| Houston Rockets center Tracy McGrady scored 7 of | | | | Carl Landry had 11 rebounds and blocked Deron |
| his 27 points in the final period, leading his team to a | | | | Williams' shot which could have won it for Utah right |
| 94-92 victory over Utah Jazz. | | | | before the buzzer. Williams had 28 points and 12 |
| With the Rockets down 2-0 in the first round of the | | | | assists. The Rockets were 2-0 coming to Utah, where |
| playoffs, Tracy McGrady scoring 7 points was crucial. | | | | the Jazz had the best home record in the NBA. One |
| Rafer Alston also scored 20 points and 5 assists in his | | | | of Utahâs 4 losses in Salt Lake City was to |
| first game in almost 2 weeks as the Rockets avoided | | | | Houston, which won the Jazzâs home opener |
| falling behind 3-0 in the series by defeating the team | | | | and then did it again. Carlos Boozer had 15 points and |
| that had the best home record in the NBA during the | | | | 13 rebounds while Mehmet Okur scored 12 and pulled |
| regular season. McGrady scored all of his 7 points in | | | | down 11 boards for Utah. Their poor free throw |
| the last 3:29, breaking out of a 4th quarter slump and | | | | shooting caught up with them in the 4th quarter when |
| ending with 27 to lead the Rockets to a 94-92 victory | | | | McGrady started scoring. |
| over the Utah Jazz. | | | | |