Rockets @ Nets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Nets: Center - Charles Oakley - 6-9 - 252 lbs. Power Forward - Eddie A. Johnson - 6-9 - 244 lbs. Small Forward - Clark Kellogg - 6-7 - 233 lbs. Shooting Guard - Dale Ellis - 6-7 - 230 lbs. Point Guard - Fat Lever - 6-3 - 191 lbs. 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Nets 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Charles Oakley is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:54 Nets 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 2 points for the game. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:49 Nets 0, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg. Clark Kellogg drives to the deep right wing. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:21 Nets 0, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:14 Nets 0, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Right wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Right wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:56 Nets 0, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:56 Nets 2, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:46 Nets 2, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Dale Ellis goes for a layup. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:38 Nets 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Charles Oakley gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Nets 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Fat Lever shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:21 Nets 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clark Kellogg is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:21 Nets 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New Jersey 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 baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Nets 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left wing). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Nets 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Fat Lever steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:32 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever drives to the top of the key. Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right baseline). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Charles Oakley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:17 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Nets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:06 Nets 8, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:03 Nets 8, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Charles Oakley. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Nets 8, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis retreats to the the wing. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis shoots from the right baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:20 Nets 8, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. The shot is blocked by Dale Ellis. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Nets 8, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Top of the key). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Charles Oakley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Nets 10, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:33 Nets 10, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Nets 10, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Nets 10, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Dale Ellis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Nets 12, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:59 Nets 12, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:50 Nets 12, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Nets 12, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right corner). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. Dale Ellis shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:16 Nets 12, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming finds Rolando Blackman for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:59 Nets 12, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg. Clark Kellogg drives to the deep right wing. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Dale Ellis tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:46 Nets 14, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Charles Oakley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Nets 14, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Nets 14, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:03 Nets 14, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis drives to the top of the key. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left corner). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left baseline). Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Post). Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:43 Nets 14, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman drives to the deep right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:35 Nets 14, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever drives to the deep right wing. Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left baseline). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:07 Nets 14, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:56 Nets 14, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Dale Ellis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Nets 16, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Nets 16, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (FT Line). Fat Lever backs out to the top of the key. Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right baseline). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Nets 16, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:08 Nets 16, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:49 Nets 16, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. Charles Oakley is tied up by Patrick Ewing The ref signals for a jump ball. Patrick Ewing wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:32 Nets 16, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:21 Nets 16, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie A. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right corner). Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left corner). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis is trapped near midcourt. Dale Ellis gets free from the trap. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:05 Nets 18, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins drives to the deep left wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Charles Oakley fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:56 Nets 18, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Nets 18, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford drives to the deep right wing. Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right wing). Phil Ford shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Dale Ellis gets the assist. He now has three assists for the game. Phil Ford now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Nets 20, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Herb Williams. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:19 Nets 20, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Deep Right wing). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:04 Nets 20, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:56 Nets 20, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:49 Nets 20, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:49 Nets 22, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. No good. Kevin Gamble (Nets) gets the rebound. Kevin Gamble now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Nets 22, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right wing). Herb Williams shoots from the right wing. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Nets 22, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Nets 23, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:15 Nets 23, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Brian Rowsom (Deep Left wing). Brian Rowsom passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Deep Right wing). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Nets 23, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nets 23, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Gamble inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left baseline). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Nets 23, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Nets 23, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Phil Ford (Top of the key). Phil Ford passes the ball to Brian Rowsom (Right wing). Brian Rowsom drives to the hoop. Brian Rowsom goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:35 Nets 23, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Brian Rowsom is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:30 Nets 23, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Fat Lever is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:25 Nets 23, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:20 Nets 23, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left wing). Fat Lever shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Nets 25, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:55 Nets 25, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Houston comes out in a full court press. Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Right wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:52 Nets 25, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson drives to the right wing. Frank Johnson drives to the baseline. Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Herb Williams (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Nets 25, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Right wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Left baseline). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left baseline). Herb Williams passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams shoots from the inside. It's Good. Clark Kellogg gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Nets 27, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell shoots off the glass. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Nets 27, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg drives to the top of the key. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Herb Williams (FT Line). Herb Williams shoots from the free throw line. No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right baseline). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right wing). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:29 Nets 29, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:17 Nets 29, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left wing). Herb Williams shoots from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:06 Nets 29, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:59 Nets 29, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble drives to the deep left wing. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right corner). Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley drives to the hoop. Charles Oakley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Nets 29, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Oakley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Nets 31, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson moves to the right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Fat Lever gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:40 Nets 31, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rolando Blackman. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:20 Nets 31, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Nets 32, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clark Kellogg. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 3, Rockets: 2 Clark Kellogg is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 2 Time Remaining: 8:13 Nets 32, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rod Higgins will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Nets 32, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Nets 32, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever drives to the deep right wing. Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Patrick Ewing fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 3, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Nets 32, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg Clark Kellogg shoots from the left baseline. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:53 Nets 34, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell is trapped near the sideline. Hank McDowell gets free from the trap. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Nets 34, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis drives to the baseline. Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Nets 36, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins drives to the deep right wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Nets 36, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Right wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 3, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Nets 36, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Fat Lever Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Nets 36, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:40 Nets 36, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Left wing). Clark Kellogg is tied up by Rod Higgins The ref signals for a jump ball. Rod Higgins wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:35 Nets 36, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:32 Nets 36, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Fat Lever inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left corner). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson gets into the paint. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Charles Oakley tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Nets 38, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:02 Nets 38, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Left wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Right wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Clark Kellogg gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:47 Nets 40, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. Larry Bird now has one assist for the game. Rod Higgins now has 9 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:36 Nets 40, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis drives to the deep right wing. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (FT Line). Dale Ellis shoots from the free throw line. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:24 Nets 40, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:02 Nets 40, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (FT Line). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right baseline). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. It's Good. Dale Ellis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Nets 42, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Charles Oakley is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 4, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:49 Nets 42, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:29 Nets 42, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Herb Williams (FT Line). Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right baseline). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Nets: 4, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Nets 42, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Nets 44, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins drives to the deep left wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Dale Ellis fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 5 New Jersey is in the penalty. Rolando Blackman will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Nets 44, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Nets 44, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Houston comes out in a full court press. Fat Lever beats the press. New Jersey gets a 2-on-1 break. Fat Lever keeps the ball. Fat Lever goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Nets 44, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Nets 46, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Dale Ellis steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:51 Nets 46, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Herb Williams is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Nets 46, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Nets 46, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Herb Williams is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:20 Nets 46, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Right baseline). Fred Roberts throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Nets 46, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Nets 46, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Nets 46, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Right wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (FT Line). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Nets 46, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming moves to the right wing. Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:19 Nets 46, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left baseline). Fred Roberts shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Nets 46, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Fred Roberts (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:55 Nets 46, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. He now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:29 Nets 46, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. Dale Ellis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:23 Nets 49, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left wing). Fred Roberts shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Nets 49, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Nets 49, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming finds Rolando Blackman for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Nets 49, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever drives to the top of the key. Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:53 Nets 51, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Fred Roberts (FT Line). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Post). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Nets 51, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg. Clark Kellogg drives to the deep left wing. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right wing). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever goes up for a dunk. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:25 Nets 51, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left wing). Fred Roberts shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Nets 51, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Fred Roberts (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Nets 51, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Nets 51, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. Halftime. Score - Nets 51, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nets 51, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:52 Nets 51, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clark Kellogg. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Nets 51, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 11:44 Nets 51, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever drives to the deep left wing. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Dale Ellis shoots from the inside. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. He now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:38 Nets 53, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Nets 53, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Nets 53, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Fat Lever Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right corner). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right baseline). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right wing). Clark Kellogg shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Nets 53, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Fat Lever strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:44 Nets 53, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man New Jersey gets a 2-on-1 break. Fat Lever keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:41 Nets 55, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Fat Lever is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Nets 55, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Eddie A. Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:22 Nets 55, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:08 Nets 55, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Nets 55, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie A. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley puts up the shot. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Nets 57, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Fat Lever. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Nets: 3, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Nets 57, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Nets 57, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left baseline). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Nets 57, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:06 Nets 57, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis drives to the deep left wing. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:55 Nets 57, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:40 Nets 57, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Top of the key). Clark Kellogg drives to the deep left wing. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Right wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Fat Lever shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. Clark Kellogg shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Nets 57, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:59 Nets 57, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left wing). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:43 Nets 59, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Charles Oakley is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 4, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Nets 59, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Clark Kellogg gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Nets 59, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man New Jersey gets a 3-on-2 break. Clark Kellogg keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Nets 61, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:15 Nets 61, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right wing). Herb Williams shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Nets 61, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:53 Nets 61, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Right wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. No good. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (FT Line). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left wing). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Nets 61, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Herb Williams (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:00 Nets 61, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Top of the key). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left baseline). Clark Kellogg is tied up by Rod Higgins The ref signals for a jump ball. Rod Higgins wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Nets 61, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Herb Williams. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:40 Nets 61, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Nets 61, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg drives to the top of the key. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left baseline). Herb Williams passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:14 Nets 63, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:14 Nets 63, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Herb Williams. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:57 Nets 63, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever drives to the deep left wing. Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right corner). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Vern Fleming is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Nets 63, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Herb Williams Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left baseline). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Right wing). Clark Kellogg is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:30 Nets 63, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey 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 (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Eddie A. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 5, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Nets 63, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 4:17 Nets 63, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Post). Herb Williams finds Clark Kellogg for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:06 Nets 65, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Clark Kellogg gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Nets 65, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right corner). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams goes for a layup. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Nets 67, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. Rolando Blackman now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:27 Nets 67, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever drives to the deep left wing. Fat Lever finds Dale Ellis for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:19 Nets 69, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Nets 69, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:04 Nets 69, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:55 Nets 69, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins 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 Herb Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 6, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Nets 69, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2:45 Nets 69, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (FT Line). Herb Williams passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Post). Herb Williams puts up the shot. It's Good. Fat Lever gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:31 Nets 71, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:16 Nets 71, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Hank McDowell is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 6, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:13 Nets 71, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Phil Ford Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right baseline). Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Nets 71, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Nets 71, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Right wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Nets: 6, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:36 Nets 71, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:36 Nets 72, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Phil Ford tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 7, Rockets: 3 New Jersey is in the penalty. Chuck Person will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:23 Nets 72, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:21 Nets 72, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Deep Right wing). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Post). Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Nets: 7, Rockets: 4 Houston is in the penalty. Clark Kellogg will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:08 Nets 72, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Vern Fleming. Team Fouls - Nets: 7, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Nets 73, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Nets 75, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Kevin Gamble steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:58 Nets 75, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Gamble gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Nets 77, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson is trapped in the corner. Phil Ford is called for a foul. Nets has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Nets: 8, Rockets: 5 Nets is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Nets 77, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:35 Nets 77, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Right wing). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right baseline). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 8, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:14 Nets 77, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:14 Nets 79, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nets 79, Rockets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Nets 79, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kevin Gamble inbounds the ball to Brian Rowsom. Brian Rowsom passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Top of the key). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left baseline). Herb Williams shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:35 Nets 79, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Herb Williams Herb Williams throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:32 Nets 79, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:44 Nets 79, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford drives to the deep right wing. Phil Ford passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Top of the key). Kevin Gamble drives to the hoop. Kevin Gamble goes for a layup. It's Good. Phil Ford gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:34 Nets 81, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Nets 81, Rockets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford drives to the top of the key. Phil Ford passes the ball to Brian Rowsom (Right wing). Brian Rowsom passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right baseline). Herb Williams passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Brian Rowsom (FT Line). Brian Rowsom passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Nets 81, Rockets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right 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. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Nets 81, Rockets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Post). Herb Williams shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:27 Nets 83, Rockets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Nets 83, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Fat Lever passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams puts up the shot. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:05 Nets 83, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Nets 83, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:46 Nets 83, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Fat Lever Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left wing). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:35 Nets 83, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:33 Nets 83, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Left wing). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley goes for a layup. No good. Fat Lever tries to tip in the miss...No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. Dale Ellis now has 6 rebounds for the game. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Post). Fat Lever goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rolando Blackman. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 0, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:12 Nets 83, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:12 Nets 85, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell is trapped near the sideline. Hank McDowell gets free from the trap. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the right wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:44 Nets 85, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left baseline). Hank McDowell is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 0, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:36 Nets 85, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Right wing). Charles Oakley makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Nets 85, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. He is fouled by Eddie A. Johnson Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Nets 85, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:15 Nets 85, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:12 Nets 85, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Nets 85, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. Eddie A. Johnson now has 10 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:37 Nets 85, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right wing). Rod Higgins is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Nets 85, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Fat Lever Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nets: 1, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Nets 85, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Nets 87, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Fat Lever tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 2, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:24 Nets 87, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming is trapped near the sideline. Dale Ellis is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nets: 3, Rockets: 5 Dale Ellis is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:20 Nets 87, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:10 Nets 87, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever drives to the deep left wing. Fat Lever passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Nets 87, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Nets 87, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis drives to the deep right wing. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Nets 87, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird 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 (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Dale Ellis forces a 5-second violation on Rolando Blackman. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Nets 87, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Dale Ellis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Nets 89, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Nets 89, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Nets 89, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Nets 89, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Top of the key). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 3, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Eddie A. Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:30 Nets 89, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:30 Nets 91, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nets: 4, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:21 Nets 91, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:06 Nets 91, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Fat Lever. Fat Lever passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right corner). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Nets 91, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Charles Oakley Charles Oakley shoots from the right baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:44 Nets 91, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Nets 91, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg. Clark Kellogg drives to the deep left wing. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Nets 91, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:05 Nets 91, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Nets 91, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Patrick Ewing gives it up to Rolando Blackman. He misses the layup. Fat Lever (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Nets 91, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever drives to the deep left wing. Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Nets 93, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman moves to the free throw line. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:22 Nets 93, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Fat Lever inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Post). Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:15 Nets 95, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:47 Nets 95, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left baseline). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right wing). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever goes for a layup. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. Eddie A. Johnson now has 11 rebounds for the game. Eddie A. Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Nets 95, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:00 Nets 95, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Fat Lever (Deep Right wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Right baseline). Fat Lever passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson finds Dale Ellis for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Nets 97, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Dale Ellis steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:41 Nets 97, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left wing). Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Fat Lever (Left corner). Fat Lever drives to the hoop. Fat Lever passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Nets 97, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. Final Score - Rockets 100, Nets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: SF Rod Higgins - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Rod Higgins - 27 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 13 Assists: Vern Fleming - 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Eddie A. Johnson - 22 Rebounds: Clark Kellogg - 13 Assists: Fat Lever - 7