Celtics @ Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 271 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 250 lbs. Small Forward - Rod Higgins - 6-7 - 229 lbs. Shooting Guard - Kevin Edwards - 6-3 - 211 lbs. Point Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 202 lbs. Celtics: Center - Hakeem Olajuwon - 7-0 - 284 lbs. Power Forward - Jim Petersen - 6-10 - 260 lbs. Small Forward - Charles Jones - 6-8 - 232 lbs. Shooting Guard - Terry Porter - 6-3 - 197 lbs. Point Guard - Mark Jackson - 6-3 - 197 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Celtics 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson drives to the top of the key. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon puts up the shot. No good. Kevin Edwards (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Rockets 0, Celtics 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Rockets 0, Celtics 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Charles Jones (Top of the key). Charles Jones passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Left wing). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right corner). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. Mark Jackson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:18 Rockets 0, Celtics 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Rockets 2, Celtics 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson drives to the deep right wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Charles Jones (Right baseline). Charles Jones shoots from the right baseline. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Rockets 2, Celtics 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:44 Rockets 4, Celtics 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson drives to the top of the key. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Right baseline). Jim Petersen shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Rockets 4, Celtics 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Right wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:23 Rockets 4, Celtics 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Right wing). Mark Jackson moves to the right corner. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Right wing). Mark Jackson finds Charles Jones for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:09 Rockets 4, Celtics 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Boston comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Terry Porter fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Rockets 4, Celtics 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson finds Rod Higgins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:49 Rockets 6, Celtics 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the deep left wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon puts up the shot. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Rockets 6, Celtics 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming 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 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: 9:32 Rockets 8, Celtics 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Charles Jones. Charles Jones passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right wing). Mark Jackson finds Terry Porter for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Rockets 8, Celtics 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Mark Jackson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:14 Rockets 8, Celtics 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Rockets 8, Celtics 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:52 Rockets 10, Celtics 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson drives to the deep right wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Top of the key). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Left wing). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:40 Rockets 10, Celtics 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:17 Rockets 12, Celtics 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right wing). Mark Jackson drives to the hoop. Mark Jackson goes for a layup. No good. Charles Jones tries to tip in the miss...No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Rockets 12, Celtics 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Charles Jones. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Rockets 12, Celtics 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Rockets 14, Celtics 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Right wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right baseline). Mark Jackson drives to the hoop. Mark Jackson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:38 Rockets 14, Celtics 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:31 Rockets 17, Celtics 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:31 Rockets 17, Celtics 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker Trent Tucker passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Left baseline). Mark Jackson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Rockets 17, Celtics 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Jim Petersen. Jim Petersen (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Rockets 17, Celtics 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Jim Petersen passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Right wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Rockets 17, Celtics 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Mark Jackson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Rockets 17, Celtics 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Mark Jackson drives to the deep left wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right baseline). Trent Tucker shoots from the right baseline. The shot is blocked by Rod Higgins. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Rockets 17, Celtics 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson Mark Jackson drives to the hoop. Mark Jackson finds Terry Porter for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:39 Rockets 17, Celtics 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson drives to the left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has three rebounds for the game. Patrick Ewing 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 Ralph Sampson. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:16 Rockets 17, Celtics 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Right wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. No good. Mark Jackson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Rockets 17, Celtics 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson drives to the deep left wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Jim Petersen (FT Line). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left baseline). Ralph Sampson drives to the hoop. Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mark Jackson (FT Line). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson puts up the shot. It's Good. Mark Jackson gets the assist. Ralph Sampson now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:43 Rockets 17, Celtics 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:43 Rockets 17, Celtics 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Rockets 19, Celtics 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Right wing). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Rockets 19, Celtics 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Terry Porter steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Rockets 19, Celtics 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Porter drives to the top of the key. Terry Porter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Left wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right wing). Mark Jackson shoots from the right wing. No good. Jim Petersen (Celtics) gets the rebound. Jim Petersen passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Left corner). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Right baseline). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right corner). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Rockets 19, Celtics 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:37 Rockets 19, Celtics 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:32 Rockets 19, Celtics 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Trent Tucker steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Rockets 19, Celtics 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (FT Line). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Right wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:16 Rockets 19, Celtics 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson Mark Jackson finds Ralph Sampson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Rockets 19, Celtics 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Rockets 19, Celtics 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Top of the key). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson shoots from the inside. It's Good. Mark Jackson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:56 Rockets 19, Celtics 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:44 Rockets 19, Celtics 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Charles Jones (Deep Left wing). Charles Jones passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Left corner). Mark Jackson drives to the hoop. Mark Jackson goes for a layup. It's Good. Charles Jones gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Rockets 19, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Rockets 19, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (FT Line). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Charles Jones fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 3 Charles Jones is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 1 Time Remaining: 3:30 Rockets 19, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Bird will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:29 Rockets 20, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right baseline). Kevin Edwards shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Rockets 22, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Paul Thompson. Paul Thompson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:11 Rockets 22, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hakeem Olajuwon. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:52 Rockets 22, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. That's his third rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Rockets 22, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:39 Rockets 22, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins drives to the deep right wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Maurice Cheeks (Celtics) gets the rebound. Maurice Cheeks now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Rockets 22, Celtics 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Left corner). Paul Thompson passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Top of the key). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots off the glass. It's Good. Maurice Cheeks gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:14 Rockets 22, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Boston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming beats the press. Houston gets a 3-on-2 break. Vern Fleming keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:08 Rockets 24, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Houston comes out in a full court press. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Left baseline). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Rockets 24, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Paul Thompson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Rockets 24, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Rockets 26, Celtics 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon finds Jim Petersen for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:23 Rockets 26, Celtics 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:18 Rockets 26, Celtics 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Deep Right wing). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Deep Post). Paul Thompson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Rockets 26, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Rockets 28, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Maurice Cheeks drives to the top of the key. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Jim Petersen (FT Line). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:39 Rockets 28, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Top of the key). Trent Tucker steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Rockets 28, Celtics 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Boston gets a 3-on-2 break. Trent Tucker gives it up to Paul Thompson. He finishes with a layup. Trent Tucker gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:28 Rockets 28, Celtics 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. No good. Jim Petersen (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:17 Rockets 28, Celtics 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 28, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Rockets 28, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Deep Right wing). Jim Petersen shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 28, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right wing). Kevin Edwards shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Celtics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:41 Rockets 28, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person shoots from the left wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person now has two rebounds for the game. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:27 Rockets 28, Celtics 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Right wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Rockets 28, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Trent Tucker. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:06 Rockets 28, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:06 Rockets 30, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mark Jackson drives to the top of the key. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon puts up the shot. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:00 Rockets 30, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Rockets 30, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ralph Sampson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:48 Rockets 30, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:48 Rockets 32, Celtics 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker. Trent Tucker passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:40 Rockets 32, Celtics 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right wing). Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Rockets 32, Celtics 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Left baseline). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hank McDowell tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:22 Rockets 32, Celtics 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Charles Jones Charles Jones passes the ball to Mark Jackson (FT Line). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Celtics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 32, Celtics 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Boston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Rockets 34, Celtics 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter finds Mark Jackson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:57 Rockets 34, Celtics 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Boston comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left wing). Kevin Edwards drives to the baseline. Kevin Edwards shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:42 Rockets 34, Celtics 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Charles Jones (Deep Right wing). Charles Jones passes the ball to Mark Jackson (FT Line). Mark Jackson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Charles Jones gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:33 Rockets 34, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:19 Rockets 36, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Charles Jones. Charles Jones passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:11 Rockets 36, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Rockets 38, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:41 Rockets 38, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (FT Line). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hakeem Olajuwon. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Rockets 38, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Rockets 39, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Left wing). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right corner). Jim Petersen is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:12 Rockets 39, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Boston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right corner). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Kevin Edwards gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:58 Rockets 41, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:58 Rockets 41, Celtics 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter is trapped near the sideline. Terry Porter gets free from the trap. Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots off the glass. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:50 Rockets 41, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Boston comes out in a full court press. Hakeem Olajuwon is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Rockets 41, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Jim Petersen. The basket is good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Rockets 43, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Rockets 44, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mark Jackson drives to the deep right wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Post). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Right wing). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:16 Rockets 44, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Terry Porter Terry Porter shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Rockets 44, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Top of the key). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:55 Rockets 46, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mark Jackson drives to the deep left wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Rockets 46, Celtics 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Rockets 46, Celtics 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hakeem Olajuwon. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:24 Rockets 46, Celtics 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:22 Rockets 46, Celtics 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Charles Jones (Deep Left wing). Charles Jones passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter backs out beyond the arc. Terry Porter passes the ball to Charles Jones (Right baseline). Charles Jones passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Top of the key). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Rockets 46, Celtics 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Charles Jones (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:45 Rockets 46, Celtics 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Top of the key). Mark Jackson is trapped near midcourt. Kevin Edwards gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:36 Rockets 46, Celtics 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Jim Petersen. Jim Petersen (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:26 Rockets 46, Celtics 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Jim Petersen passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:14 Rockets 46, Celtics 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Charles Jones (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Rockets 46, Celtics 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Charles Jones (Left wing). Charles Jones passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:49 Rockets 46, Celtics 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:49 Rockets 46, Celtics 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:48 Rockets 48, Celtics 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson drives to the deep left wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Top of the key). Mark Jackson drives to the hoop. Mark Jackson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Celtics: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Rockets 48, Celtics 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Mark Jackson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Rockets 48, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Boston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Jim Petersen fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Celtics: 6 Boston is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Rockets 48, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming now has two rebounds for the game. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:14 Rockets 49, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter passes the ball to Jim Petersen (FT Line). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Charles Jones (Left baseline). Charles Jones drives to the hoop. Charles Jones goes for a layup. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Rockets 49, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Rockets 51, Celtics 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Charles Jones. Charles Jones passes the ball to Jim Petersen (FT Line). Jim Petersen drives to the hoop. Jim Petersen goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:56 Rockets 51, Celtics 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards drives to the top of the key. Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:48 Rockets 51, Celtics 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Charles Jones (Left baseline). Charles Jones passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Top of the key). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Rockets 51, Celtics 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Rockets 53, Celtics 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson drives to the top of the key. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Charles Jones (Left wing). Charles Jones drives to the hoop. Charles Jones goes for a layup. It's Good. Mark Jackson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Rockets 53, Celtics 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards drives to the deep left wing. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Charles Jones (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Rockets 53, Celtics 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Post). Jim Petersen goes for a layup. It's Good. Hakeem Olajuwon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Rockets 53, Celtics 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Top of the key). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Kevin Edwards gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:39 Rockets 55, Celtics 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Charles Jones (Left baseline). Charles Jones passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Charles Jones (FT Line). Charles Jones passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Charles Jones (Post). Charles Jones shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Rod Higgins. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Celtics: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Rockets 55, Celtics 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Charles Jones is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Rockets 55, Celtics 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:05 Rockets 55, Celtics 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Charles Jones (Right wing). Charles Jones passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right baseline). Terry Porter passes the ball to Charles Jones (Right wing). Charles Jones passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:41 Rockets 55, Celtics 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird finds Vern Fleming for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Rockets 57, Celtics 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson drives to the deep left wing. Mark Jackson finds Hakeem Olajuwon for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Rockets 57, Celtics 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Mark Jackson strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:17 Rockets 57, Celtics 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Boston gets a 2-on-1 break. Mark Jackson lobs the ball to Charles Jones. Charles Jones goes for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Celtics: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Rockets 57, Celtics 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Rockets 57, Celtics 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Jim Petersen. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Celtics: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:05 Rockets 57, Celtics 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:05 Rockets 58, Celtics 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Left corner). Mark Jackson drives to the hoop. Kevin Edwards strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:58 Rockets 58, Celtics 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Houston gets a 3-on-2 break. Kevin Edwards gives it up to Vern Fleming. He misses the layup. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Rockets 58, Celtics 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right baseline). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Celtics: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Rockets 58, Celtics 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Rockets 58, Celtics 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:34 Rockets 60, Celtics 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Top of the key). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right baseline). Ralph Sampson drives to the hoop. Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:22 Rockets 60, Celtics 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. Charles Jones (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:02 Rockets 60, Celtics 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. Halftime. Score - Rockets 60, Celtics 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 60, Celtics 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming is tied up by Charles Jones The ref signals for a jump ball. Charles Jones wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:55 Rockets 60, Celtics 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson is trapped near the sideline. Mark Jackson gets free from the trap. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:47 Rockets 60, Celtics 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Kevin Edwards drives to the hoop. Kevin Edwards goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:39 Rockets 62, Celtics 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson drives to the top of the key. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Charles Jones (FT Line). Charles Jones shoots from the free throw line. No good. Mark Jackson (Celtics) gets the rebound. Mark Jackson shoots off the glass. It's Good. Mark Jackson now has 12 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:15 Rockets 62, Celtics 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Right wing). Kevin Edwards shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:59 Rockets 65, Celtics 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Charles Jones. Houston comes out in a full court press. Charles Jones passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Charles Jones (Right wing). Charles Jones passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right baseline). Mark Jackson drives to the hoop. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. Mark Jackson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:43 Rockets 65, Celtics 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins tries to tip in the miss...No good. Mark Jackson (Celtics) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Rockets 65, Celtics 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:22 Rockets 65, Celtics 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Rockets 65, Celtics 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:00 Rockets 65, Celtics 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 21 points for the game. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Rockets 67, Celtics 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Charles Jones (Deep Post). Charles Jones passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Post). Jim Petersen goes for a layup. It's Good. Charles Jones gets the assist. Charles Jones now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:32 Rockets 67, Celtics 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Mark Jackson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:21 Rockets 67, Celtics 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson drives to the deep left wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Charles Jones (Left baseline). Charles Jones passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Rockets 67, Celtics 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson now has one rebound for the game. Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:55 Rockets 69, Celtics 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Mark Jackson inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Vern Fleming Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Rockets 69, Celtics 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Mark Jackson inbounds the ball to Terry Porter Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Charles Jones (Deep Post). Charles Jones goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Rockets 69, Celtics 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Mark Jackson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:37 Rockets 69, Celtics 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Post). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Charles Jones (Post). Charles Jones passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson shoots from the left wing. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:15 Rockets 69, Celtics 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Ralph Sampson. Mark Jackson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Rockets 69, Celtics 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson drives to the deep right wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Left corner). Mark Jackson retreats to the the wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right baseline). Terry Porter shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Mark Jackson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Rockets 69, Celtics 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Rockets 69, Celtics 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming 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 (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Rockets 71, Celtics 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the top of the key. Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Deep Post). Jim Petersen goes for a layup. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Rockets 71, Celtics 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Rockets 71, Celtics 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:10 Rockets 71, Celtics 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Left wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:42 Rockets 71, Celtics 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Ralph Sampson draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:25 Rockets 71, Celtics 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Top of the key). Mark Jackson is trapped near midcourt. Mark Jackson gets free from the trap. Ralph Sampson is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:16 Rockets 71, Celtics 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards drives to the deep right wing. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming moves out to the wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Rockets 73, Celtics 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right baseline). Ralph Sampson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:39 Rockets 73, Celtics 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:28 Rockets 73, Celtics 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Top of the key). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Left wing). Mark Jackson drives to the hoop. Mark Jackson goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has 11 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Rockets 73, Celtics 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Right wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Mark Jackson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:57 Rockets 73, Celtics 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson drives to the top of the key. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Mark Jackson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Rockets 73, Celtics 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left corner). Kevin Edwards 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 Terry Porter. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:34 Rockets 73, Celtics 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:34 Rockets 74, Celtics 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Top of the key). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left corner). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Post). Trent Tucker puts up the shot. It's Good. Ralph Sampson gets the assist. Ralph Sampson now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:23 Rockets 74, Celtics 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Boston comes out in a full court press. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Left wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:02 Rockets 76, Celtics 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right corner). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left corner). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter finds Mark Jackson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:48 Rockets 76, Celtics 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Boston comes out in a full court press. Ralph Sampson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:43 Rockets 76, Celtics 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. Charles Jones (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Rockets 76, Celtics 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Charles Jones passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right baseline). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Charles Jones (Left baseline). Charles Jones passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:02 Rockets 76, Celtics 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Charles Jones Charles Jones passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (FT Line). Maurice Cheeks drives to the hoop. Maurice Cheeks goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Rockets 76, Celtics 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Rockets 76, Celtics 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Rockets 76, Celtics 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Rockets 76, Celtics 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Rockets 76, Celtics 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Rockets 76, Celtics 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Jim Petersen (FT Line). Jim Petersen shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:31 Rockets 76, Celtics 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Maurice Cheeks steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:27 Rockets 76, Celtics 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Left wing). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Deep Post). Jim Petersen shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:10 Rockets 76, Celtics 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:55 Rockets 78, Celtics 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker. Trent Tucker passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Deep Left wing). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Deep Post). Jim Petersen goes for a layup. It's Good. Maurice Cheeks gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:47 Rockets 78, Celtics 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins drives to the deep right wing. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards shoots from the left baseline. No good. Trent Tucker (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Rockets 78, Celtics 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Deep Right wing). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Post). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:20 Rockets 78, Celtics 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:20 Rockets 78, Celtics 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Trent Tucker (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Rockets 78, Celtics 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Wayne Cooper. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:00 Rockets 78, Celtics 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Right wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Wayne Cooper (Right baseline). Wayne Cooper passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Trent Tucker (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Rockets 78, Celtics 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Deep Left wing). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Left wing). Maurice Cheeks shoots from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:33 Rockets 78, Celtics 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Ralph Sampson. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Rockets 78, Celtics 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Rockets 80, Celtics 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon gets into the paint. Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Rockets 80, Celtics 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Rockets 80, Celtics 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 80, Celtics 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (FT Line). Kevin Edwards is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Celtics: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Rockets 80, Celtics 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Celtics: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Rockets 80, Celtics 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Rockets 80, Celtics 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Rockets 82, Celtics 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right baseline). Trent Tucker shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:20 Rockets 82, Celtics 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Chuck Person tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Rockets 84, Celtics 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Hank McDowell gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Rockets 84, Celtics 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Hank McDowell lobs the ball to Kevin Edwards. He finishes with a layup. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:55 Rockets 86, Celtics 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:55 Rockets 86, Celtics 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker Trent Tucker passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right baseline). Trent Tucker shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:49 Rockets 86, Celtics 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Right baseline). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Left baseline). Kevin Edwards tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Rockets 86, Celtics 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker Trent Tucker shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Trent Tucker now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Rockets 86, Celtics 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hakeem Olajuwon. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Rockets 86, Celtics 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Charles Jones (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:18 Rockets 87, Celtics 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Charles Jones passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (FT Line). Mark Jackson shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Rockets 87, Celtics 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson Mark Jackson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right baseline). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Charles Jones (Left wing). Charles Jones passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Celtics: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Rockets 87, Celtics 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Rockets 87, Celtics 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards drives to the top of the key. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Rockets 87, Celtics 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Right wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Right wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Deep Left wing). Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots off the glass. It's Good. Mark Jackson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:28 Rockets 87, Celtics 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Right wing). Kevin Edwards shoots from the right wing. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:19 Rockets 87, Celtics 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right corner). Mark Jackson drives to the baseline. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Charles Jones (FT Line). Charles Jones passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Post). Terry Porter doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Boston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:55 Rockets 87, Celtics 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Boston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Deep Right wing). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Mark Jackson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Rockets 87, Celtics 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Mark Jackson drives to the deep right wing. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Right wing). Mark Jackson moves to the free throw line. Mark Jackson drives to the hoop. Mark Jackson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:30 Rockets 87, Celtics 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:30 Rockets 87, Celtics 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Jim Petersen. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Celtics: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Rockets 87, Celtics 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Celtics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Rockets 88, Celtics 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Rockets 88, Celtics 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter drives to the top of the key. Terry Porter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Left wing). Trent Tucker shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Jim Petersen tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:08 Rockets 88, Celtics 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Boston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. He is fouled by Hakeem Olajuwon. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Celtics: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:02 Rockets 88, Celtics 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:02 Rockets 89, Celtics 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker is trapped near midcourt. Kevin Edwards gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:57 Rockets 89, Celtics 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Rockets 91, Celtics 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter is trapped in the corner. Terry Porter gets free from the trap. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Left baseline). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his fifth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:36 Rockets 91, Celtics 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:31 Rockets 93, Celtics 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Jim Petersen inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left baseline). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Left wing). Jim Petersen passes the ball to Mark Jackson (Left baseline). Mark Jackson drives to the hoop. Mark Jackson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Edwards. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Celtics: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Rockets 93, Celtics 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Rockets 93, Celtics 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Kevin Edwards (Top of the key). Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Mark Jackson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:57 Rockets 93, Celtics 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Left wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Post). Jim Petersen goes for a layup. It's Good. Trent Tucker gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:51 Rockets 93, Celtics 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Kevin Edwards. Kevin Edwards passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:45 Rockets 93, Celtics 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Jim Petersen (Post). Jim Petersen puts up the shot. It's Good. Hakeem Olajuwon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:37 Rockets 93, Celtics 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Mark Jackson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:34 Rockets 93, Celtics 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Mark Jackson gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Rockets 93, Celtics 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Edwards inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Rockets 93, Celtics 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Paul Thompson inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Houston comes out in a full court press. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Robert Parish (FT Line). Robert Parish passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Left baseline). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Trent Tucker (FT Line). Trent Tucker shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Maurice Cheeks gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:08 Rockets 93, Celtics 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Wayne Cooper (Deep Post). Wayne Cooper goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ralph Sampson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Celtics: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:00 Rockets 93, Celtics 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Wayne Cooper is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:00 Rockets 95, Celtics 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Houston comes out in a full court press. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Deep Post). Maurice Cheeks goes for a layup. It's Good. Maurice Cheeks now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Rockets 95, Celtics 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Wayne Cooper inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Boston comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:45 Rockets 95, Celtics 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Robert Parish (Left wing). Robert Parish passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Deep Post). Paul Thompson shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Rockets 95, Celtics 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Wayne Cooper inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Wayne Cooper (FT Line). Wayne Cooper passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Rockets 97, Celtics 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Paul Thompson inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Robert Parish (Right wing). Robert Parish passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Left wing). Paul Thompson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Rockets 97, Celtics 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Butch Carter. Butch Carter drives to the deep right wing. Butch Carter passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Ralph Sampson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Rockets 97, Celtics 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker drives to the free throw line. Trent Tucker passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Right baseline). Paul Thompson passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Right wing). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Robert Parish (Left corner). Robert Parish passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Right wing). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Left baseline). Maurice Cheeks drives to the hoop. Maurice Cheeks shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Trent Tucker gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Rockets 97, Celtics 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Wayne Cooper inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Paul Thompson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Celtics: 5 Boston is in the penalty. Hank McDowell will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Rockets 97, Celtics 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Paul Thompson (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Rockets 97, Celtics 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Paul Thompson drives to the top of the key. Paul Thompson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right wing). Trent Tucker is trapped near the sideline. Trent Tucker gets free from the trap. Trent Tucker shoots from the right wing. No good. Wayne Cooper (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:10 Rockets 97, Celtics 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Wayne Cooper passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Paul Thompson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Celtics: 6 Boston is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Rockets 97, Celtics 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Rockets 99, Celtics 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Houston comes out in a full court press. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Robert Parish (Right wing). Robert Parish shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Rockets 99, Celtics 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Wayne Cooper (FT Line). Wayne Cooper passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Wayne Cooper (Rockets) gets the rebound. Wayne Cooper puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Ralph Sampson. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Deep Post). Butch Carter passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Rockets 99, Celtics 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Maurice Cheeks. Maurice Cheeks drives to the deep left wing. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (FT Line). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:05 Rockets 99, Celtics 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:02 Rockets 101, Celtics 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker. Trent Tucker drives to the deep right wing. Trent Tucker passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:54 Rockets 101, Celtics 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Wayne Cooper inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell shoots from the free throw line. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson now has three rebounds for the game. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the right wing. The shot is blocked by Ralph Sampson. Trent Tucker (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:33 Rockets 101, Celtics 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Trent Tucker passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Left wing). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Left baseline). Paul Thompson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left corner). Trent Tucker retreats to the the wing. Trent Tucker passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Left wing). Paul Thompson shoots from the left wing. The shot is blocked by Chuck Person. Paul Thompson (Celtics) gets the rebound. Paul Thompson shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has 7 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:05 Rockets 101, Celtics 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Wayne Cooper (Deep Post). Robert Parish steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:58 Rockets 101, Celtics 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Robert Parish passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Deep Left wing). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Deep Post). Paul Thompson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Right baseline). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Paul Thompson (FT Line). Chuck Person steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Rockets 101, Celtics 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Wayne Cooper (FT Line). Wayne Cooper passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Rockets 103, Celtics 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Paul Thompson. Paul Thompson passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right baseline). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Left baseline). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Right baseline). Paul Thompson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Post). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Left baseline). Paul Thompson moves out to the wing. Paul Thompson is trapped near the sideline. Chuck Person is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Celtics: 6 Rockets is in the penalty. Paul Thompson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Rockets 103, Celtics 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Paul Thompson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Rockets 103, Celtics 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Boston comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Wayne Cooper (Left baseline). Wayne Cooper passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Butch Carter (FT Line). Butch Carter passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Butch Carter (Right corner). Butch Carter passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Butch Carter (Left corner). Butch Carter shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:46 Rockets 103, Celtics 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Half Trap Robert Parish inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker. Trent Tucker drives to the deep left wing. Trent Tucker passes the ball to Paul Thompson (FT Line). Butch Carter steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:42 Rockets 103, Celtics 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Butch Carter passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Butch Carter (FT Line). Butch Carter passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Maurice Cheeks steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:32 Rockets 103, Celtics 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Maurice Cheeks drives to the deep left wing. Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Right wing). Paul Thompson passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Right wing). Maurice Cheeks passes the ball to Paul Thompson (Left baseline). Paul Thompson passes the ball to Maurice Cheeks (Right wing). Maurice Cheeks shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Paul Thompson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:09 Rockets 103, Celtics 130 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Butch Carter (Top of the key). Butch Carter passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Robert Parish (Celtics) gets the rebound. Final Score - Celtics 130, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Hakeem Olajuwon - Celtics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Hakeem Olajuwon - 40 Rebounds: Hakeem Olajuwon - 11 Assists: Mark Jackson - 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 27 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 11 Assists: Vern Fleming - 6