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National Basketball Association · State Farm Arena

HOURockets
Houston Rockets35-35
97–109
Final
Final
ATLHawks
Atlanta Hawks41-29
Mike Muscala enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha

Substitution
95–106
1:20 · 4th Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Kyle Korver

Substitution
95–106
1:20 · 4th Quarter
Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Jeff Teague

Substitution
95–106
1:20 · 4th Quarter
Kris Humphries enters the game for Paul Millsap

Defensive Rebound
95–106
1:20 · 4th Quarter
Hawks defensive team rebound

Free Throw - 2 of 2
95–106
1:32 · 4th Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha makes free throw 2 of 2

Substitution
95–105
1:32 · 4th Quarter
Mike Scott enters the game for Al Horford

Offensive Rebound
95–105
1:32 · 4th Quarter
Hawks offensive team rebound

Free Throw - 1 of 2
95–105
1:32 · 4th Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha misses free throw 1 of 2

+2 Points
95–105
1:44 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford makes two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)

+3 Points
95–103
2:01 · 4th Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha makes three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)

Running Pullup Jump Shot
95–100
2:32 · 4th Quarter
James Harden blocks Thabo Sefolosha's shot

Defensive Rebound
95–100
2:41 · 4th Quarter
Jeff Teague defensive rebound

+3 Points
95–100
3:12 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)

+2 Points
93–97
3:50 · 4th Quarter
Paul Millsap makes driving layup

Substitution
93–95
4:09 · 4th Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.

Defensive Rebound
93–95
4:09 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford defensive rebound

Bad Pass Turnover
93–95
4:16 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford bad pass (James Harden steals)

+2 Points
91–95
4:50 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford makes layup (Kyle Korver assists)

Substitution
91–93
4:52 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford enters the game for Mike Scott

Offensive Rebound
91–93
4:52 · 4th Quarter
Hawks offensive team rebound

Driving Layup Shot
91–93
4:52 · 4th Quarter
Dwight Howard blocks Jeff Teague 's 2-foot layup

Shooting Foul
89–93
5:16 · 4th Quarter
Mike Scott shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)

+3 Points
89–93
5:39 · 4th Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)

Defensive Rebound
89–90
5:47 · 4th Quarter
Mike Scott defensive rebound

Jump Shot
89–90
6:03 · 4th Quarter
Mike Scott misses 25-foot three point jumper

Substitution
89–90
6:09 · 4th Quarter
Kyle Korver enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha

Substitution
89–90
6:09 · 4th Quarter
Jeff Teague enters the game for Dennis Schroder

Substitution
89–90
6:09 · 4th Quarter
Paul Millsap enters the game for Al Horford

Offensive Rebound
87–90
6:54 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford offensive rebound

Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
87–90
6:54 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford misses

Jump Shot
87–90
6:56 · 4th Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 22-foot jumper

Defensive Rebound
87–90
7:01 · 4th Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound

Pullup Jump Shot
87–90
7:18 · 4th Quarter
Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot

Defensive Rebound
87–90
7:35 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford defensive rebound

Jump Shot
87–90
7:45 · 4th Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper

+2 Points
87–90
8:08 · 4th Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes driving dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)

Substitution
87–88
8:25 · 4th Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Kyle Korver

+3 Points
87–88
8:26 · 4th Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point running jumper (Mike Scott assists)

+3 Points
87–85
8:45 · 4th Quarter
Dennis Schroder makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kyle Korver assists)

Defensive Rebound
87–82
8:55 · 4th Quarter
Mike Scott defensive rebound

Jump Shot
87–82
9:30 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford misses 25-foot three point jumper

Pullup Jump Shot
85–82
10:15 · 4th Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point jumper

Lost Ball Turnover
85–82
10:33 · 4th Quarter
Dennis Schroder lost ball turnover (Dwight Howard steals)

Defensive Rebound
85–82
10:41 · 4th Quarter
Mike Scott defensive rebound

Jump Shot
85–82
11:04 · 4th Quarter
Al Horford misses 25-foot three point jumper

Bad Pass Turnover
83–82
11:37 · 4th Quarter
Dennis Schroder bad pass (Jason Terry steals)

Defensive Rebound
83–82
11:45 · 4th Quarter
Hawks defensive team rebound
3rd Quarter

Free Throw - 2 of 2
83–82
2.0 · 3rd Quarter
Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2

