Knicks @ Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 270 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 244 lbs. Small Forward - Rod Higgins - 6-7 - 227 lbs. Shooting Guard - Rolando Blackman - 6-6 - 226 lbs. Point Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 201 lbs. Knicks: Center - Jack Sikma - 6-11 - 279 lbs. Power Forward - Buck Williams - 6-8 - 245 lbs. Small Forward - Mitchell Anderson - 6-8 - 223 lbs. Shooting Guard - Butch Carter - 6-5 - 202 lbs. Point Guard - Darnell Valentine - 6-2 - 190 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Knicks 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman puts up the shot. No good. Buck Williams (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Rockets 0, Knicks 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Williams drives to the deep right wing. Buck Williams passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson shoots from the right wing. He is fouled by Rod Higgins. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Knicks: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:39 Rockets 0, Knicks 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Mitchell Anderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:39 Rockets 0, Knicks 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mitchell Anderson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Knicks: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:30 Rockets 0, Knicks 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 11:30 Rockets 2, Knicks 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Jack Sikma inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Rockets 2, Knicks 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. Rolando Blackman now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Rockets 4, Knicks 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Mitchell Anderson drives to the top of the key. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left wing). Mitchell Anderson drives to the hoop. Mitchell Anderson goes for a layup. It's Good. Butch Carter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Rockets 4, Knicks 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Buck Williams (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Rockets 4, Knicks 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Williams passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Left wing). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Butch Carter (FT Line). Butch Carter passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Right baseline). Jack Sikma shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Butch Carter gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. Jack Sikma now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Rockets 4, Knicks 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Rockets 6, Knicks 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Anderson inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine drives to the deep right wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Post). Jack Sikma shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Knicks: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:22 Rockets 6, Knicks 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Jack Sikma is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:22 Rockets 6, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Rockets 8, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter passes the ball to Jack Sikma (FT Line). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Buck Williams (Left baseline). Buck Williams passes the ball to Butch Carter (Top of the key). Butch Carter passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Buck Williams (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Rockets 8, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Jack Sikma. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Knicks: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:40 Rockets 8, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:40 Rockets 10, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Left wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right corner). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Post). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (FT Line). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Top of the key). Jack Sikma is unable to get off a shot. New York is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Rockets 10, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Knicks: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Rockets 10, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Mitchell Anderson forces a 5-second violation on Rod Higgins. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:10 Rockets 10, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Jack Sikma (FT Line). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:59 Rockets 10, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Rockets 12, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap New York calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Rockets 12, Knicks 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Post). Jack Sikma goes for a layup. It's Good. Darnell Valentine gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Rockets 12, Knicks 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New York comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Darnell Valentine steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:38 Rockets 12, Knicks 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Darnell Valentine drives to the deep right wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (FT Line). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong drives to the right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Vern Fleming forces a 5-second violation on Darnell Valentine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:21 Rockets 12, Knicks 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New York comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:14 Rockets 14, Knicks 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Left wing). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left baseline). Mitchell Anderson drives to the hoop. Mitchell Anderson goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Rockets 14, Knicks 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins drives to the deep right wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Derrick McKey. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Knicks: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Rockets 14, Knicks 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Rockets 16, Knicks 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Left wing). Derrick McKey passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Top of the key). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Right wing). Jack Sikma shoots from the right wing. No good. Mitchell Anderson (Knicks) gets the rebound. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Deep Post). Derrick McKey goes for a layup. No good. Jack Sikma (Knicks) gets the rebound. Jack Sikma passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (FT Line). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Deep Post). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Jack Sikma gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Rockets 16, Knicks 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Derrick McKey fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Knicks: 5 New York is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:35 Rockets 16, Knicks 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Roy Hinson (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Rockets 17, Knicks 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Left wing). Jack Sikma shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Rockets 17, Knicks 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:00 Rockets 20, Knicks 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Jack Sikma (FT Line). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Roy Hinson goes for a layup. No good. Mitchell Anderson tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Rockets 20, Knicks 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Johnny Dawkins (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:31 Rockets 20, Knicks 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Left wing). Jack Sikma shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:21 Rockets 20, Knicks 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Mitchell Anderson inbounds the ball to Butch Carter Butch Carter shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:17 Rockets 20, Knicks 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Rockets 22, Knicks 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Anderson inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep left wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Post). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right baseline). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Left baseline). Jack Sikma shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:32 Rockets 22, Knicks 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Jack Sikma (Knicks) gets the rebound. Jack Sikma is tied up by Rod Higgins The ref signals for a jump ball. Rod Higgins wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:27 Rockets 22, Knicks 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Rockets 24, Knicks 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Jack Sikma inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Deep Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (FT Line). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left baseline). Butch Carter passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right baseline). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left wing). Mitchell Anderson shoots from the left wing. No good. Jack Sikma (Knicks) gets the rebound. Roy Hinson is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Rockets 24, Knicks 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins beats the press. Houston gets a 3-on-2 break. Rod Higgins keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:43 Rockets 26, Knicks 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Buck Williams (FT Line). Buck Williams passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Buck Williams (Left wing). Buck Williams finds Butch Carter for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:31 Rockets 26, Knicks 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Rockets 28, Knicks 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine drives to the deep right wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Left wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left baseline). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Deep Right wing). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left wing). Butch Carter shoots from the left wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Rockets 28, Knicks 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Butch Carter. Buck Williams (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:51 Rockets 28, Knicks 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Top of the key). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Deep Right wing). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Jack Sikma (FT Line). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left baseline). Butch Carter makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Rockets 28, Knicks 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Buck Williams. Bill Cartwright (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Rockets 28, Knicks 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Don Collins (Top of the key). Don Collins passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Rockets 28, Knicks 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. No good. Bill Cartwright (Knicks) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:44 Rockets 28, Knicks 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Buck Williams (FT Line). Buck Williams passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right baseline). Butch Carter passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Butch Carter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:31 Rockets 28, Knicks 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the right baseline. No good. Buck Williams (Knicks) gets the rebound. Buck Williams now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:20 Rockets 28, Knicks 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Right wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darnell Valentine (Knicks) gets the rebound. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Knicks: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Rockets 28, Knicks 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins drives to the hoop. Don Collins goes for a layup. It's Good. Bill Cartwright gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Rockets 28, Knicks 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Rockets 30, Knicks 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Don Collins inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep left wing. Bill Cartwright is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:34 Rockets 30, Knicks 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:25 Rockets 30, Knicks 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Don Collins drives to the deep left wing. Don Collins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left baseline). Butch Carter passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Post). Butch Carter goes for a layup. He is fouled by Frank Johnson. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Knicks: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:14 Rockets 30, Knicks 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:14 Rockets 30, Knicks 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Rockets 32, Knicks 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter passes the ball to Buck Williams (Right wing). Buck Williams passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Bill Cartwright (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 32, Knicks 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the top of the key. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right corner). Butch Carter passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins drives to the hoop. Johnny Dawkins goes for a layup. It's Good. Butch Carter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:46 Rockets 32, Knicks 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Bill Cartwright. The basket is good. Larry Bird now has 11 points for the game. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Knicks: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Rockets 34, Knicks 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Rockets 35, Knicks 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mitchell Anderson beats the press. New York gets a 3-on-2 break. Mitchell Anderson gives it up to Butch Carter. He finishes with a layup. Mitchell Anderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:16 Rockets 35, Knicks 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. New York comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Rockets 37, Knicks 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins drives to the left wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Deep Post). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right baseline). Butch Carter passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Knicks: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:57 Rockets 37, Knicks 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:57 Rockets 37, Knicks 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. New York comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Frank Johnson puts up the shot. No good. Mitchell Anderson (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Rockets 37, Knicks 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Right wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left wing). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Rockets 37, Knicks 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:21 Rockets 39, Knicks 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the top of the key. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Post). Butch Carter shoots off the glass. It's Good. Johnny Dawkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 39, Knicks 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled by Derrick McKey. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Knicks: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Rockets 39, Knicks 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Rockets 41, Knicks 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins is tied up by Frank Johnson The ref signals for a jump ball. Frank Johnson wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:39 Rockets 41, Knicks 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Rockets 41, Knicks 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Jack Sikma (FT Line). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Deep Right wing). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right baseline). Mitchell Anderson drives to the hoop. Mitchell Anderson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Knicks: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Rockets 41, Knicks 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Anderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Rockets 41, Knicks 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:54 Rockets 43, Knicks 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Jack Sikma inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the top of the key. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right wing). Butch Carter drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Knicks: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Rockets 43, Knicks 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Jack Sikma Jack Sikma passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left baseline). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Deep Post). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right baseline). Mitchell Anderson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:37 Rockets 43, Knicks 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell moves to the right wing. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Rockets 43, Knicks 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the top of the key. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Post). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Post). Jack Sikma goes for a layup. It's Good. Roy Hinson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:02 Rockets 43, Knicks 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:41 Rockets 46, Knicks 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:34 Rockets 46, Knicks 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New York comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Mitchell Anderson (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:20 Rockets 46, Knicks 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left wing). Butch Carter shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Rockets 46, Knicks 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New York comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Rockets 46, Knicks 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter drives to the deep right wing. Butch Carter passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Deep Post). Jack Sikma gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Rockets 46, Knicks 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mitchell Anderson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Knicks: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Rockets 46, Knicks 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Rockets 48, Knicks 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Darnell Valentine inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Butch Carter passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Deep Right wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Deep Post). Jack Sikma puts up the shot. It's Good. Mitchell Anderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:09 Rockets 48, Knicks 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming finds Rolando Blackman for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:06 Rockets 50, Knicks 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine drives to the deep left wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Buck Williams (FT Line). Buck Williams passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left baseline). Mitchell Anderson drives to the hoop. Mitchell Anderson goes for a layup. No good. Jack Sikma (Knicks) gets the rebound. Jack Sikma now has four rebounds for the game. Jack Sikma goes for a layup. No good. Mitchell Anderson (Knicks) gets the rebound. Mitchell Anderson now has five rebounds for the game. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Top of the key). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine goes for a layup. No good. Jack Sikma (Knicks) gets the rebound. Jack Sikma passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Left wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Buck Williams (Deep Post). Buck Williams passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left wing). Butch Carter shoots from the left wing. No good. Buck Williams (Knicks) gets the rebound. Buck Williams passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Rockets 50, Knicks 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Buck Williams (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:56 Rockets 50, Knicks 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Williams drives to the top of the key. Buck Williams passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Buck Williams (Left wing). Buck Williams drives to the hoop. Buck Williams goes for a layup. It's Good. Darnell Valentine gets the assist. That's his second assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Rockets 50, Knicks 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New York comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:28 Rockets 52, Knicks 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter drives to the deep right wing. Butch Carter passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (FT Line). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Buck Williams (Deep Post). Buck Williams puts up the shot. It's Good. Buck Williams now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Rockets 52, Knicks 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Jack Sikma (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:51 Rockets 52, Knicks 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Jack Sikma passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Top of the key). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right corner). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Buck Williams (Deep Post). Buck Williams puts up the shot. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird is tied up by Buck Williams The ref signals for a jump ball. Buck Williams wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Rockets 52, Knicks 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Williams passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left corner). Butch Carter shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. It's Good. Mitchell Anderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Rockets 52, Knicks 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Darnell Valentine (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:14 Rockets 52, Knicks 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Darnell Valentine drives to the top of the key. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right baseline). Butch Carter passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is good. Darnell Valentine now has 2 points for the game. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Knicks: 3 Larry Bird is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Rockets 52, Knicks 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Darnell Valentine is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Rockets 52, Knicks 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Rockets 52, Knicks 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. The shot is blocked by Butch Carter. Mitchell Anderson (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:49 Rockets 52, Knicks 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Top of the key). Butch Carter passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left wing). Mitchell Anderson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Butch Carter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:41 Rockets 52, Knicks 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Rockets 54, Knicks 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Jack Sikma inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep left wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Right baseline). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right wing). Butch Carter drives to the hoop. Butch Carter goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Knicks: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:05 Rockets 54, Knicks 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:05 Rockets 54, Knicks 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Rockets 56, Knicks 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Top of the key). Butch Carter passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right corner). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Roy Hinson goes for a layup. It's Good. Darnell Valentine gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:36 Rockets 56, Knicks 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has five rebounds for the game. Roy Hinson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Knicks: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:14 Rockets 56, Knicks 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Butch Carter. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Knicks: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:12 Rockets 56, Knicks 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:12 Rockets 58, Knicks 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Buck Williams (Right wing). Buck Williams drives to the hoop. Buck Williams goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:05 Rockets 58, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins drives to the deep right wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Patrick Ewing is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Rockets 58, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Jack Sikma inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Buck Williams (Left wing). Buck Williams passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Post). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Deep Right wing). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darnell Valentine tries to tip in the miss...No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:25 Rockets 58, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Jack Sikma. The basket is good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Knicks: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:17 Rockets 60, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:17 Rockets 61, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Anderson inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine drives to the top of the key. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Buck Williams (FT Line). Patrick Ewing gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Rockets 61, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:02 Rockets 63, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. Halftime. Score - Rockets 63, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 63, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Top of the key). Vern Fleming tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Knicks: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:58 Rockets 63, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Top of the key). Butch Carter passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left baseline). Mitchell Anderson drives to the hoop. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left corner). Butch Carter shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:31 Rockets 63, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming now has one rebound for the game. Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Rockets 63, Knicks 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Darnell Valentine drives to the top of the key. Darnell Valentine finds Mitchell Anderson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:00 Rockets 63, Knicks 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Jack Sikma fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Knicks: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:44 Rockets 63, Knicks 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Rockets 65, Knicks 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine drives to the top of the key. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Jack Sikma (FT Line). Larry Bird forces a 5-second violation on Jack Sikma. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:35 Rockets 65, Knicks 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Rockets 67, Knicks 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Anderson inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine drives to the deep right wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Right wing). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Rockets 67, Knicks 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Larry Bird keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:12 Rockets 69, Knicks 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man New York calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:12 Rockets 69, Knicks 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Buck Williams Buck Williams passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Deep Right wing). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left corner). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Buck Williams (Deep Post). Buck Williams passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right baseline). Mitchell Anderson drives to the hoop. Mitchell Anderson goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:01 Rockets 69, Knicks 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New York comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins drives to the deep right wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:51 Rockets 71, Knicks 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:49 Rockets 71, Knicks 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Rockets 71, Knicks 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Jack Sikma (FT Line). Buck Williams is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:36 Rockets 71, Knicks 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird finds Rolando Blackman for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:31 Rockets 73, Knicks 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Buck Williams (Left wing). Buck Williams drives to the hoop. Buck Williams goes for a layup. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:25 Rockets 73, Knicks 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. Vern Fleming now has 6 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Rockets 75, Knicks 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap New York calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Rockets 75, Knicks 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Jack Sikma Jack Sikma passes the ball to Butch Carter (FT Line). Butch Carter shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Jack Sikma gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:15 Rockets 75, Knicks 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Rockets 77, Knicks 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Top of the key). Butch Carter passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Right wing). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right baseline). Butch Carter passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left baseline). Rod Higgins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Rockets 77, Knicks 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins drives to the deep left wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Jack Sikma. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Knicks: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Rockets 77, Knicks 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Rockets 79, Knicks 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Darnell Valentine inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Buck Williams (Deep Post). Buck Williams goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Rolando Blackman. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Knicks: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:42 Rockets 79, Knicks 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:42 Rockets 79, Knicks 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:14 Rockets 81, Knicks 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Mitchell Anderson inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right baseline). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Buck Williams (Post). Buck Williams passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right corner). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Post). Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Knicks: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Rockets 81, Knicks 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left corner). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Deep Post). Rod Higgins fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Knicks: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Rockets 81, Knicks 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Rockets 81, Knicks 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Rockets 83, Knicks 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright is trapped near the sideline. Patrick Ewing is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Knicks: 2 Rockets is in the penalty. Bill Cartwright will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Rockets 83, Knicks 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Bill Cartwright is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Rockets 83, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:21 Rockets 85, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (FT Line). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Deep Right wing). Derrick McKey passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (FT Line). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:05 Rockets 85, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Otis Birdsong (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:50 Rockets 85, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right baseline). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Rockets 85, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Bill Cartwright. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Knicks: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:11 Rockets 85, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Johnny Dawkins (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:09 Rockets 86, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Top of the key). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Rockets 86, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New York comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Rockets 86, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep left wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:27 Rockets 86, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:21 Rockets 88, Knicks 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins drives to the deep right wing. Johnny Dawkins finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Rockets 88, Knicks 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Bill Cartwright (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:02 Rockets 88, Knicks 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Top of the key). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left wing). Mitchell Anderson is trapped near the sideline. Mitchell Anderson gets free from the trap. Mitchell Anderson is trapped near the sideline. Mitchell Anderson gets free from the trap. Mitchell Anderson is trapped near the sideline. Patrick Ewing gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Rockets 88, Knicks 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins moves to the left wing. Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:19 Rockets 90, Knicks 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Derrick McKey (FT Line). Derrick McKey passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. No good. Bill Cartwright (Knicks) gets the rebound. Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (FT Line). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Knicks: 3 Houston is in the penalty. Otis Birdsong will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Rockets 90, Knicks 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Rockets 90, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Mitchell Anderson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Knicks: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:02 Rockets 90, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. No good. Bill Cartwright (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:52 Rockets 90, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Butch Carter (Top of the key). Butch Carter passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Left wing). Rod Higgins steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Rockets 90, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. Buck Williams (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:20 Rockets 90, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Buck Williams passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rolando Blackman now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:08 Rockets 90, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:43 Rockets 90, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Don Collins (Deep Left wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:34 Rockets 90, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Butch Carter gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Rockets 90, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Butch Carter passes the ball to Buck Williams (FT Line). Buck Williams drives to the hoop. Buck Williams goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has 9 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Rockets 90, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Rockets 92, Knicks 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Rockets 92, Knicks 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New York comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:00 Rockets 92, Knicks 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Buck Williams (FT Line). Buck Williams drives to the hoop. Buck Williams goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:53 Rockets 92, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New York comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Buck Williams fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Knicks: 5 New York is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:43 Rockets 92, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:43 Rockets 94, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Don Collins passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right corner). Butch Carter passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Rockets 94, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Buck Williams (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:00 Rockets 94, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Williams passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Left wing). Butch Carter passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right wing). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:51 Rockets 94, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:49 Rockets 96, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Buck Williams inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter drives to the deep left wing. Butch Carter passes the ball to Don Collins (Right baseline). Don Collins shoots from the right baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Rockets 96, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Don Collins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Knicks: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:33 Rockets 96, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Johnny Dawkins (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:31 Rockets 97, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Buck Williams (Right baseline). Buck Williams passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Don Collins (Left baseline). Chuck Person steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 97, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Bill Cartwright. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Knicks: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Rockets 97, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Rockets 98, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man New York calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Rockets 98, Knicks 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Right wing). Derrick McKey passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:02 Rockets 98, Knicks 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 98, Knicks 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Johnny Dawkins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Knicks: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Rockets 98, Knicks 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Rockets 100, Knicks 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Don Collins passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Left wing). Derrick McKey passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins drives to the hoop. Don Collins passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Deep Post). Derrick McKey goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Knicks: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Rockets 100, Knicks 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Rockets 100, Knicks 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Derrick McKey. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:18 Rockets 102, Knicks 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Houston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right baseline). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Don Collins (Right wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Right wing). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:52 Rockets 102, Knicks 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Johnny Dawkins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Knicks: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:45 Rockets 102, Knicks 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:45 Rockets 104, Knicks 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Top of the key). Hank McDowell is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Knicks: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Rockets 104, Knicks 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Rockets 104, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Johnny Dawkins. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Knicks: 3 Johnny Dawkins is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 4 Time Remaining: 10:24 Rockets 104, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Johnson will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is no good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Rockets 104, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Rockets 106, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Mitchell Anderson. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Right wing). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins is trapped near midcourt. Johnny Dawkins gets free from the trap. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Deep Right wing). Derrick McKey passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Post). Johnny Dawkins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Frank Johnson. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:00 Rockets 106, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Bill Cartwright (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:51 Rockets 106, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Left wing). Derrick McKey passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Rockets 106, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:29 Rockets 106, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Top of the key). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (FT Line). Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Rockets 106, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Rockets 108, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Rockets 108, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell shoots off the glass. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Rockets 110, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man New York calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Rockets 110, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Anderson inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Left baseline). Jack Sikma shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Knicks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:37 Rockets 110, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. Rolando Blackman now has 7 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:22 Rockets 112, Knicks 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Anderson inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Mitchell Anderson (Deep Right wing). Mitchell Anderson drives to the right wing. Mitchell Anderson passes the ball to Jack Sikma (Left corner). Jack Sikma passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left baseline). Butch Carter drives to the hoop. Butch Carter goes for a layup. It's Good. Jack Sikma gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Rockets 112, Knicks 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New York comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Knicks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:51 Rockets 112, Knicks 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Fred Roberts (FT Line). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Bill Cartwright (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Rockets 112, Knicks 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Post). Derrick McKey goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:15 Rockets 112, Knicks 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Right baseline). Derrick McKey shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:02 Rockets 112, Knicks 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Post). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left corner). Fred Roberts shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Bill Cartwright (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:37 Rockets 112, Knicks 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Top of the key). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Rockets 112, Knicks 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Lorenzo Romar inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left corner). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right baseline). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Lorenzo Romar gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:11 Rockets 114, Knicks 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Don Collins throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:10 Rockets 114, Knicks 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Lorenzo Romar. New York comes out in a full court press. Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left baseline). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. Chuck Person now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Rockets 116, Knicks 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Houston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Left wing). Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right baseline). Bill Cartwright shoots from the right baseline. No good. Otis Birdsong tries to tip in the miss...No good. Don Collins (Knicks) gets the rebound. Don Collins passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Post). Bill Cartwright goes for a layup. No good. Bill Cartwright tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Rockets 116, Knicks 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left baseline). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Rockets 118, Knicks 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Don Collins (Post). Don Collins passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Deep Post). Bill Cartwright goes for a layup. It's Good. Don Collins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Rockets 118, Knicks 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson finds Hank McDowell for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:37 Rockets 120, Knicks 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left corner). Johnny Dawkins drives to the hoop. Lorenzo Romar fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Knicks: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Rockets 120, Knicks 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Don Collins (Right baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:24 Rockets 120, Knicks 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Lorenzo Romar. New York comes out in a full court press. Lorenzo Romar beats the press. Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Lorenzo Romar keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:18 Rockets 122, Knicks 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Right wing). Derrick McKey passes the ball to Don Collins (Post). Don Collins shoots off the glass. It's Good. Derrick McKey gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Rockets 122, Knicks 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. New York comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Rockets 124, Knicks 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Don Collins passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong is tied up by Frank Johnson The ref signals for a jump ball. Frank Johnson wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:58 Rockets 124, Knicks 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (FT Line). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Rockets 124, Knicks 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Don Collins passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Left baseline). Johnny Dawkins shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Rockets 124, Knicks 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:03 Rockets 126, Knicks 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Don Collins passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Rockets 126, Knicks 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Lorenzo Romar. Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Derrick McKey strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:51 Rockets 126, Knicks 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey passes the ball to Don Collins (Deep Left wing). Don Collins drives to the left wing. Don Collins passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Don Collins (Left baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Right wing). Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Bill Cartwright (Left wing). Bill Cartwright drives to the hoop. Bill Cartwright shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. Otis Birdsong now has one assist for the game. Bill Cartwright now has 18 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Rockets 126, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Fred Roberts (FT Line). Bill Cartwright steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Rockets 126, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Half Trap Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Derrick McKey (FT Line). Derrick McKey passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Lorenzo Romar (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:08 Rockets 126, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Fred Roberts (FT Line). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Bill Cartwright (Knicks) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:44 Rockets 126, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Don Collins (Deep Post). Don Collins passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:31 Rockets 126, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (FT Line). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Right baseline). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Fred Roberts gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:08 Rockets 128, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Johnny Dawkins beats the press. Frank Johnson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Knicks: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:02 Rockets 128, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Derrick McKey inbounds the ball to Johnny Dawkins Don Collins is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Rockets 128, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New York comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Rockets 128, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Johnny Dawkins inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Johnny Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Johnny Dawkins drives to the right wing. Johnny Dawkins passes the ball to Don Collins (Left baseline). Don Collins backs his man down. Don Collins passes the ball to Derrick McKey (Left corner). Derrick McKey shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Don Collins tries to tip in the miss...No good. Fred Roberts (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Rockets 128, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Fred Roberts passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Cedric Maxwell (Right wing). Cedric Maxwell passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left corner). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Deep Post). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right baseline). Lorenzo Romar shoots from the right baseline. No good. Fred Roberts tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Rockets 130, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks ball: Defense: Man Bill Cartwright inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Don Collins (Top of the key). Don Collins shoots from the top of the key. No good. Fred Roberts (Rockets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Rockets 130, Knicks 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Patrick Ewing - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knicks Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Butch Carter - 21 Rebounds: Bill Cartwright - 11 Assists: Butch Carter - 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 32 Rebounds: Larry Bird - 10 Assists: Vern Fleming - 8