New Orleans Hornets @ Houston Rockets

3-3, 1-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Hornets NO	27	18	31	20	96
Rockets HOU	25	39	21	15	100

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

4-4, 2-3 Home

100

4-4, 2-3 Home

Matchups

HOU leads season

1-0

HOU

Game 1@ HOU

Final

100

Game 2@ HOU

Final

104

Game 3@ NO

Final

Game 4@ NO

Final

100

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

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