Free Throw - 1 of 2
83–81
2.0 · 3rd Quarter
Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2

+2 Points
81–80
30.0 · 3rd Quarter
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup

Substitution
80–78
49.0 · 3rd Quarter
Mike Scott enters the game for Paul Millsap

Personal Block
79–78
49.0 · 3rd Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha personal block (James Harden draws the foul)

Jump Shot
79–78
54.0 · 3rd Quarter
Corey Brewer blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 26-foot three point jumper

+2 Points
76–78
1:32 · 3rd Quarter
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup

Free Throw - 1 of 1
73–76
1:52 · 3rd Quarter
Kris Humphries misses free throw 1 of 1

+2 Points
73–76
1:52 · 3rd Quarter
Dennis Schroder makes driving layup

Substitution
71–74
2:02 · 3rd Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Kyle Korver

Full Timeout
71–74
2:02 · 3rd Quarter
Hawks Full timeout

Shooting Foul
71–74
2:02 · 3rd Quarter
Paul Millsap shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)

+2 Points
71–74
2:23 · 3rd Quarter
Kris Humphries makes 14-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)

Defensive Rebound
71–72
2:31 · 3rd Quarter
Paul Millsap defensive rebound

Pullup Jump Shot
71–72
2:44 · 3rd Quarter
Dennis Schroder misses 17-foot two point jumper

Defensive Rebound
71–72
2:49 · 3rd Quarter
Dennis Schroder defensive rebound

Personal Take Foul
71–72
3:01 · 3rd Quarter
Dennis Schroder personal take foul (Clint Capela draws the foul)

+2 Points
71–72
3:09 · 3rd Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha makes 14-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)

Offensive Rebound
71–70
3:12 · 3rd Quarter
Paul Millsap offensive rebound

Jump Shot
71–70
3:14 · 3rd Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper

+2 Points
69–70
3:57 · 3rd Quarter
Paul Millsap makes layup (Dennis Schroder assists)

Substitution
69–68
4:09 · 3rd Quarter
Dennis Schroder enters the game for Jeff Teague

Bad Pass Turnover
69–68
4:24 · 3rd Quarter
Kyle Korver bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)

Shooting Foul
68–68
4:39 · 3rd Quarter
Kris Humphries shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)

+2 Points
66–68
4:50 · 3rd Quarter
Paul Millsap makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)

Substitution
64–66
5:22 · 3rd Quarter
Kris Humphries enters the game for Al Horford

Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover
64–66
5:22 · 3rd Quarter
Al Horford Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover

+3 Points
64–66
5:54 · 3rd Quarter
Kyle Korver makes 25-foot

Defensive Rebound
64–63
5:58 · 3rd Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound

Driving Floating Jump Shot
64–63
6:22 · 3rd Quarter
Paul Millsap misses

Defensive Rebound
64–63
6:39 · 3rd Quarter
Paul Millsap defensive rebound

Jump Shot
64–63
6:52 · 3rd Quarter
Kyle Korver misses 24-foot three point jumper

Defensive Rebound
64–63
6:58 · 3rd Quarter
Hawks defensive team rebound

+2 Points
64–63
7:16 · 3rd Quarter
Kyle Korver makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)

Free Throw - 2 of 2
64–61
7:33 · 3rd Quarter
Jeff Teague misses free throw 2 of 2

Free Throw - 1 of 2
64–61
7:33 · 3rd Quarter
Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2

Defensive Rebound
64–60
7:48 · 3rd Quarter
Hawks defensive team rebound

Bad Pass Turnover
64–60
7:58 · 3rd Quarter
Jeff Teague bad pass (Dwight Howard steals)

Defensive Rebound
64–60
8:04 · 3rd Quarter
Kyle Korver defensive rebound

Pullup Jump Shot
64–60
8:21 · 3rd Quarter
Kyle Korver misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot

Substitution
63–60
8:41 · 3rd Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Kent Bazemore

Shooting Foul
62–60
8:41 · 3rd Quarter
Kent Bazemore shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)

+3 Points
62–60
8:59 · 3rd Quarter
Kyle Korver makes 25-foot three point running jumper (Paul Millsap assists)

Defensive Rebound
62–57
9:03 · 3rd Quarter
Paul Millsap defensive rebound

+3 Points
62–57
9:25 · 3rd Quarter
Kyle Korver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)

