National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 98, New Jersey 93
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 26, 2009
Where: IZOD Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Officials: #67 John Goble, #73 Ed Malloy, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance: 13374
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 2730132898
New Jersey 2031182493
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Houston 18-12 8-4 10-8 W1
New Jersey 2-28 1-12 1-16 L9
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the New Jersey Nets have a 1-12 record at home this season. The Houston Rockets are 10-8 while on the road this season.
  • New Jersey has a streak of 9 straight up losses. The Nets have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Rockets have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Devin Harris played 39:52 minutes and scored 19 points. He shot 40.9% from the field and has averaged 16 points over the last five games.
  • Carl Landry played 31:20 minutes and scored 26 points. He shot 64.3% from the field and has averaged 17.4 points over the last five games.
  • Following this game the New Jersey Nets average 89.8 points per game and hold opponents to 101.0 points per game. The Houston Rockets average 100.9 points per game and hold opponents to 99.4 points per game.
Top Game Performances
 
Houston   New Jersey
Carl Landry 26 Scoring Devin Harris 19
Trevor Ariza 8 Assists Keyon Dooling 6
Trevor Ariza 11 Rebounds Brook Lopez 11
Carl Landry 8 Free Throws Made Yi Jianlian 5
Chuck Hayes 2 Steals Brook Lopez 3
Shane Battier 1 Blocks Brook Lopez 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston 98 41.5 8-19 22-32 25 51 2 4 10
New Jersey 93 46.9 4-16 13-17 22 39 6 6 8
Upcoming Games
  • New Jersey will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .074 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Rockets have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .917 after a loss.