Rockets @ Pistons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Pistons: Center - Kevin Willis - 7-0 - 259 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Nance - 6-10 - 269 lbs. Small Forward - Terry Cummings - 6-9 - 253 lbs. Shooting Guard - Alvin Robertson - 6-4 - 198 lbs. Point Guard - Rob Williams - 6-2 - 181 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Willis (Pistons) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Pistons 0, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson drives to the deep left wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Left wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis goes for a layup. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:38 Pistons 2, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:24 Pistons 2, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Larry Nance gets the assist. Terry Cummings now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:16 Pistons 4, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong attempts to drive but Rob Williams steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:15 Pistons 4, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Pistons 6, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Pistons 6, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Pistons 6, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Pistons 6, Rockets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:03 Pistons 6, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams retreats to the corner. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Larry Nance is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:51 Pistons 6, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:38 Pistons 6, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (FT Line). Alvin Robertson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Terry Cummings gets the assist. Terry Cummings now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Pistons 8, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Pistons 8, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:18 Pistons 8, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:11 Pistons 8, Rockets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:56 Pistons 8, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Top of the key). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Pistons 10, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:32 Pistons 10, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Larry Nance Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left baseline). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings shoots from the inside. No good. Kevin Willis tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:05 Pistons 12, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Pistons 12, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left corner). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams finds Alvin Robertson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Pistons 14, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Pistons 14, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Rob Williams tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Pistons 14, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:34 Pistons 14, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Willis. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Pistons 14, Rockets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Pistons 14, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Top of the key). Rob Williams shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. Nothing but net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Pistons 17, Rockets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson beats the press. Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Frank Johnson keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:10 Pistons 17, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Pistons 19, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Alvin Robertson Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Pistons 19, Rockets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Pistons 19, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep right wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:50 Pistons 19, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:48 Pistons 20, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing tries to tip in the miss...No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:30 Pistons 20, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:21 Pistons 22, Rockets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Pistons 22, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep right wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right corner). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Pistons 22, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. Larry Nance is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Pistons 22, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Pistons 22, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Top of the key). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Robert Reid (Left baseline). Robert Reid passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Pistons 22, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Post). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings shoots from the free throw line. No good. Robert Reid follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Pistons 24, Rockets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:42 Pistons 24, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Hank McDowell is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:40 Pistons 24, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Right wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (FT Line). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Robert Reid (Deep Post). Robert Reid goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:27 Pistons 24, Rockets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Pistons 24, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Top of the key). Rob Williams drives to the deep left wing. Rob Williams drives to the left wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Robert Reid (Post). Robert Reid shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Pistons 24, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Robert Reid is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Pistons 26, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. The shot is blocked by Alvin Robertson. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:28 Pistons 26, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Top of the key). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:21 Pistons 28, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming drives to the free throw line. Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Rob Williams fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 4 Detroit is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:09 Pistons 28, Rockets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:09 Pistons 28, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Vern Fleming Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Alvin Robertson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Pistons 28, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Pistons 29, Rockets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Pistons 29, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:01 Pistons 29, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:55 Pistons 29, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Micheal Ray Richardson. Micheal Ray Richardson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:53 Pistons 29, Rockets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Pistons 29, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Patrick Ewing gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:41 Pistons 29, Rockets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:37 Pistons 29, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Detroit calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:37 Pistons 29, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:37 Pistons 31, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Robert Reid. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Pistons 31, Rockets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Pistons 31, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Gerald Henderson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Pistons 31, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Pistons 32, Rockets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong beats the press. Otis Birdsong gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Pistons 32, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Robert Reid (Left wing). Robert Reid shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:14 Pistons 34, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Robert Reid. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 7, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Pistons 34, Rockets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Pistons 34, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Micheal Ray Richardson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Micheal Ray Richardson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Post). Alvin Robertson shoots from the inside. It's Good. Kevin Willis gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:49 Pistons 36, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ben Coleman (FT Line). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Pistons 36, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson finds Terry Cummings for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:14 Pistons 38, Rockets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Alvin Robertson. The basket is good. Chuck Person gets the assist. Team Fouls - Pistons: 8, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:58 Pistons 38, Rockets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:58 Pistons 38, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Micheal Ray Richardson. Micheal Ray Richardson passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (FT Line). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Right wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (FT Line). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Pistons 38, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Mike Dunleavy fouls him before the shot. Detroit has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Pistons: 9, Rockets: 6 Detroit is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:26 Pistons 38, Rockets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 1:26 Pistons 38, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Micheal Ray Richardson inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Top of the key). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Micheal Ray Richardson (Left baseline). Micheal Ray Richardson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Micheal Ray Richardson (FT Line). Micheal Ray Richardson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rory Sparrow gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:14 Pistons 40, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person drives to the deep left wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. He is fouled by Micheal Ray Richardson. Team Fouls - Pistons: 10, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Pistons 40, Rockets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Pistons 40, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (FT Line). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Top of the key). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Deep Right wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Deep Post). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Rory Sparrow gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:42 Pistons 42, Rockets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:35 Pistons 42, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rory Sparrow inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson beats the press. Detroit gets a 3-on-2 break. Gerald Henderson gives it up to Rory Sparrow. He finishes with a layup. Gerald Henderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:31 Pistons 44, Rockets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Pistons 44, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Micheal Ray Richardson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Micheal Ray Richardson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (FT Line). Rory Sparrow drives to the hoop. Rory Sparrow goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. Kevin Willis shoots off the glass. No good. Ben Coleman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:07 Pistons 44, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ben Coleman passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Pistons 44, Rockets 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:54 Pistons 44, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Robert Reid (Right baseline). Robert Reid passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left corner). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:30 Pistons 44, Rockets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:20 Pistons 44, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left corner). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:06 Pistons 44, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Pistons 44, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:47 Pistons 44, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 0, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Pistons 44, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Pistons 46, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Robert Reid fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Pistons 46, Rockets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Pistons 46, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Pistons 46, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings shoots from the left wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:08 Pistons 46, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Nance. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:00 Pistons 46, Rockets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:00 Pistons 46, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Micheal Ray Richardson inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Gerald Henderson drives to the deep right wing. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Micheal Ray Richardson (Right wing). Micheal Ray Richardson drives to the hoop. Micheal Ray Richardson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right baseline). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Micheal Ray Richardson (Deep Post). Micheal Ray Richardson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Post). Gerald Henderson shoots off the glass. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:30 Pistons 46, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong drives to the right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Gerald Henderson (Pistons) gets the rebound. Gerald Henderson now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:15 Pistons 46, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Micheal Ray Richardson (Post). Micheal Ray Richardson shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:06 Pistons 46, Rockets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:54 Pistons 46, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Detroit calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:54 Pistons 46, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:54 Pistons 48, Rockets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:32 Pistons 48, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Play is stopped due to an injury to Micheal Ray Richardson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:27 Pistons 48, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Left wing). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the right baseline. No good. Kevin Willis tries to tip in the miss...No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:13 Pistons 48, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (FT Line). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Pistons 48, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:59 Pistons 49, Rockets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Pistons 49, Rockets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Left wing). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Terry Cummings goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:44 Pistons 51, Rockets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:34 Pistons 51, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson drives to the deep right wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis goes for a layup. No good. Kevin Willis tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Pistons 53, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Pistons 53, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird 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 Mike Dunleavy. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Pistons 53, Rockets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:13 Pistons 53, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rory Sparrow inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Kevin Willis is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Pistons 53, Rockets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:02 Pistons 53, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the top of the key. Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left wing). Rory Sparrow drives to the hoop. Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Pistons 53, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:34 Pistons 53, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams drives to the top of the key. Rob Williams passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right baseline). Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:22 Pistons 53, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:22 Pistons 55, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Kevin Willis draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Pistons 55, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left wing). Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Roy Hinson. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:47 Pistons 55, Rockets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:43 Pistons 55, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right wing). Roy Hinson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:38 Pistons 55, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Pistons 55, Rockets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Roy Hinson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Pistons 55, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep right wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Post). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Post). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left baseline). Gerald Henderson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Pistons 55, Rockets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Pistons 55, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Detroit calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Pistons 55, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Deep Post). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (FT Line). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Pistons 55, Rockets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:49 Pistons 55, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams drives to the top of the key. Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right corner). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left baseline). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left wing). Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:30 Pistons 55, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:30 Pistons 57, Rockets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Post). Ben Coleman goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:19 Pistons 57, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep right wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (FT Line). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Post). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings goes for a layup. No good. Kevin Willis follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:02 Pistons 59, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person drives to the top of the key. Chuck Person passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Left corner). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Gerald Henderson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:52 Pistons 59, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Left wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams finds Kevin Willis for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Pistons 61, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Terry Cummings gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:34 Pistons 61, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Detroit gets a 3-on-2 break. Terry Cummings keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Pistons 63, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Pistons 63, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:30 Pistons 63, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Top of the key). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Pistons 65, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Ben Coleman (FT Line). Ben Coleman throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:12 Pistons 65, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rory Sparrow inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Terry Cummings will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Pistons 65, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Pistons 67, Rockets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. That's his third assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:05 Pistons 67, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Deep Post). Roy Hinson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Rory Sparrow will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Pistons 67, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rory Sparrow is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Pistons 69, Rockets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. He is fouled by Rob Williams Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 7 Detroit is in the penalty. Otis Birdsong will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Pistons 69, 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. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:56 Pistons 69, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Top of the key). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Deep Right wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ben Coleman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:48 Pistons 69, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ben Coleman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Post). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Post). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Terry Cummings gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Pistons 69, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Detroit gets a 2-on-1 break. Terry Cummings lobs the ball to Mike Dunleavy. Mike Dunleavy goes for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:32 Pistons 69, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Mike Dunleavy is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:32 Pistons 70, Rockets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Top of the key). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Roy Hinson shoots from the inside. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Pistons 70, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rory Sparrow inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Gerald Henderson drives to the top of the key. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left corner). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Deep Left wing). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Post). Rory Sparrow goes for a layup. It's Good. Mike Dunleavy gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:01 Pistons 72, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ben Coleman inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:00 Pistons 72, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rory Sparrow inbounds the ball to Mike Dunleavy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Right wing). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rory Sparrow (Top of the key). Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Left baseline). Mike Dunleavy shoots from the left baseline. No good. Kevin Willis tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Pistons 74, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Terry Cummings gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:27 Pistons 74, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Top of the key). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Right corner). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right baseline). Gerald Henderson drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Pistons 74, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Pistons 76, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Pistons 76, Rockets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Pistons 76, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Mike Dunleavy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson is called for a foul. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 10 Houston is in the penalty. Mike Dunleavy will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Pistons 76, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mike Dunleavy is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Pistons 78, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Gerald Henderson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 10 Detroit is in the penalty. Vern Fleming will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Pistons 78, Rockets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Pistons 78, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Mike Dunleavy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Dunleavy drives to the deep right wing. Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right baseline). Gerald Henderson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Mike Dunleavy gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Pistons 80, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Right wing). Ben Coleman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Mike Dunleavy fouls him before the shot. Detroit has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Pistons: 7, Rockets: 10 Detroit is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Pistons 80, Rockets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:36 Pistons 80, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rory Sparrow. Rory Sparrow passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left wing). Kevin Willis shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:30 Pistons 82, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Ben Coleman (Deep Post). Ben Coleman goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rory Sparrow. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 8, Rockets: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Pistons 82, Rockets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ben Coleman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Pistons 82, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Gerald Henderson drives to the deep right wing. Gerald Henderson drives to the right wing. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance shoots from the left wing. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Roy Hinson now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:08 Pistons 82, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:08 Pistons 82, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Roy Hinson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. Halftime. Score - Pistons 82, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Pistons 82, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. Alvin Robertson now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Pistons 82, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson drives to the deep right wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Top of the key). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes for a layup. It's Good. Terry Cummings gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Pistons 84, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:22 Pistons 84, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson drives to the deep left wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right baseline). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:04 Pistons 84, Rockets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Pistons 84, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right wing). Kevin Willis shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:50 Pistons 84, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Rob Williams steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Pistons 84, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Right wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left baseline). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Terry Cummings gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:23 Pistons 86, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. Larry Nance now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:09 Pistons 86, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Pistons 86, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Terry Cummings. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Pistons 86, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams drives to the deep right wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Pistons 86, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 0, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:22 Pistons 86, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson Alvin Robertson drives to the hoop. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis goes for a layup. It's Good. Alvin Robertson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Pistons 88, Rockets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:59 Pistons 88, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 0, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Pistons 88, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Pistons 89, Rockets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:36 Pistons 89, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:22 Pistons 89, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson 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. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Pistons 89, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:49 Pistons 89, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Alvin Robertson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:38 Pistons 89, Rockets 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:36 Pistons 89, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (FT Line). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (FT Line). Gerald Henderson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis puts up the shot. It's Good. Larry Nance gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Pistons 91, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson 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 Frank Johnson (FT Line). Gerald Henderson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Pistons 91, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:51 Pistons 91, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:39 Pistons 91, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Top of the key). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Pistons 91, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Rob Williams steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:27 Pistons 91, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Detroit gets a 2-on-1 break. Rob Williams gives it up to Larry Nance. He misses the layup. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:23 Pistons 91, Rockets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming 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 passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell shoots off the glass. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Pistons 91, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams drives to the deep right wing. Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (FT Line). Gerald Henderson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. Rob Williams now has 7 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:56 Pistons 93, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. Larry Nance is tied up by Otis Birdsong The ref signals for a jump ball. Larry Nance wins the jump ball. Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams finds Terry Cummings for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Pistons 95, Rockets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Frank Johnson now has 7 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:11 Pistons 95, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Pistons 95, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Pistons 95, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Pistons. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:33 Pistons 95, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Pistons 95, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Hank McDowell gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Pistons 95, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Terry Cummings. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Pistons 95, Rockets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Pistons 95, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Gerald Henderson inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance goes for a layup. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:46 Pistons 95, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone He is fouled by Kevin Willis Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Pistons 95, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming 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 Gerald Henderson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:26 Pistons 95, Rockets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:26 Pistons 95, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Detroit calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:26 Pistons 95, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Kevin Willis Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right wing). Rob Williams finds Terry Cummings for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Pistons 97, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:15 Pistons 97, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rob Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:09 Pistons 99, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the right baseline. No good. Kevin Willis (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:48 Pistons 99, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left baseline). Gerald Henderson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:30 Pistons 99, Rockets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Frank Johnson now has 8 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:13 Pistons 99, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Kevin Willis inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Top of the key). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (FT Line). Gerald Henderson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:07 Pistons 101, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the baseline. Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Willis. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:53 Pistons 101, Rockets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:53 Pistons 101, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:51 Pistons 101, Rockets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:40 Pistons 101, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Gerald Henderson drives to the deep left wing. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Terry Cummings shoots from the left wing. He is fouled by Vern Fleming. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Pistons 101, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Pistons 103, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming loses the ball out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:29 Pistons 103, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Larry Nance Terry Cummings is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:26 Pistons 103, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:24 Pistons 103, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left baseline). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Pistons 103, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Pistons 105, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell 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 Terry Cummings. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Pistons 105, Rockets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Pistons 105, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson drives to the deep right wing. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Robert Reid (Deep Left wing). Robert Reid passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Pistons 105, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:27 Pistons 105, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right corner). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Roy Hinson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Houston has 3 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Pistons: 6, Rockets: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Larry Nance will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Pistons 105, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Pistons 107, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:09 Pistons 107, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Pistons 107, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Kevin Willis Kevin Willis passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left corner). Larry Nance drives to the baseline. Larry Nance moves out to the wing. Larry Nance passes the ball to Robert Reid (Right baseline). Robert Reid shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Pistons 107, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:35 Pistons 107, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Top of the key). Rob Williams passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:22 Pistons 107, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 0 Rob Williams is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:16 Pistons 107, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Alvin Robertson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Pistons 107, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Detroit gets a 2-on-1 break. Alvin Robertson keeps the ball. Alvin Robertson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Pistons 107, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Pistons 109, Rockets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:00 Pistons 109, Rockets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson drives to the deep left wing. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Right wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Post). Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 1, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:46 Pistons 109, Rockets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Alvin Robertson Alvin Robertson throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:43 Pistons 109, Rockets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Pistons 109, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Houston comes out in a full court press. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left corner). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:19 Pistons 109, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Terry Cummings. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. No good. Gerald Henderson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Pistons 109, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Pistons 111, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Alvin Robertson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Pistons 111, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Pistons 111, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Mike Dunleavy. Mike Dunleavy drives to the top of the key. Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Left wing). Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Robert Reid (FT Line). Robert Reid passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Post). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (FT Line). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Patrick Ewing fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Pistons 111, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Left corner). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right wing). Larry Nance shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Pistons 111, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Mike Dunleavy Mike Dunleavy drives to the hoop. Mike Dunleavy goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 2, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:22 Pistons 111, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Mike Dunleavy is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:22 Pistons 113, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Nance steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:17 Pistons 113, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Top of the key). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Left baseline). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Robert Reid (Deep Post). Robert Reid shoots from the inside. It's Good. Mike Dunleavy gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:08 Pistons 115, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. Terry Cummings (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:58 Pistons 115, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Top of the key). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left corner). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Left baseline). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Robert Reid (Deep Left wing). Robert Reid passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Right baseline). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Right wing). Gerald Henderson shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Nance follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:31 Pistons 117, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Mike Dunleavy fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Pistons 117, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:20 Pistons 117, Rockets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson drives to the deep right wing. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Right wing). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Gerald Henderson (Deep Right wing). Gerald Henderson shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:06 Pistons 117, Rockets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Robert Reid steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Pistons 117, Rockets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Robert Reid passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance drives to the hoop. Larry Nance passes the ball to Robert Reid (Post). Robert Reid passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (FT Line). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:50 Pistons 117, Rockets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Frank Johnson keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:49 Pistons 117, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mike Dunleavy inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings drives to the top of the key. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Robert Reid (Deep Post). Robert Reid goes for a layup. He is fouled by Otis Birdsong. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 5 Otis Birdsong is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 4 Time Remaining: 7:46 Pistons 117, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Dunleavy will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Pistons 118, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Robert Reid is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Pistons 119, Rockets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:36 Pistons 119, Rockets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Mike Dunleavy. Mike Dunleavy drives to the deep left wing. Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Robert Reid (Left baseline). Robert Reid shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Mike Dunleavy gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Pistons 121, Rockets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Nance. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Pistons 121, Rockets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance passes the ball to Mike Dunleavy (Deep Right wing). Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:09 Pistons 121, Rockets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson now has 23 points for the game. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:57 Pistons 121, Rockets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings inbounds the ball to Gerald Henderson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Gerald Henderson drives to the top of the key. Gerald Henderson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance goes for a layup. It's Good. Gerald Henderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Pistons 123, Rockets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Otis Birdsong tries to tip in the miss...No good. Robert Reid (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:42 Pistons 123, Rockets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Robert Reid passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Left wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:38 Pistons 123, Rockets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:38 Pistons 125, Rockets 117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Pistons 125, Rockets 119 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Rob Williams inbounds the ball to Mike Dunleavy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Dunleavy drives to the top of the key. Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Roy Hinson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Pistons 125, Rockets 119 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Pistons 127, Rockets 119 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:10 Pistons 127, Rockets 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Mike Dunleavy inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams passes the ball to Robert Reid (FT Line). Robert Reid shoots from the free throw line. No good. Ben Coleman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:01 Pistons 127, Rockets 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Ben Coleman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Pistons 127, Rockets 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Deep Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance puts up the shot. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:28 Pistons 127, Rockets 121 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:24 Pistons 127, Rockets 123 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Robert Reid inbounds the ball to Mike Dunleavy. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Dunleavy passes the ball to Robert Reid (Right wing). Robert Reid passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Ben Coleman fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Pistons: 3, Rockets: 8 Houston is in the penalty. Larry Nance will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:09 Pistons 127, Rockets 123 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:09 Pistons 129, Rockets 123 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Pistons 129, Rockets 125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Mike Dunleavy inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Rob Williams drives to the top of the key. Rob Williams passes the ball to Robert Reid (Deep Right wing). Robert Reid passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams finds Terry Cummings for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:39 Pistons 131, Rockets 125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell puts up the shot. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Pistons 131, Rockets 125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (FT Line). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Deep Right wing). Kevin Willis throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Pistons 131, Rockets 125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Nance. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Pistons: 4, Rockets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Pistons 131, Rockets 125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Pistons 131, Rockets 127 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson inbounds the ball to Terry Cummings. Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (FT Line). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Pistons 131, Rockets 127 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Terry Cummings tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 8 Detroit is in the penalty. Otis Birdsong will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Pistons 131, Rockets 127 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Alvin Robertson (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:55 Pistons 131, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson drives to the deep right wing. Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left baseline). Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Top of the key). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Deep Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis shoots off the glass. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:26 Pistons 131, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Larry Bird is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:11 Pistons 131, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance inbounds the ball to Rob Williams. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rob Williams passes the ball to Larry Nance (Left wing). Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Post). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left baseline). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Top of the key). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Right wing). Rob Williams finds Terry Cummings for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Pistons 133, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rob Williams (Pistons) gets the rebound. That's his fifth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:50 Pistons 133, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson commits the foul. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. Rob Williams will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:47 Pistons 133, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Rob Williams is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:47 Pistons 135, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. Larry Nance now has 13 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:38 Pistons 135, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Larry Nance passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Left wing). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Left baseline). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Left wing). Chuck Person commits the foul. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Pistons: 5, Rockets: 10 Houston is in the penalty. Terry Cummings will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Pistons 135, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Man Terry Cummings 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:23 Pistons 136, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson gets into the paint. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:56 Pistons 136, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Right wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Rob Williams (FT Line). Rob Williams passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Deep Left wing). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right baseline). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Post). Larry Nance passes the ball to Rob Williams (Right baseline). Rob Williams shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Nance (Pistons) gets the rebound. Larry Nance now has 15 rebounds for the game. Larry Nance passes the ball to Alvin Robertson (Left baseline). Alvin Robertson passes the ball to Kevin Willis (Post). Kevin Willis passes the ball to Rob Williams (Deep Left wing). Rob Williams passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings passes the ball to Larry Nance (Right baseline). Larry Nance passes the ball to Terry Cummings (Right wing). Terry Cummings makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:14 Pistons 136, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Detroit comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson attempts to drive but Alvin Robertson steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:03 Pistons 136, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons ball: Defense: Zone Alvin Robertson shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. Final Score - Pistons 136, Rockets 128 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: SF Terry Cummings - Pistons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Otis Birdsong - 27 Rebounds: Larry Bird - 9 Assists: Frank Johnson - 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistons Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Terry Cummings - 31 Rebounds: Larry Nance - 15 Assists: Rob Williams - 12