Nuggets @ Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 256 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 238 lbs. Small Forward - Chuck Person - 6-8 - 228 lbs. Shooting Guard - Otis Birdsong - 6-4 - 206 lbs. Point Guard - Frank Johnson - 6-3 - 190 lbs. Nuggets: Center - Clemon Johnson - 6-10 - 270 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Smith - 6-8 - 240 lbs. Small Forward - Dudley Bradley - 6-6 - 219 lbs. Shooting Guard - Clyde Drexler - 6-7 - 225 lbs. Point Guard - Dennis Johnson - 6-4 - 207 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Rockets 2, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:47 Rockets 2, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the left wing. He is fouled by Frank Johnson. The basket is good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:42 Rockets 2, Nuggets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:42 Rockets 2, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Rockets 4, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:15 Rockets 4, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:01 Rockets 6, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:49 Rockets 6, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Rockets 6, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Rockets 8, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Rockets 8, Nuggets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson moves out to the wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler finds Clemon Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Rockets 8, Nuggets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 4 points for the game. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Vern Fleming now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Rockets 10, Nuggets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Post). Dennis Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 10, Nuggets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 10, Nuggets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:01 Rockets 10, Nuggets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (FT Line). Dudley Bradley shoots from the free throw line. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:45 Rockets 10, Nuggets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Clyde Drexler steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:39 Rockets 10, Nuggets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:23 Rockets 10, Nuggets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:21 Rockets 10, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine is tied up by Vern Fleming The ref signals for a jump ball. Vern Fleming wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Rockets 10, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Rockets 10, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:54 Rockets 10, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Darnell Valentine tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Rockets 10, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Rockets 12, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Top of the key). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:37 Rockets 12, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Darnell Valentine. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:32 Rockets 12, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:32 Rockets 14, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:22 Rockets 14, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:17 Rockets 14, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson puts up the shot. No good. Clyde Drexler tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:06 Rockets 14, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming loses the ball out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Rockets 14, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 3 Houston is in the penalty. Clyde Drexler will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Rockets 14, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Rockets 14, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:49 Rockets 16, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards goes for a layup. It's Good. Eddie L. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:41 Rockets 16, Nuggets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Top of the key). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Dudley Bradley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Rockets 16, Nuggets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:16 Rockets 16, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 4 Larry Smith is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:10 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Right wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Top of the key). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:59 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:53 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Antoine Carr inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Left baseline). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Deep Post). Antoine Carr goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Rockets 18, Nuggets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has two rebounds for the game. Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:56 Rockets 20, Nuggets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Antoine Carr 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 keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Rockets 20, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Antoine Carr. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:27 Rockets 20, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:27 Rockets 22, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Antoine Carr inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Left corner). Patrick Ewing is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Nuggets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. James Edwards will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Rockets 22, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Rockets 22, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:07 Rockets 24, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Antoine Carr inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. Clyde Drexler now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:00 Rockets 24, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson 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. The shot is blocked by Antoine Carr. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:48 Rockets 24, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:37 Rockets 24, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Rockets 26, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Antoine Carr inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right baseline). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Post). Dennis Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:11 Rockets 26, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:09 Rockets 26, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:55 Rockets 26, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left baseline). Dudley Bradley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Rockets 26, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Nuggets: 6 Denver is in the penalty. Roy Hinson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:37 Rockets 26, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:37 Rockets 28, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 8, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Rockets 28, Nuggets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Rockets 28, Nuggets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Ben Coleman. Ben Coleman passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Ben Coleman (FT Line). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Rockets 28, Nuggets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Ben Coleman fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 9, Nuggets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Clyde Drexler will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Rockets 28, Nuggets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Rockets 28, Nuggets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Clemon Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:43 Rockets 28, Nuggets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:33 Rockets 28, Nuggets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. The shot is blocked by James Edwards. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Rockets 28, Nuggets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:09 Rockets 30, Nuggets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 10, Nuggets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Dennis Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:08 Rockets 30, Nuggets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Rockets 30, Nuggets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Rockets 32, Nuggets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Left wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Roy Hinson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 11, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Rockets 32, Nuggets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Rockets 32, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:37 Rockets 34, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Right baseline). James Edwards passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler is tied up by Patrick Ewing The ref signals for a jump ball. Patrick Ewing wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Rockets 34, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Rockets 36, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Top of the key). