Pistons @ Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Rockets: Center - Hank McDowell - 6-9 - 251 lbs. Power Forward - Chuck Person - 6-8 - 228 lbs. Small Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 238 lbs. Shooting Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 200 lbs. Point Guard - Frank Johnson - 6-3 - 190 lbs. Pistons: Center - Kevin Willis - 7-0 - 259 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Nance - 6-10 - 269 lbs. Small Forward - Terry Cummings - 6-9 - 253 lbs. Shooting Guard - Alvin Robertson - 6-4 - 198 lbs. Point Guard - Rob Williams - 6-2 - 181 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Willis (Pistons) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep left wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Kevin Willis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:47 Rockets 0, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Rockets 2, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings drives to the hoop. Terry Cummings goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:25 Rockets 2, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Rockets 4, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep right wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left corner). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:44 Rockets 4, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Rockets 6, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Detroit calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Rockets 6, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings drives to the hoop. Terry Cummings goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Vern Fleming. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:31 Rockets 6, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Rockets 8, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep right wing. Larry Nance is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Rockets 8, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Ray Blume passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. No good. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Rockets 8, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man He is fouled by Frank Johnson Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Pistons: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:58 Rockets 8, Pistons 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Larry Nance Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:45 Rockets 8, Pistons 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Ray Blume throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Rockets 8, Pistons 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:36 Rockets 8, Pistons 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Ray Blume passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). 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 Ray Blume (Left wing). Ray Blume shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:22 Rockets 8, Pistons 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings drives to the top of the key. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left corner). Ray Blume steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:10 Rockets 8, Pistons 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ray Blume drives to the top of the key. Ray Blume passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:03 Rockets 8, Pistons 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings drives to the hoop. Terry Cummings goes for a layup. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Rockets 8, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Ray Blume passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Rockets 10, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance puts up the shot. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Rockets 10, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Ray Blume (Left wing). Ray Blume passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson is tied up by Rob Williams The ref signals for a jump ball. Rob Williams wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Rockets 10, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left baseline). Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Chuck Person steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:57 Rockets 10, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Top of the key). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Deep Right wing). Ray Blume passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:43 Rockets 10, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Ray Blume steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Rockets 10, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ray Blume passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rob Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:29 Rockets 10, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Roy Hinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:29 Rockets 11, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Top of the key). Ray Blume steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:27 Rockets 11, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Ray Blume keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Rockets 13, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson drives to the deep left wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:03 Rockets 13, Pistons 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Top of the key). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (FT Line). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is good. Kevin Willis gets the assist. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Rockets 13, Pistons 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Rockets 13, Pistons 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Rockets 13, Pistons 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Top of the key). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Rockets 13, Pistons 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Ray Blume drives to the top of the key. Ray Blume passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming finds Ray Blume for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Rockets 15, Pistons 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the top of the key. Rob Williams finds Larry Nance for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:42 Rockets 15, Pistons 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Ray Blume passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:34 Rockets 17, Pistons 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Rockets 17, Pistons 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Ray Blume passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the left baseline. No good. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Rockets 17, Pistons 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson drives to the deep right wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Rockets 17, Pistons 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings shoots from the left wing. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Rockets 17, Pistons 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Ray Blume (Left baseline). Ray Blume passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming backs out beyond the arc. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:24 Rockets 17, Pistons 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings drives to the hoop. Terry Cummings goes for a layup. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. Terry Cummings now has three rebounds for the game. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson shoots from the left wing. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings drives to the hoop. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson shoots from the right wing. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:26 Rockets 17, Pistons 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right corner). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. Terry Cummings goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Rockets 17, Pistons 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Rockets 17, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming finds Frank Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:56 Rockets 19, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings drives to the hoop. Terry Cummings goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Rockets 19, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Roy Hinson 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 (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:39 Rockets 21, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Charles Jones steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:36 Rockets 21, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Charles Jones passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Charles Jones (Post). Charles Jones goes for a layup. It's Good. Roy Hinson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:27 Rockets 23, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Detroit calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:27 Rockets 23, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Robert Reid Robert Reid passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Roy Hinson. