Celtics @ Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 270 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 244 lbs. Small Forward - Rod Higgins - 6-7 - 227 lbs. Shooting Guard - Rolando Blackman - 6-6 - 226 lbs. Point Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 201 lbs. Celtics: Center - Hakeem Olajuwon - 7-0 - 274 lbs. Power Forward - Ralph Sampson - 7-4 - 256 lbs. Small Forward - Dominique Wilkins - 6-8 - 232 lbs. Shooting Guard - Sly Williams - 6-7 - 243 lbs. Point Guard - Terry Porter - 6-3 - 197 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Celtics 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Hakeem Olajuwon. Terry Porter (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:47 Rockets 0, Celtics 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Right wing). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:37 Rockets 0, Celtics 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:37 Rockets 0, Celtics 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins attempts to drive but Dominique Wilkins steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:34 Rockets 0, Celtics 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins drives to the free throw line. Dominique Wilkins drives to the hoop. Dominique Wilkins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Rockets 0, Celtics 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:18 Rockets 2, Celtics 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Right wing). Dominique Wilkins drives to the hoop. Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Post). Dominique Wilkins goes for a layup. It's Good. Hakeem Olajuwon gets the assist. Hakeem Olajuwon now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Rockets 2, Celtics 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Ralph Sampson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:54 Rockets 2, Celtics 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Sly Williams gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:49 Rockets 2, Celtics 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:48 Rockets 2, Celtics 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Ralph Sampson. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:34 Rockets 2, Celtics 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (FT Line). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Sly Williams (Celtics) gets the rebound. Sly Williams shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:05 Rockets 2, Celtics 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins drives to the deep right wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird tries to tip in the miss...No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:45 Rockets 2, Celtics 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Right wing). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Dominique Wilkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Rockets 2, Celtics 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Rockets 2, Celtics 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming 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 drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins shoots from the right wing. No good. Dominique Wilkins (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:10 Rockets 2, Celtics 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Larry Bird tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:04 Rockets 2, Celtics 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:00 Rockets 2, Celtics 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:00 Rockets 2, Celtics 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Johnny Davis. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:50 Rockets 2, Celtics 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:50 Rockets 4, Celtics 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right baseline). Sly Williams passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Left wing). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:27 Rockets 4, Celtics 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 6 points for the game. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:16 Rockets 6, Celtics 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Rockets 6, Celtics 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Rockets 8, Celtics 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Rockets 8, Celtics 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis Johnny Davis finds Ralph Sampson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Rockets 8, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Rockets 10, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Sly Williams (FT Line). Sly Williams passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left baseline). Ralph Sampson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. Ralph Sampson drives to the hoop. Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Johnny Davis (FT Line). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Rockets 10, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:20 Rockets 10, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson drives to the top of the key. Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Ralph Sampson is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:09 Rockets 10, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man 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 (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by George Gervin. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Rockets 10, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Rockets 12, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap George Gervin inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Johnny Davis drives to the top of the key. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to George Gervin (Post). George Gervin goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:45 Rockets 12, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Sly Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:39 Rockets 12, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:39 Rockets 14, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:39 Rockets 14, Celtics 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis Johnny Davis passes the ball to Robert Parish (Post). Robert Parish passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Robert Parish (Right wing). Robert Parish passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right corner). Terry Porter finds Johnny Davis for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Rockets 14, Celtics 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by George Gervin. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 5 George Gervin is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Rockets 14, Celtics 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Rockets 15, Celtics 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Top of the key). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Robert Parish (Right wing). Robert Parish passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Scooter McCray (FT Line). Scooter McCray shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:56 Rockets 15, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Boston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Robert Parish. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Rockets 15, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Robert Parish (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:42 Rockets 16, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Left wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Right wing). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left baseline). Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left wing). Sly Williams shoots from the left wing. No good. Terry Porter (Celtics) gets the rebound. Terry Porter passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Left baseline). Johnny Davis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Rockets 16, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming finds Rod Higgins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:07 Rockets 18, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Sly Williams (Top of the key). Sly Williams passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Right baseline). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:49 Rockets 18, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins now has three rebounds for the game. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Rockets 20, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Johnny Davis drives to the deep right wing. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left wing). Robert Parish is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:29 Rockets 20, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:26 Rockets 22, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:26 Rockets 22, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right wing). Sly Williams shoots from the right wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:21 Rockets 22, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. He is fouled by Hakeem Olajuwon Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 7 Boston is in the penalty. Hank McDowell will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Rockets 22, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Rockets 23, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Scooter McCray inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Scooter McCray (FT Line). Scooter McCray passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Right wing). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Celtics: 7 Rolando Blackman is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 1 Time Remaining: 3:52 Rockets 23, Celtics 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dominique Wilkins will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Rockets 23, Celtics 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Johnny Davis inbounds the ball to Dominique Wilkins Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Right wing). Johnny Davis drives to the baseline. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Top of the key). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Post). Dominique Wilkins goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Hakeem Olajuwon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Rockets 23, Celtics 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Rockets 25, Celtics 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Scooter McCray (FT Line). Scooter McCray passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Scooter McCray (Right baseline). Scooter McCray passes the ball to Johnny Davis (FT Line). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Left wing). Dominique Wilkins shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:03 Rockets 25, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Dominique Wilkins (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Rockets 25, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Scooter McCray (Right wing). He is fouled by Patrick Ewing Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Celtics: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Scooter McCray will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Rockets 25, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Scooter McCray is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Rockets 25, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Rockets 27, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Allen Leavell. Houston comes out in a full court press. Allen Leavell drives to the deep right wing. Allen Leavell passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Deep Left wing). Allen Leavell passes the ball to Scooter McCray (Left wing). Scooter McCray passes the ball to Allen Leavell (FT Line). Allen Leavell passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left baseline). Sly Williams passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Right baseline). Allen Leavell shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Rockets 27, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Houston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:47 Rockets 27, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Sly Williams passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Deep Left wing). Allen Leavell passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Left baseline). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Rockets 27, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:27 Rockets 29, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Scooter McCray inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Right baseline). Allen Leavell passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Left baseline). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Right baseline). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right wing). Sly Williams shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Rockets 29, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. No good. Sly Williams (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Rockets 29, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Allen Leavell (FT Line). Allen Leavell passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the inside. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:39 Rockets 29, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:33 Rockets 31, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:33 Rockets 31, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Allen Leavell inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis Scooter McCray is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:33 Rockets 31, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:24 Rockets 31, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Scooter McCray inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Left baseline). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Left baseline). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Celtics: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Rockets 31, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Rockets 31, Celtics 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 31, Celtics 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Dominique Wilkins. Dominique Wilkins drives to the deep left wing. Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Top of the key). Larry Bird tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:56 Rockets 31, Celtics 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Rockets 31, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:41 Rockets 31, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:38 Rockets 33, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the deep left wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots off the glass. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Rockets 33, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing finds Frank Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:24 Rockets 35, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Right wing). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:08 Rockets 35, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Celtics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Rockets 35, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:54 Rockets 35, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:45 Rockets 35, Celtics 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Terry Porter steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:38 Rockets 35, Celtics 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Top of the key). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Right wing). Dominique Wilkins drives to the hoop. Dominique Wilkins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Rockets 35, Celtics 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Sly Williams Sly Williams shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:09 Rockets 35, Celtics 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Dominique Wilkins steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:56 Rockets 35, Celtics 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Rockets 35, Celtics 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman drives to the deep right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:33 Rockets 37, Celtics 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (FT Line). Dominique Wilkins drives to the hoop. Dominique Wilkins goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. He now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Rockets 37, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Dominique Wilkins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Rockets 37, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Sly Williams (Top of the key). Sly Williams passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left baseline). Hakeem Olajuwon throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Rockets 37, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Ralph Sampson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Rockets 37, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:12 Rockets 37, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Left wing). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Left wing). Dominique Wilkins moves to the free throw line. Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Rockets 37, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Sly Williams steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:37 Rockets 37, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:34 Rockets 37, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Rockets 39, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the top of the key. Terry Porter is trapped near midcourt. Terry Porter gets free from the trap. Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Left corner). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Post). Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:39 Rockets 39, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:28 Rockets 39, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Robert Parish (Right wing). Robert Parish passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Sly Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Rockets 39, Celtics 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Rockets 41, Celtics 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left baseline). Sly Williams shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:45 Rockets 41, Celtics 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston 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 baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Rockets 43, Celtics 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Robert Parish (FT Line). Robert Parish passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:29 Rockets 43, Celtics 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:21 Rockets 43, Celtics 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Terry Porter. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Rockets 43, Celtics 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Rockets 45, Celtics 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams inbounds the ball to Dominique Wilkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Right baseline). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Sly Williams (FT Line). Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Post). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (FT Line). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Right corner). Dominique Wilkins drives to the hoop. Dominique Wilkins goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Rockets 45, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman drives to the baseline. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Hank McDowell is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:38 Rockets 45, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap George Gervin inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Post). Dominique Wilkins goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Rockets 45, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). George Gervin is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 5 Boston is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:28 Rockets 45, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:28 Rockets 47, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams drives to the deep left wing. Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Sly Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:20 Rockets 47, Celtics 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. Hank McDowell now has one assist for the game. Vern Fleming now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:48 Rockets 49, Celtics 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Sly Williams drives to the deep right wing. Sly Williams passes the ball to Robert Parish (Deep Right wing). Robert Parish passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Post). Sly Williams goes for a layup. It's Good. Sly Williams now has 8 points for the game. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Rockets 49, Celtics 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Rod Higgins now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:14 Rockets 51, Celtics 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Scooter McCray inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Top of the key). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter drives to the left wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Right wing). Dominique Wilkins shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:02 Rockets 51, Celtics 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left corner). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Rockets 53, Celtics 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Scooter McCray inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Robert Parish (Right wing). Robert Parish shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:44 Rockets 53, Celtics 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. No good. Scooter McCray (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Rockets 53, Celtics 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Scooter McCray passes the ball to Sly Williams (Top of the key). Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left baseline). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Rockets 53, Celtics 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Scooter McCray draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:19 Rockets 53, Celtics 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Scooter McCray inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Sly Williams passes the ball to Robert Parish (FT Line). Robert Parish passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Left wing). Dominique Wilkins shoots from the left wing. No good. Dominique Wilkins (Celtics) gets the rebound. Dominique Wilkins drives to the hoop. Dominique Wilkins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:56 Rockets 53, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. Nothing but net. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Rockets 56, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Right wing). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Scooter McCray (Post). Scooter McCray passes the ball to Robert Parish (Right wing). Robert Parish passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right baseline). Sly Williams shoots from the right baseline. No good. Robert Parish (Celtics) gets the rebound. Robert Parish passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Left corner). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left baseline). Sly Williams shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Celtics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Rockets 56, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. He is fouled by Terry Porter Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 6 Boston is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:09 Rockets 56, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:09 Rockets 58, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Scooter McCray (Left wing). Scooter McCray passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right baseline). Sly Williams passes the ball to Scooter McCray (FT Line). Scooter McCray shoots from the free throw line. No good. Scooter McCray tries to tip in the miss...No good. Sly Williams (Celtics) gets the rebound. Sly Williams goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Rockets 58, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Sly Williams is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Rockets 58, Celtics 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Rockets 60, Celtics 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Right wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (FT Line). Dominique Wilkins drives to the hoop. Dominique Wilkins goes for a layup. It's Good. Sly Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Rockets 60, Celtics 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Rockets 62, Celtics 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Hank McDowell is called for a foul. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Terry Porter will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Rockets 62, Celtics 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Rockets 62, Celtics 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Boston comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:07 Rockets 64, Celtics 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Scooter McCray inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Scooter McCray (FT Line). Scooter McCray shoots from the free throw line. No good. Scooter McCray (Celtics) gets the rebound. Halftime. Score - Rockets 64, Celtics 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 64, Celtics 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter drives to the right wing. Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 0 Rolando Blackman is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. Rolando Blackman has been ejected from the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 3 Time Remaining: 11:50 Rockets 64, Celtics 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terry Porter will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:46 Rockets 64, Celtics 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Sly Williams Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left wing). Sly Williams shoots from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:39 Rockets 64, Celtics 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Rockets 64, Celtics 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Dominique Wilkins. Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Left wing). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Sly Williams (FT Line). Sly Williams passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Top of the key). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Post). Patrick Ewing draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Rockets 64, Celtics 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Terry Porter fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Rockets 64, Celtics 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Rockets 64, Celtics 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Right wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter finds Ralph Sampson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:33 Rockets 64, Celtics 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Terry Porter steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Rockets 64, Celtics 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right wing). Sly Williams shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Hakeem Olajuwon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Rockets 64, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming 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 Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:01 Rockets 64, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Right wing). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson shoots off the glass. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:48 Rockets 64, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:39 Rockets 64, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Top of the key). Dominique Wilkins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:32 Rockets 64, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Terry Porter is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:25 Rockets 64, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Sly Williams (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:05 Rockets 64, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:55 Rockets 64, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:46 Rockets 67, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:42 Rockets 67, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Allen Leavell tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:36 Rockets 67, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the left baseline. No good. Allen Leavell (Celtics) gets the rebound. Allen Leavell now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Rockets 67, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Allen Leavell passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Left wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Right wing). Allen Leavell passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Post). Sly Williams goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. Ralph Sampson shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Rockets 67, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Rockets 69, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Johnny Davis inbounds the ball to Allen Leavell. Allen Leavell passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Left baseline). Allen Leavell shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. Hakeem Olajuwon drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Sly Williams (FT Line). Rod Higgins forces a 5-second violation on Sly Williams. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:15 Rockets 69, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Johnny Davis fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Rockets 69, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Rod Higgins now has 11 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:02 Rockets 71, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:02 Rockets 71, Celtics 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis Johnny Davis passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Left baseline). Allen Leavell passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Left wing). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right baseline). Sly Williams shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:51 Rockets 71, Celtics 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Sly Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:37 Rockets 71, Celtics 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man 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: 6:37 Rockets 72, Celtics 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Johnny Davis drives to the deep right wing. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Left baseline). Allen Leavell finds Sly Williams for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Rockets 72, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Sly Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:24 Rockets 72, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Allen Leavell (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:22 Rockets 73, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Allen Leavell passes the ball to Robert Parish (Right wing). Robert Parish passes the ball to Johnny Davis (FT Line). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Sly Williams (Post). Ralph Sampson is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Rockets 73, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Robert Parish. Sly Williams (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Rockets 73, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Sly Williams drives to the top of the key. Sly Williams passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Left baseline). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Robert Parish (Post). Robert Parish passes the ball to Allen Leavell (FT Line). Allen Leavell shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Frank Johnson. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:29 Rockets 73, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Rockets 73, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams inbounds the ball to Dominique Wilkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dominique Wilkins beats the press. Boston gets a 2-on-1 break. Dominique Wilkins keeps the ball. Dominique Wilkins dunk blocked by Hank McDowell. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:14 Rockets 73, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:58 Rockets 75, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Robert Parish (Left wing). Robert Parish passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right baseline). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the right baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his fifth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:46 Rockets 75, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Dominique Wilkins is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 7 Boston is in the penalty. Hank McDowell will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:43 Rockets 75, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:43 Rockets 77, Celtics 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Johnny Davis inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Right wing). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Johnny Davis (FT Line). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. Johnny Davis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:35 Rockets 77, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hakeem Olajuwon. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Rockets 77, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Right wing). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Sly Williams (Post). Sly Williams passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Left wing). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:15 Rockets 77, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Rockets 79, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Left wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Johnny Davis (FT Line). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the inside. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Rockets 79, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Rockets 81, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:44 Rockets 81, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Robert Parish (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:29 Rockets 81, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish passes the ball to George Gervin (Left wing). George Gervin drives to the hoop. George Gervin goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:15 Rockets 81, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to George Gervin George Gervin shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Rockets 81, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Johnny Davis (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:02 Rockets 81, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Johnny Davis passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Right wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Johnny Davis (FT Line). Johnny Davis passes the ball to George Gervin (Deep Post). George Gervin passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Robert Parish (Left wing). Robert Parish shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Rockets 81, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming finds Rod Higgins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:24 Rockets 83, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:24 Rockets 83, Celtics 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man George Gervin inbounds the ball to Sly Williams Sly Williams passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Top of the key). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right wing). Sly Williams shoots from the right wing. No good. Dominique Wilkins follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:16 Rockets 83, Celtics 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell puts up the shot. He is fouled by George Gervin. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:09 Rockets 83, Celtics 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:09 Rockets 85, Celtics 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Davis beats the press. Boston gets a 2-on-1 break. Johnny Davis keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:01 Rockets 85, Celtics 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:52 Rockets 87, Celtics 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Dominique Wilkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dominique Wilkins beats the press. Dominique Wilkins gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Rockets 87, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Sly Williams fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 9 Boston is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Rockets 87, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Rockets 89, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Allen Leavell. Houston comes out in a full court press. Allen Leavell drives to the top of the key. Allen Leavell passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Post). Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Rockets 89, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Robert Parish Robert Parish passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Right baseline). Johnny Davis passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:20 Rockets 89, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has 12 rebounds for the game. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Rockets 91, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Allen Leavell inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:35 Rockets 91, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person now has two rebounds for the game. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Johnny Davis strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:15 Rockets 91, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Johnny Davis passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Deep Right wing). Allen Leavell passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Rockets 91, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 91, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming now has one rebound for the game. Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:49 Rockets 93, Celtics 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Top of the key). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Left wing). Johnny Davis is tied up by Frank Johnson The ref signals for a jump ball. Johnny Davis wins the jump ball. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:39 Rockets 93, Celtics 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Terry Porter strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:27 Rockets 93, Celtics 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Right wing). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Johnny Davis (FT Line). Johnny Davis shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:15 Rockets 93, Celtics 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Rockets 96, Celtics 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:53 Rockets 96, Celtics 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Terry Porter Terry Porter shoots from the right baseline. No good. Ralph Sampson tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:49 Rockets 96, Celtics 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Hakeem Olajuwon. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson now has 6 rebounds for the game. Frank Johnson drives to the free throw line. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Hakeem Olajuwon. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Rockets 96, Celtics 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 96, Celtics 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming finds Frank Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:01 Rockets 98, Celtics 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Dominique Wilkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon finds Ralph Sampson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:53 Rockets 98, Celtics 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:40 Rockets 100, Celtics 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Sly Williams. Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (FT Line). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon is unable to get off a shot. Boston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Rockets 100, Celtics 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Sly Williams gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:04 Rockets 100, Celtics 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Sly Williams gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:01 Rockets 100, Celtics 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Robert Parish. Dominique Wilkins (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Rockets 100, Celtics 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Sly Williams (Top of the key). Sly Williams passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right baseline). Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left baseline). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Sly Williams (FT Line). Sly Williams shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. Ralph Sampson puts up the shot. No good. Sly Williams (Celtics) gets the rebound. Sly Williams passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Left baseline). Dominique Wilkins shoots from the left baseline. He is fouled by Rod Higgins. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:15 Rockets 100, Celtics 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Dominique Wilkins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:15 Rockets 100, Celtics 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Rockets 102, Celtics 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the top of the key. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:48 Rockets 102, Celtics 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dominique Wilkins inbounds the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:44 Rockets 102, Celtics 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:24 Rockets 104, Celtics 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Deep Left wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Deep Post). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Sly Williams (Left wing). Sly Williams passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Robert Parish (Deep Post). Robert Parish shoots off the glass. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Rockets 104, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Rockets 104, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:36 Rockets 104, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man 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 Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. No good. Terry Porter (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Rockets 104, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right baseline). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:10 Rockets 104, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (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. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Rockets 106, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Sly Williams inbounds the ball to Dominique Wilkins. Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Robert Parish (FT Line). Robert Parish passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Left corner). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:43 Rockets 106, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Robert Parish (Celtics) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Rockets 106, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Sly Williams (Right wing). Sly Williams shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:17 Rockets 106, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hakeem Olajuwon. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:02 Rockets 106, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:02 Rockets 108, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Robert Parish (Left corner). Robert Parish passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter passes the ball to Robert Parish (Right baseline). Robert Parish passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Top of the key). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right baseline). Terry Porter shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:37 Rockets 108, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Dominique Wilkins (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Rockets 108, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (Left corner). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dominique Wilkins (FT Line). Dominique Wilkins passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:41 Rockets 108, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dominique Wilkins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Rockets 108, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Rockets 110, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Allen Leavell inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Robert Parish (FT Line). Robert Parish shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:51 Rockets 110, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Fred Roberts (FT Line). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (FT Line). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person shoots from the inside. It's Good. Lorenzo Romar gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:29 Rockets 112, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Allen Leavell inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Davis drives to the deep right wing. Johnny Davis passes the ball to George Gervin (Deep Left wing). George Gervin passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Right wing). Allen Leavell shoots from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Chuck Person. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Rockets 112, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Fred Roberts (FT Line). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left corner). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:52 Rockets 112, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Allen Leavell inbounds the ball to Elston Turner. Elston Turner passes the ball to George Gervin (FT Line). George Gervin passes the ball to Elston Turner (Left wing). Elston Turner shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has 18 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:41 Rockets 112, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Right wing). Fred Roberts finds Chuck Person for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Rockets 114, Celtics 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Allen Leavell inbounds the ball to Johnny Davis. Johnny Davis drives to the deep left wing. Johnny Davis drives to the left wing. Johnny Davis gets into the paint. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Robert Parish (Deep Right wing). Robert Parish passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Left corner). Allen Leavell finds Johnny Davis for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Rockets 114, Celtics 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Right wing). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Top of the key). Robert Parish tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Rockets 114, Celtics 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Lorenzo Romar inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Right wing). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right corner). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Celtics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:46 Rockets 114, Celtics 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Top of the key). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). George Gervin steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Rockets 114, Celtics 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man George Gervin passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Deep Right wing). Johnny Davis drives to the right wing. Johnny Davis passes the ball to Allen Leavell (Top of the key). Allen Leavell drives to the free throw line. Allen Leavell passes the ball to Johnny Davis (Right wing). Johnny Davis shoots from the right wing. No good. George Gervin (Celtics) gets the rebound. George Gervin now has one rebound for the game. George Gervin shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Fred Roberts (Rockets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Rockets 114, Celtics 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Patrick Ewing - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Dominique Wilkins - 27 Rebounds: Hakeem Olajuwon - 8 Assists: Terry Porter - 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 31 Rebounds: Hank McDowell - 18 Assists: Vern Fleming - 10