Nuggets @ Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 270 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 244 lbs. Small Forward - Rod Higgins - 6-7 - 227 lbs. Shooting Guard - Rolando Blackman - 6-6 - 226 lbs. Point Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 201 lbs. Nuggets: Center - Clemon Johnson - 6-10 - 272 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Smith - 6-8 - 241 lbs. Small Forward - Clyde Drexler - 6-7 - 227 lbs. Shooting Guard - Darrell Griffith - 6-4 - 209 lbs. Point Guard - Eddie L. Johnson - 6-2 - 189 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Smith strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:52 Rockets 0, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:41 Rockets 0, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Larry Smith Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson shoots off the glass. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Rockets 0, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Rockets 0, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right baseline). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:00 Rockets 0, Nuggets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Rockets 2, Nuggets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler finds Darrell Griffith for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Rockets 2, Nuggets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming tries to tip in the miss...No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Rockets 2, Nuggets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Rockets 2, Nuggets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:53 Rockets 4, Nuggets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Larry Smith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:39 Rockets 4, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Rockets 6, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson shoots off the glass. No good. Larry Smith tries to tip in the miss...No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Rockets 6, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Rockets 6, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Rockets 6, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:21 Rockets 6, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler finds Eddie L. Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:14 Rockets 6, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:10 Rockets 8, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Rockets 8, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:48 Rockets 8, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Rockets 8, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:37 Rockets 10, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. It's Good. Eddie L. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Rockets 10, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Rockets 10, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Clemon Johnson is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:11 Rockets 10, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:53 Rockets 10, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left corner). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Rockets 10, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Rockets 12, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:59 Rockets 12, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 8 points for the game. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Rockets 14, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson beats the press. Denver gets a 3-on-2 break. Eddie L. Johnson gives it up to Clyde Drexler. He finishes with a layup. Eddie L. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:43 Rockets 14, Nuggets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:29 Rockets 16, Nuggets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith drives to the hoop. Larry Smith goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Larry Smith makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Rockets 16, Nuggets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:03 Rockets 16, Nuggets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Rockets 16, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins moves to the top of the key. Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Rockets 16, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson shoots off the glass. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Rockets 16, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:21 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Larry Bird is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:19 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Clemon Johnson Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie L. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:40 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Rockets 20, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Rockets 20, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Larry Smith Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Larry Smith gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:03 Rockets 20, Nuggets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Rockets 20, Nuggets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Rockets 20, Nuggets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Rockets 22, Nuggets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Rockets 22, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:38 Rockets 24, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Rickey Green (Deep Left wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:17 Rockets 24, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:09 Rockets 24, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Post). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Post). Ron Anderson goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:52 Rockets 24, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Rockets 24, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left baseline). Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Post). Ron Anderson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:37 Rockets 24, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:37 Rockets 24, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Rockets 24, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Rockets 25, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Michael Brooks will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Rockets 25, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Brooks is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Rockets 25, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Rockets 25, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Top of the key). Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left baseline). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Top of the key). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right baseline). Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Post). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Post). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right baseline). Rickey Green shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Rockets 25, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left corner). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left wing). Rickey Green shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler is trapped in the corner. Clyde Drexler gets free from the trap. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler shoots off the glass. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:27 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Rickey Green fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Hank McDowell is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:52 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson gets into the paint. Clemon Johnson shoots off the glass. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:06 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:54 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith drives to the deep right wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. Clemon Johnson is tied up by Hank McDowell The ref signals for a jump ball. Hank McDowell wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the left wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:11 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Smith. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:41 Rockets 27, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Rockets 27, Nuggets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. No good. Rolando Blackman follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Rockets 29, Nuggets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Rockets 29, Nuggets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell finds Rod Higgins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:44 Rockets 31, Nuggets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Rockets 31, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has 12 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:28 Rockets 33, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rolando Blackman. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Rockets 33, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Rockets 33, Nuggets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins is trapped near midcourt. Clyde Drexler is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:17 Rockets 33, Nuggets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird is trapped near midcourt. Larry Bird gets free from the trap. Larry Bird shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Rockets 33, Nuggets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson finds Clyde Drexler for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:40 Rockets 33, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:19 Rockets 35, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:04 Rockets 35, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Rockets 35, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Post). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler is trapped in the corner. Clyde Drexler gets free from the trap. Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. Clyde Drexler shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:26 Rockets 35, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Larry Bird is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:17 Rockets 35, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:07 Rockets 35, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Rockets 35, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Rockets 37, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Larry Smith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:10 Rockets 37, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Smith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:10 Rockets 37, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins finds Rolando Blackman for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:00 Rockets 39, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:56 Rockets 39, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins drives to the deep left wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Rockets 41, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right baseline). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has 10 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:18 Rockets 41, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Rockets 41, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Rockets 43, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Rockets 43, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Larry Smith Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson shoots from the inside. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has 11 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Rockets 43, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Rockets 45, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith shoots from the right wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Rockets 45, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:16 Rockets 45, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has 12 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:00 Rockets 45, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Larry Smith. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Rockets 45, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Eddie L. Johnson now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:22 Rockets 45, Nuggets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:18 Rockets 45, Nuggets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman moves to the left corner. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:09 Rockets 47, Nuggets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith drives to the top of the key. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Top of the key). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:27 Rockets 47, Nuggets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Rockets 49, Nuggets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:08 Rockets 49, Nuggets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Halftime. Score - Rockets 49, Nuggets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 49, Nuggets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:55 Rockets 49, Nuggets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Rockets 49, Nuggets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Rockets 49, Nuggets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:31 Rockets 51, Nuggets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Rolando Blackman steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Rockets 51, Nuggets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:09 Rockets 53, Nuggets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Rockets 53, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Rockets 53, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Rockets 53, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming finds Rolando Blackman for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:33 Rockets 55, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson drives to the hoop. Ron Anderson goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:22 Rockets 55, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. He is fouled by Eddie L. Johnson. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Rockets 55, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Rockets 57, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Rockets 57, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right baseline). Larry Smith shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clemon Johnson tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:54 Rockets 57, Nuggets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). He is fouled by Clemon Johnson Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Rockets 57, Nuggets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Rockets 57, Nuggets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:27 Rockets 57, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Smith. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:06 Rockets 57, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Top of the key). Larry Smith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left baseline). Ron Anderson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Larry Smith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:52 Rockets 57, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:52 Rockets 57, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:52 Rockets 59, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Rod Higgins. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:33 Rockets 59, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Rockets 59, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Rolando Blackman is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Rockets 59, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left baseline). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right baseline). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:02 Rockets 59, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins drives to the deep right wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. He is fouled by Larry Smith. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Rockets 59, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Rockets 61, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Ron Anderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:40 Rockets 61, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:31 Rockets 61, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Ron Anderson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:12 Rockets 61, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman is tied up by Ron Anderson The ref signals for a jump ball. Rolando Blackman wins the jump ball. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:55 Rockets 61, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right baseline). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Post). Ron Anderson doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Rockets 61, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:24 Rockets 61, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:24 Rockets 63, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right baseline). Larry Smith shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:07 Rockets 63, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:57 Rockets 65, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie L. Johnson puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Rockets 65, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 7 Clemon Johnson is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 3 Time Remaining: 5:34 Rockets 65, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Bird will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Rockets 66, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Rockets 68, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Rockets 68, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has 24 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:53 Rockets 70, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Post). Michael Wiley goes for a layup. No good. Michael Wiley follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Rockets 70, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 8 Denver is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:38 Rockets 70, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Rockets 71, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Right wing). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:19 Rockets 71, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Larry Smith fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 9 Denver is in the penalty. Rod Higgins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:05 Rockets 71, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:05 Rockets 73, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Top of the key). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Post). Michael Wiley goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:41 Rockets 73, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Michael Wiley. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:31 Rockets 73, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:29 Rockets 73, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Rockets 73, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Rockets 75, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rickey Green inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson drives to the deep right wing. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:03 Rockets 75, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Rockets 75, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right baseline). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right baseline). Ron Anderson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:32 Rockets 75, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rickey Green tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 12 Denver is in the penalty. Rolando Blackman will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Rockets 75, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Rockets 77, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Rockets 77, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley shoots from the left wing. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left baseline). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left wing). Rickey Green shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell is tied up by Michael Wiley The ref signals for a jump ball. Hank McDowell wins the jump ball. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Rockets 77, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:27 Rockets 77, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:08 Rockets 79, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks shoots from the free throw line. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:56 Rockets 79, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rickey Green. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:51 Rockets 79, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:51 Rockets 81, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson attempts to drive but Vern Fleming steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:49 Rockets 81, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Rockets 81, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Post). Michael Brooks shoots from the inside. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:22 Rockets 81, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person shoots off the glass. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Rockets 83, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Rockets 83, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green Rickey Green passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie L. Johnson shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 13 Hank McDowell is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Rockets 83, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Rockets 83, Nuggets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Geoff Huston steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:02 Rockets 83, Nuggets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Geoff Huston shoots from beyond midcourt. It's Good!!!!!. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 83, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Rockets 85, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Right wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:41 Rockets 85, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Rockets 87, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:04 Rockets 87, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:40 Rockets 87, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson drives to the top of the key. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Chuck Person strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Rockets 87, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Michael Brooks (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:19 Rockets 87, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Brooks makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Rockets 87, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (FT Line). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Rockets 87, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rickey Green inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Deep Right wing). Geoff Huston finds Ron Anderson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:56 Rockets 87, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Rockets 87, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Rockets 87, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Rockets 87, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Rockets 87, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Rockets 89, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Rockets 89, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Rockets 89, Nuggets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing finds Frank Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:33 Rockets 91, Nuggets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Larry Smith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Rockets 91, Nuggets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Rockets 91, Nuggets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird moves to the right corner. Larry Bird retreats to the the wing. Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Rockets 93, Nuggets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep right wing. Darrell Griffith moves to the right corner. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Rockets 93, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Rockets 93, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Rockets 95, Nuggets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Top of the key). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. It's Good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:10 Rockets 95, Nuggets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson moves to the free throw line. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled by Clemon Johnson. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Rockets 95, Nuggets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Rockets 97, Nuggets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Fred Roberts (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Rockets 97, Nuggets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Cedric Maxwell (FT Line). Cedric Maxwell passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Deep Post). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (FT Line). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Rockets 97, Nuggets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Lorenzo Romar inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right wing). He is fouled by Geoff Huston Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:15 Rockets 97, Nuggets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Cedric Maxwell (Post). Cedric Maxwell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Cedric Maxwell (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. Cedric Maxwell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (FT Line). Lorenzo Romar shoots from the free throw line. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:42 Rockets 97, Nuggets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley drives to the deep left wing. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right baseline). Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rickey Green gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:32 Rockets 97, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Cedric Maxwell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Cedric Maxwell (Right wing). Cedric Maxwell passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (FT Line). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Cedric Maxwell (Left baseline). Cedric Maxwell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:13 Rockets 97, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green shoots from the right wing. No good. Geoff Huston (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Geoff Huston now has one rebound for the game. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:57 Rockets 97, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Rickey Green Rickey Green backs his man down. Rickey Green shoots from the inside. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Left baseline). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Right wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left baseline). Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:24 Rockets 97, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Top of the key). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left baseline). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Top of the key). Geoff Huston is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Rockets 97, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Cedric Maxwell (Left corner). Cedric Maxwell passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right baseline). Lorenzo Romar moves out to the wing. Lorenzo Romar drives to the hoop. Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Post). Fred Roberts goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Geoff Huston. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Rockets 97, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Rockets 99, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Post). Geoff Huston shoots off the glass. No good. Rickey Green tries to tip in the miss...No good. Lorenzo Romar (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Rockets 99, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Lorenzo Romar drives to the deep left wing. Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left baseline). Fred Roberts drives to the hoop. Fred Roberts goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:23 Rockets 99, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rickey Green inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Deep Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Deep Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right baseline). Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Post). Michael Brooks goes for a layup. He is fouled by Fred Roberts. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Rockets 99, Nuggets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Rockets 99, Nuggets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Lorenzo Romar. Denver comes out in a full court press. Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right wing). Lorenzo Romar shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. He now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:43 Rockets 101, Nuggets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Geoff Huston. Houston comes out in a full court press. Geoff Huston drives to the top of the key. Geoff Huston passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Post). Michael Brooks goes for a layup. It's Good. Geoff Huston gets the assist. Geoff Huston now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:31 Rockets 101, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Right wing). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left corner). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:06 Rockets 101, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Geoff Huston. Geoff Huston drives to the top of the key. Geoff Huston passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Rockets 101, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson finds Hank McDowell for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:54 Rockets 103, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left wing). Michael Wiley is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:48 Rockets 103, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Lorenzo Romar. Lorenzo Romar drives to the deep right wing. Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left wing). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (FT Line). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Geoff Huston tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 6 Denver is in the penalty. Chuck Person will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:26 Rockets 103, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:26 Rockets 105, Nuggets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Geoff Huston. Geoff Huston drives to the deep left wing. Geoff Huston passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right baseline). Rickey Green shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Geoff Huston gets the assist. Rickey Green now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:19 Rockets 105, Nuggets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Deep Right wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left wing). Lorenzo Romar drives to the hoop. Lorenzo Romar goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Brooks. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Rockets 105, Nuggets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Lorenzo Romar is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Rockets 107, Nuggets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Right wing). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Geoff Huston (FT Line). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Right wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Post). Michael Wiley shoots off the glass. It's Good. Michael Brooks gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:43 Rockets 107, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Top of the key). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson 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 Fred Roberts (Top of the key). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:20 Rockets 109, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Geoff Huston inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson drives to the deep left wing. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Fred Roberts steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:09 Rockets 109, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Fred Roberts passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (FT Line). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Deep Post). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Lorenzo Romar gets the assist. Lorenzo Romar now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:48 Rockets 111, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rickey Green inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Deep Left wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:33 Rockets 111, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Post). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left baseline). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Right baseline). Fred Roberts drives to the hoop. Fred Roberts goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Brooks. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 111, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 113, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 113, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green Rickey Green passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Right baseline). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Left wing). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Left wing). Geoff Huston shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Rockets 113, Nuggets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Patrick Ewing - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Darrell Griffith - 18 Rebounds: Larry Smith - 9 Assists: Clyde Drexler - 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 24 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 13 Assists: Rod Higgins - 6