Rockets @ Nets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Nets: Center - Bill Cartwright - 7-1 - 284 lbs. Power Forward - Charles Oakley - 6-9 - 249 lbs. Small Forward - Eddie A. Johnson - 6-9 - 243 lbs. Shooting Guard - Dale Ellis - 6-7 - 229 lbs. Point Guard - Fat Lever - 6-3 - 189 lbs. Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 256 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 238 lbs. Small Forward - Chuck Person - 6-8 - 228 lbs. Shooting Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 200 lbs. Point Guard - Frank Johnson - 6-3 - 190 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Cartwright (Nets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Nets 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right corner). Fat Lever finds Dale Ellis for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:54 Nets 2, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person drives to the deep right wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:39 Nets 2, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright goes for a layup. It's Good. Dale Ellis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Nets 4, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Nets 4, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley shoots from the free throw line. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:49 Nets 4, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Bill Cartwright. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:41 Nets 4, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever drives to the deep left wing. Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley shoots from the inside. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Nets 4, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Fat Lever. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Nets 4, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Nets 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis drives to the top of the key. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (FT Line). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis shoots from the right baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:09 Nets 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Nets 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Fat Lever (FT Line). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:48 Nets 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Bill Cartwright draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Nets 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right baseline). Herb Williams shoots from the right baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Nets 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:19 Nets 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams goes for a layup. It's Good. Bill Cartwright gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:11 Nets 6, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:00 Nets 6, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Herb Williams (FT Line). Herb Williams passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right wing). Fat Lever finds Bill Cartwright for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:39 Nets 8, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Fat Lever gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Nets 8, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Fat Lever drives to the deep left wing. Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Larry Bird gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:03 Nets 8, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:51 Nets 8, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (FT Line). Herb Williams passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson shoots off the glass. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:37 Nets 8, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:28 Nets 8, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever drives to the top of the key. Fat Lever drives to the free throw line. Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Nets 8, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Duckworth inbounds the ball to Fat Lever Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Nets 8, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Vern Fleming now has 4 points for the game. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:03 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Duckworth inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Duckworth (Right wing). Kevin Duckworth passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. No good. Herb Williams (Nets) gets the rebound. Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:50 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Post). Herb Williams shoots off the glass. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:40 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:35 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:28 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Houston comes out in a full court press. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (FT Line). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Post). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:04 Nets 10, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:47 Nets 10, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left baseline). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson puts up the shot. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:24 Nets 12, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Fat Lever. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Nets 12, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Phil Ford (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Nets 12, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left wing). Charles Oakley shoots from the left wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Nets 12, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:53 Nets 12, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis beats the press. New Jersey gets a 3-on-2 break. Dale Ellis keeps the ball. Dale Ellis layup blocked by Frank Johnson. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Nets 12, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Nets 12, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright goes for a layup. It's Good. Phil Ford gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Nets 14, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Charles Oakley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:11 Nets 14, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Nets 16, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Eddie A. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Nets 16, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Nets 16, Rockets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford drives to the deep left wing. Phil Ford passes the ball to Tony Campbell (Deep Post). Tony Campbell shoots off the glass. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Nets 16, Rockets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Bill Cartwright. Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Nets 16, Rockets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Nets 16, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Tony Campbell. Houston comes out in a full court press. Tony Campbell passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright shoots from the inside. It's Good. Phil Ford gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Nets 18, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Nets 18, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford passes the ball to Tony Campbell (Top of the key). Tony Campbell passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:52 Nets 18, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:41 Nets 18, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. It's Good. Phil Ford gets the assist. That's his third assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:33 Nets 20, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:24 Nets 20, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Tony Campbell (Deep Left wing). Tony Campbell passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:14 Nets 20, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Tony Campbell inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:05 Nets 20, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:36 Nets 20, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis drives to the top of the key. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford shoots from the left baseline. He is fouled by Chuck Person. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Nets 22, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Phil Ford is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Nets 23, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Nets 23, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Kevin Duckworth (FT Line). Kevin Duckworth passes the ball to Tony Campbell (Deep Post). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Nets 23, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Phil Ford tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 6, Rockets: 2 New Jersey is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Nets 23, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Tony Campbell (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:53 Nets 23, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Tony Campbell passes the ball to Kevin Duckworth (Right wing). Kevin Duckworth shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:49 Nets 25, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Nets 25, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis passes the ball to Kevin Duckworth (Right wing). Kevin Duckworth passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Left wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Tony Campbell (Right baseline). Tony Campbell shoots from the right baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:21 Nets 25, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Phil Ford tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. New Jersey has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Nets: 7, Rockets: 2 New Jersey is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:13 Nets 25, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:13 Nets 25, Rockets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Tony Campbell inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Edmund Sherod drives to the deep right wing. