Rockets @ Nuggets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Nuggets: Center - Clemon Johnson - 6-10 - 270 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Smith - 6-8 - 240 lbs. Small Forward - Dudley Bradley - 6-6 - 219 lbs. Shooting Guard - Clyde Drexler - 6-7 - 225 lbs. Point Guard - Dennis Johnson - 6-4 - 207 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 Nuggets 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:45 Nuggets 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right baseline). Chuck Person tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:39 Nuggets 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 0, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:34 Nuggets 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Larry Smith Larry Smith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 0, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Nuggets 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:26 Nuggets 1, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Nuggets 1, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Nuggets 3, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Nuggets 3, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:50 Nuggets 3, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man 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 Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). 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 Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:33 Nuggets 3, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:33 Nuggets 3, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:22 Nuggets 3, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:09 Nuggets 3, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Nuggets 5, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Nuggets 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:51 Nuggets 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right baseline). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson moves to the free throw line. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Post). Dudley Bradley doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Nuggets 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Nuggets 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Frank Johnson Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Darnell Valentine will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:17 Nuggets 6, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darnell Valentine is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:15 Nuggets 7, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Nuggets 7, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong shoots from the inside. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Otis Birdsong now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:50 Nuggets 7, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine drives to the deep right wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right wing). Dudley Bradley shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Nuggets 7, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Nuggets 7, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine drives to the deep right wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right wing). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine finds Clyde Drexler for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:10 Nuggets 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Post). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Nuggets 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:44 Nuggets 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Nuggets 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Deep Left wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Nuggets 9, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing 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 Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming gets into the paint. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Darnell Valentine. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:54 Nuggets 9, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:54 Nuggets 9, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Nuggets 9, Rockets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:34 Nuggets 9, Rockets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Nuggets 9, Rockets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:15 Nuggets 9, Rockets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:15 Nuggets 9, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:15 Nuggets 9, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right wing). Dudley Bradley shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:11 Nuggets 11, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird backs out beyond the arc. Larry Bird drives to the left wing. Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Darnell Valentine. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Nuggets 11, Rockets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Nuggets 11, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Eddie L. Johnson. Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Post). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie L. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Dudley Bradley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:39 Nuggets 13, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). James Edwards is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:37 Nuggets 13, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:37 Nuggets 13, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Eddie L. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie L. Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right baseline). Dudley Bradley shoots from the right baseline. The shot is blocked by Vern Fleming. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:27 Nuggets 13, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right baseline). Dudley Bradley throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:19 Nuggets 13, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. No good. Roy Hinson follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:54 Nuggets 13, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to James Edwards (Left baseline). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. Clyde Drexler now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Nuggets 15, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clyde Drexler. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming now has one rebound for the game. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:19 Nuggets 15, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:11 Nuggets 17, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Larry Smith tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Nuggets 17, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Nuggets 17, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson beats the press. Denver gets a 3-on-2 break. Dennis Johnson gives it up to Dudley Bradley. Dudley Bradley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:55 Nuggets 17, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:55 Nuggets 19, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Nuggets 19, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Roy Hinson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Dudley Bradley will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Nuggets 19, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Nuggets 20, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:21 Nuggets 20, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:14 Nuggets 22, Rockets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:05 Nuggets 22, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Right baseline). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the right wing. It's Good. James Edwards gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:53 Nuggets 24, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 7 Denver is in the penalty. Roy Hinson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:48 Nuggets 24, Rockets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Nuggets 24, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:39 Nuggets 24, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:39 Nuggets 26, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Nuggets 26, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. Clyde Drexler will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:27 Nuggets 26, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:27 Nuggets 28, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Nuggets 28, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Right baseline). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right wing. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Nuggets 28, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Nuggets 28, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Nuggets 30, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Ben Coleman. Denver comes out in a full court press. Ben Coleman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Clemon Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 9 Denver is in the penalty. Hank McDowell will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:08 Nuggets 30, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:08 Nuggets 30, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Nuggets 30, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Nuggets 32, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Ben Coleman. Ben Coleman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Nuggets 32, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Nuggets 32, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Nuggets 34, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Ben Coleman. Ben Coleman passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Nuggets 34, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Post). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards puts up the shot. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. James Edwards now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Nuggets 36, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Antoine Carr. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 9, Rockets: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Nuggets 36, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Nuggets 36, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Michael Wiley drives to the deep left wing. Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the left wing. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 36, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:55 Nuggets 38, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by James Edwards. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:45 Nuggets 38, Rockets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:45 Nuggets 38, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Right baseline). Hank McDowell steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:31 Nuggets 38, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:21 Nuggets 38, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Nuggets 40, Rockets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong moves to the left corner. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Nuggets 40, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. It's Good. Michael Wiley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:33 Nuggets 43, Rockets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Nuggets 43, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley shoots off the glass. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. James Edwards now has four rebounds for the game. James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). Patrick Ewing gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:51 Nuggets 43, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Clyde Drexler is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Nuggets 43, Rockets 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person 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. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Nuggets 43, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley shoots from the right baseline. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left baseline). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson drives to the hoop. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith puts up the shot. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. The basket is good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:59 Nuggets 45, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Nuggets 45, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird 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 Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Nuggets 45, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Top of the key). Larry Smith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Nuggets 45, Rockets 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird finds Vern Fleming for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Nuggets 45, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right baseline). Clemon Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:16 Nuggets 47, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:13 Nuggets 47, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled by Clemon Johnson. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Nuggets 47, Rockets 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Nuggets 47, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Right wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left baseline). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Post). Michael Wiley goes for a layup. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Nuggets 49, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Nuggets 49, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Nuggets 49, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson finds Larry Smith for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:20 Nuggets 51, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:04 Nuggets 51, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right wing). Dudley Bradley shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:50 Nuggets 53, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver 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 Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:45 Nuggets 53, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Post). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson drives to the hoop. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right baseline). Dudley Bradley moves out to the wing. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith goes for a layup. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:25 Nuggets 53, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Nuggets 53, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Dudley Bradley drives to the free throw line. Dudley Bradley shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Nuggets 55, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Nuggets 55, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Nuggets 55, Rockets 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:43 Nuggets 55, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards is tied up by Patrick Ewing The ref signals for a jump ball. James Edwards wins the jump ball. James Edwards passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Nuggets 55, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Dudley Bradley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Nuggets 55, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Nuggets 57, Rockets 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Nuggets 57, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Nuggets 57, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Nuggets 58, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Dudley Bradley fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 2 Denver is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:35 Nuggets 58, Rockets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:35 Nuggets 58, Rockets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:32 Nuggets 58, Rockets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). James Edwards tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 2 Denver is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Nuggets 58, Rockets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Nuggets 58, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Antoine Carr (FT Line). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Post). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Deep Post). Antoine Carr goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:05 Nuggets 58, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Antoine Carr 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: 4:03 Nuggets 59, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dudley Bradley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Nuggets 59, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:55 Nuggets 59, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Right wing). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson drives to the hoop. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Antoine Carr (FT Line). Antoine Carr shoots from the free throw line. No good. Antoine Carr (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Antoine Carr passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Deep Post). Antoine Carr goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Nuggets 59, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Antoine Carr is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:31 Nuggets 60, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:26 Nuggets 60, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Antoine Carr (FT Line). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Nuggets 60, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Larry Smith now has 7 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:12 Nuggets 60, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Post). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson drives to the hoop. Dennis Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Nuggets 60, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Antoine Carr fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 9, Rockets: 4 Denver is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:27 Nuggets 60, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:27 Nuggets 60, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. It's Good. Dudley Bradley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:14 Nuggets 63, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird tries to tip in the miss...No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:55 Nuggets 63, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Left wing). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Nuggets 63, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Nuggets 63, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Antoine Carr (FT Line). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is good. Antoine Carr gets the assist. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 9, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:27 Nuggets 65, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Nuggets 65, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right wing). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 10, Rockets: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Roy Hinson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:17 Nuggets 65, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:17 Nuggets 65, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:12 Nuggets 67, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong backs his man down. Otis Birdsong shoots off the glass. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Nuggets 67, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Antoine Carr (FT Line). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Post). Dudley Bradley goes for a layup. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Nuggets 67, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 12 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Nuggets 67, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Antoine Carr (FT Line). Antoine Carr shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clyde Drexler tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Nuggets 69, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his fifth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:14 Nuggets 69, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Antoine Carr (FT Line). Antoine Carr shoots from the free throw line. No good. Dudley Bradley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Dudley Bradley shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:01 Nuggets 69, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. Halftime. Score - Nuggets 69, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 69, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left wing). Dudley Bradley drives to the hoop. Dudley Bradley goes for a layup. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. Dennis Johnson now has 7 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:55 Nuggets 71, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man 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 Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:39 Nuggets 71, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Right wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right wing). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:27 Nuggets 71, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Frank Johnson keeps the ball. Frank Johnson dunk blocked by Clyde Drexler. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clemon Johnson now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:21 Nuggets 71, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Nuggets 73, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. The shot is blocked by Larry Smith. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Nuggets 73, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Nuggets 73, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Nuggets 73, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person puts up the shot. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:21 Nuggets 73, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Dudley Bradley gets the assist. Dudley Bradley now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Nuggets 75, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Nuggets 75, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Nuggets 75, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 0, Rockets: 2 Vern Fleming is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 3 Time Remaining: 10:04 Nuggets 75, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Johnson will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Nuggets 76, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:01 Nuggets 77, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. He is fouled by Clemon Johnson. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Nuggets 77, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Nuggets 77, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. James Edwards passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right wing). Dudley Bradley shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:30 Nuggets 77, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:21 Nuggets 77, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:13 Nuggets 77, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Nuggets 77, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Nuggets 77, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Nuggets 77, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston gets a 3-on-2 break. Vern Fleming gives it up to Otis Birdsong. He finishes with a layup. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Vern Fleming now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Nuggets 77, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:39 Nuggets 77, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). He is fouled by Dudley Bradley Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:33 Nuggets 77, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has 8 rebounds for the game. Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled by Clyde Drexler. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:06 Nuggets 77, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming now has 15 points for the game. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:57 Nuggets 77, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith shoots from the inside. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:43 Nuggets 77, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:36 Nuggets 77, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Nuggets 77, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Larry Smith fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Nuggets 77, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. Chuck Person now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Nuggets 77, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Nuggets 77, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Larry Smith Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). James Edwards is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:11 Nuggets 77, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Darnell Valentine. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:54 Nuggets 77, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Darnell Valentine (Nuggets) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Nuggets 77, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Nuggets 77, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Antoine Carr inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley Dudley Bradley shoots from the right wing. No good. Antoine Carr (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Antoine Carr passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left corner). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine finds Clyde Drexler for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Nuggets 79, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. No good. Antoine Carr (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:17 Nuggets 79, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Antoine Carr passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Vern Fleming tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Nuggets 79, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Antoine Carr Antoine Carr passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:04 Nuggets 79, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Darnell Valentine forces a 5-second violation on Chuck Person. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:59 Nuggets 79, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Antoine Carr (FT Line). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith puts up the shot. It's Good. Dudley Bradley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Nuggets 81, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Denver comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler forces a 5-second violation on Roy Hinson. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:39 Nuggets 81, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Antoine Carr inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Darnell Valentine will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:36 Nuggets 81, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darnell Valentine is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:36 Nuggets 83, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:36 Nuggets 83, Rockets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is good. Chuck Person gets the assist. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:31 Nuggets 83, Rockets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:31 Nuggets 83, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Mel Turpin inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Left wing). Antoine Carr drives to the hoop. Antoine Carr goes for a layup. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Nuggets 83, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing 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 Antoine Carr. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Nuggets 83, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Nuggets 83, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Mel Turpin inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (FT Line). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Mel Turpin (Right wing). Mel Turpin passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Mel Turpin (Right wing). Mel Turpin passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Otis Birdsong is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Dennis Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:53 Nuggets 83, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:53 Nuggets 85, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Nuggets 85, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Nuggets 85, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing drives to the baseline. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. No good. Otis Birdsong tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:11 Nuggets 85, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Mel Turpin (Right wing). Mel Turpin passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Mel Turpin (Deep Post). Mel Turpin shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Nuggets 85, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Nuggets 85, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Nuggets 85, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Antoine Carr inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Mel Turpin (Left wing). Mel Turpin passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:14 Nuggets 87, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Denver comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:02 Nuggets 87, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Mel Turpin (FT Line). Mel Turpin passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Deep Right wing). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Post). Antoine Carr shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Nuggets 87, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Antoine Carr is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:42 Nuggets 89, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Ben Coleman. Ben Coleman passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong 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. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:24 Nuggets 89, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Antoine Carr (FT Line). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:17 Nuggets 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:17 Nuggets 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Ben Coleman Ben Coleman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. No good. Antoine Carr (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:11 Nuggets 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Antoine Carr passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Top of the key). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Right baseline). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Mel Turpin (Left corner). Mel Turpin passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Right wing). Antoine Carr shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Nuggets 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Mel Turpin. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Left baseline). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Antoine Carr tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 7 Denver is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:39 Nuggets 91, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:39 Nuggets 91, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Mel Turpin (FT Line). Mel Turpin passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:30 Nuggets 91, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Nuggets 91, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Michael Wiley drives to the deep right wing. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Mel Turpin (Right baseline). Mel Turpin passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right wing). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Ben Coleman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:14 Nuggets 91, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ben Coleman passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Right wing). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Mel Turpin is called for the foul. Denver has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 9, Rockets: 7 Denver is in the penalty. Otis Birdsong will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:04 Nuggets 91, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:04 Nuggets 91, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Mel Turpin (FT Line). Mel Turpin passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler finds Michael Wiley for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:53 Nuggets 93, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Ben Coleman. Ben Coleman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Nuggets 93, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Mel Turpin inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine drives to the deep right wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left baseline). Ron Anderson drives to the hoop. Ron Anderson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Nuggets 95, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 10, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Nuggets 95, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Nuggets 95, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Top of the key). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Mel Turpin (Post). Mel Turpin shoots from the inside. It's Good. Darnell Valentine gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Nuggets 97, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person 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 (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his third rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Nuggets 97, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Nuggets 97, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:42 Nuggets 97, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Deep Right wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson is tied up by Larry Bird The ref signals for a jump ball. Larry Bird wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:34 Nuggets 97, Rockets 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. That's his fourth assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:22 Nuggets 97, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards puts up the shot. It's Good. James Edwards now has 10 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:04 Nuggets 99, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:54 Nuggets 99, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Left wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:46 Nuggets 99, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:46 Nuggets 101, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Nuggets 101, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Nuggets 101, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley shoots from the top of the key. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clemon Johnson shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Nuggets 103, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Nuggets 103, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Nuggets 103, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Deep Right wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Deep Left wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Deep Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Michael Wiley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Nuggets 105, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Nuggets 105, Rockets 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Nuggets 105, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the right wing. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Right baseline). James Edwards shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:54 Nuggets 107, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:35 Nuggets 107, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Left baseline). Clemon Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clemon Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards goes for a layup. It's Good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Nuggets 109, Rockets 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 23 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:02 Nuggets 109, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:50 Nuggets 109, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Dennis Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 2, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:43 Nuggets 109, Rockets 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Dudley Bradley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Nuggets 109, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Top of the key). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right corner). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Left wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:21 Nuggets 109, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by James Edwards. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 3, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Nuggets 109, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:04 Nuggets 109, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Mel Turpin steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Nuggets 109, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Mel Turpin passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Top of the key). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Antoine Carr (Right wing). Antoine Carr passes the ball to Mel Turpin (Right baseline). Mel Turpin passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:38 Nuggets 109, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). 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 (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Mel Turpin fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Nuggets 109, Rockets 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. That's his fourth assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:07 Nuggets 109, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:07 Nuggets 109, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Antoine Carr inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Antoine Carr is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:04 Nuggets 109, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Mel Turpin. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:52 Nuggets 109, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler drives to the deep right wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. Dennis Johnson now has 18 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:45 Nuggets 111, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:34 Nuggets 111, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left baseline). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Nuggets 111, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Mel Turpin (Right baseline). Mel Turpin shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Nuggets 113, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dudley Bradley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:57 Nuggets 113, Rockets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:57 Nuggets 113, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards puts up the shot. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:30 Nuggets 113, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:16 Nuggets 113, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Nuggets 113, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Denver comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:02 Nuggets 113, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (FT Line). Dudley Bradley moves to the right wing. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Nuggets 115, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:34 Nuggets 115, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Nuggets 115, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:23 Nuggets 116, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dennis Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 6, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:18 Nuggets 116, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:16 Nuggets 116, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Dennis Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 2 Denver is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Nuggets 116, Rockets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Nuggets 116, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:05 Nuggets 116, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Clemon Johnson Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:56 Nuggets 116, Rockets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. Nothing but net. Chuck Person gets the assist. That's his fifth assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:43 Nuggets 116, Rockets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:43 Nuggets 116, Rockets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:34 Nuggets 116, Rockets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:22 Nuggets 116, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler moves to the corner. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left wing). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:55 Nuggets 116, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. The shot is blocked by Clyde Drexler. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Nuggets 116, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Nuggets 116, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson drives to the left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (FT Line). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Deep Post). Clemon Johnson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Nuggets 116, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:41 Nuggets 116, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right baseline). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 7, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:22 Nuggets 116, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:22 Nuggets 117, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Clemon Johnson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 4 Denver is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:09 Nuggets 117, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:09 Nuggets 117, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird commits the foul. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Nuggets: 8, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Dudley Bradley will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Nuggets 117, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Nuggets 119, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:06 Nuggets 119, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person drives to the free throw line. Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clemon Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Nuggets 119, Rockets 114 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: SG Clyde Drexler - Nuggets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 28 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 12 Assists: Otis Birdsong - 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Clyde Drexler - 26 Rebounds: Larry Smith - 15 Assists: Dennis Johnson - 8