Rockets @ Celtics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Celtics: Center - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 7-2 - 258 lbs. Power Forward - Hakeem Olajuwon - 7-0 - 268 lbs. Small Forward - Lewis Lloyd - 6-6 - 225 lbs. Shooting Guard - Kyle Macy - 6-3 - 190 lbs. Point Guard - Terry Porter - 6-3 - 196 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Celtics 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Lewis Lloyd. Team Fouls - Celtics: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Celtics 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Celtics 0, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Left wing). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd drives to the hoop. Lewis Lloyd gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Celtics 0, 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 shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Celtics 0, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Kyle Macy drives to the top of the key. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon tries to tip in the miss...No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:21 Celtics 0, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Celtics 0, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Celtics 0, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Kyle Macy inbounds the ball to Terry Porter Terry Porter passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Post). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar puts up the shot. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:09 Celtics 2, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. Terry Porter (Celtics) gets the rebound. Terry Porter now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:45 Celtics 2, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (FT Line). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:35 Celtics 4, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:26 Celtics 4, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the deep left wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Deep Post). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Celtics 6, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Boston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Lewis Lloyd tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:12 Celtics 6, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Pat Cummings (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Celtics 6, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Pat Cummings passes the ball to John Battle (Deep Right wing). John Battle passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right corner). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Left wing). Pat Cummings shoots from the left wing. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Celtics: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Celtics 6, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Pat Cummings is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Celtics 7, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. No good. Kyle Macy (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Celtics 7, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy drives to the deep left wing. Kyle Macy drives to the left wing. Kyle Macy passes the ball to John Battle (Right wing). Otis Birdsong gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:29 Celtics 7, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Pat Cummings (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Celtics 7, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Pat Cummings passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Right wing). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right baseline). Terry Porter passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Left baseline). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to John Battle (FT Line). John Battle drives to the hoop. John Battle goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:59 Celtics 9, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:42 Celtics 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Post). Pat Cummings passes the ball to Kyle Macy (FT Line). Kyle Macy passes the ball to John Battle (Deep Post). John Battle is tied up by Larry Bird The ref signals for a jump ball. Larry Bird wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:31 Celtics 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person 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: 8:25 Celtics 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone John Battle inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Rich Kelley (FT Line). Rich Kelley passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Rich Kelley (Left wing). Rich Kelley passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Post). Pat Cummings passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right baseline). Terry Porter passes the ball to Rich Kelley (Post). Rich Kelley goes for a layup. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Celtics 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Kyle Macy (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Celtics 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy drives to the deep left wing. John Battle is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:51 Celtics 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Pat Cummings is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:40 Celtics 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:29 Celtics 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man John Battle inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Rich Kelley (FT Line). Rich Kelley passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Deep Post). Kyle Macy puts up the shot. It's Good. Rich Kelley gets the assist. Kyle Macy now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:24 Celtics 11, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Celtics 11, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to John Battle. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Battle passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Right wing). Pat Cummings passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter passes the ball to John Battle (Top of the key). John Battle drives to the free throw line. John Battle passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Deep Left wing). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (FT Line). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right corner). Terry Porter throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:59 Celtics 11, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Terry Porter. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:55 Celtics 11, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:55 Celtics 11, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Rich Kelley inbounds the ball to John Battle. John Battle passes the ball to Pat Cummings (FT Line). Pat Cummings shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:50 Celtics 13, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Pat Cummings (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:38 Celtics 13, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Pat Cummings passes the ball to Rich Kelley (Left wing). Rich Kelley passes the ball to John Battle (Left baseline). John Battle drives to the hoop. John Battle goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Celtics 13, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy Kyle Macy drives to the hoop. Kyle Macy goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Celtics 13, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Kyle Macy is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Celtics 14, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Kyle Macy (Celtics) gets the rebound. Kyle Macy now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Celtics 14, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy drives to the top of the key. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:02 Celtics 16, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help 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 Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Kyle Macy draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:47 Celtics 16, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone John Battle inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to John Battle (Right baseline). John Battle drives to the hoop. John Battle goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 4, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:39 Celtics 16, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone John Battle is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:39 Celtics 18, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:39 Celtics 18, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:34 Celtics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man John Battle inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kyle Macy is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:32 Celtics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Kyle Macy fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Celtics: 5, Rockets: 3 Boston is in the penalty. Otis Birdsong will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Celtics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Celtics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter passes the ball to John Battle (Deep Right wing). John Battle passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Celtics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). John Battle steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:00 Celtics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man John Battle passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:57 Celtics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Pat Cummings (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:48 Celtics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Pat Cummings throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:45 Celtics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). John Battle tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 6, Rockets: 3 Boston is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:29 Celtics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:29 Celtics 18, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to John Battle. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Battle passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (FT Line). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Celtics: 6, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:21 Celtics 18, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:21 Celtics 20, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Celtics 20, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kyle Macy drives to the deep right wing. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to John Battle (Right wing). John Battle drives to the hoop. John Battle passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Roy Hinson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Celtics: 6, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Hakeem Olajuwon will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:38 Celtics 20, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Celtics 21, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Hank McDowell is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:29 Celtics 21, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inbounds the ball to John Battle. John Battle drives to the top of the key. John Battle passes the ball to Jim Thomas (Deep Post). Jim Thomas puts up the shot. It's Good. John Battle gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Celtics 23, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hakeem Olajuwon. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:11 Celtics 23, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to John Battle (Left corner). John Battle passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:03 Celtics 23, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Frank Johnson gives it up to Chuck Person. Chuck Person goes for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by John Battle. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 7, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Celtics 23, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Celtics 23, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Keith Herron. Keith Herron passes the ball to Jim Thomas (Deep Right wing). Jim Thomas passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Celtics 23, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong shoots from the inside. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:40 Celtics 23, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to Keith Herron. Keith Herron passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter passes the ball to Jim Thomas (Left wing). Jim Thomas shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:29 Celtics 23, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. He now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Celtics 23, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Celtics 23, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Keith Herron inbounds the ball to Terry Porter Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Celtics: 7, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Terry Porter will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Celtics 23, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Celtics 25, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:05 Celtics 25, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Jim Thomas. Houston comes out in a full court press. Jim Thomas passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Dirk Minniefield (Left baseline). Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (FT Line). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shoots from the free throw line. No good. Dirk Minniefield (Celtics) gets the rebound. Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Otis Birdsong fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Celtics: 7, Rockets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Hakeem Olajuwon will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:44 Celtics 25, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Ben Coleman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Celtics 26, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Ben Coleman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Celtics: 8, Rockets: 7 Boston is in the penalty. Hank McDowell will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:26 Celtics 26, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:26 Celtics 26, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inbounds the ball to Jim Thomas. Houston comes out in a full court press. Jim Thomas drives to the deep left wing. Jim Thomas passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Celtics 28, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Left corner). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person shoots from the inside. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Celtics 28, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Dirk Minniefield. Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Jim Thomas (Deep Left wing). Jim Thomas passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right baseline). Terry Porter shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Jim Thomas gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:43 Celtics 30, Rockets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Boston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Deep Post). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:35 Celtics 30, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Jim Thomas. Houston comes out in a full court press. Jim Thomas drives to the top of the key. Jim Thomas passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. It's Good. Jim Thomas gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:28 Celtics 32, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:21 Celtics 32, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Jim Thomas. Houston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming is called for a foul. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Celtics: 8, Rockets: 8 Houston is in the penalty. Jim Thomas will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Celtics 32, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Jim Thomas is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Celtics 33, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Left wing). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Terry Porter (Celtics) gets the rebound. He now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Celtics 33, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inbounds the ball to Jim Thomas. Houston comes out in a full court press. Jim Thomas passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon finds Jim Thomas for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:56 Celtics 35, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:49 Celtics 35, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to John Battle. John Battle passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:41 Celtics 35, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:30 Celtics 35, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to John Battle. Houston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Celtics 35, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter Terry Porter shoots from the free throw line. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:22 Celtics 35, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Celtics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Celtics 35, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Pat Cummings. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:01 Celtics 35, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:01 Celtics 35, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Houston comes out in a full court press. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Deep Right wing). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Celtics 35, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:46 Celtics 35, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:46 Celtics 35, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy inbounds the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Right baseline). Pat Cummings shoots from the right baseline. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:41 Celtics 35, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Terry Porter. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:34 Celtics 35, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:34 Celtics 35, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Kyle Macy drives to the deep left wing. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (FT Line). Lewis Lloyd drives to the hoop. Lewis Lloyd goes for a layup. It's Good. Kyle Macy gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:23 Celtics 37, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Celtics 37, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Pat Cummings inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Houston comes out in a full court press. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:05 Celtics 39, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the top of the key. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell is tied up by Pat Cummings The ref signals for a jump ball. Pat Cummings wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:56 Celtics 39, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Hakeem Olajuwon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:53 Celtics 41, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. Lewis Lloyd (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:23 Celtics 41, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Celtics 43, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Celtics 43, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Lewis Lloyd (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:13 Celtics 43, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd drives to the deep right wing. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right baseline). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Right wing). Pat Cummings passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Boston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Pat Cummings. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:38 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Rich Kelley fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Celtics: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:24 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Lewis Lloyd (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left corner). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Post). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Right wing). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Celtics) gets the rebound. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is tied up by Hank McDowell The ref signals for a jump ball. Hank McDowell wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). 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. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hakeem Olajuwon. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Deep Right wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon puts up the shot. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. No good. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:15 Celtics 45, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Top of the key). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:08 Celtics 47, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Kyle Macy draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Celtics 47, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the top of the key. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right baseline). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Post). Lewis Lloyd goes for a layup. It's Good. Kyle Macy gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Celtics 49, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Celtics 49, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Rich Kelley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 5, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:17 Celtics 49, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 5:17 Celtics 49, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Rich Kelley (FT Line). Rich Kelley finds Hakeem Olajuwon for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Celtics 51, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:00 Celtics 51, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Rich Kelley inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Houston comes out in a full court press. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Rich Kelley (FT Line). Rich Kelley passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (FT Line). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:38 Celtics 51, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person drives to the top of the key. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:21 Celtics 51, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Celtics 53, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Boston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. He now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:02 Celtics 53, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Left wing). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Post). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right baseline). Kyle Macy shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Lewis Lloyd gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Celtics 55, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Boston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Kyle Macy (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Celtics 55, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Kyle Macy drives to the top of the key. Kyle Macy throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:31 Celtics 55, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the deep right wing. Chuck Person throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Celtics 55, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the free throw line. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:14 Celtics 55, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Kyle Macy draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:02 Celtics 55, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Chuck Person Team Fouls - Celtics: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Celtics 55, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inbounds the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Deep Right wing). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Left corner). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Lewis Lloyd (Celtics) gets the rebound. Lewis Lloyd goes for a layup. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. Hakeem Olajuwon is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:34 Celtics 55, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:26 Celtics 55, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the top of the key. Terry Porter passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd drives to the hoop. Lewis Lloyd goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 5, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:16 Celtics 55, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:16 Celtics 57, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell 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 drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:07 Celtics 57, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Kyle Macy drives to the deep left wing. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd drives to the hoop. Lewis Lloyd goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:52 Celtics 57, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Terry Porter strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Celtics 57, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter drives to the top of the key. Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Left baseline). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Top of the key). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Right wing). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Post). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Left baseline). Kyle Macy shoots from the left baseline. No good. Lewis Lloyd (Celtics) gets the rebound. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:08 Celtics 57, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 9 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Celtics 57, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the deep left wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Deep Right wing). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right wing). Lewis Lloyd shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Celtics 59, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 11 points for the game. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:49 Celtics 59, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:39 Celtics 59, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:28 Celtics 59, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left wing). Lewis Lloyd finds Kyle Macy for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Celtics 61, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Celtics 61, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 5, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:02 Celtics 61, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter Terry Porter shoots from the right wing. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. Halftime. Score - Celtics 61, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Celtics 61, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Post). Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right wing). He is fouled by Otis Birdsong Team Fouls - Celtics: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:52 Celtics 61, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy Kyle Macy shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Celtics 63, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:42 Celtics 63, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Lewis Lloyd gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Celtics 65, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Terry Porter. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:27 Celtics 65, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:27 Celtics 65, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter passes the ball to Pat Cummings (FT Line). Pat Cummings passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Post). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Deep Post). Pat Cummings gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Celtics 65, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson 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 (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:06 Celtics 65, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Pat Cummings inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (FT Line). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Left wing). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Deep Post). Pat Cummings passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Deep Left wing). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right corner). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Post). Pat Cummings shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:38 Celtics 65, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Celtics 65, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Celtics 65, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inbounds the ball to Terry Porter Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Left wing). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Post). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar goes for a layup. It's Good. Kyle Macy gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:19 Celtics 67, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person puts up the shot. No good. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Celtics 67, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Deep Left wing). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (FT Line). Lewis Lloyd drives to the hoop. Lewis Lloyd goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Kyle Macy gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Celtics 69, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Pat Cummings. Lewis Lloyd (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Celtics 69, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Right wing). Pat Cummings shoots from the right wing. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:31 Celtics 69, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kyle Macy. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Celtics 69, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Celtics 69, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the deep left wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right corner). Kyle Macy drives to the hoop. Kyle Macy goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:15 Celtics 71, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:05 Celtics 71, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Right baseline). Pat Cummings passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Top of the key). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Kyle Macy gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Celtics 73, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kyle Macy. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 3, Rockets: 1 Kyle Macy is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:32 Celtics 73, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Celtics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:30 Celtics 73, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Celtics 73, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:16 Celtics 73, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right baseline). Kyle Macy passes the ball to John Battle (FT Line). John Battle passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes up for a dunk. It's Good. John Battle gets the assist. Terry Porter is taunting the defender. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Celtics 75, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Celtics 75, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the free throw line. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Celtics: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:49 Celtics 75, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Celtics 76, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the right wing. No good. Vern Fleming follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:43 Celtics 76, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Otis Birdsong steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:40 Celtics 76, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Celtics 76, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the deep left wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Left baseline). Kyle Macy shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:33 Celtics 78, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong 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 wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Celtics 78, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to John Battle. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Battle passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter passes the ball to John Battle (Right wing). John Battle passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Celtics 78, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. John Battle is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 5, Rockets: 2 Boston is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:05 Celtics 78, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:05 Celtics 78, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy inbounds the ball to John Battle. Houston comes out in a full court press. Hank McDowell is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 5, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:03 Celtics 78, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone John Battle inbounds the ball to Pat Cummings Pat Cummings drives to the hoop. Pat Cummings goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Celtics 80, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Pat Cummings tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 6, Rockets: 3 Boston is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Celtics 80, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Celtics 80, Rockets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Deep Left wing). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has 7 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Celtics 80, Rockets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:27 Celtics 80, Rockets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:24 Celtics 80, Rockets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Boston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Celtics 80, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Celtics 80, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Kyle Macy inbounds the ball to John Battle John Battle passes the ball to Rich Kelley (Post). Rich Kelley passes the ball to Kyle Macy (FT Line). Kyle Macy moves to the right wing. Kyle Macy shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:02 Celtics 82, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rich Kelley (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Celtics 82, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Rich Kelley passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon drives to the hoop. Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Rich Kelley (Post). Rich Kelley goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:36 Celtics 82, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Terry Porter steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:26 Celtics 82, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston gets a 3-on-2 break. Terry Porter gives it up to Kyle Macy. He finishes with a layup. Terry Porter gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:22 Celtics 84, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Rich Kelley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:19 Celtics 84, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Rich Kelley gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Celtics 86, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Celtics 86, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. John Battle fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Celtics: 7, Rockets: 3 Boston is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Celtics 86, Rockets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Celtics 86, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Houston comes out in a full court press. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Rich Kelley (Right wing). Rich Kelley passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. It's Good. Rich Kelley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Celtics 88, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kyle Macy. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 8, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:58 Celtics 88, Rockets 85 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:58 Celtics 88, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Jim Thomas (Top of the key). Jim Thomas passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left wing). Lewis Lloyd shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:42 Celtics 88, Rockets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson finds Hank McDowell for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:38 Celtics 88, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd drives to the hoop. Lewis Lloyd goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Celtics 90, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Terry Porter fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Celtics: 9, Rockets: 3 Boston is in the penalty. Otis Birdsong will shoot two free throws. Terry Porter is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 3 Time Remaining: 4:25 Celtics 90, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vern Fleming will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:22 Celtics 90, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:22 Celtics 90, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Houston comes out in a full court press. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Celtics 92, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Celtics 92, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to Dirk Minniefield. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Celtics 94, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:40 Celtics 94, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Jim Thomas. Jim Thomas passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:29 Celtics 94, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dirk Minniefield. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 10, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:24 Celtics 94, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Celtics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Celtics 94, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:21 Celtics 94, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Dirk Minniefield inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Lewis Lloyd drives to the deep left wing. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Jim Thomas (Right baseline). Jim Thomas drives to the hoop. Jim Thomas gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:14 Celtics 94, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Celtics 94, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Jim Thomas (Top of the key). Jim Thomas passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (FT Line). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Dirk Minniefield (Left baseline). Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left wing). Lewis Lloyd shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:55 Celtics 96, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. Hakeem Olajuwon now has 9 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:38 Celtics 96, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Deep Right wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Dirk Minniefield (FT Line). Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots off the glass. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. Hakeem Olajuwon shoots off the glass. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Celtics 96, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:13 Celtics 96, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to Dirk Minniefield. Dirk Minniefield drives to the deep left wing. Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Jim Thomas (Right baseline). Jim Thomas shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Celtics 96, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inbounds the ball to Jim Thomas Jim Thomas passes the ball to Dirk Minniefield (Right wing). Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Post). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is good. Lewis Lloyd gets the assist. Team Fouls - Celtics: 10, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:50 Celtics 98, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Celtics 98, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has 10 rebounds for the game. Hank McDowell throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:37 Celtics 98, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to Dirk Minniefield. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Deep Left wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right wing). Lewis Lloyd drives to the hoop. Lewis Lloyd goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:24 Celtics 100, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Celtics 100, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Jim Thomas. Jim Thomas passes the ball to Dirk Minniefield (Deep Right wing). Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Deep Post). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Jim Thomas (Left baseline). Jim Thomas shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Celtics 100, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing finds Frank Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:48 Celtics 100, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to Dirk Minniefield. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Dirk Minniefield (Deep Left wing). Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:34 Celtics 102, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Celtics 102, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to Dirk Minniefield. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dirk Minniefield drives to the deep left wing. Dirk Minniefield passes the ball to Jim Thomas (Right wing). Jim Thomas passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd moves out to the wing. Lewis Lloyd shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Celtics 102, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Lewis Lloyd (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:46 Celtics 102, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Left wing). Pat Cummings passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right baseline). Kyle Macy passes the ball to John Battle (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Celtics: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:36 Celtics 102, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to John Battle John Battle drives to the hoop. John Battle goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Celtics 104, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Boston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Kyle Macy (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:21 Celtics 104, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Kyle Macy passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Pat Cummings (FT Line). Pat Cummings passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to John Battle (Left corner). John Battle passes the ball to Kyle Macy (FT Line). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Deep Right wing). Pat Cummings passes the ball to John Battle (FT Line). John Battle shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:57 Celtics 104, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:50 Celtics 104, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to John Battle. Houston comes out in a full court press. John Battle drives to the deep left wing. John Battle passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. It's Good. Lewis Lloyd gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:38 Celtics 106, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. He is fouled by John Battle Team Fouls - Celtics: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:35 Celtics 106, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Celtics 106, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Pat Cummings (Right wing). Pat Cummings passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Left baseline). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:06 Celtics 106, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Lewis Lloyd. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:56 Celtics 106, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Celtics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:54 Celtics 106, Rockets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:49 Celtics 106, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Houston comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:47 Celtics 106, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left corner). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Deep Right wing). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 2, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Celtics 106, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Celtics 108, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:27 Celtics 108, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Houston comes out in a full court press. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:17 Celtics 110, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:59 Celtics 110, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Hank McDowell is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:58 Celtics 110, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (Top of the key). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Celtics 110, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:47 Celtics 110, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kyle Macy inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 2, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Terry Porter will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Celtics 110, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Celtics 112, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Pat Cummings (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:13 Celtics 112, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Pat Cummings passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Deep Right wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Lewis Lloyd gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:03 Celtics 114, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:57 Celtics 114, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Terry Porter drives to the deep left wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left baseline). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:48 Celtics 114, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Pat Cummings fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Celtics: 3, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:40 Celtics 114, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Celtics 114, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Deep Post). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shoots from the inside. It's Good. Hakeem Olajuwon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Celtics 116, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. Chuck Person now has five assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Celtics 116, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (FT Line). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right baseline). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Celtics 116, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Lewis Lloyd. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 4, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Celtics 116, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Celtics 116, Rockets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kyle Macy drives to the deep right wing. Kyle Macy drives to the right wing. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right baseline). Kyle Macy shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:40 Celtics 118, Rockets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the deep right wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:32 Celtics 118, Rockets 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Left wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 4, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:25 Celtics 118, Rockets 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:25 Celtics 120, Rockets 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Celtics: 5, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Celtics 120, Rockets 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Celtics 120, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Kyle Macy drives to the deep left wing. Kyle Macy drives to the left wing. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd finds Hakeem Olajuwon for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Celtics 122, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Otis Birdsong makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Celtics 122, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kyle Macy drives to the deep left wing. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Jim Thomas (FT Line). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:42 Celtics 122, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:32 Celtics 122, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Top of the key). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Deep Right wing). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Jim Thomas (FT Line). Jim Thomas passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Left baseline). Lewis Lloyd shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Jim Thomas gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Celtics 124, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Frank Johnson backs out to the free throw line. Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Lewis Lloyd. Team Fouls - Celtics: 6, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Celtics 124, Rockets 120 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Celtics 124, Rockets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Jim Thomas inbounds the ball to Keith Herron. Keith Herron passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Left wing). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right baseline). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Celtics 126, Rockets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Jim Thomas is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Celtics: 7, Rockets: 6 Boston is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:49 Celtics 126, Rockets 122 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:49 Celtics 126, Rockets 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Kyle Macy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kyle Macy drives to the top of the key. Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right corner). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Post). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Top of the key). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon puts up the shot. It's Good. Kyle Macy gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:26 Celtics 128, Rockets 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left corner). Otis Birdsong is tied up by Kyle Macy The ref signals for a jump ball. Otis Birdsong wins the jump ball. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Celtics 128, Rockets 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the top of the key. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right baseline). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Larry Bird has fouled out of the game. Team Fouls - Celtics: 7, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Celtics 128, Rockets 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Terry Porter is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Celtics 129, Rockets 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:40 Celtics 129, Rockets 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Houston comes out in a full court press. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Celtics 131, Rockets 126 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:27 Celtics 131, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right wing). Lewis Lloyd shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Celtics 131, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:07 Celtics 131, Rockets 130 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the deep left wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter drives to the hoop. Terry Porter passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Post). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:51 Celtics 131, Rockets 130 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Celtics 131, Rockets 132 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Boston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Celtics 131, Rockets 132 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd shoots from the right baseline. No good. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Celtics) gets the rebound. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shoots from the inside. It's Good. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar now has 12 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Celtics 133, Rockets 132 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Boston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Celtics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:15 Celtics 133, Rockets 132 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Top of the key). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right corner). Terry Porter passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Post). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Deep Right wing). Terry Porter finds Hakeem Olajuwon for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:56 Celtics 135, Rockets 132 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Celtics 135, Rockets 135 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Terry Porter inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (FT Line). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right wing). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hakeem Olajuwon tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:22 Celtics 137, Rockets 135 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Celtics 137, Rockets 137 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Man Lewis Lloyd inbounds the ball to Terry Porter. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Porter drives to the deep right wing. Terry Porter passes the ball to Kyle Macy (FT Line). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right corner). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Right baseline). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (FT Line). Terry Porter doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Boston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Celtics 137, Rockets 137 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:46 Celtics 137, Rockets 139 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics ball: Defense: Zone Hakeem Olajuwon inbounds the ball to Lewis Lloyd. Houston comes out in a full court press. Lewis Lloyd drives to the top of the key. Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kyle Macy (Right baseline). Kyle Macy passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Post). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (FT Line). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Right baseline). Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Post). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Hakeem Olajuwon (Deep Right wing). Hakeem Olajuwon passes the ball to Terry Porter (Left baseline). Terry Porter passes the ball to Lewis Lloyd (Right baseline). Lewis Lloyd passes the ball to Terry Porter (Right wing). Terry Porter shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Celtics 137, Rockets 139 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person shoots off the glass. No good. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Celtics) gets the rebound. Final Score - Rockets 139, Celtics 137 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Patrick Ewing - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 35 Rebounds: Hank McDowell - 10 Assists: Chuck Person - 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtics Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Hakeem Olajuwon - 49 Rebounds: Hakeem Olajuwon - 15 Assists: Terry Porter - 11