Shooting Foul
60–54
9:34 · 3rd Quarter
Kent Bazemore shooting foul (Donatas Motiejunas draws the foul)

+2 Points
60–54
9:51 · 3rd Quarter
Al Horford makes 17-foot jumper (Jeff Teague assists)

Defensive Rebound
60–52
10:15 · 3rd Quarter
Al Horford defensive rebound

Jump Shot
60–52
10:29 · 3rd Quarter
Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper

Defensive Rebound
60–52
10:37 · 3rd Quarter
Paul Millsap defensive rebound

Layup Driving Reverse
60–52
10:49 · 3rd Quarter
Kent Bazemore misses two point shot

Jump Shot
58–52
11:18 · 3rd Quarter
Jeff Teague misses 25-foot three point jumper

Defensive Rebound
58–52
11:36 · 3rd Quarter
Hawks defensive team rebound

Lost Ball Turnover
58–52
11:47 · 3rd Quarter
Jeff Teague lost ball turnover (Trevor Ariza steals)
2nd Quarter

+2 Points
58–52
0.0 · 2nd Quarter
Kent Bazemore makes 20-foot two point shot

Bad Pass Turnover
56–50
5.0 · 2nd Quarter
Dennis Schroder bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)

Substitution
56–50
18.0 · 2nd Quarter
Kyle Korver enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha

Short Timeout
56–50
18.0 · 2nd Quarter
Hawks 20 Sec. timeout

Jump Shot
53–50
32.0 · 2nd Quarter
Paul Millsap misses 24-foot three point jumper

Delay of Game
51–50
52.0 · 2nd Quarter
Hawks delay of game violation

Palming Turnover
51–50
52.0 · 2nd Quarter
Dennis Schroder palming turnover

Defensive Rebound
51–50
54.0 · 2nd Quarter
Paul Millsap defensive rebound

Substitution
53–50
1:06 · 2nd Quarter
Kent Bazemore enters the game for Kyle Korver

Offensive Foul Turnover
51–50
1:06 · 2nd Quarter
Paul Millsap turnover

Offensive Foul
51–50
1:06 · 2nd Quarter
Paul Millsap offensive foul (Donatas Motiejunas draws the foul)

Offensive Rebound
51–50
1:09 · 2nd Quarter
Al Horford offensive rebound

Jump Shot
51–50
1:12 · 2nd Quarter
Kyle Korver misses 23-foot three point jumper

Offensive Rebound
51–50
1:15 · 2nd Quarter
Paul Millsap offensive rebound

Jump Shot
51–50
1:19 · 2nd Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha misses 23-foot three point jumper

Defensive Rebound
51–50
1:39 · 2nd Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound

+3 Points
51–50
2:03 · 2nd Quarter
Dennis Schroder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)

Personal Foul
49–47
2:24 · 2nd Quarter
Dennis Schroder personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)

Fade Away Jump Shot
49–47
2:31 · 2nd Quarter
Paul Millsap misses 11-foot two point shot

+2 Points
47–47
2:59 · 2nd Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha makes layup (Dennis Schroder assists)

Substitution
46–45
3:13 · 2nd Quarter
Al Horford enters the game for Kris Humphries

Substitution
46–45
3:13 · 2nd Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Kent Bazemore

Shooting Foul
45–45
3:13 · 2nd Quarter
Kent Bazemore shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul)

Jump Shot
45–45
3:20 · 2nd Quarter
Kyle Korver misses 23-foot three point jumper

Bad Pass Turnover
42–45
3:50 · 2nd Quarter
Kyle Korver bad pass (Dwight Howard steals)

Substitution
42–45
3:57 · 2nd Quarter
Dennis Schroder enters the game for Jeff Teague

Lost Ball Turnover
40–45
4:09 · 2nd Quarter
Jeff Teague lost ball turnover (Dwight Howard steals)

Full Timeout
40–45
4:26 · 2nd Quarter
Hawks Full timeout

Bad Pass Turnover
38–45
4:33 · 2nd Quarter
Paul Millsap bad pass (Donatas Motiejunas steals)

Driving Floating Jump Shot
36–45
5:03 · 2nd Quarter
Jeff Teague misses

Substitution
35–45
5:15 · 2nd Quarter
Paul Millsap enters the game for Mike Scott

