Rockets @ Suns ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Suns: Center - Brad Daugherty - 7-0 - 284 lbs. Power Forward - Karl Malone - 6-9 - 255 lbs. Small Forward - Cliff Robinson - 6-9 - 249 lbs. Shooting Guard - Danny Young - 6-4 - 196 lbs. Point Guard - John Stockton - 6-1 - 180 lbs. Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 271 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 250 lbs. Small Forward - Rod Higgins - 6-7 - 229 lbs. Shooting Guard - Kevin Edwards - 6-3 - 211 lbs. Point Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 202 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brad Daugherty (Suns) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Suns 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Top of the key). Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right baseline). Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (Top of the key). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left corner). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Larry Bird strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:37 Suns 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:21 Suns 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Suns 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Karl Malone. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:55 Suns 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:55 Suns 0, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone is trapped near the sideline. Karl Malone gets free from the trap. Karl Malone passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Right wing). Cliff Robinson shoots from the right wing. No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone shoots from the inside. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:33 Suns 2, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:22 Suns 2, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Right baseline). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:11 Suns 2, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:11 Suns 4, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins 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 (Right corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Karl Malone fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Suns 4, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Mike Mitchell (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:39 Suns 4, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Mike Mitchell passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Left baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Post). Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:23 Suns 4, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Danny Young. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Suns 4, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Suns 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right corner). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty is trapped near the sideline. Larry Bird gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:03 Suns 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. John Stockton (Suns) gets the rebound. John Stockton now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Suns 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young moves to the top of the key. Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:32 Suns 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Mike Mitchell (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:24 Suns 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Left corner). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). John Stockton drives to the hoop. Larry Bird draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:06 Suns 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Suns 4, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Right wing). Cliff Robinson shoots from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Rod Higgins. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Suns 4, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mike Mitchell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:43 Suns 4, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:41 Suns 4, Rockets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Suns 4, Rockets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:24 Suns 4, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Phoenix calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:24 Suns 4, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Danny Young Danny Young drives to the hoop. Danny Young goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:21 Suns 4, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Mike Mitchell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Suns 4, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:04 Suns 4, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Suns 4, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right 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 Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. No good. Vern Fleming tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:36 Suns 4, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Andrew Lang inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Andrew Lang (Left wing). Andrew Lang shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Andrew Lang now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Suns 6, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson 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 passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Frank Johnson now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:20 Suns 6, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Andrew Lang inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Houston comes out in a full court press. Danny Young drives to the deep left wing. Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Right baseline). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Danny Young shoots from the right wing. No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:01 Suns 6, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to Danny Young Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Larry Bird gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:52 Suns 6, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins now has 5 points for the game. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:42 Suns 6, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson 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 Cliff Robinson (Left baseline). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:30 Suns 6, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Cliff Robinson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Suns 6, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Suns 8, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins 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 Kevin Edwards (Right baseline). Kevin Edwards shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Kevin Edwards now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Suns 8, 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 drives to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to Andrew Lang (Left baseline). Andrew Lang passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty shoots from the right baseline. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:38 Suns 8, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Top of the key). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Patrick Ewing tries to tip in the miss...No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:14 Suns 8, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Left wing). Danny Young drives to the hoop. Danny Young passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Right baseline). Cliff Robinson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Suns 8, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Suns 8, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Andrew Lang inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young drives to the top of the key. Danny Young passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Deep Post). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton drives to the right wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Danny Young is trapped near the sideline. Danny Young gets free from the trap. Danny Young shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Cliff Robinson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Suns 10, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by John Stockton. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Suns 10, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Suns 10, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Vinny Del Negro (Deep Right wing). Vinny Del Negro passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left wing). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Suns 10, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Suns 11, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Franklin Edwards gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Suns 11, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:38 Suns 13, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kevin Edwards 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 Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Hank McDowell now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:21 Suns 13, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Andrew Lang inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards drives to the deep left wing. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Left wing). Franklin Edwards shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:08 Suns 15, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:49 Suns 15, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Top of the key). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Left baseline). Franklin Edwards shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:38 Suns 15, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards drives to the deep left wing. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Suns 15, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Walter Davis inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:14 Suns 15, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right corner). Kevin Edwards is trapped in the corner. Kevin Edwards gets free from the trap. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:56 Suns 15, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards drives to the deep right wing. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left baseline). Cliff Robinson shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Suns 15, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Walter Davis inbounds the ball to Vinny Del Negro Vinny Del Negro shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Suns 17, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right corner). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird finds Chuck Person for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Suns 17, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to Vinny Del Negro. Vinny Del Negro passes the ball to Andrew Lang (FT Line). Walter Davis is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:17 Suns 17, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Suns 17, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Walter Davis inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards drives to the top of the key. Franklin Edwards shoots from the top of the key. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Suns 17, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:54 Suns 17, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Walter Davis inbounds the ball to Vinny Del Negro. Vinny Del Negro passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Right wing). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Vinny Del Negro (Left baseline). Vinny Del Negro passes the ball to Walter Davis (Right wing). Walter Davis shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Suns 17, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Top of the key). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left wing). Kevin Edwards moves to the free throw line. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (FT Line). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell puts up the shot. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Walter Davis. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:16 Suns 17, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 11:16 Suns 17, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to Walter Davis. Walter Davis passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right corner). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Left corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Left baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:56 Suns 17, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person is trapped near the sideline. Chuck Person gets free from the trap. Chuck Person shoots from the left wing. No good. Andrew Lang (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:41 Suns 17, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Andrew Lang passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Suns 17, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Danny Young Danny Young passes the ball to Walter Davis (Left baseline). Walter Davis shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Danny Young gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Suns 19, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Walter Davis (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Suns 19, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Walter Davis passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:06 Suns 19, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton inbounds the ball to Danny Young Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Left baseline). Danny Young drives to the hoop. Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Right baseline). Cliff Robinson finds John Stockton for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:51 Suns 21, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left corner). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right corner). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing tries to tip in the miss...No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:21 Suns 21, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Suns 21, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Vern Fleming now has four assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:11 Suns 21, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Deep Right wing). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Deep Post). Cliff Robinson shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Suns 23, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards drives to the top of the key. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Suns 23, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young drives to the deep left wing. Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). John Stockton drives to the hoop. Kevin Edwards fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:33 Suns 23, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). John Stockton shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:30 Suns 23, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Danny Young Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). Kevin Edwards gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:27 Suns 23, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Kevin Edwards keeps the ball. He misses the layup. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Suns 23, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Post). Cliff Robinson shoots from the inside. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:11 Suns 25, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards drives to the deep right wing. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming finds Rod Higgins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Suns 25, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). John Stockton shoots from the free throw line. No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right baseline). Danny Young drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:43 Suns 25, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. It's Good. Cliff Robinson now has 11 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Suns 27, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. He is fouled by Karl Malone. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Suns 27, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Suns 27, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left baseline). Mike Mitchell drives to the hoop. Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. It's Good. Cliff Robinson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Suns 29, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:12 Suns 29, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left baseline). Cliff Robinson finds Mike Mitchell for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:04 Suns 31, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards 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 drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Suns 31, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Deep Left wing). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Post). Mike Mitchell shoots off the glass. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:32 Suns 31, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). 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: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Suns 31, 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: 6:12 Suns 31, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Houston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Danny Young will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:09 Suns 31, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:09 Suns 33, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Butch Carter drives to the deep left wing. Butch Carter passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Mike Mitchell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:00 Suns 33, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right baseline). Kevin Edwards shoots from the right baseline. No good. Danny Young (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Suns 33, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young passes the ball to Andrew Lang (Left wing). Andrew Lang passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left corner). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Andrew Lang (Deep Post). Andrew Lang puts up the shot. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:35 Suns 33, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter drives to the deep left wing. Butch Carter passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. No good. Andrew Lang (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Suns 33, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Andrew Lang passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Right wing). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Andrew Lang (Left baseline). Andrew Lang passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Kevin Edwards is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Danny Young will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Suns 33, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Suns 35, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Butch Carter (Top of the key). Butch Carter passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird puts up the shot. No good. Rod Higgins follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Suns 35, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young passes the ball to Andrew Lang (Left wing). Andrew Lang passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Suns 35, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Suns 37, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Butch Carter passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:23 Suns 37, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton shoots from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Butch Carter. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:16 Suns 37, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Suns 37, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Andrew Lang inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Left corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Kevin Edwards (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:53 Suns 37, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Butch Carter (Rockets) gets the rebound. Butch Carter passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Left wing). Butch Carter 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 two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:31 Suns 37, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:20 Suns 37, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Left wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards shoots from the left baseline. No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Suns 37, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Andrew Lang (Left wing). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:56 Suns 37, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Suns 37, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Andrew Lang inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Right baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Danny Young drives to the baseline. Danny Young passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left baseline). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Right baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left wing). Cliff Robinson is unable to get off a shot. Phoenix is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:29 Suns 37, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Butch Carter passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:22 Suns 37, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young drives to the deep right wing. Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left wing). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Edwards. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 8 Kevin Edwards is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 2 Time Remaining: 2:14 Suns 37, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Danny Young will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Suns 38, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Suns 40, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. John Stockton gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:08 Suns 40, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton drives to the hoop. Butch Carter fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. John Stockton will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Suns 40, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Suns 42, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Butch Carter passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Andrew Lang. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Suns 42, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 1:54 Suns 42, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. Andrew Lang is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:50 Suns 42, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Right wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Right wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Post). Butch Carter passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Butch Carter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Suns 42, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to Tree Rollins (Right baseline). Tree Rollins makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:17 Suns 42, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins beats the press. Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Rod Higgins keeps the ball. Rod Higgins goes for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Danny Young. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Suns 42, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:05 Suns 42, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Tree Rollins (FT Line). Tree Rollins passes the ball to Vinny Del Negro (Left corner). Vinny Del Negro passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). John Stockton shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Suns 44, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Top of the key). Butch Carter passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right corner). Butch Carter passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins moves to the free throw line. Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:27 Suns 44, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Tree Rollins (Deep Right wing). Tree Rollins passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left wing). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Right wing). Cliff Robinson shoots from the right wing. No good. John Stockton tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Suns 46, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Butch Carter shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. Halftime. Score - Suns 46, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Suns 46, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards drives to the top of the key. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his third rebound of the game. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (FT Line). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Suns 46, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left baseline). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Suns 48, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Danny Young (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Suns 48, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left baseline). Cliff Robinson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Suns 48, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Suns 48, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap 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 Cliff Robinson (Left wing). Cliff Robinson is trapped near the sideline. Rod Higgins is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Suns 48, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Post). Cliff Robinson shoots from the inside. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:56 Suns 48, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Suns 48, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty drives to the hoop. Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Suns: 0, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:33 Suns 50, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:33 Suns 51, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by John Stockton Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:29 Suns 51, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. John Stockton (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:10 Suns 51, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Suns 51, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:58 Suns 51, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Larry Bird gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Suns 51, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Right wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Top of the key). Kevin Edwards shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:22 Suns 51, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. He is fouled by Larry Bird. The basket is good. John Stockton gets the assist. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Suns 53, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Suns 54, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Suns 54, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming finds Rod Higgins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Suns 54, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. 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 Cliff Robinson (Left wing). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:48 Suns 54, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to Karl Malone Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Danny Young shoots from the right wing. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:38 Suns 56, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Brad Daugherty forces a 5-second violation on Larry Bird. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Suns 56, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:24 Suns 56, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Right baseline). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes up for a dunk. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:20 Suns 58, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. John Stockton is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Suns 58, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:09 Suns 58, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. Nothing but net. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Suns 58, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Right baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right corner). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Left baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Top of the key). Karl Malone passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Left wing). Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Danny Young (Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty puts up the shot. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:41 Suns 58, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Top of the key). Butch Carter passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Butch Carter (FT Line). Butch Carter shoots from the free throw line. No good. Danny Young (Suns) gets the rebound. Danny Young now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Suns 58, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Left wing). Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. It's Good. Cliff Robinson gets the assist. That's his fifth assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Suns 60, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Butch Carter (Deep Right wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming moves out to the wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:42 Suns 60, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Top of the key). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. It's Good. Danny Young gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Suns 62, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Left wing). Butch Carter 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 Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Rod Higgins now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Suns 62, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Deep Right wing). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Right baseline). Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Danny Young (Right wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has 7 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:52 Suns 62, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Suns 62, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:37 Suns 62, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Butch Carter passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Brad Daugherty. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:28 Suns 62, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty drives to the hoop. Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left baseline). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left corner). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Right baseline). Franklin Edwards drives to the hoop. Butch Carter fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Franklin Edwards will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:12 Suns 62, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Franklin Edwards is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:12 Suns 64, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Brad Daugherty. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:55 Suns 64, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:51 Suns 64, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Danny Young (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:40 Suns 64, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Rod Higgins. Butch Carter (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:31 Suns 64, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Butch Carter drives to the deep right wing. Butch Carter passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:11 Suns 64, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Deep Right wing). Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Right baseline). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Suns 64, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Suns 66, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right corner). Butch Carter passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. The shot is blocked by Brad Daugherty. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:32 Suns 66, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left wing). Cliff Robinson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Suns 68, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Suns 68, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Butch Carter Butch Carter shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Suns 68, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Deep Post). Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. No good. Cliff Robinson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:04 Suns 68, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right baseline). Butch Carter passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Butch Carter gets the assist. Butch Carter now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Suns 68, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to Vinny Del Negro. Vinny Del Negro passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Top of the key). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Vinny Del Negro (Left wing). Vinny Del Negro passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Deep Post). Rod Higgins fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Cliff Robinson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:43 Suns 68, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:43 Suns 69, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Suns 69, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Vinny Del Negro inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Vinny Del Negro (Deep Right wing). Vinny Del Negro passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Left wing). Franklin Edwards finds Mike Mitchell for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:24 Suns 71, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Walter Davis is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:18 Suns 71, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the left wing. No good. Andrew Lang (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:09 Suns 71, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Andrew Lang passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming is called for the foul. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 8 Houston is in the penalty. Franklin Edwards will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Suns 71, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Franklin Edwards is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Suns 73, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Butch Carter passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mike Mitchell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Suns 73, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Walter Davis (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Suns 73, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Walter Davis passes the ball to Andrew Lang (FT Line). Andrew Lang passes the ball to Walter Davis (Right baseline). Walter Davis passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (FT Line). Franklin Edwards drives to the hoop. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Karl Malone (Top of the key). Karl Malone passes the ball to Andrew Lang (Left baseline). Walter Davis is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:39 Suns 73, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter drives to the deep left wing. Butch Carter passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left corner). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:26 Suns 73, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Franklin Edwards inbounds the ball to Walter Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Walter Davis passes the ball to Andrew Lang (FT Line). Andrew Lang passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (FT Line). Franklin Edwards moves to the right wing. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Vinny Del Negro (Right corner). Vinny Del Negro passes the ball to Walter Davis (Deep Left wing). Walter Davis passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. It's Good. Walter Davis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Suns 75, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Butch Carter drives to the deep right wing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Suns 75, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young inbounds the ball to Walter Davis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Walter Davis passes the ball to Andrew Lang (FT Line). Andrew Lang passes the ball to Danny Young (Left wing). Danny Young moves to the free throw line. Danny Young shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Suns 75, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Franklin Edwards inbounds the ball to Mike Mitchell Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (FT Line). Franklin Edwards drives to the hoop. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Post). Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. No good. Mike Mitchell tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Suns 77, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:20 Suns 77, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Walter Davis inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Walter Davis (Deep Right wing). Walter Davis finds Andrew Lang for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Suns 79, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Suns 79, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Walter Davis inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left corner). Mike Mitchell drives to the baseline. Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Walter Davis (Right baseline). Walter Davis passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Post). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Right baseline). Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Right wing). Mike Mitchell shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Franklin Edwards gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:38 Suns 81, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Suns 81, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Andrew Lang (FT Line). Andrew Lang passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Right baseline). Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Andrew Lang (Right wing). Andrew Lang shoots from the right wing. No good. Kevin Edwards (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Suns 81, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards drives to the top of the key. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Suns 81, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to Danny Young (Right corner). Danny Young drives to the right wing. Danny Young shoots from the right wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:49 Suns 81, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:45 Suns 81, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep right wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Suns 81, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:29 Suns 81, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Suns 81, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left corner). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:03 Suns 81, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Phoenix calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:03 Suns 81, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Danny Young inbounds the ball to John Stockton John Stockton drives to the baseline. John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left wing). Cliff Robinson shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Suns 81, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Top of the key). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Danny Young (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:30 Suns 81, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Danny Young drives to the top of the key. Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty puts up the shot. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Suns 81, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right corner). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Karl Malone. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. No good. Hank McDowell tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Suns 81, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone gets into the paint. Karl Malone passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Deep Post). Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Suns 83, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards drives to the top of the key. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. John Stockton fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Suns 83, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Brad Daugherty. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Cliff Robinson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 0 Cliff Robinson is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:27 Suns 83, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left wing). Kevin Edwards drives to the hoop. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Cliff Robinson. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:11 Suns 83, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:09 Suns 83, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Karl Malone. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:54 Suns 83, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left wing). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Right baseline). Franklin Edwards shoots from the right baseline. No good. Franklin Edwards (Suns) gets the rebound. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Suns 83, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Suns 83, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to Franklin Edwards. Franklin Edwards drives to the deep left wing. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Deep Post). Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Suns 83, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Suns 85, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:04 Suns 85, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Houston comes out in a full court press. Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left baseline). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. It's Good. Karl Malone gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Suns 87, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards drives to the deep right wing. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Karl Malone. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:38 Suns 87, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:38 Suns 87, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left baseline). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Left baseline). Franklin Edwards shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. That's his second assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Suns 89, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards drives to the deep left wing. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Suns 89, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Cliff Robinson inbounds the ball to Danny Young. Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Franklin Edwards (Right baseline). Franklin Edwards drives to the hoop. Franklin Edwards passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left baseline). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Post). Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Franklin Edwards (Suns) gets the rebound. Franklin Edwards doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Phoenix is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:32 Suns 89, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards 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 Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Cliff Robinson. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:21 Suns 89, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young drives to the left wing. Danny Young drives to the hoop. Danny Young passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Danny Young (Right corner). Danny Young passes the ball to Karl Malone (Top of the key). Karl Malone shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Cliff Robinson (Suns) gets the rebound. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Deep Left wing). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson drives to the hoop. Cliff Robinson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Kevin Edwards (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Suns 89, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Top of the key). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right corner). Kevin Edwards shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right wing). Kevin Edwards is trapped near the sideline. Kevin Edwards gets free from the trap. Kevin Edwards backs out beyond the arc. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has 9 rebounds for the game. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Danny Young. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:55 Suns 89, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2:55 Suns 89, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Cliff Robinson. Cliff Robinson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Suns 89, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 is trapped near the sideline. Vern Fleming gets free from the trap. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Suns 89, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Right baseline). Danny Young shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Cliff Robinson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:07 Suns 91, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Top of the key). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (FT Line). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Karl Malone commits the foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 1 Phoenix is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Suns 91, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 1:48 Suns 91, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Cliff Robinson 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 corner). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left wing). Cliff Robinson is trapped near the sideline. Cliff Robinson gets free from the trap. Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Right baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (FT Line). Cliff Robinson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:22 Suns 91, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins drives to the deep left wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Post). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. Brad Daugherty now has 10 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Suns 91, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Top of the key). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to Danny Young (Left baseline). Danny Young passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Suns 91, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Cliff Robinson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Phoenix has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Suns: 7, Rockets: 1 Phoenix is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Suns 91, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. John Stockton (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:34 Suns 91, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Half Trap John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Deep Right wing). Cliff Robinson passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Cliff Robinson (Left baseline). Cliff Robinson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:22 Suns 91, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Kevin Edwards gets the assist. Final Score - Rockets 103, Suns 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: PF Larry Bird - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Rod Higgins - 27 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 12 Assists: Vern Fleming - 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Cliff Robinson - 26 Rebounds: Cliff Robinson - 20 Assists: Cliff Robinson - 6