Rockets @ Supersonics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Supersonics: Center - Ralph Sampson - 7-4 - 254 lbs. Power Forward - Danny Schayes - 6-11 - 284 lbs. Small Forward - Don Collins - 6-6 - 219 lbs. Shooting Guard - Stan Pietkiewicz - 6-5 - 217 lbs. Point Guard - Norm Nixon - 6-2 - 182 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 Supersonics 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled by Danny Schayes. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:35 Supersonics 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:35 Supersonics 0, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon drives to the deep right wing. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Post). Danny Schayes finds Stan Pietkiewicz for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Supersonics 2, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:23 Supersonics 2, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (FT Line). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right baseline). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left wing). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right corner). Stan Pietkiewicz shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:04 Supersonics 2, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person shoots from the left wing. No good. Danny Schayes (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:37 Supersonics 2, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Post). Danny Schayes goes for a layup. It's Good. Ralph Sampson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:26 Supersonics 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Stan Pietkiewicz steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:11 Supersonics 4, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Supersonics 6, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Supersonics 6, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Supersonics 6, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left baseline). Ralph Sampson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:53 Supersonics 6, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:45 Supersonics 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:42 Supersonics 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:40 Supersonics 6, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Seattle calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:40 Supersonics 6, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon Norm Nixon shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:40 Supersonics 8, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person now has 4 points for the game. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:33 Supersonics 8, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon beats the press. Seattle gets a 3-on-2 break. Norm Nixon gives it up to Don Collins. He finishes with a layup. Norm Nixon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:29 Supersonics 10, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:21 Supersonics 10, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Top of the key). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Post). Danny Schayes shoots off the glass. It's Good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:15 Supersonics 12, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Norm Nixon (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:06 Supersonics 12, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon drives to the hoop. Norm Nixon goes for a layup. It's Good. Ralph Sampson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Supersonics 14, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Ralph Sampson. Stan Pietkiewicz (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:36 Supersonics 14, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Don Collins (Deep Left wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left baseline). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Don Collins (Right wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right baseline). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins drives to the hoop. Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right corner). Norm Nixon shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Supersonics 14, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Danny Schayes gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Supersonics 14, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Stan Pietkiewicz gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Supersonics 16, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Supersonics 16, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. Danny Schayes (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Supersonics 16, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes passes the ball to Don Collins (Top of the key). Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon drives to the left wing. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Post). Danny Schayes shoots from the inside. It's Good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:31 Supersonics 18, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird 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 goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:20 Supersonics 18, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left wing). Danny Schayes drives to the hoop. Danny Schayes goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Supersonics 20, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Supersonics 21, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong is trapped near the sideline. Otis Birdsong gets free from the trap. Otis Birdsong is trapped near the sideline. Otis Birdsong gets free from the trap. Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. No good. Ralph Sampson (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:48 Supersonics 21, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left wing). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Don Collins (Left baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Norm Nixon (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Norm Nixon shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Frank Johnson. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 1, Rockets: 2 Frank Johnson is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:36 Supersonics 21, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Norm Nixon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:34 Supersonics 21, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:19 Supersonics 21, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Top of the key). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins drives to the hoop. Don Collins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson shoots from the inside. No good. Ralph Sampson (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Supersonics 23, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Ralph Sampson (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Ralph Sampson now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:32 Supersonics 23, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Top of the key). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson puts up the shot. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Supersonics 23, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Don Collins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Supersonics 23, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Stan Pietkiewicz (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Supersonics 23, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Right wing). Danny Schayes drives to the hoop. Danny Schayes gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Supersonics 23, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Norm Nixon steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:07 Supersonics 23, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Norm Nixon drives to the deep left wing. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (Right wing). Don Collins shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:57 Supersonics 23, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Don Collins Don Collins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left wing). Norm Nixon shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Supersonics 25, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Danny Schayes draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Supersonics 25, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (FT Line). Otis Birdsong tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 2, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Supersonics 25, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Top of the key). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Don Collins (Left baseline). Don Collins drives to the hoop. Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Post). Danny Schayes goes for a layup. It's Good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Supersonics 27, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:11 Supersonics 27, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson shoots from the inside. It's Good. Stan Pietkiewicz gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:05 Supersonics 29, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:05 Supersonics 29, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Supersonics 29, Rockets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Norm Nixon drives to the top of the key. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Danny Schayes (FT Line). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Post). Stan Pietkiewicz puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Supersonics 31, Rockets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson is unable to get off a shot. Houston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:26 Supersonics 31, Rockets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Nate McMillan. Houston comes out in a full court press. Nate McMillan passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left baseline). Danny Schayes shoots from the left baseline. No good. Danny Schayes (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Danny Schayes now has three rebounds for the game. Danny Schayes passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Left wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right baseline). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Right wing). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Ed Pinckney (Deep Right wing). Ed Pinckney passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Post). Danny Schayes shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Nate McMillan (Supersonics) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. Nate McMillan shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. Nothing but net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Supersonics 34, Rockets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird moves to the top of the key. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:28 Supersonics 34, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ed Pinckney inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Right wing). Danny Schayes drives to the hoop. Danny Schayes goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:22 Supersonics 34, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:22 Supersonics 36, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Ed Pinckney tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 3, Rockets: 4 Ed Pinckney is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:09 Supersonics 36, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Ed Pinckney (Supersonics) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:24 Supersonics 36, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ed Pinckney passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Top of the key). Ron Brewer passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left wing). Norm Nixon finds Kenny Carr for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Supersonics 38, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Nate McMillan. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 4, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Supersonics 38, Rockets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Supersonics 38, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Kenny Carr inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Deep Right wing). Ron Brewer passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right baseline). Norm Nixon finds Ron Brewer for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:53 Supersonics 40, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird is trapped in the corner. Larry Bird gets free from the trap. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Houston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Supersonics 40, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ron Brewer inbounds the ball to Nate McMillan. Houston comes out in a full court press. Nate McMillan passes the ball to Ed Pinckney (Left wing). Ed Pinckney passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ed Pinckney (Post). Ed Pinckney passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon drives to the hoop. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Left wing). Ron Brewer shoots from the left wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Supersonics 40, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Norm Nixon (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Supersonics 40, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ed Pinckney inbounds the ball to Ron Brewer. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Brewer passes the ball to Ed Pinckney (Right wing). Ed Pinckney passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left baseline). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Top of the key). Ron Brewer passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Right corner). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Kenny Carr (Left wing). Kenny Carr passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Right baseline). Ron Brewer passes the ball to Ed Pinckney (Deep Right wing). Ed Pinckney passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right corner). Norm Nixon shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Supersonics 40, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kenny Carr. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Supersonics 40, Rockets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Supersonics 40, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins inbounds the ball to Nate McMillan. Houston comes out in a full court press. Nate McMillan passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Top of the key). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins drives to the hoop. Don Collins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Supersonics 40, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Supersonics 42, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Nate McMillan fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:54 Supersonics 42, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kenny Carr. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:50 Supersonics 42, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:50 Supersonics 42, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Ron Brewer. He is fouled by Vern Fleming Team Fouls - Supersonics: 3, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:48 Supersonics 42, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Kenny Carr inbounds the ball to Ron Brewer Ron Brewer passes the ball to Kenny Carr (Right baseline). Kenny Carr drives to the hoop. Kenny Carr goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Kenny Carr (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Kenny Carr passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Left baseline). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Right wing). Otis Birdsong forces a 5-second violation on Nate McMillan. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:33 Supersonics 42, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ralph Sampson (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Supersonics 42, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Don Collins (Top of the key). Don Collins passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Right wing). Ron Brewer passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Left wing). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Right baseline). Ron Brewer shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:49 Supersonics 44, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:23 Supersonics 44, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Kenny Carr inbounds the ball to Nate McMillan. Houston comes out in a full court press. Nate McMillan passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Top of the key). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Kenny Carr (Right wing). Kenny Carr shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Supersonics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Supersonics 44, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Danny Schayes. The basket is good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Supersonics 44, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Supersonics 44, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Seattle calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Supersonics 44, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Danny Schayes Danny Schayes shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Supersonics 46, Rockets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Supersonics 46, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Nate McMillan. Nate McMillan passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left wing). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Right wing). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 4, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:30 Supersonics 46, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Supersonics 47, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. Otis Birdsong tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:17 Supersonics 47, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Don Collins passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Top of the key). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right baseline). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Don Collins (Right wing). Don Collins drives to the hoop. Don Collins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Supersonics 49, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has two rebounds for the game. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person is trapped in the corner. Chuck Person gets free from the trap. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ralph Sampson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 5, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Supersonics 49, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Don Collins steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Supersonics 49, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Top of the key). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left baseline). Ralph Sampson drives to the hoop. Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 5, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:27 Supersonics 49, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Supersonics 50, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. Chuck Person now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:17 Supersonics 50, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Don Collins (Right baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Don Collins (Left baseline). Don Collins shoots from the left baseline. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:02 Supersonics 50, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:48 Supersonics 50, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson shoots off the glass. It's Good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:38 Supersonics 52, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Ralph Sampson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Supersonics 52, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Danny Schayes (FT Line). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right corner). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (Right baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Post). Danny Schayes goes for a layup. It's Good. Don Collins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:10 Supersonics 54, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:02 Supersonics 54, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left wing). Danny Schayes shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Supersonics 56, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Supersonics 56, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ralph Sampson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 6, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Supersonics 56, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Supersonics 56, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson drives to the hoop. Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 6, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Supersonics 56, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Supersonics 58, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Don Collins (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:34 Supersonics 58, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Top of the key). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. It's Good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:24 Supersonics 60, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. No good. Stan Pietkiewicz (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Supersonics 60, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz drives to the deep right wing. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right baseline). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Left wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Don Collins (Left baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Top of the key). Norm Nixon shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. Don Collins gets the assist. Norm Nixon now has 9 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Supersonics 63, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Supersonics 63, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Supersonics 63, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right corner). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (Right baseline). Don Collins shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Supersonics 65, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Supersonics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:58 Supersonics 65, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Supersonics 65, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Don Collins passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Don Collins (Right wing). Don Collins shoots from the right wing. He is fouled by Chuck Person. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 6, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Supersonics 65, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Supersonics 66, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:20 Supersonics 66, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Left wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left baseline). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Don Collins (Right baseline). Don Collins drives to the hoop. Don Collins goes for a layup. It's Good. Danny Schayes gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Supersonics 68, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Supersonics 68, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Right baseline). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (FT Line). Stan Pietkiewicz shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:48 Supersonics 68, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Danny Schayes (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Supersonics 68, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes passes the ball to Don Collins (Deep Right wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right corner). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Left baseline). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:13 Supersonics 68, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Norm Nixon steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:58 Supersonics 68, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (FT Line). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Right wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Larry Bird draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:50 Supersonics 68, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:38 Supersonics 68, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Post). Danny Schayes goes for a layup. No good. Don Collins (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Don Collins passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Post). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Supersonics 68, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person is trapped near the sideline. Chuck Person gets free from the trap. Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:02 Supersonics 68, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Seattle calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:02 Supersonics 68, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Left wing). Stan Pietkiewicz drives to the hoop. Stan Pietkiewicz goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 6, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Supersonics 70, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Stan Pietkiewicz is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Supersonics 71, Rockets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing is trapped near the sideline. Patrick Ewing gets free from the trap. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Supersonics 71, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon drives to the deep left wing. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (Right wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Ed Pinckney (Right baseline). Ed Pinckney passes the ball to Don Collins (Left baseline). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:26 Supersonics 71, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Danny Schayes gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:19 Supersonics 71, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes passes the ball to Don Collins (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Supersonics 71, Rockets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Supersonics 71, Rockets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ed Pinckney inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ed Pinckney (Right wing). Ed Pinckney shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Halftime. Score - Supersonics 71, Rockets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Supersonics 71, Rockets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Norm Nixon inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Don Collins passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Don Collins (Right wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon shoots from the free throw line. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Supersonics 71, Rockets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person drives to the deep right wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Norm Nixon. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Supersonics 71, Rockets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Supersonics 71, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Don Collins passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Right baseline). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left corner). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins drives to the hoop. Don Collins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:24 Supersonics 73, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. No good. Danny Schayes (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Supersonics 73, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left baseline). Danny Schayes drives to the hoop. Danny Schayes goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:01 Supersonics 73, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:01 Supersonics 75, Rockets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:43 Supersonics 75, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Left wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson puts up the shot. It's Good. Stan Pietkiewicz gets the assist. He now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Supersonics 77, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. No good. Danny Schayes (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Danny Schayes now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Supersonics 77, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Supersonics 77, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Supersonics 77, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz drives to the deep left wing. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left baseline). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left baseline). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left wing). Norm Nixon shoots from the left wing. No good. Danny Schayes (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Danny Schayes passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right corner). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (FT Line). Danny Schayes shoots from the free throw line. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Supersonics 77, Rockets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Supersonics 77, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz drives to the top of the key. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:32 Supersonics 77, Rockets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. Chuck Person now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Supersonics 77, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon drives to the deep right wing. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has 8 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:05 Supersonics 77, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. Danny Schayes (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Supersonics 77, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Top of the key). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Right wing). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right baseline). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (FT Line). Danny Schayes shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:21 Supersonics 77, Rockets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:12 Supersonics 77, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Seattle calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:12 Supersonics 77, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson shoots from the inside. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:06 Supersonics 77, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). He is fouled by Don Collins Team Fouls - Supersonics: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Supersonics 77, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Don Collins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:54 Supersonics 77, Rockets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:38 Supersonics 77, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson drives to the hoop. Larry Bird fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 3, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:33 Supersonics 77, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Left corner). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left baseline). Norm Nixon shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Supersonics 77, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Norm Nixon inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Don Collins (Left baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Post). Danny Schayes goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Supersonics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Supersonics 77, Rockets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Supersonics 77, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz drives to the deep right wing. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Larry Bird fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 3, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:51 Supersonics 77, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz Stan Pietkiewicz drives to the hoop. Stan Pietkiewicz goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Supersonics 77, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing backs his man down. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 16 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Supersonics 77, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Seattle calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Supersonics 77, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon Norm Nixon shoots from the right wing. No good. Ralph Sampson (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Supersonics 77, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:19 Supersonics 77, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (FT Line). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Right wing). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Top of the key). Ralph Sampson shoots from the top of the key. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Supersonics 77, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Ralph Sampson Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Post). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 3, Rockets: 4 Patrick Ewing is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:39 Supersonics 77, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon Norm Nixon shoots from the right wing. No good. Danny Schayes follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:34 Supersonics 79, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:29 Supersonics 79, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Supersonics 81, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Danny Schayes. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 4, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Supersonics 81, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Supersonics 81, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Right wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. Norm Nixon now has 11 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:09 Supersonics 83, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Supersonics 83, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Left wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left baseline). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (FT Line). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins shoots from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:23 Supersonics 83, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Supersonics 83, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Norm Nixon drives to the deep right wing. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right baseline). Norm Nixon shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Supersonics 85, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Supersonics 85, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon drives to the deep right wing. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (FT Line). Stan Pietkiewicz shoots from the free throw line. He is fouled by Otis Birdsong. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 4, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Supersonics 85, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Supersonics 87, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:52 Supersonics 87, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Norm Nixon drives to the deep right wing. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left baseline). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Post). Danny Schayes shoots from the inside. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Supersonics 87, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:19 Supersonics 87, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. Norm Nixon now has 12 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:07 Supersonics 89, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Danny Schayes gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:05 Supersonics 89, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes gets a breakaway. He misses the dunk. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Supersonics 89, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Supersonics 89, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Don Collins (Right baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Right wing). Danny Schayes drives to the hoop. Danny Schayes goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:36 Supersonics 91, Rockets 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:26 Supersonics 91, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Right wing). Danny Schayes drives to the hoop. Danny Schayes passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Post). Hank McDowell draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:08 Supersonics 91, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:50 Supersonics 91, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Nate McMillan inbounds the ball to Ron Brewer. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Brewer drives to the top of the key. Ron Brewer passes the ball to Ed Pinckney (Post). Ed Pinckney goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 4, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Supersonics 91, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ed Pinckney is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Supersonics 93, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Ron Brewer (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Supersonics 93, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ron Brewer drives to the deep left wing. Ron Brewer passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left baseline). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ed Pinckney (Left wing). Ed Pinckney passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Left baseline). Ron Brewer shoots from the left baseline. No good. Kenny Carr (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Kenny Carr goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:08 Supersonics 93, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ron Brewer inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Right baseline). Ron Brewer drives to the hoop. Ron Brewer goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Nate McMillan (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Nate McMillan passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right baseline). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Right wing). Nate McMillan finds Kenny Carr for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Supersonics 95, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Nate McMillan is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 5, Rockets: 6 Seattle is in the penalty. Otis Birdsong will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:43 Supersonics 95, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:43 Supersonics 95, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ron Brewer inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 5, Rockets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Norm Nixon will shoot two free throws. Patrick Ewing is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Supersonics 95, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Norm Nixon is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Supersonics 97, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Kenny Carr (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:28 Supersonics 97, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Kenny Carr passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Kenny Carr (Left wing). Kenny Carr passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left baseline). Norm Nixon shoots from the left baseline. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Supersonics 97, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Supersonics 97, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Nate McMillan steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:55 Supersonics 97, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Nate McMillan passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon attempts to drive but Otis Birdsong steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Supersonics 97, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Supersonics 97, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Norm Nixon inbounds the ball to Ron Brewer. Houston comes out in a full court press. Ron Brewer passes the ball to Kenny Carr (FT Line). Kenny Carr passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Right baseline). Ralph Sampson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Kenny Carr (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Kenny Carr passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right wing). Norm Nixon shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Supersonics 97, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Nate McMillan. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:55 Supersonics 97, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Ralph Sampson (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:53 Supersonics 97, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Deep Right wing). Ron Brewer passes the ball to Nate McMillan (Right baseline). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Kenny Carr (FT Line). Kenny Carr drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:44 Supersonics 97, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Nate McMillan Nate McMillan passes the ball to Don Collins (Right baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Nate McMillan (FT Line). Nate McMillan passes the ball to Ron Brewer (Right wing). Ron Brewer shoots from the right wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Supersonics 97, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Nate McMillan fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:23 Supersonics 97, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming finds Chuck Person for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Supersonics 97, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing Team Fouls - Supersonics: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Supersonics 97, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Don Collins (Right baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Stan Pietkiewicz gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:58 Supersonics 99, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person is trapped near midcourt. Don Collins is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 3, Rockets: 2 Don Collins is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 4 Time Remaining: 9:51 Supersonics 99, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vern Fleming will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Supersonics 99, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. Chuck Person tries to tip in the miss...No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Supersonics 99, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (FT Line). Danny Schayes shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Supersonics 99, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Stan Pietkiewicz tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:23 Supersonics 99, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming finds Hank McDowell for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:22 Supersonics 99, Rockets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Don Collins. Don Collins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Supersonics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Supersonics 99, Rockets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Don Collins is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 5, Rockets: 2 Seattle is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Supersonics 99, Rockets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Supersonics 99, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right baseline). Stan Pietkiewicz shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Ralph Sampson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:03 Supersonics 101, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:47 Supersonics 101, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Left corner). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Left baseline). Mitchell Wiggins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is good. Mitchell Wiggins gets the assist. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 5, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:37 Supersonics 103, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:37 Supersonics 104, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Danny Schayes (Supersonics) gets the rebound. Danny Schayes now has 10 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:20 Supersonics 104, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Danny Schayes passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (FT Line). Ralph Sampson drives to the hoop. Ralph Sampson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 5, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:15 Supersonics 104, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Stan Pietkiewicz tries to tip in the miss...No good. Danny Schayes tries to tip in the miss...No good. Mitchell Wiggins tries to tip in the miss...No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:10 Supersonics 104, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the baseline. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Danny Schayes. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 6, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Supersonics 104, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Ralph Sampson (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:50 Supersonics 104, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Kenny Carr (FT Line). Kenny Carr passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Right wing). Mitchell Wiggins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left baseline). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Right wing). Mitchell Wiggins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left baseline). Norm Nixon shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Mitchell Wiggins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:36 Supersonics 106, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone 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 Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Norm Nixon (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:28 Supersonics 106, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Norm Nixon drives to the top of the key. Norm Nixon drives to the free throw line. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Left baseline). Mitchell Wiggins shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Supersonics 108, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Supersonics 108, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Chuck Person is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Supersonics 108, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Kenny Carr inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left baseline). Norm Nixon shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Supersonics 110, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Ralph Sampson (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:53 Supersonics 110, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Top of the key). Mitchell Wiggins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson shoots off the glass. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Supersonics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:40 Supersonics 110, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 7, Rockets: 4 Seattle is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:35 Supersonics 110, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:35 Supersonics 110, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Stan Pietkiewicz inbounds the ball to Mitchell Wiggins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mitchell Wiggins passes the ball to Kenny Carr (FT Line). Kenny Carr drives to the hoop. Kenny Carr goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:27 Supersonics 112, Rockets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson drives to the left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:00 Supersonics 112, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Kenny Carr inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz drives to the deep right wing. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Left baseline). Mitchell Wiggins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:47 Supersonics 114, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Ralph Sampson. Kenny Carr (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:34 Supersonics 114, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Kenny Carr passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Left wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Kenny Carr (Left baseline). Kenny Carr passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon finds Mitchell Wiggins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:25 Supersonics 116, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:02 Supersonics 116, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Kenny Carr inbounds the ball to Mitchell Wiggins. Mitchell Wiggins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Mitchell Wiggins (Left baseline). Mitchell Wiggins drives to the hoop. Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 7, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Mitchell Wiggins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Supersonics 116, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Mitchell Wiggins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:53 Supersonics 117, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Supersonics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:29 Supersonics 117, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap 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 Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ralph Sampson (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:22 Supersonics 117, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right baseline). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (FT Line). Don Collins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Supersonics 117, Rockets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:53 Supersonics 117, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz beats the press. Stan Pietkiewicz gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:43 Supersonics 119, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. No good. Ralph Sampson (Supersonics) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Supersonics 119, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Post). Danny Schayes shoots from the inside. It's Good. Norm Nixon gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Supersonics 121, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Ralph Sampson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:18 Supersonics 121, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Right wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Don Collins (Left baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Right wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Right baseline). Stan Pietkiewicz drives to the hoop. Stan Pietkiewicz goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:05 Supersonics 123, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person puts up the shot. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Supersonics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:54 Supersonics 123, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Ralph Sampson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:39 Supersonics 123, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Man Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Deep Left wing). Norm Nixon finds Ralph Sampson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:33 Supersonics 125, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong shoots off the glass. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 8, Rockets: 5 Seattle is in the penalty. Chuck Person will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Supersonics 125, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Supersonics 125, Rockets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Don Collins inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left wing). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Right wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Don Collins (Left wing). Don Collins passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Don Collins (Deep Post). Don Collins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Post). Ralph Sampson shoots off the glass. It's Good. Don Collins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:43 Supersonics 127, Rockets 116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Seattle comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Supersonics 127, Rockets 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Ralph Sampson inbounds the ball to Norm Nixon. Houston comes out in a full court press. Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Left wing). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Norm Nixon (FT Line). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Right wing). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Don Collins (Right baseline). Don Collins passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Left wing). Ralph Sampson passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left corner). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Right wing). Danny Schayes shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:05 Supersonics 127, Rockets 118 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:42 Supersonics 127, Rockets 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes inbounds the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Right wing). Frank Johnson commits the foul. Team Fouls - Supersonics: 8, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Danny Schayes will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Supersonics 127, Rockets 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Danny Schayes is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Supersonics 129, Rockets 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the baseline. Otis Birdsong retreats to the corner. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Norm Nixon steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Supersonics 129, Rockets 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics ball: Defense: Zone Norm Nixon passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Top of the key). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Norm Nixon (Left wing). Norm Nixon passes the ball to Danny Schayes (Deep Post). Danny Schayes passes the ball to Stan Pietkiewicz (Deep Left wing). Stan Pietkiewicz passes the ball to Ralph Sampson (Deep Post). Ralph Sampson shoots off the glass. It's Good. Stan Pietkiewicz gets the assist. Final Score - Supersonics 131, Rockets 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Ralph Sampson - Supersonics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Otis Birdsong - 38 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 13 Assists: Frank Johnson - 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supersonics Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Ralph Sampson - 31 Rebounds: Danny Schayes - 11 Assists: Norm Nixon - 16