Personal Foul
34–45
5:15 · 2nd Quarter
Kent Bazemore personal foul (James Harden draws the foul)

+2 Points
34–45
5:24 · 2nd Quarter
Jeff Teague makes 7-foot two point shot

Personal Take Foul
32–43
5:39 · 2nd Quarter
Kris Humphries personal take foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)

Substitution
32–43
5:41 · 2nd Quarter
Kris Humphries enters the game for Al Horford

Full Timeout
32–43
5:41 · 2nd Quarter
Hawks Full timeout

Out of Bounds - Lost Ball Turnover
32–43
5:41 · 2nd Quarter
Jeff Teague out of bounds lost ball turnover

+2 Points
30–43
6:22 · 2nd Quarter
Mike Scott makes two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)

+2 Points
30–41
6:50 · 2nd Quarter
Al Horford makes layup (Kent Bazemore assists)

Defensive Rebound
30–39
7:11 · 2nd Quarter
Kyle Korver defensive rebound

Shooting Foul
30–39
7:13 · 2nd Quarter
Kyle Korver shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul)

Running Pullup Jump Shot
29–39
7:16 · 2nd Quarter
Jeff Teague misses

Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
27–39
7:37 · 2nd Quarter
Al Horford misses

Free Throw - 2 of 2
27–39
7:37 · 2nd Quarter
Mike Scott makes free throw 2 of 2

Substitution
27–38
7:37 · 2nd Quarter
Kent Bazemore enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.

Substitution
27–38
7:37 · 2nd Quarter
Jeff Teague enters the game for Dennis Schroder

Offensive Rebound
27–38
7:37 · 2nd Quarter
Hawks offensive team rebound

Free Throw - 1 of 2
27–38
7:37 · 2nd Quarter
Mike Scott misses free throw 1 of 2

Offensive Rebound
27–38
7:37 · 2nd Quarter
Mike Scott offensive rebound

Offensive Rebound
27–38
7:39 · 2nd Quarter
Al Horford offensive rebound

Driving Hook Shot
27–38
7:39 · 2nd Quarter
Al Horford misses 6-foot

Defensive Rebound
27–38
7:52 · 2nd Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound

Personal Foul
27–38
8:03 · 2nd Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)

Free Throw - 1 of 1
27–38
8:15 · 2nd Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1

+3 Points
27–37
8:15 · 2nd Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)

+2 Points
25–34
8:45 · 2nd Quarter
Al Horford makes two point shot

Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover
25–32
9:18 · 2nd Quarter
Dennis Schroder Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover

Jump Shot
25–32
9:51 · 2nd Quarter
Mike Scott misses 25-foot three point jumper

Clear Path Foul
21–32
10:22 · 2nd Quarter
Dennis Schroder clear path foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)

Bad Pass Turnover
21–32
10:22 · 2nd Quarter
Dennis Schroder bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals)

Defensive Rebound
21–32
10:29 · 2nd Quarter
Hawks defensive team rebound

+2 Points
21–32
10:48 · 2nd Quarter
Al Horford makes two point shot (Mike Scott assists)

Substitution
20–30
11:04 · 2nd Quarter
Kyle Korver enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha

Shooting Foul
20–30
11:04 · 2nd Quarter
Mike Scott shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)

Hook Shot
18–30
11:14 · 2nd Quarter
Al Horford misses 4-foot hook shot

Driving Hook Shot
16–30
11:38 · 2nd Quarter
Al Horford misses 6-foot hook shot
1st Quarter

+2 Points
16–30
2.0 · 1st Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha makes 18-foot two point shot (Dennis Schroder assists)

Offensive Rebound
16–28
23.0 · 1st Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha offensive rebound

Driving Layup Shot
16–28
25.0 · 1st Quarter
Dennis Schroder misses driving layup

Defensive Rebound
16–28
31.0 · 1st Quarter
Paul Millsap defensive rebound

+2 Points
16–28
53.0 · 1st Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point shot (Kris Humphries assists)

Defensive Rebound
16–26
55.0 · 1st Quarter
Kris Humphries defensive rebound

+3 Points
16–26
1:06 · 1st Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jumper (Kris Humphries assists)

Pullup Jump Shot
16–23
1:24 · 1st Quarter
Dennis Schroder misses 18-foot two point jumper

