Rockets @ Nuggets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Nuggets: Center - Clemon Johnson - 6-10 - 272 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Smith - 6-8 - 241 lbs. Small Forward - Clyde Drexler - 6-7 - 227 lbs. Shooting Guard - Darrell Griffith - 6-4 - 209 lbs. Point Guard - Eddie L. Johnson - 6-2 - 189 lbs. 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Nuggets 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Nuggets 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Post). Clyde Drexler finds Darrell Griffith for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:39 Nuggets 2, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Nuggets 2, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Nuggets 2, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clemon Johnson shoots from the inside. It's Good. Clemon Johnson now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:14 Nuggets 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Nuggets 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Nuggets 4, Rockets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson is unable to get off a shot. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Nuggets 4, Rockets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clyde Drexler. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Nuggets 4, Rockets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Nuggets 4, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:05 Nuggets 6, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Michael Brooks tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Nuggets 6, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins retreats to the the wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Nuggets 6, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Nuggets 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep left wing. Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:32 Nuggets 8, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:27 Nuggets 8, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:14 Nuggets 10, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. No good. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:05 Nuggets 10, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Right baseline). Michael Brooks shoots from the right baseline. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith now has one rebound for the game. Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. No good. Clyde Drexler tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Nuggets 12, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Nuggets 12, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:12 Nuggets 14, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:12 Nuggets 14, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Michael Brooks (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Nuggets 14, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Brooks passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left corner). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left baseline). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Nuggets 16, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:37 Nuggets 16, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Post). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Right wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith is trapped near the sideline. Rolando Blackman is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Nuggets 16, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:09 Nuggets 18, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird finds Rolando Blackman for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:57 Nuggets 18, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right baseline. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Nuggets 18, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Nuggets 18, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:09 Nuggets 18, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Nuggets 18, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Michael Brooks Michael Brooks passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Post). Michael Brooks puts up the shot. It's Good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Nuggets 20, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:42 Nuggets 20, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Right wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Post). Michael Brooks shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:28 Nuggets 20, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Michael Brooks fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 2 Denver is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:20 Nuggets 20, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Darrell Griffith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Nuggets 20, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Nuggets 20, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson attempts to drive but Vern Fleming steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Nuggets 20, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled by Clemon Johnson. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Nuggets 20, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Nuggets 20, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Left wing). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:52 Nuggets 20, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:52 Nuggets 22, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:43 Nuggets 22, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Nuggets 22, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Right wing). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Nuggets 22, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Nuggets 24, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins drives to the deep left wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. No good. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Nuggets 24, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. No good. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:00 Nuggets 24, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:00 Nuggets 26, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell puts up the shot. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:43 Nuggets 26, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Michael Wiley is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:38 Nuggets 26, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Nuggets 26, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Eddie L. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:24 Nuggets 28, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Nuggets 28, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Right wing). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:03 Nuggets 28, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. George L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Nuggets 28, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Left corner). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith finds Clyde Drexler for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:40 Nuggets 30, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 9, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:21 Nuggets 30, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:21 Nuggets 30, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. Nothing but net. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Nuggets 33, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person backs his man down. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson moves out to the wing. Frank Johnson doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Houston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Nuggets 33, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Nuggets 33, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson is tied up by Ron Anderson The ref signals for a jump ball. Frank Johnson wins the jump ball. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Nuggets 33, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rickey Green passes the ball to George L. Johnson (FT Line). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:14 Nuggets 33, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Rickey Green tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 10, Rockets: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Nuggets 33, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Nuggets 33, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Right wing). Ron Anderson finds Rickey Green for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Nuggets 35, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Rickey Green steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Nuggets 35, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rickey Green passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Left wing). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. George L. Johnson gets the assist. George L. Johnson now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Nuggets 37, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by George L. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 11, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:32 Nuggets 37, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 0:32 Nuggets 37, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:17 Nuggets 37, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the left wing. No good. George L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:08 Nuggets 37, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 37, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson drives to the hoop. Ron Anderson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:54 Nuggets 39, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person now has three rebounds for the game. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming is tied up by Clyde Drexler The ref signals for a jump ball. Vern Fleming wins the jump ball. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Michael Brooks tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:22 Nuggets 39, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Larry Smith. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Nuggets 39, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 11:05 Nuggets 39, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Nuggets 39, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Nuggets 40, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming finds Chuck Person for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:52 Nuggets 40, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Nuggets 40, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:35 Nuggets 40, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Nuggets 40, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Nuggets 40, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Nuggets 40, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clemon Johnson Clemon Johnson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Nuggets 40, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). George L. Johnson forces a 5-second violation on Hank McDowell. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:05 Nuggets 40, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Right wing). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Deep Post). George L. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:51 Nuggets 42, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Nuggets 42, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Deep Post). George L. Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Nuggets 42, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Nuggets 44, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins drives to the right wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Clemon Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:22 Nuggets 44, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Rockets: 2 Michael Wiley is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:19 Nuggets 44, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:19 Nuggets 44, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:14 Nuggets 46, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the right wing. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Nuggets 46, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson passes the ball to George L. Johnson (FT Line). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Nuggets 46, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 2 Denver is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Nuggets 46, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Nuggets 46, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right baseline). Ron Anderson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:21 Nuggets 46, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell is trapped near the sideline. Hank McDowell gets free from the trap. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Eddie L. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Nuggets 46, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Nuggets 46, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Post). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson attempts to drive but Frank Johnson steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Nuggets 46, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Nuggets 46, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Nuggets 46, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:43 Nuggets 46, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Nuggets 46, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the top of the key. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Rolando Blackman is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Nuggets 46, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Rod Higgins draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Nuggets 46, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. No good. Rod Higgins tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:59 Nuggets 46, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Post). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:50 Nuggets 46, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to George L. Johnson George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:42 Nuggets 46, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Nuggets 46, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Nuggets 46, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:19 Nuggets 48, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:17 Nuggets 48, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins is tied up by Clyde Drexler The ref signals for a jump ball. Rod Higgins wins the jump ball. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:57 Nuggets 48, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Nuggets 50, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:43 Nuggets 50, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep left wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Nuggets 50, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins is trapped near midcourt. Rod Higgins gets free from the trap. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. No good. George L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his third rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Nuggets 50, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Ron Anderson tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Nuggets 52, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Nuggets 52, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Eddie L. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Nuggets 52, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Nuggets 52, Rockets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green finds Darrell Griffith for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:53 Nuggets 54, Rockets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. George L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Nuggets 54, Rockets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (FT Line). Rickey Green moves to the right wing. Rickey Green shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:29 Nuggets 54, Rockets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to George L. Johnson George L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Ron Anderson goes for a layup. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:09 Nuggets 54, Rockets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Nuggets 54, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler is trapped in the corner. Rod Higgins is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 6 Rockets is in the penalty. Clyde Drexler will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Nuggets 54, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Nuggets 56, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming is trapped near midcourt. Vern Fleming gets free from the trap. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person is trapped in the corner. Chuck Person gets free from the trap. Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has 22 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Nuggets 56, Rockets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left corner). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Ron Anderson tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Nuggets 58, Rockets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person is trapped in the corner. Chuck Person gets free from the trap. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming now has 8 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:36 Nuggets 58, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rickey Green passes the ball to George L. Johnson (FT Line). George L. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Larry Bird draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Nuggets 58, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Patrick Ewing is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:06 Nuggets 58, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rickey Green inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep right wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to George L. Johnson (FT Line). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Right wing). Geoff Huston drives to the hoop. Geoff Huston passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left baseline). Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Post). Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Nuggets 58, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. George L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Nuggets 58, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Left baseline). Geoff Huston drives to the hoop. Geoff Huston passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Geoff Huston gets the assist. Ron Anderson now has 10 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:18 Nuggets 60, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). 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 doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Houston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Nuggets 60, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Geoff Huston inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rolando Blackman tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Rickey Green will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Nuggets 60, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rickey Green is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Nuggets 61, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Rickey Green Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 7 Denver is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:46 Nuggets 61, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. George L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Nuggets 61, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:39 Nuggets 61, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Nuggets 61, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rickey Green passes the ball to George L. Johnson (FT Line). George L. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Nuggets 61, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. Halftime. Score - Nuggets 61, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 61, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Nuggets 61, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clyde Drexler. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:38 Nuggets 61, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:38 Nuggets 61, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the top of the key. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Darrell Griffith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:31 Nuggets 63, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Vern Fleming now has 10 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:24 Nuggets 63, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep right wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Nuggets 63, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird is trapped in the corner. Darrell Griffith is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:03 Nuggets 63, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the left baseline. No good. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:55 Nuggets 63, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right baseline). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith goes for a layup. It's Good. Ron Anderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:48 Nuggets 65, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman is trapped near the sideline. Rolando Blackman gets free from the trap. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Nuggets 65, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson is trapped near the sideline. Rolando Blackman is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Nuggets 65, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Nuggets 65, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Nuggets 65, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:27 Nuggets 65, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Nuggets 65, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Patrick Ewing forces a 5-second violation on Larry Smith. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Nuggets 65, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Rod Higgins is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Nuggets 65, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. It's Good. Darrell Griffith now has 19 points for the game. Larry Smith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Nuggets 67, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Larry Smith is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:39 Nuggets 67, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Darrell Griffith steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:29 Nuggets 67, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Nuggets 67, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins finds Frank Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Nuggets 67, Rockets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:59 Nuggets 67, Rockets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Nuggets 67, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson drives to the deep right wing. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Deep Right wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the left wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:20 Nuggets 67, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. He is fouled by Michael Brooks. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Nuggets 67, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Nuggets 67, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:54 Nuggets 67, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston gets a 3-on-2 break. Vern Fleming gives it up to Frank Johnson. He misses the layup. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Nuggets 67, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:23 Nuggets 67, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left corner). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left baseline). Clemon Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:11 Nuggets 67, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson now has 7 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Nuggets 67, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Nuggets 67, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Ron Anderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Nuggets 69, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Darrell Griffith draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:28 Nuggets 69, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clemon Johnson now has 6 rebounds for the game. Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Post). Rod Higgins draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Nuggets 69, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the baseline. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by George L. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:54 Nuggets 69, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:54 Nuggets 69, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:41 Nuggets 69, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ron Anderson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Nuggets 69, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Nuggets 69, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right baseline). Ron Anderson passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Top of the key). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Nuggets 69, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Top of the key). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Nuggets 69, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:58 Nuggets 69, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left baseline). Ron Anderson drives to the hoop. Ron Anderson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Nuggets 69, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:38 Nuggets 69, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith drives to the deep left wing. Darrell Griffith moves to the left corner. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to George L. Johnson (Deep Post). George L. Johnson puts up the shot. It's Good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Nuggets 71, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:02 Nuggets 71, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to George L. Johnson (FT Line). George L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right baseline). Ron Anderson drives to the hoop. Ron Anderson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 3 Frank Johnson is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:52 Nuggets 71, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:52 Nuggets 72, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rickey Green. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:38 Nuggets 72, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:38 Nuggets 72, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap George L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Rickey Green (Top of the key). Rickey Green passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right baseline). Ron Anderson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Rickey Green gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:29 Nuggets 74, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). George L. Johnson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 3 Denver is in the penalty. Rod Higgins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Nuggets 74, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Nuggets 74, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep right wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left wing). Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Post). Michael Wiley puts up the shot. No good. Michael Wiley tries to tip in the miss...No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:07 Nuggets 74, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person drives to the deep left wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:58 Nuggets 74, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Top of the key). Rickey Green passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Post). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Nuggets 74, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell 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: 1:30 Nuggets 74, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Right wing). Ron Anderson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Nuggets 74, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming attempts to drive but Michael Wiley steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:21 Nuggets 74, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Denver gets a 2-on-1 break. Michael Wiley lobs the ball to Ron Anderson. He finishes with a layup. Michael Wiley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Nuggets 76, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Darrell Griffith. The basket is good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 9, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Nuggets 76, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Nuggets 76, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Geoff Huston inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley shoots from the free throw line. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Wiley shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Nuggets 78, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 10, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:41 Nuggets 78, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:41 Nuggets 78, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Geoff Huston inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Deep Left wing). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson drives to the hoop. Ron Anderson goes for a layup. It's Good. Geoff Huston gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:33 Nuggets 80, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming shoots from the inside. He is fouled by George L. Johnson. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 11, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:15 Nuggets 80, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:15 Nuggets 80, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (FT Line). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left corner). Rickey Green drives to the hoop. Rickey Green goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 11, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:07 Nuggets 80, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rickey Green is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:07 Nuggets 82, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 82, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Larry Bird now has 13 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Nuggets 82, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left wing). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Nuggets 84, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Nuggets 84, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Nuggets 86, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the left wing. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Nuggets 86, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Michael Brooks (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Brooks passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson puts up the shot. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Nuggets 86, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson moves out to the wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson is trapped near the sideline. Frank Johnson gets free from the trap. Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Nuggets 86, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the top of the key. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep right wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Top of the key). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson is unable to get off a shot. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:05 Nuggets 86, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver 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 Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Nuggets 86, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:33 Nuggets 88, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:22 Nuggets 88, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Post). Darrell Griffith puts up the shot. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:10 Nuggets 88, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie L. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Nuggets 88, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Darrell Griffith fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Nuggets 88, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Nuggets 88, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Eddie L. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:27 Nuggets 90, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. No good. Eddie L. Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Eddie L. Johnson now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:14 Nuggets 90, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left baseline). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler finds Ron Anderson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Nuggets 92, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Clemon Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Nuggets 92, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Rod Higgins puts up the shot. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:27 Nuggets 92, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith finds Clyde Drexler for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Nuggets 94, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Nuggets 94, Rockets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left corner). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Nuggets 94, Rockets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Nuggets 96, Rockets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:51 Nuggets 96, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (FT Line). Ron Anderson drives to the hoop. Larry Bird draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:41 Nuggets 96, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Denver 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 Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Nuggets 96, Rockets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left corner). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left baseline). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Post). Ron Anderson puts up the shot. It's Good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Nuggets 98, Rockets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:02 Nuggets 98, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:01 Nuggets 98, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Rickey Green Rickey Green passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Nuggets 98, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Rod Higgins now has 6 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:40 Nuggets 98, Rockets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right baseline). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:29 Nuggets 98, Rockets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Rod Higgins now has 7 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:22 Nuggets 98, Rockets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:22 Nuggets 98, Rockets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Rickey Green Rickey Green passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Rickey Green (Left baseline). Rickey Green shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Smith tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Nuggets 100, Rockets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Nuggets 100, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rickey Green inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:58 Nuggets 102, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Nuggets 102, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Nuggets 102, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Denver comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:32 Nuggets 102, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:09 Nuggets 102, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:01 Nuggets 102, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson puts up the shot. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:39 Nuggets 102, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Nuggets 102, Rockets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie L. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rolando Blackman. The basket is no good. Rolando Blackman has fouled out of the game. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:15 Nuggets 102, Rockets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Eddie L. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:15 Nuggets 103, Rockets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Lorenzo Romar. Denver comes out in a full court press. Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Deep Post). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Right corner). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Fred Roberts (FT Line). Fred Roberts drives to the hoop. Fred Roberts goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ron Anderson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:55 Nuggets 103, Rockets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Fred Roberts is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:55 Nuggets 103, Rockets 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Geoff Huston inbounds the ball to Rickey Green. Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks gets into the paint. Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Michael Brooks will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:44 Nuggets 103, Rockets 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Brooks is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Nuggets 104, Rockets 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left wing). Fred Roberts finds Chuck Person for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Nuggets 104, Rockets 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Half Trap Michael Brooks inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Deep Left wing). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right wing). Rickey Green is trapped near the sideline. Rickey Green gets free from the trap. Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left corner). Michael Brooks is trapped in the corner. Michael Brooks gets free from the trap. Michael Brooks is trapped in the corner. Michael Brooks gets free from the trap. Michael Brooks shoots from the left corner. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Nuggets 104, Rockets 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (FT Line). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left baseline). Geoff Huston gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Nuggets 104, Rockets 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Geoff Huston passes the ball to Michael Brooks (FT Line). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Michael Brooks (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Brooks passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right baseline). Rickey Green passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Post). Geoff Huston shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Frank Johnson. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Nuggets 104, Rockets 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Geoff Huston is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Nuggets 105, Rockets 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Fred Roberts inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Deep Post). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left corner). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Left corner). Fred Roberts shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:10 Nuggets 105, Rockets 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson passes the ball to Geoff Huston (Top of the key). Geoff Huston passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right baseline). Rickey Green passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Post). Michael Brooks moves to the right wing. Michael Brooks passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right corner). Rickey Green shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Nuggets 105, Rockets 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Rickey Green inbounds the ball to Ron Anderson Ron Anderson passes the ball to Michael Brooks (Left corner). Michael Brooks passes the ball to Rickey Green (Right corner). Michael Wiley is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Nuggets 105, Rockets 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Lorenzo Romar. Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Fred Roberts (Right wing). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Fred Roberts (FT Line). Fred Roberts passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Lorenzo Romar (Left wing). Lorenzo Romar passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson gets into the paint. Frank Johnson shoots from the inside. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has 6 rebounds for the game. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Rockets 126, Nuggets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Patrick Ewing - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 28 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 12 Assists: Rod Higgins - 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Clyde Drexler - 23 Rebounds: Clemon Johnson - 9 Assists: Clyde Drexler - 7