Nuggets @ Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 270 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 244 lbs. Small Forward - Rod Higgins - 6-7 - 227 lbs. Shooting Guard - Rolando Blackman - 6-6 - 226 lbs. Point Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 201 lbs. Nuggets: Center - Clemon Johnson - 6-10 - 272 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Smith - 6-8 - 241 lbs. Small Forward - Clyde Drexler - 6-7 - 227 lbs. Shooting Guard - Darrell Griffith - 6-4 - 209 lbs. Point Guard - Eddie L. Johnson - 6-2 - 189 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:52 Rockets 0, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Denver gets a 3-on-2 break. Eddie L. Johnson keeps the ball. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Rockets 0, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Rockets 0, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:43 Rockets 0, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:41 Rockets 1, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith drives to the hoop. Larry Smith goes for a layup. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler now has two rebounds for the game. Clyde Drexler is tied up by Vern Fleming The ref signals for a jump ball. Vern Fleming wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:34 Rockets 1, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Clemon Johnson. The basket is good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Rockets 3, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Rockets 3, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Rolando Blackman. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:15 Rockets 3, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Clemon Johnson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:09 Rockets 3, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing is trapped near the sideline. Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Rockets 3, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:54 Rockets 3, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Post). Darrell Griffith shoots from the inside. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Rockets 3, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Larry Smith fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Rockets 3, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Rockets 5, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the baseline. Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:18 Rockets 5, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:12 Rockets 5, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:58 Rockets 5, Nuggets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Top of the key). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:36 Rockets 5, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled by Michael Wiley. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Rockets 5, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Rockets 7, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep right wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Post). Michael Brooks shoots off the glass. It's Good. Eddie L. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Rockets 7, Nuggets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:01 Rockets 9, Nuggets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler is trapped near midcourt. Clyde Drexler gets free from the trap. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Eddie L. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:50 Rockets 9, Nuggets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Brooks. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Rockets 9, Nuggets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Rockets 11, Nuggets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:42 Rockets 11, Nuggets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Post). Darrell Griffith shoots off the glass. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:36 Rockets 11, Nuggets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Michael Wiley is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 7 Denver is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Rockets 11, Nuggets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Rockets 13, Nuggets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left baseline). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Rockets 13, Nuggets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by George L. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:59 Rockets 13, Nuggets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:59 Rockets 14, Nuggets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Right wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Michael Brooks gets the assist. Michael Brooks now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:50 Rockets 14, Nuggets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Rockets 16, Nuggets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Ron Anderson goes for a layup. It's Good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Rockets 16, Nuggets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Brooks. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Rockets 16, Nuggets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Rockets 17, Nuggets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Top of the key). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:59 Rockets 17, Nuggets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Rod Higgins follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Rockets 19, Nuggets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:41 Rockets 19, Nuggets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. George L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:23 Rockets 19, Nuggets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Left baseline). George L. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:57 Rockets 19, Nuggets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). George L. Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Rockets 19, Nuggets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Post). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Post). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:19 Rockets 19, Nuggets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. That's his third assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:03 Rockets 21, Nuggets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Rockets 21, Nuggets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Eddie L. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Rockets 21, Nuggets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. No good. George L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:35 Rockets 21, Nuggets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Rockets 21, Nuggets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:15 Rockets 21, Nuggets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Rod Higgins. The basket is good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Rockets 21, Nuggets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Rockets 21, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins is trapped near midcourt. Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Rockets 21, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:44 Rockets 21, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Post). George L. Johnson shoots from the inside. It's Good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Rockets 21, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Rockets 21, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Rockets 23, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Rockets 23, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird 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 Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Rockets 23, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. It's Good. Eddie L. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:52 Rockets 23, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Rockets 23, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Rockets 23, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled by George L. Johnson. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Rockets 23, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Rockets 24, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rickey Green inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson drives to the top of the key. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Nuggets: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:58 Rockets 24, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:56 Rockets 24, Nuggets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:36 Rockets 26, Nuggets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Nuggets: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:29 Rockets 26, Nuggets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:29 Rockets 26, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:19 Rockets 26, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green drives to the top of the key. Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Post). Darrell Griffith moves to the right wing. Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing fouls him before the shot. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 8, Nuggets: 10 Houston is in the penalty. Darrell Griffith will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Rockets 26, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Rockets 26, Nuggets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:02 Rockets 26, Nuggets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:00 Rockets 26, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:00 Rockets 26, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:00 Rockets 28, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep right wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Houston has 3 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 9, Nuggets: 10 Houston is in the penalty. Clyde Drexler will shoot two free throws. Chuck Person is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Rockets 28, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Rockets 28, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Deep Post). Lorenzo Romar goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Rockets 30, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:31 Rockets 30, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Lorenzo Romar inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 9, Nuggets: 11 Denver is in the penalty. Hank McDowell will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Rockets 30, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Rockets 31, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Geoff Huston inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson drives to the top of the key. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Post). Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 10, Nuggets: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:19 Rockets 31, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:19 Rockets 31, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Geoff Huston tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Denver has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 10, Nuggets: 12 Denver is in the penalty. Hank McDowell will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 31, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 33, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Houston comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person is called for a foul. Houston has 5 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 11, Nuggets: 12 Houston is in the penalty. Rickey Green will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:08 Rockets 33, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rickey Green is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Fred Roberts (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Rockets 33, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Fred Roberts passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. Nothing but net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 36, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Right baseline). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Hank McDowell is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Rockets 36, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left baseline). Rickey Green drives to the hoop. Rickey Green goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Rockets 36, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:24 Rockets 38, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Michael Brooks gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:18 Rockets 38, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Ron Anderson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Rockets 38, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:04 Rockets 38, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left corner). Ron Anderson retreats to the the wing. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:45 Rockets 38, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Rockets 38, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Post). Darrell Griffith puts up the shot. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:06 Rockets 38, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:57 Rockets 38, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Rockets 38, Nuggets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:22 Rockets 38, Nuggets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Rockets 38, Nuggets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:00 Rockets 38, Nuggets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:40 Rockets 38, Nuggets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Larry Smith now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Rockets 38, Nuggets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. Nothing but net. Larry Smith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Rockets 38, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Rockets 38, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Rockets 38, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:03 Rockets 38, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Rockets 38, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has 9 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:40 Rockets 38, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:17 Rockets 40, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Rockets 40, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:05 Rockets 40, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:05 Rockets 42, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Larry Smith now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Rockets 42, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled by Darrell Griffith. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:45 Rockets 42, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Rockets 43, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith drives to the top of the key. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Rockets 43, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Darrell Griffith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:20 Rockets 43, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:20 Rockets 44, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Rockets 44, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:00 Rockets 46, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:00 Rockets 47, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Rockets 47, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:43 Rockets 47, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep right wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Post). Ron Anderson shoots off the glass. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:28 Rockets 47, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Eddie L. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Rockets 47, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Rockets 49, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep left wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Ron Anderson now has two rebounds for the game. Ron Anderson drives to the hoop. Ron Anderson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Rockets 49, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing gets into the paint. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 7 Denver is in the penalty. Rod Higgins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:46 Rockets 49, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:46 Rockets 51, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep right wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Post). Rod Higgins strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:34 Rockets 51, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman 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 Smith. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:18 Rockets 51, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. It's Good. Eddie L. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:07 Rockets 51, Nuggets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Rockets 53, Nuggets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith is trapped near the sideline. Larry Smith gets free from the trap. Larry Smith is trapped near the sideline. Larry Smith gets free from the trap. Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Larry Smith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:39 Rockets 53, Nuggets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:13 Rockets 53, Nuggets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson drives to the deep right wing. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Post). Darrell Griffith puts up the shot. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:52 Rockets 53, Nuggets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. That's his third assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Rockets 55, Nuggets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Rockets 55, Nuggets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman is trapped near the sideline. Rolando Blackman gets free from the trap. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. Vern Fleming now has 14 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:15 Rockets 57, Nuggets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Rockets 57, Nuggets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:56 Rockets 57, Nuggets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Post). Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Rockets 57, Nuggets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:46 Rockets 57, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Ron Anderson. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:37 Rockets 57, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 1:37 Rockets 59, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Left wing). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:22 Rockets 59, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Fred Roberts (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:20 Rockets 59, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. George L. Johnson draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Rockets 59, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Rockets 59, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to George L. Johnson (FT Line). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. No good. George L. Johnson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Buck Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:48 Rockets 59, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson is called for the foul. Denver has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 9 Denver is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:42 Rockets 59, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:42 Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the right wing. Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:33 Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left wing). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by George L. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:17 Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:15 Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right wing. No good. Fred Roberts (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:01 Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:01 Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Johnson inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Michael Brooks forces a 5-second violation on Hank McDowell. Halftime. Score - Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Larry Smith is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:27 Rockets 60, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming finds Rolando Blackman for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:23 Rockets 62, Nuggets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler shoots from the left baseline. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Clyde Drexler now has 15 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:56 Rockets 62, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:49 Rockets 62, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 10:49 Rockets 64, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Rockets 64, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Michael Wiley tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Rockets 64, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Rockets 66, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Rockets 66, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 68, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 68, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Rockets 68, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:54 Rockets 68, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:49 Rockets 68, Nuggets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:39 Rockets 68, Nuggets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:32 Rockets 70, Nuggets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:17 Rockets 70, Nuggets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:14 Rockets 72, Nuggets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:03 Rockets 72, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:52 Rockets 72, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:52 Rockets 73, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Post). Michael Brooks shoots from the inside. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:41 Rockets 73, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Rockets 75, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Rockets 75, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:11 Rockets 75, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:08 Rockets 75, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Michael Brooks is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Rockets 75, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Rockets 75, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith drives to the deep right wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Ron Anderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:33 Rockets 75, Nuggets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins beats the press. Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Rod Higgins keeps the ball. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:28 Rockets 77, Nuggets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Ron Anderson gets the assist. That's his second assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Rockets 77, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming finds Rolando Blackman for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:12 Rockets 79, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Rockets 79, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:53 Rockets 81, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left baseline). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left corner). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Michael Brooks gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:32 Rockets 81, Nuggets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Michael Brooks (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:23 Rockets 81, Nuggets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:16 Rockets 81, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:10 Rockets 83, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the left wing. The shot is blocked by Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Rockets 83, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:43 Rockets 85, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Ron Anderson shoots from the inside. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:31 Rockets 85, Nuggets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Michael Brooks (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Brooks now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:14 Rockets 85, Nuggets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Post). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Post). Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rolando Blackman. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:58 Rockets 85, Nuggets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:58 Rockets 85, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:45 Rockets 85, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Post). Ron Anderson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Rockets 85, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Rockets 85, Nuggets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:19 Rockets 85, Nuggets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Post). Michael Brooks goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Rockets 85, Nuggets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Rockets 87, Nuggets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:37 Rockets 87, Nuggets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:27 Rockets 89, Nuggets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:20 Rockets 89, Nuggets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman moves to the right corner. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ron Anderson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:03 Rockets 89, Nuggets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:03 Rockets 91, Nuggets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rickey Green passes the ball to George L. Johnson (FT Line). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left wing). Rickey Green shoots from the left wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Rockets 91, Nuggets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 6 Denver is in the penalty. Chuck Person will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Rockets 91, Nuggets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2:50 Rockets 93, Nuggets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Clyde Drexler now has 25 points for the game. Michael Brooks gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:34 Rockets 93, Nuggets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by George L. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Rockets 93, Nuggets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Rockets 95, Nuggets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Rockets 95, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:08 Rockets 97, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Deep Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler shoots from the free throw line. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:55 Rockets 97, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ron Anderson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 8 Ron Anderson is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:47 Rockets 97, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:47 Rockets 99, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Larry Bird fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:34 Rockets 99, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Michael Brooks Michael Brooks passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Deep Post). Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 8 Houston is in the penalty. Darrell Griffith will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:17 Rockets 99, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Rockets 99, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rickey Green. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:10 Rockets 99, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:10 Rockets 101, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:10 Rockets 101, Nuggets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:10 Rockets 101, Nuggets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Darrell Griffith tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Denver has 3 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 10 Denver is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Rockets 101, Nuggets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Rockets 103, Nuggets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep left wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (FT Line). Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. No good. Rickey Green (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Post). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Houston has 3 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 10 Houston is in the penalty. Clyde Drexler will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Rockets 103, Nuggets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Darrell Griffith tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Rockets 103, Nuggets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:31 Rockets 103, Nuggets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Hank McDowell tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Houston has 4 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Nuggets: 10 Houston is in the penalty. Clemon Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Rockets 103, Nuggets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:01 Rockets 103, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 103, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:46 Rockets 105, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Post). Larry Bird draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Rockets 105, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Rockets 107, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Chuck Person is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:21 Rockets 107, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:14 Rockets 107, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Clemon Johnson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Rockets 107, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Rockets 109, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Rockets 109, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has 13 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:00 Rockets 109, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:57 Rockets 109, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Patrick Ewing tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:47 Rockets 109, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson gets into the paint. Ron Anderson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Larry Smith is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:26 Rockets 109, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Clyde Drexler is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Rockets 109, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Michael Brooks fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:12 Rockets 109, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Geoff Huston. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:57 Rockets 109, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:57 Rockets 111, Nuggets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler finds Darrell Griffith for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Rockets 111, Nuggets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Rockets 113, Nuggets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Geoff Huston inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Top of the key). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley goes for a layup. It's Good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:30 Rockets 113, Nuggets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Rockets 115, Nuggets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Rockets 115, Nuggets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:40 Rockets 117, Nuggets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:38 Rockets 117, Nuggets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. He now has five assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:29 Rockets 119, Nuggets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (FT Line). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley puts up the shot. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:14 Rockets 119, Nuggets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Rickey Green draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Rockets 119, Nuggets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:49 Rockets 119, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Rolando Blackman will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:44 Rockets 119, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Rockets 120, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:34 Rockets 120, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins is trapped near midcourt. Clyde Drexler gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:27 Rockets 120, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver gets a 2-on-1 break. Clyde Drexler gives it up to Darrell Griffith. He finishes with a layup. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:24 Rockets 120, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Michael Wiley fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 6 Denver is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:12 Rockets 120, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:12 Rockets 122, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Left wing). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:57 Rockets 122, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins 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. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Rockets 122, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:20 Rockets 122, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:13 Rockets 122, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left wing). Rickey Green shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Rockets 122, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by George L. Johnson. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has five rebounds for the game. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:40 Rockets 124, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith drives to the free throw line. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Post). George L. Johnson puts up the shot. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Rockets 124, Nuggets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Hank McDowell is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:20 Rockets 124, Nuggets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Geoff Huston (FT Line). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Rockets 124, Nuggets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots off the glass. No good. Geoff Huston (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:54 Rockets 124, Nuggets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Geoff Huston drives to the deep left wing. Geoff Huston drives to the left wing. Geoff Huston passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Rockets 124, Nuggets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:24 Rockets 126, Nuggets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Right wing). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clyde Drexler tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:09 Rockets 126, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clyde Drexler. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Rockets 126, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Rockets 128, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Rockets 128, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:37 Rockets 128, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Rockets 128, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Clemon Johnson has fouled out of the game. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:27 Rockets 128, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. The shot is blocked by Darrell Griffith. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:21 Rockets 129, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:02 Rockets 129, Nuggets 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has 6 rebounds for the game. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming moves to the free throw line. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman drives to the right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird backs his man down. Larry Bird puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:17 Rockets 131, Nuggets 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith is trapped near the sideline. Darrell Griffith gets free from the trap. Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:05 Rockets 131, Nuggets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:39 Rockets 133, Nuggets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Clyde Drexler now has 34 points for the game. Larry Smith gets the assist. Larry Smith now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Rockets 133, Nuggets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:02 Rockets 133, Nuggets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler drives to the baseline. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left corner). Larry Smith drives to the baseline. Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:35 Rockets 133, Nuggets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Rockets 133, Nuggets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. Final Score - Rockets 133, Nuggets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Patrick Ewing - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Darrell Griffith - 43 Rebounds: Clyde Drexler - 13 Assists: Clyde Drexler - 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 35 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 13 Assists: Vern Fleming - 11