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:24 Rockets 23, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Terry Cummings fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Pistons: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Rockets 23, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:08 Rockets 25, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Wiggins inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Pistons: 2 Houston is in the penalty. Gerald Henderson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Rockets 25, Pistons 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Roy Hinson now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:04 Rockets 25, Pistons 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Post). Roy Hinson goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Rockets 27, Pistons 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Pistons: 2 Houston is in the penalty. Gerald Henderson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:56 Rockets 27, Pistons 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Rockets 27, Pistons 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Right baseline). Ray Blume passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Tree Rollins (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:41 Rockets 27, Pistons 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Tree Rollins passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson finds Robert Reid for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:27 Rockets 27, Pistons 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Left wing). Ray Blume passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. That's his third assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Rockets 29, Pistons 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Tree Rollins inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Robert Reid (FT Line). Robert Reid shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Rockets 29, Pistons 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Left wing). Ray Blume shoots from the left wing. No good. Tree Rollins (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:48 Rockets 29, Pistons 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Tree Rollins passes the ball to Robert Reid (Right wing). Robert Reid shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Rockets 29, Pistons 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Post). Roy Hinson goes for a layup. No good. Charles Jones (Rockets) gets the rebound. Charles Jones finds Ray Blume for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:35 Rockets 31, Pistons 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Robert Reid (Right wing). Robert Reid passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Post). Rob Williams puts up the shot. It's Good. Robert Reid gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:27 Rockets 31, Pistons 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Gerald Henderson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Rockets 31, Pistons 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson drives to the deep right wing. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Robert Reid (Right corner). Robert Reid passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Left wing). Mitchell Wiggins passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left corner). Gerald Henderson shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 31, Pistons 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:49 Rockets 33, Pistons 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Tree Rollins (FT Line). Tree Rollins shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:45 Rockets 33, Pistons 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. No good. Gerald Henderson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:37 Rockets 33, Pistons 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Right baseline). Robert Reid is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Rockets 33, Pistons 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Rockets 35, Pistons 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Mitchell Wiggins inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson drives to the deep right wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Tree Rollins (Left baseline). Tree Rollins passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Tree Rollins (Right baseline). Tree Rollins passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Rockets 35, Pistons 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left corner). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Rockets 35, Pistons 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:35 Rockets 37, Pistons 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Tree Rollins inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:21 Rockets 37, Pistons 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Rockets 37, Pistons 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left wing). Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Rockets 37, Pistons 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Rockets 37, Pistons 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Post). Roy Hinson shoots off the glass. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:57 Rockets 39, Pistons 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis goes for a layup. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. Alvin Robertson now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Rockets 39, Pistons 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Pistons: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Rockets 39, Pistons 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell shoots from the right wing. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:32 Rockets 39, Pistons 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:10 Rockets 39, Pistons 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Alvin Robertson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Pistons: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:06 Rockets 39, Pistons 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:06 Rockets 41, Pistons 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson drives to the top of the key. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (FT Line). Alvin Robertson moves to the right wing. Alvin Robertson shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Rockets 41, Pistons 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird drives to the deep left wing. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Larry Nance steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:36 Rockets 41, Pistons 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Top of the key). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Roy Hinson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Pistons: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Rockets 41, Pistons 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Larry Nance Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:16 Rockets 41, Pistons 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:57 Rockets 41, Pistons 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:50 Rockets 41, Pistons 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson finds Hank McDowell for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Rockets 43, Pistons 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Pistons: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Rockets 43, Pistons 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Ray Blume fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Pistons: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Rockets 43, Pistons 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson Alvin Robertson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:31 Rockets 43, Pistons 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:29 Rockets 43, Pistons 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Roy Hinson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Pistons: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Rockets 43, Pistons 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Rockets 43, Pistons 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird is trapped in the corner. Kevin Willis is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Pistons: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Rockets 43, Pistons 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ray Blume inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Rockets 43, Pistons 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Top of the key). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left corner). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis is unable to get off a shot. Detroit is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Rockets 43, Pistons 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Right wing). Ray Blume shoots from the right wing. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Rockets 43, Pistons 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Rockets 43, Pistons 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:11 Rockets 45, Pistons 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance puts up the shot. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Rockets 45, Pistons 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ray Blume inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Ray Blume (Right wing). Ray Blume shoots from the right wing. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:47 Rockets 45, Pistons 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left corner). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left corner). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance shoots from the inside. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right baseline). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. It's Good. Kevin Willis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Rockets 45, Pistons 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Hank McDowell now has 8 points for the game. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Rockets 47, Pistons 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. Alvin Robertson now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:52 Rockets 47, Pistons 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Ray Blume passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Post). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Rockets 49, Pistons 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:20 Rockets 49, Pistons 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Deep Left wing). Ray Blume passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Left baseline). Ray Blume shoots from the left baseline. No good. Ray Blume (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. Ray Blume passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Post). Roy Hinson shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Rockets 51, Pistons 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance goes for a layup. No good. Terry Cummings tries to tip in the miss...No good. Kevin Willis follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Rockets 51, Pistons 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Ray Blume passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Rockets 51, Pistons 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Rockets 51, Pistons 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Rockets 51, Pistons 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance drives to the right wing. Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance goes for a layup. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Pistons: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Rockets 51, Pistons 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Rockets 51, Pistons 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Ray Blume (FT Line). Alvin Robertson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Pistons: 5 Detroit is in the penalty. Ray Blume will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:15 Rockets 51, Pistons 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ray Blume is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:15 Rockets 52, Pistons 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Ray Blume steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:13 Rockets 52, Pistons 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston gets a 3-on-2 break. Ray Blume gives it up to Hank McDowell. He finishes with a layup. Ray Blume gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:09 Rockets 54, Pistons 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep left wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left baseline). Larry Nance shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:50 Rockets 54, Pistons 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Ray Blume passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Ray Blume (Right baseline). Ray Blume shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:39 Rockets 56, Pistons 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right baseline). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Nance gets the assist. Larry Nance now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:23 Rockets 56, Pistons 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Top of the key). Ray Blume passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:12 Rockets 56, Pistons 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Rockets 56, Pistons 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Rockets 58, Pistons 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the top of the key. Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left corner). Alvin Robertson retreats to the the wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings puts up the shot. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. Terry Cummings now has 11 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Rockets 58, Pistons 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Ray Blume passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Terry Cummings steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:24 Rockets 58, Pistons 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Rockets 58, Pistons 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rob Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Pistons: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Rockets 58, Pistons 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Rockets 60, Pistons 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson drives to the top of the key. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left corner). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Roy Hinson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Pistons: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Rockets 60, Pistons 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Rockets 60, Pistons 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Larry Bird shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. Halftime. Score - Rockets 60, Pistons 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 60, Pistons 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Rockets 60, Pistons 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings drives to the deep right wing. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left corner). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Top of the key). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the left baseline. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:14 Rockets 60, Pistons 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Rockets 63, Pistons 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson drives to the top of the key. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Top of the key). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Pistons: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:43 Rockets 63, Pistons 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:43 Rockets 63, Pistons 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Right wing). Ray Blume shoots from the right wing. No good. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Rockets 63, Pistons 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right corner). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance shoots off the glass. It's Good. Terry Cummings gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Rockets 63, Pistons 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Deep Left wing). Ray Blume passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Kevin Willis. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Rockets 63, Pistons 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ray Blume (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:57 Rockets 63, Pistons 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ray Blume passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person goes for a layup. No good. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:45 Rockets 63, Pistons 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams drives to the top of the key. Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Top of the key). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Kevin Willis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left corner). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (FT Line). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis puts up the shot. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. Kevin Willis now has 9 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Rockets 63, Pistons 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Top of the key). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Ray Blume (Right wing). Ray Blume passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Rockets 65, Pistons 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson drives to the deep left wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance shoots from the left wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:33 Rockets 65, Pistons 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:21 Rockets 65, Pistons 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings finds Rob Williams for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Rockets 65, Pistons 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Ray Blume passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Ray Blume (Right baseline). Ray Blume passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Ray Blume (Left wing). Ray Blume passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird now has 16 points for the game. Ray Blume gets the assist. That's his second assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Rockets 67, Pistons 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:58 Rockets 67, Pistons 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:49 Rockets 67, Pistons 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Detroit comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Terry Cummings Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Rockets 67, Pistons 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell drives to the free throw line. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Kevin Willis. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Ray Blume (Left baseline). Ray Blume passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Rockets 67, Pistons 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams moves out to the wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance shoots off the glass. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:10 Rockets 67, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rob Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Pistons: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:01 Rockets 67, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:01 Rockets 69, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson drives to the deep right wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:51 Rockets 69, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Ray Blume drives to the deep left wing. Ray Blume passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:41 Rockets 69, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Ray Blume Ray Blume passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Rockets 69, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left corner). Frank Johnson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Pistons: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:27 Rockets 69, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Top of the key). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Detroit is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:06 Rockets 69, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Ray Blume passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Ray Blume (Left baseline). Ray Blume passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming is trapped near midcourt. Vern Fleming gets free from the trap. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rob Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Pistons: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Rockets 69, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Rockets 71, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings shoots from the left wing. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:29 Rockets 71, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:19 Rockets 73, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Detroit calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:19 Rockets 73, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Rockets 73, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Ray Blume. Ray Blume passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Rockets 75, Pistons 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right baseline). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Rockets 75, Pistons 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Ray Blume (Left baseline). Ray Blume passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Rockets 75, Pistons 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Top of the key). Terry Cummings throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:34 Rockets 75, Pistons 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming is trapped near the sideline. Alvin Robertson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Rockets 75, Pistons 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:22 Rockets 75, Pistons 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird passes the ball to Ray Blume (Deep Left wing). Ray Blume passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Ray Blume (FT Line). Ray Blume passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Alvin Robertson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Pistons: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:09 Rockets 75, Pistons 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ray Blume inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:05 Rockets 77, Pistons 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Top of the key). Kevin Willis drives to the free throw line. Kevin Willis passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left baseline). Gerald Henderson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Rockets 77, Pistons 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Ray Blume (Post). Ray Blume passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Rockets 77, Pistons 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Kevin Willis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:04 Rockets 77, Pistons 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person drives to the top of the key. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Willis. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Pistons: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Rockets 77, Pistons 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Rockets 79, Pistons 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Post). Mitchell Wiggins goes for a layup. It's Good. Gerald Henderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:51 Rockets 79, Pistons 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird 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 baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Willis. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Pistons: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:33 Rockets 79, Pistons 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:33 Rockets 81, Pistons 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Rockets 81, Pistons 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left wing). Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance shoots off the glass. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:11 Rockets 81, Pistons 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson now has 6 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:58 Rockets 83, Pistons 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Right baseline). Mitchell Wiggins shoots from the right baseline. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:44 Rockets 83, Pistons 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Rockets 85, Pistons 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Detroit calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Rockets 85, Pistons 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Pistons: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Rockets 85, Pistons 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Rockets 85, Pistons 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:23 Rockets 87, Pistons 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rory Sparrow inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson drives to the deep right wing. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (FT Line). Rory Sparrow shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Rockets 87, Pistons 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Tree Rollins. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has 10 rebounds for the game. Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:56 Rockets 89, Pistons 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Rory Sparrow drives to the top of the key. Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (FT Line). Mitchell Wiggins passes the ball to Robert Reid (Right baseline). Robert Reid passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Robert Reid (Left wing). Robert Reid passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (FT Line). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Right wing). Mitchell Wiggins drives to the hoop. Mitchell Wiggins goes for a layup. It's Good. Gerald Henderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:39 Rockets 89, Pistons 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird finds Hank McDowell for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:31 Rockets 91, Pistons 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Tree Rollins inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Tree Rollins (FT Line). Tree Rollins passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Right baseline). Mitchell Wiggins shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Rockets 91, Pistons 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Robert Reid tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Pistons: 7 Detroit is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Rockets 91, Pistons 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Tree Rollins. Tree Rollins (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 92, Pistons 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Tree Rollins passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right corner). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left baseline). Gerald Henderson shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 92, Pistons 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left baseline). Gerald Henderson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:49 Rockets 92, Pistons 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Rockets 94, Pistons 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Tree Rollins (FT Line). Tree Rollins passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (FT Line). Mitchell Wiggins shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:22 Rockets 94, Pistons 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Rob Williams fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:16 Rockets 94, Pistons 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Tree Rollins. Robert Reid (Pistons) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:00 Rockets 94, Pistons 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Robert Reid passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Robert Reid (Deep Right wing). Robert Reid passes the ball to Tree Rollins (Deep Post). Tree Rollins passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Right wing). Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Robert Reid (Post). Robert Reid shoots from the inside. It's Good. Gerald Henderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Rockets 94, Pistons 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Mitchell Wiggins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Rockets 94, Pistons 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Mitchell Wiggins drives to the deep right wing. Mitchell Wiggins passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left corner). Alvin Robertson retreats to the the wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:08 Rockets 94, Pistons 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson finds Terry Cummings for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:05 Rockets 94, Pistons 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:05 Rockets 94, Pistons 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Rockets 94, Pistons 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance shoots from the inside. It's Good. Gerald Henderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:30 Rockets 94, Pistons 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Rockets 97, Pistons 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:11 Rockets 97, Pistons 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Rockets 99, Pistons 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left wing). Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:37 Rockets 99, Pistons 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:29 Rockets 99, Pistons 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right baseline). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson goes for a layup. It's Good. Gerald Henderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:16 Rockets 99, Pistons 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Frank Johnson now has 10 assists for the game. Larry Bird now has 33 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Rockets 101, Pistons 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Hank McDowell gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Rockets 101, Pistons 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Rockets 103, Pistons 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis drives to the hoop. Kevin Willis goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Rockets 103, Pistons 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Rockets 103, Pistons 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell finds Frank Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Rockets 105, Pistons 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left baseline). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:01 Rockets 105, Pistons 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird drives to the free throw line. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:46 Rockets 107, Pistons 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Rockets 107, Pistons 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Rockets 107, Pistons 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left baseline). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance shoots from the inside. It's Good. Terry Cummings gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:00 Rockets 107, Pistons 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Rockets 107, Pistons 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson drives to the deep right wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Pistons: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Rockets 107, Pistons 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left baseline). Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Rockets 107, Pistons 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:58 Rockets 107, Pistons 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left baseline). Larry Nance passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Post). Gerald Henderson shoots off the glass. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. Gerald Henderson now has 8 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Rockets 107, Pistons 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Hank McDowell is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:34 Rockets 107, Pistons 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings drives to the deep right wing. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Kevin Willis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Alvin Robertson tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Rockets 107, Pistons 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Rockets 107, Pistons 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has 9 rebounds for the game. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:44 Rockets 109, Pistons 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams shoots from the right baseline. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. Terry Cummings now has 12 rebounds for the game. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings finds Larry Nance for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:03 Rockets 109, Pistons 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Rockets 109, Pistons 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Kevin Willis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Rockets 109, Pistons 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson finds Chuck Person for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Rockets 111, Pistons 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the top of the key. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:21 Rockets 111, Pistons 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell backs his man down. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:36 Rockets 113, Pistons 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams moves out to the wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right baseline). Larry Nance shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Rockets 113, Pistons 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Alvin Robertson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Pistons: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Rockets 113, Pistons 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson is trapped near the sideline. Rob Williams is called for a foul. Rob Williams has fouled out of the game. Pistons has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Pistons: 3 Pistons is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Rockets 113, Pistons 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Rockets 114, Pistons 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right baseline). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:42 Rockets 114, Pistons 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:17 Rockets 116, Pistons 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson drives to the deep right wing. Gerald Henderson attempts to drive but Frank Johnson steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:13 Rockets 116, Pistons 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell puts up the shot. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Final Score - Rockets 118, Pistons 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: PF Larry Bird - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Larry Nance - 31 Rebounds: Terry Cummings - 12 Assists: Rob Williams - 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Larry Bird - 39 Rebounds: Larry Bird - 11 Assists: Frank Johnson - 13