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left corner). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). Otis Birdsong tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 12, Nuggets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. James Edwards will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:08 Rockets 36, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Rockets 36, Nuggets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:58 Rockets 38, Nuggets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Post). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left corner). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Rockets: 13, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Rockets 38, Nuggets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:34 Rockets 38, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Post). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Michael Wiley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:21 Rockets 38, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left corner). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the right wing. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 38, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Left baseline). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right corner). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left baseline). Clemon Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:35 Rockets 38, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots off the glass. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Rockets 40, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. James Edwards gets the assist. James Edwards now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Rockets 40, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Rockets 40, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Top of the key). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:40 Rockets 40, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. That's his fourth assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Rockets 42, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. James Edwards now has two rebounds for the game. James Edwards gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 42, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:53 Rockets 42, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson drives to the deep right wing. Ron Anderson drives to the right wing. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Rockets 42, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:21 Rockets 42, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Rockets 42, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Denver comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:00 Rockets 42, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Clemon Johnson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Michael Wiley tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Rockets 42, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Rockets 42, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Rockets 44, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:17 Rockets 44, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:10 Rockets 44, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley drives to the deep left wing. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left baseline). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:51 Rockets 44, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left baseline). Chuck Person steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Rockets 44, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Rockets 44, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Rockets 44, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Rockets 44, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (FT Line). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Rockets 44, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Rockets 44, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:38 Rockets 44, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:38 Rockets 46, Nuggets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Rockets 46, Nuggets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Rockets 46, Nuggets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. He now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Rockets 46, Nuggets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Dudley Bradley drives to the free throw line. Dudley Bradley drives to the hoop. Dudley Bradley goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:16 Rockets 46, Nuggets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Dudley Bradley tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 4 Dudley Bradley is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 2 Time Remaining: 6:13 Rockets 46, Nuggets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Bird will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:09 Rockets 47, Nuggets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Rockets 47, Nuggets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Vern Fleming tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Rockets 47, Nuggets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Post). Dennis Johnson shoots off the glass. It's Good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:35 Rockets 47, Nuggets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:35 Rockets 47, Nuggets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:28 Rockets 49, Nuggets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep right wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right baseline). Dudley Bradley shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Rockets 49, Nuggets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clyde Drexler. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:09 Rockets 51, Nuggets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left baseline). Dudley Bradley shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:03 Rockets 51, Nuggets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:57 Rockets 53, Nuggets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Rockets 53, Nuggets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Rockets 53, Nuggets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Dudley Bradley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:46 Rockets 53, Nuggets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right baseline). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson drives to the free throw line. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:16 Rockets 53, Nuggets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Rockets 55, Nuggets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Post). Dennis Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 4 Larry Bird is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 2 Time Remaining: 3:54 Rockets 55, Nuggets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Johnson will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Rockets 55, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Rockets 55, Nuggets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Rockets 55, Nuggets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (FT Line). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Dennis Johnson now has three rebounds for the game. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:07 Rockets 55, Nuggets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:51 Rockets 55, Nuggets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Dudley Bradley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:49 Rockets 55, Nuggets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Larry Smith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Rockets 55, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dudley Bradley. The basket is good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:34 Rockets 57, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:34 Rockets 58, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards shoots off the glass. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:23 Rockets 58, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:07 Rockets 58, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Rockets 58, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson finds Roy Hinson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:44 Rockets 60, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Nuggets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Dennis Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:41 Rockets 60, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:41 Rockets 60, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson finds Chuck Person for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Rockets 62, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards shoots off the glass. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. James Edwards now has 11 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:26 Rockets 62, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Rockets 64, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson drives to the free throw line. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:53 Rockets 64, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). James Edwards fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Nuggets: 7 Denver is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:46 Rockets 64, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:46 Rockets 66, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Rockets 66, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Frank Johnson forces a 5-second violation on Clyde Drexler. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Rockets 66, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:31 Rockets 68, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:31 Rockets 68, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Left corner). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Dennis 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. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Rockets 68, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. Halftime. Score - Rockets 68, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 68, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Clemon Johnson Clemon Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left baseline). Dudley Bradley shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Rockets 68, Nuggets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:43 Rockets 68, Nuggets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson drives to the hoop. Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:18 Rockets 68, Nuggets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Rockets 70, Nuggets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left corner). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:01 Rockets 70, Nuggets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Rockets 70, Nuggets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:50 Rockets 72, Nuggets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right corner). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Rockets 72, Nuggets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Denver comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler forces a 5-second violation on Otis Birdsong. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Rockets 72, Nuggets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Rockets 72, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:06 Rockets 72, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left corner). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Rockets 72, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Larry Smith tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:42 Rockets 72, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). 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: 0, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Rockets 72, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Rockets 73, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards gets into the paint. James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:21 Rockets 73, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine shoots from the free throw line. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Rockets 73, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:55 Rockets 73, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine goes for a layup. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:44 Rockets 73, Nuggets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:31 Rockets 73, Nuggets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Chuck Person is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Rockets 73, Nuggets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to James Edwards James Edwards shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Rockets 73, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird 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 passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:13 Rockets 75, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Top of the key). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Rockets 75, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Rockets 77, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine drives to the top of the key. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Rockets 77, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darnell Valentine inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:51 Rockets 77, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:42 Rockets 77, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Michael Wiley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Rockets 77, Nuggets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Rockets 77, Nuggets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Deep Left wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Darnell Valentine gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Rockets 77, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird now has 10 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:53 Rockets 79, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Deep Right wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to James Edwards (Right baseline). James Edwards passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:38 Rockets 79, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Larry Smith Larry Smith shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:31 Rockets 79, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Denver comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Rockets 81, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darnell Valentine inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Patrick Ewing is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:20 Rockets 81, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler 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: 5:11 Rockets 81, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:03 Rockets 81, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Rockets 81, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his fifth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:24 Rockets 81, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. It's Good. James Edwards gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Rockets 81, Nuggets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Rockets 81, Nuggets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Dennis Johnson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Rockets 81, Nuggets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:18 Rockets 83, Nuggets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:06 Rockets 83, Nuggets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Rockets 83, Nuggets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Clyde Drexler is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:55 Rockets 83, Nuggets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:48 Rockets 83, Nuggets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Larry Bird draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Rockets 83, Nuggets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:22 Rockets 83, Nuggets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler drives to the deep right wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Top of the key). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Otis Birdsong tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 4 Houston is in the penalty. Dennis Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Rockets 83, Nuggets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Rockets 83, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:55 Rockets 83, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:47 Rockets 83, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Clyde Drexler. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:34 Rockets 83, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Rockets 83, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Rockets 85, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Antoine Carr inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:09 Rockets 85, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:09 Rockets 85, Nuggets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Ben Coleman. Ben Coleman passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell gets into the paint. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Antoine Carr (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Antoine Carr now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Rockets 85, Nuggets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Antoine Carr passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Top of the key). Michael Wiley drives to the free throw line. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Left baseline). Antoine Carr passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards shoots from the inside. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person is tied up by Darnell Valentine The ref signals for a jump ball. Darnell Valentine wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:28 Rockets 85, Nuggets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Deep Post). Antoine Carr goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Roy Hinson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Nuggets: 4 Roy Hinson is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Rockets 85, Nuggets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Antoine Carr is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Rockets 85, Nuggets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Michael Wiley tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Nuggets: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Chuck Person will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Rockets 85, Nuggets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Rockets 86, Nuggets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine drives to the top of the key. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine shoots from the right baseline. No good. James Edwards tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 86, Nuggets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darnell Valentine (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darnell Valentine now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:42 Rockets 86, Nuggets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darnell Valentine drives to the deep right wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler drives to the baseline. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Top of the key). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to James Edwards (Left baseline). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:09 Rockets 86, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by James Edwards. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Wiley now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:00 Rockets 86, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Top of the key). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley 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: 10:51 Rockets 86, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Rockets 86, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:46 Rockets 88, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine drives to the top of the key. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Post). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Rockets 88, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Rockets 90, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler loses the ball out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Rockets 90, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:09 Rockets 90, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Patrick Ewing forces a 5-second violation on Larry Smith. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Rockets 90, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Rockets 92, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Rockets 92, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:34 Rockets 92, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darnell Valentine is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:34 Rockets 92, Nuggets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:23 Rockets 94, Nuggets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson drives to the top of the key. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley goes for a layup. It's Good. Ron Anderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Rockets 94, Nuggets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Rockets 94, Nuggets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Deep Left wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson finds Michael Wiley for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:42 Rockets 94, Nuggets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Rockets 94, Nuggets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Rockets 96, Nuggets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Deep Post). Antoine Carr goes for a layup. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. Dennis Johnson now has 9 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:24 Rockets 96, Nuggets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person now has 8 rebounds for the game. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). He is fouled by Dennis Johnson Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 2 Dennis Johnson is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 4 Time Remaining: 8:05 Rockets 96, Nuggets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vern Fleming will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:03 Rockets 97, Nuggets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Rockets 99, Nuggets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Left corner). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:38 Rockets 99, Nuggets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:28 Rockets 99, Nuggets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Dennis Johnson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 3 Dennis Johnson is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:24 Rockets 99, Nuggets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson now has 10 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Rockets 101, Nuggets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). James Edwards shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:15 Rockets 101, Nuggets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Rockets 101, Nuggets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:04 Rockets 101, Nuggets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Larry Smith Larry Smith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Post). James Edwards is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Rockets 101, Nuggets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:54 Rockets 101, Nuggets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Rockets 101, Nuggets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Top of the key). James Edwards passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith puts up the shot. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:35 Rockets 101, Nuggets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Dennis Johnson strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Rockets 101, Nuggets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith puts up the shot. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Rockets 101, Nuggets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. Frank Johnson now has 12 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:09 Rockets 103, Nuggets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards shoots from the right wing. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his third rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:02 Rockets 103, Nuggets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Rockets 105, Nuggets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:35 Rockets 105, Nuggets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by James Edwards. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:21 Rockets 105, Nuggets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:21 Rockets 107, Nuggets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:17 Rockets 107, Nuggets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Rockets 107, Nuggets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:54 Rockets 107, Nuggets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (FT Line). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left corner). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left baseline). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson is unable to get off a shot. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:30 Rockets 107, Nuggets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:18 Rockets 107, Nuggets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:06 Rockets 107, Nuggets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Rockets 109, Nuggets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Otis Birdsong Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Dennis Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:51 Rockets 109, Nuggets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:51 Rockets 109, Nuggets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:41 Rockets 109, Nuggets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:41 Rockets 111, Nuggets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right corner). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:11 Rockets 111, Nuggets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:04 Rockets 111, Nuggets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:44 Rockets 111, Nuggets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Clemon Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:34 Rockets 111, Nuggets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver gets a 3-on-2 break. Clemon Johnson keeps the ball. Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong has fouled out of the game. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Rockets 111, Nuggets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Rockets 111, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:15 Rockets 111, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person commits the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Nuggets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Dennis Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Rockets 111, Nuggets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Rockets 111, Nuggets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Rockets 113, Nuggets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person commits the foul. Chuck Person has fouled out of the game. Team Fouls - Rockets: 8, Nuggets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Dennis Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Rockets 113, Nuggets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Rockets 113, Nuggets 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:38 Rockets 115, Nuggets 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Larry Smith gets the assist. Larry Smith now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:14 Rockets 115, Nuggets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 8, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Rockets 115, Nuggets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Rockets 116, Nuggets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Rockets 116, Nuggets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Rockets 116, Nuggets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Roy Hinson commits the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 9, Nuggets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Clyde Drexler will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:28 Rockets 116, Nuggets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:28 Rockets 116, Nuggets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the baseline. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Nuggets 122, Rockets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: SG Clyde Drexler - Nuggets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Clyde Drexler - 31 Rebounds: Clemon Johnson - 9 Assists: Dennis Johnson - 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 40 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 14 Assists: Larry Bird - 6