 |
| 15 |  Cavaliers - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 33.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spurs - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Kings - y | 59 | 23 | .720 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Mavericks - x | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 4 |  Timberwolves - x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 |
| 5 |  Lakers - x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers - x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 |
| 7 |  Jazz - x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 |
| 8 |  Suns - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 |
| 9 |  Rockets - e | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 |
| 10 |  SuperSonics - e | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20.0 |
| 11 |  Warriors - e | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 |
| 12 |  Grizzlies - e | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32.0 |
| 13 |  Clippers - e | 27 | 55 | .329 | 33.0 |
| 14 |  Nuggets - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
Game Summary
The Houston Rockets were easily defeated by the New York Knicks, 99 to 83, on December 27, 2002.
Game Info
December 26, 2002
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Sprewell #15 | 35 | 21 | 2 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 1 | 2 | 10-20 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 48.3 |
O. Harrington #32 | 19 | 2 | 8 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 2 | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 25.8 |
K. Thomas #40 | 21 | 8 | 5 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 2 | 5 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 44.4 |
A. Houston #20 | 35 | 20 | 4 (0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 1 | 3 | 7-17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 55.9 |
H. Eisley #10 | 23 | 7 | 5 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 70.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Doleac #51 | 28 | 15 | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 0 | 4 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 69.7 |
C. Weatherspoon #35 | 27 | 8 | 10 (2) | 1 | 3 | 0 | +20 | 1 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 58.1 |
C. Ward #21 | 25 | 9 | 4 (1) | 8 | 0 | 0 | +24 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 69.9 |
S. Anderson #40 | 18 | 7 | 0 (0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 4 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 32.5 |
L. Nailon #54 | 8 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 3 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
T. Knight #40 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYK | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rice #41 | 23 | 3 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 34.7 |
E. Griffin #33 | 20 | 6 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 26.5 |
Y. Ming #11 | 32 | 17 | 5 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 5 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 53.3 |
C. Mobley #5 | 36 | 8 | 5 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -20 | 2 | 3 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 28.6 |
S. Francis #3 | 44 | 27 | 8 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -16 | 6 | 3 | 7-19 | 3-5 | 10-13 | 54.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Taylor #2 | 28 | 12 | 5 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 45.5 |
J. Posey #41 | 25 | 6 | 10 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -15 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 45.2 |
K. Cato #13 | 16 | 1 | 9 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 10.5 |
M. Norris #12 | 7 | 0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
T. Morris #44 | 5 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
J. Hawkins #1 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
B. Nachbar #7 | 2 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 150.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
S. Francis makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
Y. Ming makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Eisley makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Thomas makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Francis makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Mobley makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Francis makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
L. Sprewell makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
Y. Ming makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Doleac makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Sprewell makes 2PT shot
1Q
L. Sprewell makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Griffin makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
L. Sprewell makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Weatherspoon makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Sprewell makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Doleac makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Taylor makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Anderson makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Taylor makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Nailon makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Taylor makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Anderson makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Doleac makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Francis makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Anderson makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Taylor makes 2PT shot
2Q
A. Houston makes 21' 2PT shot
2Q
Y. Ming makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Houston makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Houston makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
S. Francis makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Mobley makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Thomas makes 11' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Francis makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
H. Eisley makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
E. Griffin makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Doleac makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Doleac makes 2PT shot
3Q
S. Francis makes 2PT shot
3Q
L. Sprewell makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Sprewell makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Houston makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Eisley makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Mobley makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Thomas makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Ward makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Thomas makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Mobley makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Ward makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Weatherspoon makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Ward makes 2PT shot
4Q
Y. Ming makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. Sprewell makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. Sprewell makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Weatherspoon makes 2PT shot
4Q
Y. Ming makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
L. Sprewell makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Nachbar makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Doleac makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
40-85 (47.1%)
FG%
23-78 (29.5%)
7-17 (41.2%)
3PM
4-15 (26.7%)
12-19 (63.2%)
FTM
33-43 (76.7%)
47
Rebounds
51
12
Offensive Rebounds
17
35
Defensive Rebounds
34
23
Assists
10
8
Steals
4
0
Blocks
2
10
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
34
Fouls
17
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0