Full Timeout
16–23
1:40 · 1st Quarter
Hawks Full timeout

+2 Points
14–23
1:59 · 1st Quarter
Kris Humphries makes two point shot (Thabo Sefolosha assists)

+3 Points
14–21
2:19 · 1st Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jumper (Thabo Sefolosha assists)

Defensive Rebound
14–18
2:40 · 1st Quarter
Kris Humphries defensive rebound

+2 Points
14–18
3:02 · 1st Quarter
Kris Humphries makes dunk (Thabo Sefolosha assists)

Defensive Rebound
14–16
3:09 · 1st Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound

Jump Shot
14–16
3:18 · 1st Quarter
Kris Humphries misses 21-foot jumper

Offensive Rebound
14–16
3:32 · 1st Quarter
Kris Humphries offensive rebound

Free Throw - 2 of 2
14–16
3:35 · 1st Quarter
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2

Free Throw - 1 of 2
14–16
3:35 · 1st Quarter
Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2

Substitution
14–15
3:47 · 1st Quarter
Dennis Schroder enters the game for Jeff Teague

Jump Shot
12–15
4:15 · 1st Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper

Defensive Rebound
12–15
4:26 · 1st Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound

Substitution
12–15
4:28 · 1st Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Kyle Korver

Shooting Foul
12–15
4:28 · 1st Quarter
Kris Humphries shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)

Jump Shot
10–15
4:37 · 1st Quarter
Kyle Korver misses 20-foot jumper

Substitution
10–15
4:39 · 1st Quarter
Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for Kent Bazemore

Substitution
10–15
4:39 · 1st Quarter
Kris Humphries enters the game for Al Horford

Defensive Rebound
10–15
4:52 · 1st Quarter
Paul Millsap defensive rebound

Jump Shot
10–15
5:20 · 1st Quarter
Kent Bazemore misses 24-foot three point jumper

Defensive Rebound
10–15
5:31 · 1st Quarter
Jeff Teague defensive rebound

Step Back Jump Shot
10–15
5:43 · 1st Quarter
Jeff Teague misses 23-foot three point jumper

Defensive Rebound
10–15
5:48 · 1st Quarter
Kent Bazemore defensive rebound

+2 Points
10–15
6:03 · 1st Quarter
Jeff Teague makes driving layup

Defensive Rebound
10–13
6:26 · 1st Quarter
Al Horford defensive rebound

Shooting Foul
10–13
6:26 · 1st Quarter
Kyle Korver shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)

+2 Points
10–13
6:47 · 1st Quarter
Kent Bazemore makes two point shot

Defensive Rebound
10–11
6:50 · 1st Quarter
Kent Bazemore defensive rebound

+2 Points
10–11
7:18 · 1st Quarter
Al Horford makes two point shot (Kyle Korver assists)

Defensive Rebound
10–9
7:28 · 1st Quarter
Al Horford defensive rebound

+2 Points
10–9
7:43 · 1st Quarter
Paul Millsap makes driving layup

+3 Points
10–7
8:30 · 1st Quarter
Al Horford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)

Jump Shot
8–4
8:52 · 1st Quarter
Paul Millsap misses 23-foot three point jumper

Shooting Foul
7–4
9:06 · 1st Quarter
Al Horford shooting foul (Donatas Motiejunas draws the foul)

+2 Points
7–4
9:19 · 1st Quarter
Al Horford makes driving layup (Jeff Teague assists)

Jump Shot
5–2
10:00 · 1st Quarter
Kent Bazemore misses 25-foot three point jumper

Offensive Rebound
5–2
10:07 · 1st Quarter
Al Horford offensive rebound

Jump Shot
5–2
10:10 · 1st Quarter
Al Horford misses 5-foot jumper

+2 Points
2–2
10:38 · 1st Quarter
Paul Millsap makes dunk (Kent Bazemore assists)

Shooting Foul
2–0
10:57 · 1st Quarter
Paul Millsap shooting foul (Donatas Motiejunas draws the foul)

Fade Away Jump Shot
0–0
11:03 · 1st Quarter
Paul Millsap misses 16-foot two point shot

Defensive Rebound
0–0
11:17 · 1st Quarter
Paul Millsap defensive rebound

Jump Shot
0–0
11:23 · 1st Quarter
Al Horford misses 24-foot three point jumper

Jump Ball
0–0
12:00 · 1st Quarter
Dwight Howard vs. Al Horford (Patrick Beverley gains possession)