Rockets @ Pistons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Pistons: Center - Kevin Willis - 7-0 - 265 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Nance - 6-10 - 271 lbs. Small Forward - Terry Cummings - 6-9 - 254 lbs. Shooting Guard - Alvin Robertson - 6-4 - 201 lbs. Point Guard - Rob Williams - 6-2 - 183 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Willis (Pistons) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Pistons 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Top of the key). Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Pistons 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right corner). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Larry Nance is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Pistons 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Kevin Willis. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:23 Pistons 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 no good. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. Rob Williams now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:21 Pistons 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Rob Williams drives to the deep right wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance puts up the shot. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Pistons 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rolando Blackman 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 Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Terry Cummings. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:57 Pistons 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left corner). Patrick Ewing gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:46 Pistons 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Pistons 0, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Pistons 0, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Rolando Blackman now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Pistons 0, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson drives to the top of the key. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance shoots off the glass. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kevin Willis goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:08 Pistons 2, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Pistons 2, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson drives to the top of the key. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Patrick Ewing tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:51 Pistons 2, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right baseline). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:27 Pistons 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Pistons 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance shoots off the glass. It's Good. Terry Cummings gets the assist. Terry Cummings now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Pistons 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:00 Pistons 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman shoots off the glass. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Pistons 6, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep left wing. Rob Williams finds Larry Nance for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:42 Pistons 8, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. He is fouled by Rob Williams. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Pistons 8, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The third free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Pistons 8, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Mike McGee. Mike McGee drives to the deep left wing. Mike McGee passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance goes for a layup. It's Good. Mike McGee gets the assist. Mike McGee now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:13 Pistons 10, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. Larry Nance now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Pistons 10, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Mike McGee (Right corner). Mike McGee passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Left baseline). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mike McGee (Left wing). Mike McGee passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance shoots from the inside. It's Good. Mike McGee gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Pistons 12, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Mike McGee. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:37 Pistons 12, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Deep Right wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mike McGee (Right baseline). Mike McGee drives to the hoop. Mike McGee goes for a layup. It's Good. Paul Pressey gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Pistons 14, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Pistons 14, Rockets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:21 Pistons 14, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mike McGee inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Houston comes out in a full court press. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Mike McGee (Deep Right wing). Mike McGee passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right corner). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Right wing). Paul Pressey drives to the hoop. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Post). Alvin Robertson goes for a layup. It's Good. Alvin Robertson now has 2 points for the game. Paul Pressey gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:01 Pistons 16, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:55 Pistons 16, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Mike McGee (FT Line). Mike McGee passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Mike McGee (Left baseline). Mike McGee passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right baseline). Larry Nance shoots from the right baseline. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Pistons 16, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:07 Pistons 16, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Deep Right wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right baseline). Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Mike McGee (Left wing). Mike McGee passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Pistons 16, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Pistons 18, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Willis. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Pistons 18, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 5:33 Pistons 18, Rockets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Paul Pressey inbounds the ball to Mike McGee. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike McGee passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance shoots off the glass. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:24 Pistons 18, Rockets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:11 Pistons 18, Rockets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Mike McGee. Mike McGee drives to the deep right wing. Mike McGee passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Mike McGee (Right wing). Mike McGee drives to the hoop. Mike McGee goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Pistons 18, Rockets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mike McGee is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:57 Pistons 19, Rockets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Mark Eaton is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 4 Detroit is in the penalty. Hank McDowell will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Pistons 19, Rockets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Pistons 19, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Mike McGee. Mike McGee passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Mike McGee (FT Line). Mike McGee shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Pistons 19, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming is trapped near midcourt. Paul Pressey is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 4 Pistons is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:29 Pistons 19, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Mike McGee (Pistons) gets the rebound. Mike McGee now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:27 Pistons 19, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mike McGee passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Top of the key). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Mike McGee (Right wing). Mike McGee passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Post). Mark Eaton puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. Larry Nance shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:53 Pistons 19, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell 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. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Pistons 19, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:34 Pistons 21, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Pistons 21, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Paul Pressey drives to the deep right wing. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Paul Pressey gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:19 Pistons 23, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Pistons 23, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Top of the key). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Post). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Mike McGee (Left baseline). Mike McGee passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Pistons 23, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. He is fouled by Paul Pressey. Team Fouls - Pistons: 7, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Pistons 23, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Pistons 23, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mike McGee inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Rory Sparrow drives to the deep right wing. Rory Sparrow finds Leroy Combs for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:05 Pistons 25, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Mark Eaton. Leroy Combs (Pistons) gets the rebound. Leroy Combs now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:55 Pistons 25, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Leroy Combs passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Leroy Combs (Right baseline). Leroy Combs passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right wing). Rory Sparrow finds Kurt Nimphius for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:44 Pistons 27, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Pistons 27, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Leroy Combs. Houston comes out in a full court press. Leroy Combs beats the press. Detroit gets a 3-on-2 break. Leroy Combs gives it up to Mike McGee. Mike McGee goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 7, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:26 Pistons 27, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Mike McGee is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:26 Pistons 29, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell puts up the shot. No good. Larry Bird tries to tip in the miss...No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. He is fouled by Rory Sparrow. Team Fouls - Pistons: 8, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Pistons 29, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Kurt Nimphius (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Pistons 29, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Pistons: 8, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Rory Sparrow will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Pistons 29, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Rory Sparrow is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Mark Eaton (Pistons) gets the rebound. Mark Eaton goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Pistons 30, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the right wing. No good. Kurt Nimphius (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kurt Nimphius now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Pistons 30, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Deep Left wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Leroy Combs (Right baseline). Leroy Combs passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Mike McGee (Right baseline). Mike McGee shoots from the right baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:01 Pistons 30, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person shoots from beyond midcourt. It's Good!!!!!. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Pistons 30, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Kurt Nimphius. Kurt Nimphius (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:45 Pistons 30, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Right wing). Mark Eaton shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Pistons 30, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person puts up the shot. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Chuck Person now has 5 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:30 Pistons 30, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mike McGee inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson drives to the deep left wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right wing). Rory Sparrow shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:20 Pistons 30, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Pistons 30, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:14 Pistons 32, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rory Sparrow. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Pistons 32, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Pistons 32, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Right wing). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Mike McGee (Left corner). Mike McGee passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:43 Pistons 34, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:33 Pistons 34, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Pistons 36, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:12 Pistons 36, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams drives to the deep left wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right corner). Rob Williams passes the ball to Mike McGee (Left baseline). Mike McGee passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Left wing). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:47 Pistons 36, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:36 Pistons 36, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right baseline). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Mike McGee (Left corner). Mike McGee passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mike McGee (Right baseline). Mike McGee drives to the hoop. Mike McGee goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:17 Pistons 36, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mike McGee is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:17 Pistons 38, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Larry Nance fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Pistons 38, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell is unable to get off a shot. Houston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:30 Pistons 38, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Mike McGee (Deep Post). Mike McGee shoots from the inside. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Pistons 40, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has 12 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Pistons 40, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams drives to the deep left wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left corner). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Mike McGee (Left baseline). Mike McGee passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Pistons 40, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 14 points for the game. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Pistons 40, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Mike McGee inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings drives to the deep right wing. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance shoots from the left wing. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kevin Willis goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:57 Pistons 42, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Rob Williams fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:48 Pistons 42, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird 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 Paul Pressey. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:45 Pistons 42, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 6:45 Pistons 42, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left baseline). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Terry Cummings gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Pistons 44, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:25 Pistons 44, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Rory Sparrow inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson drives to the deep right wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:15 Pistons 46, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Terry Cummings tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 1 Detroit is in the penalty. Rod Higgins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:11 Pistons 46, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 6:11 Pistons 46, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rory Sparrow drives to the top of the key. Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left baseline). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right baseline). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Rory Sparrow gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:54 Pistons 48, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Kurt Nimphius. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:32 Pistons 48, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kurt Nimphius inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings attempts to drive but Rod Higgins steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:30 Pistons 48, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mark Eaton. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:14 Pistons 48, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Pistons 48, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson drives to the deep right wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Deep Post). Mark Eaton shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:03 Pistons 50, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:56 Pistons 50, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Rory Sparrow drives to the deep left wing. Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Post). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right baseline). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Left baseline). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left corner). Rory Sparrow shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Terry Cummings tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Pistons 52, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman retreats to the the wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:11 Pistons 52, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kurt Nimphius inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Pistons 52, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 7, Rockets: 1 Detroit is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:02 Pistons 52, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:02 Pistons 52, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. Terry Cummings shoots from the right baseline. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Pistons 52, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Kurt Nimphius (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kurt Nimphius now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Pistons 52, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Deep Right wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Alvin Robertson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Pistons 52, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Larry Bird now has 6 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:18 Pistons 52, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left corner). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right baseline). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left wing). Rory Sparrow shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Pistons 52, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kevin Willis now has 7 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:43 Pistons 52, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rory Sparrow gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Pistons 54, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. Hank McDowell now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Pistons 54, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Deep Right wing). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right baseline). Rory Sparrow drives to the hoop. Rory Sparrow shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:37 Pistons 54, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:22 Pistons 54, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Top of the key). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. He now has five rebounds for the game. Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:46 Pistons 54, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:24 Pistons 54, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Pistons 56, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird now has 10 points for the game. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:07 Pistons 56, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Rory Sparrow is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Pistons 56, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Pistons 56, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell shoots from the right baseline. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. Halftime. Score - Pistons 56, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Pistons 56, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Terry Cummings tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Pistons 56, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Pistons 56, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Rob Williams drives to the top of the key. Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (FT Line). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. That's his second assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:38 Pistons 58, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:22 Pistons 58, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Nance now has 10 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Pistons 60, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Pistons 60, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams drives to the top of the key. Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Rolando Blackman steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Pistons 60, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:03 Pistons 60, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson drives to the top of the key. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Pistons 60, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:40 Pistons 61, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:34 Pistons 61, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Pistons 63, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Pistons 63, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams shoots from the free throw line. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kevin Willis makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Pistons 63, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Pistons 63, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Pistons 63, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Pistons 63, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes for a layup. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:14 Pistons 65, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:07 Pistons 65, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:55 Pistons 65, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Pistons 67, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Detroit 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 Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:38 Pistons 67, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the left baseline. He is fouled by Larry Nance. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:20 Pistons 67, 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: 8:20 Pistons 67, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Rob Williams (Top of the key). Rob Williams passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Left wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (FT Line). Alvin Robertson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:59 Pistons 69, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Pistons 69, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams finds Kevin Willis for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Pistons 71, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Kevin Willis forces a 5-second violation on Larry Bird. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:38 Pistons 71, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Paul Pressey inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Right wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left corner). Larry Nance drives to the baseline. Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Pistons 71, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Pistons 71, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Deep Left wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Post). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance gets into the paint. Larry Nance goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:54 Pistons 73, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:54 Pistons 73, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming now has 15 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Pistons 73, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Paul Pressey inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Left wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. Larry Nance goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:08 Pistons 75, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Detroit 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Pistons 75, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Houston comes out in a full court press. Paul Pressey drives to the deep right wing. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right baseline). Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. Alvin Robertson now has five assists for the game. Rob Williams now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:45 Pistons 77, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:31 Pistons 77, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Top of the key). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Deep Right wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Post). Rob Williams goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Pistons 77, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Pistons 78, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Kevin Willis steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:02 Pistons 78, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Left wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:34 Pistons 78, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird finds Rod Higgins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:28 Pistons 78, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:26 Pistons 78, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Paul Pressey inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Larry Nance is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Pistons 78, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Pistons 78, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Top of the key). Rob Williams passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Right wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right baseline). Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:26 Pistons 78, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Pistons 78, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Paul Pressey inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep right wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Mike McGee (Left corner). Mike McGee passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Left baseline). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Paul Pressey gets the assist. Rob Williams now has 7 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Pistons 80, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Pistons 80, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mike McGee (Deep Right wing). Mike McGee passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Left wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Larry Nance (Top of the key). Larry Nance passes the ball to Mike McGee (Right corner). Mike McGee passes the ball to Paul Pressey (FT Line). Paul Pressey is unable to get off a shot. Detroit is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:26 Pistons 80, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Mark Eaton. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Mark Eaton (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Pistons 80, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Deep Left wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Mike McGee (Left corner). Mike McGee passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Right baseline). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Left wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Deep Post). Mark Eaton goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Paul Pressey gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:43 Pistons 82, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:31 Pistons 82, Rockets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Paul Pressey inbounds the ball to Mike McGee. Mike McGee passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Deep Right wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Left wing). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left baseline). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Left wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Post). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Deep Post). Rory Sparrow goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:09 Pistons 82, Rockets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:58 Pistons 82, Rockets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 3 Detroit is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Pistons 82, Rockets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Pistons 82, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mike McGee inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mike McGee (Deep Right wing). Mike McGee drives to the hoop. Mike McGee gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Pistons 82, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. He is fouled by Mike McGee. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:27 Pistons 82, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Kurt Nimphius (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:25 Pistons 82, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Top of the key). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Right corner). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (FT Line). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Right baseline). Kurt Nimphius shoots from the right baseline. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Pistons 82, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kurt Nimphius is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Pistons 83, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Pistons 83, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson drives to the top of the key. Alvin Robertson is trapped near midcourt. Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Pistons 83, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Kurt Nimphius. Kurt Nimphius (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kurt Nimphius now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:30 Pistons 83, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Top of the key). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Pistons 83, Rockets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:21 Pistons 83, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kurt Nimphius inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Left baseline). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Post). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left baseline). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Left wing). Alvin Robertson shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Mark Eaton (Pistons) gets the rebound. Mark Eaton passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings is trapped near the sideline. Chuck Person is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:44 Pistons 83, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:38 Pistons 83, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kurt Nimphius. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 1 Kurt Nimphius is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 4 Time Remaining: 10:26 Pistons 83, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Johnson will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Pistons 83, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Pistons 83, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Pistons 83, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Pistons 83, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance shoots from the right wing. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:06 Pistons 83, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Rob Williams. The basket is good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:01 Pistons 83, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:01 Pistons 83, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Detroit calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:01 Pistons 83, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Post). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Larry Nance gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:36 Pistons 85, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Detroit 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 moves to the left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Larry Nance fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Pistons 85, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Paul Pressey gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:04 Pistons 85, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Paul Pressey passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:58 Pistons 85, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Right wing). Paul Pressey drives to the hoop. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Pistons 85, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Paul Pressey inbounds the ball to Kevin Willis Kevin Willis passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Left wing). Paul Pressey drives to the hoop. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:33 Pistons 85, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Pistons 87, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:20 Pistons 87, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left corner). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Pistons 89, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. No good. Paul Pressey (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:51 Pistons 89, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Paul Pressey drives to the deep right wing. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Pistons 89, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:33 Pistons 89, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Larry Nance draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Pistons 89, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Paul Pressey drives to the deep right wing. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Post). Rob Williams passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Right baseline). Paul Pressey drives to the hoop. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Deep Post). Mark Eaton shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. Rob Williams now has five assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:02 Pistons 91, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Terry Cummings. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Pistons 91, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Pistons 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Deep Left wing). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left corner). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:37 Pistons 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:28 Pistons 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Top of the key). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Top of the key). Paul Pressey drives to the hoop. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rolando Blackman. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:08 Pistons 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:08 Pistons 93, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Pistons 93, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Houston comes out in a full court press. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Right wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Right baseline). Paul Pressey shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Mark Eaton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:46 Pistons 95, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins is trapped near midcourt. Paul Pressey is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 6 Pistons is in the penalty. Rod Higgins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Pistons 95, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Mark Eaton (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:31 Pistons 95, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Rod Higgins fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Terry Cummings will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Pistons 95, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Pistons 96, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Pistons 96, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Top of the key). Paul Pressey finds Alvin Robertson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Pistons 98, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Terry Cummings. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Pistons 98, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Pistons 98, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Top of the key). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Right baseline). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Post). Alvin Robertson shoots from the inside. No good. Alvin Robertson tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:53 Pistons 100, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Pistons 100, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kurt Nimphius inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Paul Pressey drives to the deep left wing. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Deep Post). Mark Eaton shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:24 Pistons 102, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Terry Cummings steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:16 Pistons 102, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Top of the key). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:07 Pistons 102, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Mark Eaton steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Pistons 102, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings shoots off the glass. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:53 Pistons 104, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Pistons 104, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kurt Nimphius inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Paul Pressey drives to the top of the key. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings moves to the free throw line. Terry Cummings shoots from the free throw line. No good. Mark Eaton (Pistons) gets the rebound. Mark Eaton passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Right baseline). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (FT Line). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kurt Nimphius (Right wing). Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Left wing). Paul Pressey shoots from the left wing. No good. Kurt Nimphius (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kurt Nimphius passes the ball to Paul Pressey (FT Line). Paul Pressey passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Pistons 104, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Pistons 106, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins drives to the free throw line. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:38 Pistons 106, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep left wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Right wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson shoots from the right wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Pistons 106, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins drives to the deep right wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:00 Pistons 106, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right baseline). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left wing). Kevin Willis shoots from the left wing. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left baseline). Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (FT Line). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right corner). Rob Williams is unable to get off a shot. Detroit is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Pistons 106, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:53 Pistons 106, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Post). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (FT Line). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance is unable to get off a shot. Detroit is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Pistons 106, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins drives to the deep left wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. That's his third assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Pistons 106, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Top of the key). Rod Higgins commits the foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. Terry Cummings will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:09 Pistons 106, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Cummings is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:09 Pistons 108, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Pistons 108, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: SF Terry Cummings - Pistons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Larry Bird - 23 Rebounds: Larry Bird - 8 Assists: Rod Higgins - 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Terry Cummings - 27 Rebounds: Kevin Willis - 11 Assists: Alvin Robertson - 6