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Tony Campbell (FT Line). Tony Campbell passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left baseline). Charles Oakley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nets 25, Rockets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Nets 25, Rockets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis drives to the top of the key. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left corner). Phil Ford finds Bill Cartwright for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:41 Nets 27, Rockets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:35 Nets 27, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:25 Nets 27, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:01 Nets 27, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (FT Line). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Tony Campbell (FT Line). Tony Campbell passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis shoots from the right wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:35 Nets 27, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Nets 27, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone New Jersey calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Nets 27, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford Phil Ford moves out to the wing. Phil Ford finds Tony Campbell for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Nets 29, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Phil Ford gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:12 Nets 29, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford passes the ball to Tony Campbell (Right wing). Tony Campbell passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Charles Oakley is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Nets 29, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:54 Nets 29, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Nets 29, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (FT Line). Dale Ellis shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:32 Nets 29, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Phil Ford. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:28 Nets 29, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:28 Nets 29, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Houston comes out in a full court press. Fat Lever passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right corner). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Vern Fleming tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:11 Nets 29, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Charles Oakley Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (FT Line). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. Eddie A. Johnson now has 8 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:01 Nets 31, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. He now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:36 Nets 31, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever drives to the top of the key. Fat Lever passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:29 Nets 31, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Fat Lever. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Nets 31, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Nets 31, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis drives to the deep right wing. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Left wing). Vern Fleming tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:03 Nets 31, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Right baseline). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Right baseline). Edmund Sherod shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Dale Ellis gets the assist. Dale Ellis now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Nets 33, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:38 Nets 33, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Left baseline). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Left baseline). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Top of the key). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright goes for a layup. It's Good. Bill Cartwright now has 12 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Nets 35, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:10 Nets 35, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Edmund Sherod drives to the top of the key. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Nets 35, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:55 Nets 35, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Edmund Sherod drives to the top of the key. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right baseline). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Bill Cartwright gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:37 Nets 37, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Nets 37, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:07 Nets 37, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:07 Nets 39, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person drives to the deep right wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Bill Cartwright. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:54 Nets 39, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Edmund Sherod (Nets) gets the rebound. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Left baseline). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Charles Oakley is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:27 Nets 39, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Charles Oakley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:21 Nets 39, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Left baseline). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (FT Line). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Nets 39, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:42 Nets 39, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Edmund Sherod drives to the deep right wing. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Edmund Sherod gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:30 Nets 41, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Dale Ellis steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Nets 41, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Roy Hinson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:14 Nets 41, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Nets 41, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. No good. Bill Cartwright (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Nets 41, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right baseline). Bill Cartwright shoots from the right baseline. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. Dale Ellis now has four rebounds for the game. Dale Ellis shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Nets 43, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Nets 43, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Nets 43, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Nets 43, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Charles Oakley draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:18 Nets 43, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:05 Nets 45, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Roy Hinson now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Nets 45, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Edmund Sherod drives to the top of the key. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley shoots off the glass. It's Good. Edmund Sherod gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Nets 47, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 3, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:38 Nets 47, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Nets 47, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right baseline). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright shoots from the free throw line. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:15 Nets 47, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 4, Rockets: 4 Dale Ellis is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 2 Time Remaining: 2:10 Nets 47, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Bird will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Nets 47, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Edmund Sherod tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 4 New Jersey is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Nets 47, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Nets 47, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Left baseline). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Dale Ellis goes for a layup. He is fouled by Roy Hinson. Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Nets 47, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Nets 49, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Nets 49, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Edmund Sherod drives to the deep right wing. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right baseline). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis moves to the free throw line. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 6 Patrick Ewing is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Nets 49, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Nets 51, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:08 Nets 51, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson is called for a foul. Houston has 3 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Edmund Sherod will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Nets 51, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Edmund Sherod is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Nets 52, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:50 Nets 52, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Nets 52, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Bill Cartwright fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 6, Rockets: 7 New Jersey is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Nets 52, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Nets 52, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Deep Right wing). Edmund Sherod drives to the right wing. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Bill Cartwright (Nets) gets the rebound. Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right wing). Charles Oakley shoots from the right wing. No good. Bill Cartwright tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Nets 54, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Bill Cartwright (Nets) gets the rebound. Bill Cartwright now has four rebounds for the game. Halftime. Score - Nets 54, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nets 54, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Charles Oakley draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Nets 54, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Right wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left corner). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left wing). Charles Oakley doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. New Jersey is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:27 Nets 54, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson is tied up by Fat Lever The ref signals for a jump ball. Fat Lever wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Nets 54, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Fat Lever passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Dale Ellis shoots from the inside. It's Good. Bill Cartwright gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:56 Nets 56, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Nets 56, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right wing). Fat Lever shoots from the right wing. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. Dale Ellis makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Nets 56, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Bill Cartwright (Nets) gets the rebound. Bill Cartwright now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Nets 56, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Eddie A. Johnson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Herb Williams (Nets) gets the rebound. Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Post). Herb Williams goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Nets 56, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes up for a dunk. No good. Roy Hinson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:23 Nets 56, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left wing). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Nets 56, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Roy Hinson shoots off the glass. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Nets 56, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Post). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright gets into the paint. Bill Cartwright puts up the shot. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing. Team Fouls - Nets: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:46 Nets 56, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:46 Nets 58, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:39 Nets 58, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever drives to the deep left wing. Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Nets 60, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Herb Williams. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Roy Hinson is tied up by Herb Williams The ref signals for a jump ball. Roy Hinson wins the jump ball. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Nets 60, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Right wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his fifth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Nets 60, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Nets 60, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Fat Lever inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left baseline). Bill Cartwright shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:38 Nets 60, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Herb Williams gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Nets 60, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (FT Line). Dale Ellis shoots from the free throw line. No good. Kevin Duckworth (Nets) gets the rebound. Kevin Duckworth passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (FT Line). Fat Lever passes the ball to Kevin Duckworth (Post). Kevin Duckworth puts up the shot. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Nets 62, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:57 Nets 62, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Houston comes out in a full court press. Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Herb Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Nets 64, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Nets 64, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams goes for a layup. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:32 Nets 64, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:22 Nets 64, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis drives to the deep right wing. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:11 Nets 64, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Charles Oakley Charles Oakley passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left baseline). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley puts up the shot. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:53 Nets 66, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. He now has five assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:46 Nets 66, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 0, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:39 Nets 66, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis Dale Ellis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams goes for a layup. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:30 Nets 68, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Nets 68, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Nets 68, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Fat Lever fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:11 Nets 68, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Nets 68, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford drives to the top of the key. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:45 Nets 68, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell shoots from the right baseline. No good. Bill Cartwright (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:23 Nets 68, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has 7 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Nets 68, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Bill Cartwright. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:53 Nets 68, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell shoots from the right baseline. No good. Bill Cartwright (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Nets 68, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright shoots from the right wing. No good. Phil Ford tries to tip in the miss...No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Nets 68, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Bill Cartwright (Nets) gets the rebound. Bill Cartwright now has 8 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Nets 68, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right wing). Charles Oakley shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Charles Oakley now has 6 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:20 Nets 70, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:12 Nets 70, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left baseline). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Nets 70, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Nets 70, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis moves to the left corner. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson puts up the shot. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:24 Nets 70, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Bill Cartwright fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:07 Nets 70, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:47 Nets 70, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:21 Nets 70, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Bill Cartwright. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:58 Nets 70, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson Roy Hinson shoots from the top of the key. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:53 Nets 70, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Phil Ford gets the assist. Phil Ford now has 6 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:48 Nets 72, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Roy Hinson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Nets 72, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Tony Campbell (Right baseline). Tony Campbell passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Post). Phil Ford shoots from the inside. No good. Charles Oakley tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:25 Nets 74, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Nets 74, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Nets 74, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Tony Campbell. Tony Campbell passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nets 74, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Houston comes out in a full court press. Fat Lever passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Nets 74, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Phil Ford. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:43 Nets 74, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:43 Nets 74, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Tony Campbell inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Houston comes out in a full court press. Fat Lever passes the ball to Tony Campbell (Top of the key). Tony Campbell passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left wing). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:31 Nets 74, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Fat Lever is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:31 Nets 75, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Larry Bird is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:20 Nets 75, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson finds Bill Cartwright for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Nets 77, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Fat Lever is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Nets 77, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Nets 77, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Nets 79, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:09 Nets 79, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Nets 79, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Nets 79, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Frank Johnson forces a 5-second violation on Charles Oakley. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:39 Nets 79, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:31 Nets 79, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Charles Oakley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Nets 81, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:10 Nets 81, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford drives to the deep right wing. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Nets 83, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. He is fouled by Eddie A. Johnson Team Fouls - Nets: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Nets 83, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:44 Nets 83, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Nets 83, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Nets 83, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 3, Rockets: 2 Chuck Person is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:11 Nets 83, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:11 Nets 85, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:08 Nets 85, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Bill Cartwright gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Nets 87, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Phil Ford is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Nets 87, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Nets 87, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Edmund Sherod drives to the top of the key. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left corner). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Nets 87, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:09 Nets 87, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right baseline). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Right wing). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Top of the key). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (FT Line). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 4, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Nets 87, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Nets 89, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:41 Nets 89, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. Team Fouls - Nets: 4, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Nets 91, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Nets 92, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Eddie A. Johnson draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Nets 92, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Edmund Sherod inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:59 Nets 92, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Charles Oakley tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 4 New Jersey is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:53 Nets 92, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:53 Nets 92, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Houston comes out in a full court press. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Left wing). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Nets 92, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:37 Nets 92, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. Edmund Sherod drives to the top of the key. Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright goes up for a dunk. No good. Eddie A. Johnson tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:28 Nets 94, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. Charles Oakley now has 8 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:11 Nets 94, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:03 Nets 94, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person shoots from the inside. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Chuck Person now has 9 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:53 Nets 94, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Edmund Sherod inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (Left wing). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Edmund Sherod (FT Line). Edmund Sherod passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:37 Nets 94, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Nets 94, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever drives to the top of the key. Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left baseline). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right wing). Fat Lever doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. New Jersey is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:09 Nets 94, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:55 Nets 94, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. He is fouled by Vern Fleming Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Dale Ellis will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Nets 94, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Nets 95, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Nets 95, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Fat Lever. The basket is no good. Fat Lever has fouled out of the game. Team Fouls - Nets: 6, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:38 Nets 95, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:38 Nets 95, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Larry Bird fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 6, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Eddie A. Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:21 Nets 95, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird is tied up by Charles Oakley The ref signals for a jump ball. Larry Bird wins the jump ball. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:02 Nets 95, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Nets 95, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Nets 95, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (FT Line). Dale Ellis throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:11 Nets 95, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Nets 95, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone New Jersey calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Nets 95, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Phil Ford Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright moves to the right wing. Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Top of the key). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left baseline). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:44 Nets 95, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:31 Nets 95, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Dale Ellis (FT Line). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:05 Nets 95, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Nets 95, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing Team Fouls - Nets: 6, Rockets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Eddie A. Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Nets 95, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Nets 97, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming finds Frank Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:49 Nets 97, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Zone Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the inside. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:25 Nets 97, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Phil Ford. The basket is no good. Phil Ford has fouled out of the game. Team Fouls - Nets: 7, Rockets: 7 Phil Ford is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Nets 97, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Nets 97, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Edmund Sherod inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person is called for a foul. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Nets: 7, Rockets: 8 Houston is in the penalty. Eddie A. Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Nets 97, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Nets 99, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Bill Cartwright. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 8, Rockets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:08 Nets 99, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:08 Nets 99, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Edmund Sherod. New Jersey calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:08 Nets 99, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. Final Score - Nets 101, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Bill Cartwright - Nets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 30 Rebounds: Larry Bird - 10 Assists: Frank Johnson - 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Eddie A. Johnson - 30 Rebounds: Charles Oakley - 9 Assists: Fat Lever - 7