Rockets @ Suns ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Suns: Center - Brad Daugherty - 7-0 - 275 lbs. Power Forward - Karl Malone - 6-9 - 255 lbs. Small Forward - Peter Verhoeven - 6-9 - 247 lbs. Shooting Guard - Danny Young - 6-4 - 192 lbs. Point Guard - John Stockton - 6-1 - 179 lbs. Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 270 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 244 lbs. Small Forward - Rod Higgins - 6-7 - 227 lbs. Shooting Guard - Rolando Blackman - 6-6 - 226 lbs. Point Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 201 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brad Daugherty (Suns) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Suns 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Houston comes out in a full court press. Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (FT Line). Danny Young shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Suns 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Suns 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Deep Right wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone is trapped near the sideline. Karl Malone gets free from the trap. Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty goes up for a dunk. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:25 Suns 2, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Suns 2, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty drives to the hoop. Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:01 Suns 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Danny Young. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Suns 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Suns 4, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Post). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). Vern Fleming is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:26 Suns 4, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Danny Young Danny Young drives to the hoop. Danny Young goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:23 Suns 6, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Suns 6, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left wing). Rod Higgins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Suns 6, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the right wing. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Suns 6, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Top of the key). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Karl Malone gets the assist. Karl Malone now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:39 Suns 8, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:31 Suns 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep right wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:13 Suns 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Suns 8, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton finds Peter Verhoeven for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:38 Suns 10, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Suns 10, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young drives to the deep left wing. Danny Young passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left baseline). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left wing). Peter Verhoeven shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:13 Suns 10, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Suns 10, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty drives to the hoop. Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Suns 10, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. Peter Verhoeven (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:41 Suns 10, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. No good. Peter Verhoeven follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:29 Suns 12, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:20 Suns 12, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:17 Suns 12, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:11 Suns 12, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Suns 14, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Suns 14, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:38 Suns 16, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. Rolando Blackman now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Suns 16, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Houston comes out in a full court press. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Right wing). Peter Verhoeven is trapped near the sideline. Peter Verhoeven gets free from the trap. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Left corner). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. It's Good. Peter Verhoeven gets the assist. Peter Verhoeven now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:15 Suns 18, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Karl Malone steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:56 Suns 18, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Right wing). Peter Verhoeven shoots from the right wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Suns 18, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:24 Suns 18, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left baseline). Peter Verhoeven shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. John Stockton now has four assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Suns 20, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Suns 20, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (FT Line). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. It's Good. Peter Verhoeven gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:52 Suns 22, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Suns 22, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Top of the key). Peter Verhoeven is trapped near midcourt. Peter Verhoeven gets free from the trap. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Suns 24, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Suns 24, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:16 Suns 24, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (Top of the key). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). Vern Fleming is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:10 Suns 24, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Right wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Larry Bird tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Suns 24, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton inbounds the ball to Danny Young Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Right wing). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:44 Suns 24, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the right wing. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:26 Suns 24, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Suns 24, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:12 Suns 24, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone inbounds the ball to World B. Free. He is fouled by Rolando Blackman Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:11 Suns 24, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to World B. Free World B. Free passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left baseline). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Ray Williams (Deep Left wing). Karl Malone is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Suns 24, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:54 Suns 24, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free inbounds the ball to Ray Williams. Ray Williams passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Right wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:41 Suns 26, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Suns 26, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Left wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Ray Williams (Right baseline). Ray Williams shoots from the right baseline. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (Left baseline). World B. Free drives to the hoop. World B. Free passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left wing). Peter Verhoeven shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Suns 26, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Tree Rollins inbounds the ball to Mychal Thompson Mychal Thompson passes the ball to Ray Williams (Left corner). Ray Williams passes the ball to Walter Davis (Right wing). Walter Davis passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). World B. Free shoots from the right baseline. No good. Tree Rollins (Suns) gets the rebound. Tree Rollins passes the ball to Ray Williams (Post). Ray Williams goes for a layup. No good. World B. Free (Suns) gets the rebound. World B. Free finds Ray Williams for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:34 Suns 28, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Ray Williams (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:21 Suns 28, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Ray Williams passes the ball to World B. Free (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:20 Suns 28, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Tree Rollins. Tree Rollins (Suns) gets the rebound. Tree Rollins now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Suns 28, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Tree Rollins passes the ball to Mychal Thompson (FT Line). Mychal Thompson passes the ball to World B. Free (Post). World B. Free passes the ball to Tree Rollins (Deep Post). Tree Rollins goes for a layup. No good. Mychal Thompson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Tree Rollins (Suns) gets the rebound. Tree Rollins shoots off the glass. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Suns 28, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Mychal Thompson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Suns 28, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Mychal Thompson passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Post). World B. Free passes the ball to Mychal Thompson (Left baseline). Mychal Thompson passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). World B. Free passes the ball to Walter Davis (Post). Walter Davis passes the ball to Mychal Thompson (Right baseline). Mychal Thompson passes the ball to World B. Free (Right wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Mychal Thompson (Deep Post). Mychal Thompson passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). World B. Free shoots from the right baseline. No good. Ray Williams tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:13 Suns 30, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:13 Suns 30, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. No good. Ray Williams (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Suns 30, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Ray Williams passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Right wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Walter Davis (Right baseline). Chuck Person is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Walter Davis will shoot two free throws. Chuck Person is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Suns 30, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Walter Davis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Suns 32, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Suns 32, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Frank Johnson now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Suns 32, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap World B. Free inbounds the ball to Ray Williams. Ray Williams passes the ball to Tree Rollins (FT Line). Tree Rollins passes the ball to Walter Davis (Top of the key). Walter Davis passes the ball to Tree Rollins (Top of the key). Tree Rollins passes the ball to Mychal Thompson (Deep Right wing). Mychal Thompson passes the ball to World B. Free (Post). Vern Fleming strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:37 Suns 32, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:27 Suns 32, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Walter Davis inbounds the ball to World B. Free. World B. Free passes the ball to Tree Rollins (Right wing). Tree Rollins passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). World B. Free shoots from the right baseline. No good. Mychal Thompson (Suns) gets the rebound. Mychal Thompson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Suns 34, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Tree Rollins fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Suns 34, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Tree Rollins. Tree Rollins (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:03 Suns 34, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Tree Rollins passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Mychal Thompson (Top of the key). Mychal Thompson passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). John Stockton passes the ball to Walter Davis (Left baseline). Walter Davis passes the ball to Mychal Thompson (Left wing). Mychal Thompson passes the ball to Danny Young (Left baseline). Danny Young shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Mychal Thompson gets the assist. Mychal Thompson now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Suns 36, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell gets into the paint. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Walter Davis (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:33 Suns 36, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Walter Davis passes the ball to Tree Rollins (Left wing). Tree Rollins shoots from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Suns 36, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Walter Davis. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Suns 36, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Suns 36, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young drives to the top of the key. Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:06 Suns 36, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Houston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:42 Suns 36, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left baseline). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:23 Suns 36, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:21 Suns 37, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Suns 37, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left wing). Peter Verhoeven shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:01 Suns 39, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:47 Suns 39, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (FT Line). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton moves to the corner. John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Right wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Danny Young (Left wing). Danny Young shoots from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:22 Suns 39, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman 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 Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Suns 39, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Rolando Blackman follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:59 Suns 39, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Deep Left wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty shoots off the glass. No good. Karl Malone follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Suns 41, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Suns 41, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:12 Suns 41, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to Brad Daugherty Brad Daugherty shoots from the left wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Suns 41, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Danny Young. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:46 Suns 41, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:46 Suns 41, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Houston comes out in a full court press. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton finds Karl Malone for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:40 Suns 43, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by John Stockton. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:32 Suns 43, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:32 Suns 43, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Danny Young drives to the hoop. Danny Young goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Suns 43, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Suns 44, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:15 Suns 44, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (FT Line). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Peter Verhoeven (Suns) gets the rebound. Peter Verhoeven shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:42 Suns 44, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Danny Young. The basket is good. Patrick Ewing now has 18 points for the game. Larry Bird gets the assist. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:30 Suns 44, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:30 Suns 44, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Top of the key). World B. Free passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Right wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:19 Suns 44, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to World B. Free (FT Line). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Left wing). World B. Free shoots from the left wing. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:02 Suns 44, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. John Stockton (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Suns 44, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Post). World B. Free puts up the shot. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Suns 44, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). World B. Free steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:28 Suns 44, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Deep Right wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty shoots off the glass. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Suns 44, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton moves out to the wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Right wing). World B. Free shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Peter Verhoeven tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:53 Suns 46, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Suns 46, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone inbounds the ball to World B. Free. World B. Free passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Left wing). World B. Free drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Suns 46, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton inbounds the ball to World B. Free World B. Free passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (FT Line). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Suns 48, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Peter Verhoeven (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Suns 48, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (Post). Frank Johnson strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:54 Suns 48, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:41 Suns 48, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Deep Left wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Peter Verhoeven gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Suns 50, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing tries to tip in the miss...No good. Peter Verhoeven (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:16 Suns 50, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (Left baseline). World B. Free passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:02 Suns 50, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Rolando Blackman now has 6 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:51 Suns 50, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:49 Suns 50, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Post). Peter Verhoeven goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:38 Suns 50, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:38 Suns 52, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Suns 52, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to World B. Free. World B. Free passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Left baseline). World B. Free drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Houston has 3 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. World B. Free will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:17 Suns 52, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:17 Suns 54, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson moves to the right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Peter Verhoeven steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Suns 54, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Right baseline). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). World B. Free passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone goes up for a dunk. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:41 Suns 54, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:35 Suns 54, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left baseline). Rod Higgins is called for the foul. Houston has 4 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Peter Verhoeven will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:22 Suns 54, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:22 Suns 55, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Peter Verhoeven. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Suns 55, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Suns 55, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to World B. Free. World B. Free passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Deep Right wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left corner). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. It's Good. Halftime. Score - Suns 57, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Suns 57, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Suns 57, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep right wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Right wing). Peter Verhoeven drives to the hoop. Peter Verhoeven gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Suns 57, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Peter Verhoeven (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:15 Suns 57, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone shoots from the free throw line. No good. John Stockton (Suns) gets the rebound. John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Right wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Suns 57, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman drives to the deep right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:44 Suns 57, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Top of the key). Danny Young drives to the hoop. Danny Young goes for a layup. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:31 Suns 59, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins moves to the left corner. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). John Stockton gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:19 Suns 59, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (Left baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Suns 59, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Deep Post). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Right wing). Peter Verhoeven drives to the hoop. Peter Verhoeven goes for a layup. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:42 Suns 61, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Suns 61, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Houston comes out in a full court press. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Left corner). Danny Young passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left wing). Peter Verhoeven shoots from the left wing. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Suns 61, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Danny Young (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:59 Suns 61, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young drives to the deep left wing. Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left baseline). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left corner). John Stockton finds Peter Verhoeven for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:46 Suns 63, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming is trapped near the sideline. Vern Fleming gets free from the trap. Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. Brad Daugherty now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:14 Suns 63, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:12 Suns 63, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman drives to the free throw line. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Brad Daugherty steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:03 Suns 63, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (FT Line). Danny Young shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:51 Suns 63, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to John Stockton John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton finds Brad Daugherty for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Suns 65, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman finds Rod Higgins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:38 Suns 65, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Danny Young drives to the baseline. Danny Young drives to the hoop. Danny Young goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:28 Suns 67, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:04 Suns 67, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (FT Line). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Top of the key). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Danny Young drives to the baseline. Danny Young shoots from the right baseline. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. Karl Malone passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Left corner). John Stockton finds Peter Verhoeven for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:38 Suns 69, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Suns 69, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:24 Suns 71, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Peter Verhoeven (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:19 Suns 71, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Post). Danny Young passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Deep Post). Peter Verhoeven goes for a layup. It's Good. Danny Young gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:04 Suns 73, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 25 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:01 Suns 73, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left baseline). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Patrick Ewing gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Suns 73, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Suns 73, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:24 Suns 73, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird 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 Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Suns 73, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:03 Suns 73, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton finds Danny Young for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Suns 75, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:05 Suns 75, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. It's Good. Danny Young gets the assist. That's his second assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Suns 77, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Suns 77, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left corner). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). Rolando Blackman forces a 5-second violation on John Stockton. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:26 Suns 77, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Ray Williams is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Suns 77, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Suns 77, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to World B. Free. Houston comes out in a full court press. World B. Free drives to the deep right wing. World B. Free passes the ball to Ray Williams (Left baseline). Ray Williams drives to the hoop. Ray Williams goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:16 Suns 77, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Ray Williams is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:16 Suns 79, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Karl Malone steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:13 Suns 79, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to Ray Williams (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Suns 79, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Suns 79, Rockets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to Ray Williams. Ray Williams passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left wing). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Suns 79, Rockets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Suns 81, Rockets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. The shot is blocked by World B. Free. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Suns 81, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Ray Williams. Ray Williams passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Suns 81, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Suns 83, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell tries to tip in the miss...No good. Walter Davis (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:39 Suns 83, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Walter Davis drives to the deep right wing. Walter Davis drives to the right wing. Walter Davis passes the ball to World B. Free (Left wing). World B. Free drives to the hoop. World B. Free passes the ball to Mychal Thompson (Deep Post). Mychal Thompson passes the ball to Tree Rollins (Post). Tree Rollins is unable to get off a shot. Phoenix is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Suns 83, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman beats the press. Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Rolando Blackman keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Suns 83, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Tree Rollins inbounds the ball to Ray Williams. Ray Williams passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Ray Williams (FT Line). Ray Williams shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. World B. Free gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Suns 85, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Tree Rollins (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Suns 85, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Tree Rollins passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Right wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Ray Williams (Right corner). Ray Williams passes the ball to Mychal Thompson (Left baseline). Hank McDowell tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Suns 85, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Walter Davis inbounds the ball to World B. Free World B. Free passes the ball to Walter Davis (Right wing). Walter Davis passes the ball to Tree Rollins (FT Line). Tree Rollins shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:21 Suns 85, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ray Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Suns 85, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson 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 Suns 85, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Right wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Walter Davis (Left wing). Walter Davis shoots from the left wing. The shot is blocked by Chuck Person. Tree Rollins (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Suns 85, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free inbounds the ball to Walter Davis. Walter Davis passes the ball to Mychal Thompson (Left wing). Hank McDowell gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Suns 85, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:57 Suns 85, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Mychal Thompson inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Walter Davis (Deep Left wing). Walter Davis passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). World B. Free drives to the hoop. World B. Free shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Suns 85, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Mychal Thompson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Suns 85, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Danny Young steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:53 Suns 85, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:50 Suns 85, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:47 Suns 85, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton inbounds the ball to Walter Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Walter Davis beats the press. Phoenix gets a 3-on-2 break. Walter Davis keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:40 Suns 87, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). John Stockton tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Suns 87, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming moves to the right wing. Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Suns 87, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Walter Davis inbounds the ball to John Stockton. He is fouled by Frank Johnson Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Suns 87, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Deep Post). Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Suns 87, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson backs out to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Houston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Suns 87, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (Left baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. That's his fourth assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:30 Suns 89, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Brad Daugherty. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:13 Suns 89, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Post). Danny Young shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:04 Suns 89, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. Peter Verhoeven (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Suns 89, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Hank McDowell is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:50 Suns 89, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to Danny Young Danny Young finds Peter Verhoeven for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:47 Suns 91, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Brad Daugherty fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Suns 91, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:16 Suns 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Suns 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman shoots off the glass. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:48 Suns 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (Top of the key). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Left corner). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:37 Suns 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Peter Verhoeven steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:17 Suns 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:09 Suns 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Danny Young. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:03 Suns 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:03 Suns 91, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Suns 91, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to John Stockton John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. Brad Daugherty now has five assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Suns 93, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Peter Verhoeven. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:34 Suns 93, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:34 Suns 93, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:27 Suns 93, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Suns 93, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (FT Line). Peter Verhoeven shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:04 Suns 93, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Suns 93, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes up for a dunk. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Suns 95, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Peter Verhoeven (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:35 Suns 95, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:30 Suns 95, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Danny Young (Left wing). Danny Young moves to the free throw line. Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty finds Danny Young for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:11 Suns 97, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Suns 97, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:52 Suns 97, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:52 Suns 99, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:52 Suns 99, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Suns 99, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep right wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Left baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:23 Suns 99, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Peter Verhoeven fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 3 Phoenix is in the penalty. Rod Higgins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:12 Suns 99, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:12 Suns 99, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Houston comes out in a full court press. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:58 Suns 99, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by John Stockton. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 7, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:48 Suns 99, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:48 Suns 99, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:41 Suns 99, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Suns 99, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Phoenix calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Suns 99, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Peter Verhoeven inbounds the ball to John Stockton John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 7, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:31 Suns 99, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:29 Suns 100, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird now has 24 points for the game. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:16 Suns 100, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (Left wing). Danny Young drives to the hoop. Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty shoots from the inside. It's Good. Danny Young gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:55 Suns 102, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Suns 102, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left corner). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Post). Peter Verhoeven puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Peter Verhoeven (Suns) gets the rebound. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left baseline). Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (FT Line). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Peter Verhoeven (Left baseline). Peter Verhoeven shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Suns 102, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Suns 102, Rockets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Peter Verhoeven. Peter Verhoeven passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Suns 104, Rockets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Suns 104, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Karl Malone gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Suns 106, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Peter Verhoeven is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 8, Rockets: 4 Phoenix is in the penalty. Rolando Blackman will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:39 Suns 106, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:39 Suns 106, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young drives to the deep left wing. Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Top of the key). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right baseline). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes for a layup. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Suns 108, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming is trapped near midcourt. Vern Fleming gets free from the trap. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Suns 108, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes for a layup. It's Good. Danny Young gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:02 Suns 110, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Suns 110, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton drives to the free throw line. John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right corner). Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). John Stockton shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Vern Fleming. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:17 Suns 110, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Rod Higgins puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Peter Verhoeven. John Stockton (Suns) gets the rebound. Final Score - Rockets 112, Suns 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Patrick Ewing - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 41 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 19 Assists: Vern Fleming - 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Peter Verhoeven - 23 Rebounds: Karl Malone - 11 Assists: John Stockton - 10