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2004-05 · Western Conference First Round Game 2 · Apr 25, 2005

#6 Houston Rockets vs #3 Dallas Mavericks

Houston and Dallas played a tight Texas playoff game with the Rockets trying to take both opening games on the road.

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Game lineups

Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Dallas Mavericks
StarterDNDirk Nowitzki
StarterEDErick Dampier
StarterJTJason Terry
StarterJHJosh Howard

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

Rockets and Mavericks entered this 2005 western first round game 2 with season-long stakes and player legacies already attached to the matchup. The setup matters on its own: the result and the defining sequence remain reserved for the recap.

  • 2005 Western First Round Game 2 placed Rockets and Mavericks in a matchup whose importance had been established before the opening tip rather than by the final score.
  • The central players brought distinct career and team trajectories into the night, giving the eventual signature moment meaning beyond a standalone highlight.

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Starter
KVKeith Van Horn
Away starting five
Houston Rockets
StarterBSBob Sura
StarterJBJon Barry
StarterMJMike James
StarterMYMing Yao
StarterTMTracy McGrady

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.