GAME 1 FINAL SCORE

77 - 108
PLAYER OF THE GAME
- Tim Duncan #21
SCORES BY QUARTER
ROCKETS --- 27 --- 12 --- 13 --- 25
SPURS ------ 24 --- 23 --- 29 --- 32
BOX SCORES --- TOP 5 PLAYERS
**ROCKETS**
McGrady - 26 pts, 5 rebs, 2 ast
James - 20 pts, 4 ast
Ming - 11 pts, 12 rebs, 2 ast, 3 blk
Swift - 7 pts, 7 rebs
Sura - 5 pts, 2 rebs
**SPURS**
Duncan - 35 pts, 14 rebs, 2 blk
Parker - 21 pts, 2 rebs, 10 ast
Maggette - 21 pts, 6 ast, 3 stl
Ginobili - 13 pts, 8 ast
Bowen - 10 pts, 5 rebs, 2 ast
TEAM STATS
ROCKETS -----------------------------------------------------------
SPURS
77 ------------------------------
PTS -------------------------------- 108
34 ------------------------------
REBS ------------------------------- 37
11 ------------------------------
AST --------------------------------- 33
3 -------------------------------
STL ---------------------------------- 7
3 -------------------------------
BLK ---------------------------------- 2
30/78 --------------------------
FG ------------------------------- 50/86
38% ---------------------------
FG% ------------------------------ 58%
3/19 -----------------------
3 POINT FG -------------------------- 1/4
16% -----------------------
3 POINT % --------------------------- 25%
14/16 --------------------
FREE THROWS ----------------------- 7/15
88% ---------------------
FREE THROW % ----------------------- 47%
GAME RECAP
San Antonio has won Game 1 of the Western Semis. They played great through out the game. In the first quarter it looked like the Spurs will lose Game 1. Houston got on a quick start going onto a 8-0 to start the game. The crowd was stunned after the big celebration with Duncan's MVP award. Duncan and the Spurs werent gonna let the Rockets win on their own court and they played some great defense allowing the Rockets to score 25 points through out 2nd and 3rd quarter. In the fourth it was a pretty much balanced game but the Spurs outsored the Rockets 32-25. Spurs won Game 1 here at the At&t Center and they will take on the Houston Rockets tomorrow night at the Toyota Center in Houston. Rockets' crowd will be happy and they will be cheering on their team and make sure to win Game 2 sending it to final and deciding Game 3.