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San Antonio SpursVERSUSHouston Rockets

2004-05 · Regular Season · Dec 9, 2004

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Home starting five
Houston Rockets
StarterBSBob Sura
StarterDMDikembe Mutombo
StarterJHJuwan Howard
StarterMYMing Yao

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Houston was still trying to find its footing after pairing Tracy McGrady with Yao Ming, while San Antonio arrived as an established contender built around Tim Duncan. The December matchup offered Houston an early test of whether its new star pairing could threaten the West's established elite.

  • The Rockets entered 8–11 and were searching for proof that their new star pairing could change games against the West's elite.
  • San Antonio's championship defense and Duncan's presence made the closing sequence far more difficult than a routine comeback against a weakened opponent.

Sources: NBA: 13 points in 35 seconds · NBA finish retrospective

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Starter
TMTracy McGrady
Away starting five
San Antonio Spurs
StarterBBBruce Bowen
StarterDBDevin Brown
StarterMGManu Ginobili
StarterTDTim Duncan
StarterTPTony Parker

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.