Rockets @ Suns ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Suns: Center - Brad Daugherty - 7-0 - 265 lbs. Power Forward - Karl Malone - 6-9 - 255 lbs. Small Forward - Trent Tucker - 6-5 - 210 lbs. Shooting Guard - World B. Free - 6-3 - 197 lbs. Point Guard - John Stockton - 6-1 - 178 lbs. Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 256 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 238 lbs. Small Forward - Chuck Person - 6-8 - 228 lbs. Shooting Guard - Otis Birdsong - 6-4 - 206 lbs. Point Guard - Frank Johnson - 6-3 - 190 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brad Daugherty (Suns) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Suns 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Right wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Larry Bird fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Suns 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone World B. Free inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker Trent Tucker passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone puts up the shot. It's Good. Trent Tucker gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:45 Suns 2, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). John Stockton steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Suns 2, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Phoenix gets a 3-on-2 break. John Stockton keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Suns 4, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:24 Suns 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Right wing). Otis Birdsong forces a 5-second violation on World B. Free. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:16 Suns 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Suns 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). World B. Free shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Suns 7, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:41 Suns 7, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 0, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Suns 7, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker Trent Tucker passes the ball to World B. Free (Left baseline). World B. Free passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (FT Line). World B. Free passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left baseline). Trent Tucker passes the ball to World B. Free (Right wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:18 Suns 7, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by World B. Free. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Suns 7, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Suns 7, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone World B. Free inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker. Houston comes out in a full court press. Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Suns 7, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Suns 9, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Suns 9, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Top of the key). Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (FT Line). World B. Free drives to the hoop. World B. Free goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:23 Suns 11, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Suns 11, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Suns 11, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone John Stockton is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Suns 13, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Suns 13, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:50 Suns 13, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Right wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to World B. Free (Left baseline). World B. Free passes the ball to Trent Tucker (FT Line). Trent Tucker shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. World B. Free gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:35 Suns 15, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by World B. Free. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Suns 15, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Suns 15, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. Patrick Ewing is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. John Stockton will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Suns 15, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone John Stockton is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Suns 17, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:15 Suns 17, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Left wing). Freeman Williams passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (FT Line). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:57 Suns 17, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone John Stockton is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Suns 17, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person goes for a layup. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:41 Suns 17, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left baseline). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Suns 17, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Suns 19, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:28 Suns 19, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton finds Karl Malone for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Suns 21, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Suns 21, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Deep Left wing). Freeman Williams passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Post). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Suns 23, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Suns 23, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Albert King inbounds the ball to Freeman Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Freeman Williams drives to the top of the key. Freeman Williams passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Albert King (Right baseline). Albert King passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Left wing). Freeman Williams passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Albert King (Right baseline). Albert King shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:04 Suns 25, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Roy Hinson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Brad Daugherty. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. Brad Daugherty now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Suns 25, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Roy Hinson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Suns 25, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Suns 27, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Deep Post). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left corner). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Suns 27, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Albert King. Houston comes out in a full court press. Albert King passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Hank McDowell steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Suns 27, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Suns 27, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Deep Right wing). Freeman Williams passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Albert King (Left wing). Albert King passes the ball to Freeman Williams (FT Line). Freeman Williams passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Albert King (Post). Albert King shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Suns 29, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Right baseline). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:27 Suns 29, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Freeman Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Freeman Williams drives to the deep right wing. Freeman Williams passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ben Coleman. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 9 Ben Coleman is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 1 Time Remaining: 4:20 Suns 29, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Stockton will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:18 Suns 30, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:18 Suns 32, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left corner). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:55 Suns 32, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker. Trent Tucker passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Right wing). Freeman Williams shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Suns 32, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). John Stockton gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:41 Suns 32, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Suns 32, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Suns 33, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Otis Birdsong shoots off the glass. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:21 Suns 33, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:06 Suns 35, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Suns 35, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left corner). Karl Malone makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Suns 35, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:32 Suns 35, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Albert King. Houston comes out in a full court press. Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (FT Line). Trent Tucker shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:22 Suns 37, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:04 Suns 37, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Albert King inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton attempts to drive but Otis Birdsong steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:00 Suns 37, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:46 Suns 37, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Nick Vanos (FT Line). Nick Vanos passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Dan Roundfield (Right wing). Dan Roundfield passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Left wing). Nick Vanos passes the ball to Albert King (Post). Albert King goes for a layup. He is fouled by Roy Hinson. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:26 Suns 37, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Albert King is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:26 Suns 39, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Nick Vanos. Dan Roundfield (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:19 Suns 39, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Dan Roundfield passes the ball to Steve Colter (Deep Right wing). Steve Colter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left baseline). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Left wing). Nick Vanos passes the ball to Steve Colter (Right wing). Steve Colter passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Post). Nick Vanos passes the ball to Steve Colter (FT Line). Steve Colter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right wing). Trent Tucker shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:53 Suns 39, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Ben Coleman (FT Line). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong now has one rebound for the game. Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. No good. Albert King (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Suns 39, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Albert King passes the ball to Dan Roundfield (Right wing). Dan Roundfield passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Post). Trent Tucker puts up the shot. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Suns 39, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Albert King gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Suns 39, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Albert King passes the ball to Nick Vanos (FT Line). Ben Coleman steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:07 Suns 39, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston gets a 3-on-2 break. Ben Coleman keeps the ball. Ben Coleman dunk blocked by Albert King. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Suns 39, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Suns 39, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:47 Suns 39, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Steve Colter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Steve Colter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Dan Roundfield (Right baseline). Dan Roundfield passes the ball to Albert King (Left baseline). Albert King drives to the hoop. Albert King goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Suns 39, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Albert King gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Suns 39, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Albert King passes the ball to Steve Colter (Top of the key). Steve Colter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right baseline). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Right wing). Nick Vanos passes the ball to Steve Colter (Right corner). Steve Colter passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Left corner). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:14 Suns 39, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston gets a 3-on-2 break. Larry Bird keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Suns 39, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Albert King. Albert King passes the ball to Nick Vanos (FT Line). Nick Vanos passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Albert King (Right baseline). Albert King passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Dan Roundfield (Deep Right wing). Dan Roundfield passes the ball to Albert King (Right wing). Albert King drives to the hoop. Albert King goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:53 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Nick Vanos fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:43 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). World B. Free gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free drives to the top of the key. World B. Free passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Left wing). Nick Vanos passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). World B. Free is tied up by Vern Fleming The ref signals for a jump ball. Vern Fleming wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Nick Vanos (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Nick Vanos passes the ball to World B. Free (Top of the key). World B. Free throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:21 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. Nick Vanos (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Nick Vanos passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:58 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Otis Birdsong tries to tip in the miss...No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right baseline). Karl Malone passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Post). Nick Vanos passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right corner). Trent Tucker shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:11 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). World B. Free forces a 5-second violation on Hank McDowell. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:06 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to World B. Free. Houston comes out in a full court press. World B. Free is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Karl Malone. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell drives to the baseline. Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Brad Daugherty. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:35 Suns 41, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:35 Suns 41, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Suns 41, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to World B. Free World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Suns 41, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:02 Suns 41, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Left wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Right wing). World B. Free shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Suns 43, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). John Stockton forces a 5-second violation on Otis Birdsong. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Suns 43, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to World B. Free. Houston comes out in a full court press. World B. Free passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. No good. Trent Tucker tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Suns 45, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Brad Daugherty fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:01 Suns 45, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Suns 45, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:50 Suns 45, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:38 Suns 45, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). Chuck Person steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:34 Suns 45, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person 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 passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Karl Malone. Trent Tucker (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:11 Suns 45, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Trent Tucker passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:56 Suns 45, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). John Stockton steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:43 Suns 45, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone puts up the shot. He is fouled by Otis Birdsong. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:36 Suns 45, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone 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: 5:34 Suns 46, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Trent Tucker gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:30 Suns 46, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Trent Tucker passes the ball to World B. Free (Left wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Suns 46, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:21 Suns 46, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Top of the key). World B. Free drives to the hoop. World B. Free goes for a layup. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:11 Suns 48, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Suns 48, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (Right corner). World B. Free passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Suns 48, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:42 Suns 48, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty drives to the hoop. Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:26 Suns 48, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Suns 48, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep right wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Left baseline). World B. Free shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:01 Suns 50, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Suns 50, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Top of the key). World B. Free passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right baseline). Trent Tucker passes the ball to World B. Free (Right corner). World B. Free passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:29 Suns 50, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Trent Tucker fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Suns 50, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Suns 50, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty shoots off the glass. It's Good. Karl Malone gets the assist. Karl Malone now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Suns 52, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Karl Malone. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Suns 52, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Suns 52, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Right corner). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone goes for a layup. It's Good. World B. Free gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Suns 54, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:17 Suns 54, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to World B. Free. Houston comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 3 Chuck Person is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:13 Suns 54, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone World B. Free inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker Trent Tucker passes the ball to World B. Free (FT Line). World B. Free shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:04 Suns 54, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. World B. Free (Suns) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:49 Suns 54, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone World B. Free passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:43 Suns 57, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:29 Suns 57, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (FT Line). World B. Free shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Suns 59, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Suns 59, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Right wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Right wing). World B. Free passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton finds Brad Daugherty for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Suns 61, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Trent Tucker (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:24 Suns 61, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Suns 63, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell shoots from the left baseline. He is fouled by World B. Free. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Suns 63, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Suns 63, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker. Trent Tucker passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone shoots from the free throw line. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:00 Suns 63, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karl Malone is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. Halftime. Score - Suns 64, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Suns 64, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Frank Johnson shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Karl Malone. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Suns 64, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). World B. Free finds Brad Daugherty for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:42 Suns 66, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). John Stockton fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:34 Suns 66, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:23 Suns 66, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:19 Suns 66, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Suns 66, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Right wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Top of the key). World B. Free passes the ball to John Stockton (Left corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. John Stockton now has 7 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:54 Suns 68, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. He is fouled by World B. Free Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:47 Suns 68, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:41 Suns 68, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Deep Left wing). Freeman Williams passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Larry Bird gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Suns 68, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Suns 68, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Right wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Post). Freeman Williams goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:09 Suns 70, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 8 points for the game. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Suns 70, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Top of the key). Freeman Williams passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left baseline). Karl Malone passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left wing). Trent Tucker shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Suns 72, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Trent Tucker. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:25 Suns 72, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:25 Suns 72, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton drives to the left wing. John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. No good. Karl Malone tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:19 Suns 74, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Trent Tucker steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:13 Suns 74, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Trent Tucker passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Deep Right wing). Freeman Williams passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:05 Suns 76, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled by Karl Malone. The basket is good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:52 Suns 76, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:52 Suns 76, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Freeman Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Freeman Williams drives to the deep right wing. Freeman Williams passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Left wing). Freeman Williams passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Right baseline). Freeman Williams shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:32 Suns 76, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Suns 76, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to Freeman Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Freeman Williams passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Left corner). John Stockton finds Brad Daugherty for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:16 Suns 78, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Suns 78, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Suns 78, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. John Stockton fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 0 Phoenix is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Suns 78, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Suns 78, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone John Stockton inbounds the ball to Albert King. Houston comes out in a full court press. Albert King passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left corner). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Albert King (Deep Right wing). Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton shoots from the left wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:34 Suns 78, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:28 Suns 78, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to Albert King. Houston comes out in a full court press. Albert King passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Left baseline). Freeman Williams shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Suns 80, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:16 Suns 80, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton inbounds the ball to Freeman Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Freeman Williams passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Albert King (FT Line). Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton shoots from the right wing. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Suns 80, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:45 Suns 80, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone John Stockton inbounds the ball to Albert King. Houston comes out in a full court press. Albert King passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right wing). Brad Daugherty shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:39 Suns 82, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Suns 82, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Suns 84, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:02 Suns 84, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Top of the key). Freeman Williams drives to the hoop. Freeman Williams goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Suns 84, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Suns 84, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Albert King inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton finds Brad Daugherty for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:38 Suns 86, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming retreats to the corner. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Suns 86, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep right wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Right wing). Freeman Williams passes the ball to Albert King (Left wing). Albert King drives to the hoop. Albert King goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Suns 86, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Albert King is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Suns 88, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Albert King is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 1 Phoenix is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Suns 88, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Suns 88, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Albert King. Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Albert King (Right corner). Albert King passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left baseline). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Post). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Deep Post). Freeman Williams puts up the shot. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Suns 90, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. Albert King (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:34 Suns 90, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Deep Post). Freeman Williams passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right baseline). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Suns 90, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Suns 90, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Deep Left wing). Freeman Williams passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Post). John Stockton goes for a layup. It's Good. Karl Malone gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:43 Suns 92, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Suns 92, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone is tied up by Patrick Ewing The ref signals for a jump ball. Patrick Ewing wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Suns 92, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. Hank McDowell now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Suns 92, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to Albert King. Houston comes out in a full court press. Albert King passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone drives to the hoop. Karl Malone gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:14 Suns 92, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Nick Vanos steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Suns 92, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Nick Vanos passes the ball to Albert King (Top of the key). Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes up for a dunk. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Suns 92, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Suns 92, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:27 Suns 92, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Nick Vanos (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:13 Suns 92, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Nick Vanos passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton finds Karl Malone for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:01 Suns 94, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Nick Vanos. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 7, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:52 Suns 94, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:52 Suns 94, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Dan Roundfield inbounds the ball to Trent Tucker. Houston comes out in a full court press. Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Albert King (Right baseline). Albert King drives to the hoop. Albert King gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Suns 94, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the deep right wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. No good. Vern Fleming follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Suns 94, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton inbounds the ball to Albert King. Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Right baseline). Nick Vanos passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Left wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton shoots from the left wing. No good. Albert King (Suns) gets the rebound. Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Left corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Post). Trent Tucker shoots off the glass. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. John Stockton now has 12 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Suns 96, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Nick Vanos (Suns) gets the rebound. Nick Vanos now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:50 Suns 96, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Nick Vanos passes the ball to Albert King (Top of the key). Albert King passes the ball to Dan Roundfield (Post). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:46 Suns 96, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Albert King fouls him before the shot. Phoenix has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Suns: 8, Rockets: 1 Phoenix is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Suns 96, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Suns 96, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Nick Vanos inbounds the ball to Steve Colter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Steve Colter passes the ball to Albert King (Top of the key). Albert King passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Right wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Albert King (Left corner). Albert King passes the ball to Dan Roundfield (Left corner). Dan Roundfield passes the ball to Steve Colter (Left baseline). Steve Colter passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Dan Roundfield (Right wing). Dan Roundfield shoots from the right wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Suns 96, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Nick Vanos (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Suns 96, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Dan Roundfield inbounds the ball to Steve Colter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Steve Colter passes the ball to Dan Roundfield (FT Line). Dan Roundfield passes the ball to Steve Colter (Deep Right wing). Steve Colter passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Post). Nick Vanos goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Suns 96, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Nick Vanos is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Suns. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:46 Suns 96, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:30 Suns 96, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone inbounds the ball to World B. Free. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing Team Fouls - Suns: 0, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Suns 96, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone inbounds the ball to World B. Free World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Steve Colter (Left corner). Steve Colter drives to the hoop. Steve Colter goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 0, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Suns 96, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Steve Colter is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Suns 98, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Suns 98, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to Freeman Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Freeman Williams passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Right wing). Nick Vanos passes the ball to Steve Colter (FT Line). Steve Colter passes the ball to World B. Free (Right corner). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left corner). Karl Malone passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Deep Right wing). Freeman Williams passes the ball to Steve Colter (Right wing). Steve Colter drives to the hoop. Steve Colter goes for a layup. It's Good. Freeman Williams gets the assist. Freeman Williams now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:52 Suns 100, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Steve Colter is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Suns 100, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Nick Vanos. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Suns 100, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to World B. Free. Houston comes out in a full court press. World B. Free passes the ball to Steve Colter (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:21 Suns 100, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Suns 100, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to World B. Free. World B. Free passes the ball to Nick Vanos (Left wing). Nick Vanos passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 1, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Suns 100, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Suns 101, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. Nick Vanos (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Suns 101, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Nick Vanos passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Freeman Williams (Left baseline). Freeman Williams passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (Left wing). World B. Free shoots from the left wing. No good. Karl Malone tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:33 Suns 103, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Suns 103, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to John Stockton. John Stockton drives to the deep right wing. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). World B. Free passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. It's Good. World B. Free gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Suns 105, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:04 Suns 105, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Freeman Williams inbounds the ball to World B. Free. World B. Free makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:00 Suns 105, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Freeman Williams fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Suns 105, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Brad Daugherty fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Suns 105, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:39 Suns 105, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty inbounds the ball to Freeman Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Freeman Williams passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). Roy Hinson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. World B. Free will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:35 Suns 105, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone World B. Free is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:35 Suns 107, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. It's Good. Roy Hinson now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:30 Suns 107, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton drives to the left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). World B. Free shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:16 Suns 107, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:59 Suns 107, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep right wing. John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Deep Left wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Suns 107, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:42 Suns 109, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Suns 109, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Trent Tucker (FT Line). Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Suns 109, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). John Stockton gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Suns 109, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man John Stockton drives to the deep right wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right wing). Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left corner). Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (Left baseline). World B. Free drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 3, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. World B. Free will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:42 Suns 109, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:42 Suns 111, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. No good. Karl Malone (Suns) gets the rebound. Karl Malone now has 10 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Suns 111, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone passes the ball to Albert King (Deep Right wing). Albert King passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Right baseline). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right wing). Trent Tucker shoots from the right wing. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Suns 111, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Albert King fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Suns 111, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Albert King (Suns) gets the rebound. Albert King now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:42 Suns 111, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Albert King passes the ball to Karl Malone (FT Line). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right corner). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Top of the key). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Roy Hinson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 4, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Suns 111, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Suns 112, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ben Coleman (FT Line). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Trent Tucker. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Suns 112, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Suns 112, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Ben Coleman fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 5, Rockets: 8 Houston is in the penalty. Brad Daugherty will shoot two free throws. Ben Coleman is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. Ben Coleman has been ejected from the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 4 Time Remaining: 4:59 Suns 112, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Stockton will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:56 Suns 113, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:56 Suns 115, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Suns 115, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Deep Right wing). Trent Tucker drives to the hoop. Trent Tucker passes the ball to Albert King (Top of the key). Albert King passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Top of the key). Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:18 Suns 115, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:12 Suns 115, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Albert King (FT Line). Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty goes for a layup. It's Good. John Stockton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:58 Suns 117, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong moves to the free throw line. Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Suns 117, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Top of the key). John Stockton passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Albert King (FT Line). Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Left baseline). John Stockton drives to the hoop. John Stockton goes for a layup. It's Good. John Stockton now has 16 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:27 Suns 119, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:20 Suns 119, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Trent Tucker inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to Albert King (Right baseline). Albert King passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton moves to the top of the key. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Right corner). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty puts up the shot. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:55 Suns 119, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. John Stockton fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 8 Phoenix is in the penalty. Otis Birdsong will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:49 Suns 119, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Brad Daugherty (Suns) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Suns 119, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Right wing). John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Right baseline). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to Trent Tucker (FT Line). Trent Tucker passes the ball to John Stockton (Right wing). John Stockton shoots from the right wing. No good. World B. Free tries to tip in the miss...No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:17 Suns 119, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird finds Frank Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:09 Suns 119, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to World B. Free (Right wing). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Deep Post). Karl Malone passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to John Stockton (Deep Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Deep Post). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Post). Trent Tucker goes for a layup. It's Good. Brad Daugherty gets the assist. Trent Tucker now has 15 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:47 Suns 121, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Phoenix comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Suns 121, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man Karl Malone inbounds the ball to World B. Free. World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Right wing). Karl Malone passes the ball to World B. Free (FT Line). World B. Free passes the ball to Karl Malone (Left baseline). Karl Malone passes the ball to John Stockton (Right baseline). John Stockton passes the ball to World B. Free (Right wing). World B. Free passes the ball to John Stockton (Left wing). John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Post). Brad Daugherty goes up for a dunk. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Suns 121, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Suns 121, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Man World B. Free inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton finds World B. Free for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:49 Suns 123, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong moves to the right corner. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). World B. Free forces a 5-second violation on Chuck Person. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Suns 123, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Karl Malone inbounds the ball to John Stockton. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Stockton drives to the deep left wing. John Stockton passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (Left wing). Brad Daugherty passes the ball to Trent Tucker (Left baseline). Trent Tucker passes the ball to Brad Daugherty (FT Line). Otis Birdsong tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Suns: 6, Rockets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. Brad Daugherty will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:15 Suns 123, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns ball: Defense: Zone Brad Daugherty is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:15 Suns 125, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson drives to the free throw line. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. World B. Free (Suns) gets the rebound. Final Score - Suns 125, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Brad Daugherty - Suns ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Frank Johnson - 20 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 10 Assists: Frank Johnson - 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suns Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Karl Malone - 28 Rebounds: Brad Daugherty - 13 Assists: John Stockton - 14