Clippers @ Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: 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. Clippers: Center - Darryl Dawkins - 6-11 - 274 lbs. Power Forward - Mike Mitchell - 6-7 - 229 lbs. Small Forward - Rod Higgins - 6-7 - 226 lbs. Shooting Guard - Rolando Blackman - 6-6 - 224 lbs. Point Guard - Reggie Theus - 6-6 - 206 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darryl Dawkins (Clippers) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Clippers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (FT Line). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Deep Post). Darryl Dawkins goes up for a dunk. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:42 Rockets 0, Clippers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Otis Birdsong shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Rolando Blackman. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Clippers: 1 Rolando Blackman is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 1 Time Remaining: 11:32 Rockets 0, Clippers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Bird will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Rockets 1, Clippers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Rockets 3, Clippers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Reggie Theus (FT Line). Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Post). Darryl Dawkins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Clippers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Rockets 3, Clippers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Rockets 3, Clippers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Clippers: 2 Rolando Blackman is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. Rolando Blackman has been ejected from the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 1 Time Remaining: 10:56 Rockets 3, Clippers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Bird will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:53 Rockets 4, Clippers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. Chuck Person makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Rockets 4, Clippers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Right wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Left baseline). Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Reggie Theus goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Rod Higgins now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Rockets 4, Clippers 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. San Diego 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. Mike Mitchell (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:19 Rockets 4, Clippers 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Right wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Post). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Post). Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. It's Good. Darryl Dawkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Rockets 4, Clippers 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Rockets 4, Clippers 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Mike Mitchell. Mike Mitchell (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Rockets 4, Clippers 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Left wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Right baseline). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right baseline). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Right wing). Reggie Theus shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:41 Rockets 4, Clippers 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:29 Rockets 6, Clippers 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell shoots from the free throw line. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:21 Rockets 6, Clippers 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Darryl Dawkins (Clippers) gets the rebound. He now has one rebound for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:10 Rockets 6, Clippers 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Left wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Left baseline). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Top of the key). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Right wing). Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Reggie Theus goes for a layup. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Rockets 6, Clippers 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:32 Rockets 6, Clippers 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Post). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Right wing). Mike Mitchell drives to the hoop. Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. It's Good. Mike Bratz gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Rockets 6, Clippers 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Clippers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Rockets 6, Clippers 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Rockets 7, Clippers 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Right wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Left baseline). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left baseline). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Left wing). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Reggie Theus (FT Line). Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Reggie Theus makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:49 Rockets 7, Clippers 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:29 Rockets 9, Clippers 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Right wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Right wing). Mike Mitchell drives to the hoop. Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Clippers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Rockets 9, Clippers 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Mitchell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Rockets 9, Clippers 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming 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 (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Reggie Theus (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:05 Rockets 9, Clippers 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Right wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Post). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Deep Post). Dave Corzine goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Rod Higgins (Clippers) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Rockets 9, Clippers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Rockets 11, Clippers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Top of the key). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:23 Rockets 11, Clippers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus Reggie Theus passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:15 Rockets 11, Clippers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Rockets 11, Clippers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (FT Line). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left corner). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:36 Rockets 11, Clippers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Dave Corzine Dave Corzine shoots from the right baseline. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:35 Rockets 11, Clippers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Dave Corzine is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:35 Rockets 11, Clippers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Reggie Theus. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:27 Rockets 11, Clippers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:27 Rockets 12, Clippers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Dave Corzine (FT Line). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Chuck Person steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Rockets 12, Clippers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:11 Rockets 12, Clippers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:11 Rockets 14, Clippers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Right wing). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left baseline). Mike Mitchell shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:00 Rockets 14, Clippers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. No good. Reggie Theus (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Rockets 14, Clippers 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Right wing). Mike Bratz drives to the right wing. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Deep Post). Joe Cooper finds Mike Bratz for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:38 Rockets 14, Clippers 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. Chuck Person now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:15 Rockets 16, Clippers 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus drives to the deep left wing. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Left wing). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Mike Bratz (FT Line). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Left baseline). Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Left wing). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left baseline). Mike Mitchell shoots from the left baseline. No good. Joe Cooper tries to tip in the miss...No good. Dave Corzine tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:44 Rockets 16, Clippers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person shoots from the left wing. No good. Dave Corzine (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:31 Rockets 16, Clippers 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Dave Corzine passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left wing). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Right wing). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Post). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Right wing). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Right baseline). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Post). Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. No good. Dave Corzine (Clippers) gets the rebound. Dave Corzine shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Rockets 16, Clippers 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Post). Otis Birdsong puts up the shot. No good. Dave Corzine (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Rockets 16, Clippers 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Dave Corzine passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Deep Right wing). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Mike Bratz (FT Line). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Right baseline). Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Clippers: 5 Houston is in the penalty. Reggie Theus will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:32 Rockets 16, Clippers 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Reggie Theus is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:32 Rockets 16, Clippers 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Reggie Theus (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Rockets 16, Clippers 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Rockets 16, Clippers 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Rockets 16, Clippers 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. No good. Darryl Dawkins (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:52 Rockets 16, Clippers 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Top of the key). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Right corner). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Top of the key). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Joe Cooper (FT Line). Joe Cooper shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Reggie Theus gets the assist. Reggie Theus now has one assist for the game. Joe Cooper now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Rockets 16, Clippers 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the top of the key. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Darryl Dawkins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Clippers: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:36 Rockets 16, Clippers 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:36 Rockets 18, Clippers 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Reggie Theus drives to the top of the key. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Right wing). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Top of the key). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left baseline). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Left wing). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Deep Post). Darryl Dawkins shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:18 Rockets 18, Clippers 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong moves to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Darryl Dawkins tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. San Diego has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Clippers: 7 San Diego is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. Darryl Dawkins is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:09 Rockets 18, Clippers 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:09 Rockets 20, Clippers 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Reggie Theus inbounds the ball to Joe Cooper. Joe Cooper passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Left wing). Joe Cooper shoots from the left wing. No good. Mike Mitchell (Clippers) gets the rebound. Mike Mitchell now has three rebounds for the game. Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Rockets 20, Clippers 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:51 Rockets 22, Clippers 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Left wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Post). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Clippers: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Mike Bratz will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Rockets 22, Clippers 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Bratz is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Rockets 22, Clippers 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the left wing. No good. Joe Cooper (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:34 Rockets 22, Clippers 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Joe Cooper passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Left wing). Reggie Theus makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:26 Rockets 22, Clippers 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell puts up the shot. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Dave Corzine (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 22, Clippers 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Rockets 24, Clippers 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus drives to the deep right wing. Reggie Theus finds Joe Cooper for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:39 Rockets 24, Clippers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:24 Rockets 24, Clippers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:20 Rockets 24, Clippers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Reggie Theus is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Clippers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:04 Rockets 24, Clippers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has 7 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:00 Rockets 26, Clippers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right wing). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Right wing). Hank McDowell tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Clippers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:52 Rockets 26, Clippers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Right baseline). Mike Bratz drives to the hoop. Mike Bratz goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Clippers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:45 Rockets 26, Clippers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Bratz is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:45 Rockets 26, Clippers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:35 Rockets 28, Clippers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell drives to the hoop. Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Left baseline). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Post). Mike Bratz goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Rockets 28, Clippers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell gets into the paint. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Mike Mitchell (Clippers) gets the rebound. He now has four rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:47 Rockets 28, Clippers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Top of the key). Reggie Theus finds Darryl Dawkins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:40 Rockets 28, Clippers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:29 Rockets 30, Clippers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Left wing). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Rockets 30, Clippers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Reggie Theus (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:15 Rockets 30, Clippers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:05 Rockets 30, Clippers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Darryl Dawkins. Darryl Dawkins (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:54 Rockets 30, Clippers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left wing). Mike Mitchell shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:42 Rockets 30, Clippers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:35 Rockets 32, Clippers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Reggie Theus inbounds the ball to Joe Cooper. Houston comes out in a full court press. Joe Cooper passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Left wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Joe Cooper (FT Line). Joe Cooper throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Rockets 32, Clippers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Reggie Theus fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Clippers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:10 Rockets 32, Clippers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. He is fouled by Eddie Jordan. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Clippers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Rockets 32, Clippers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Eddie Jordan (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:02 Rockets 33, Clippers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:58 Rockets 33, Clippers 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:53 Rockets 35, Clippers 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan. Houston comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:50 Rockets 35, Clippers 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz Mike Bratz passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left baseline). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (Left wing). Eddie Jordan shoots from the left wing. No good. Darryl Dawkins (Clippers) gets the rebound. Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins now has 6 points for the game. Darryl Dawkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Rockets 35, Clippers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Mike Bratz is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Rockets 35, Clippers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. That's his second assist of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:14 Rockets 37, Clippers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Post). Mike Mitchell shoots from the inside. It's Good. Mike Bratz gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:59 Rockets 37, Clippers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing 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 Mike Bratz. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Rockets 37, Clippers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Darryl Dawkins (Clippers) gets the rebound. That's his fifth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:41 Rockets 38, Clippers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (Top of the key). Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Post). Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Rockets 38, Clippers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:23 Rockets 40, Clippers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Bratz drives to the top of the key. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Post). Mike Mitchell shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:14 Rockets 40, Clippers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. Otis Birdsong now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:05 Rockets 42, Clippers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan. Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right wing). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins moves out to the wing. Rod Higgins moves to the corner. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (Right wing). Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Top of the key). Mike Mitchell is tied up by Otis Birdsong The ref signals for a jump ball. Otis Birdsong wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:40 Rockets 42, Clippers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. Mike Mitchell (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:26 Rockets 42, Clippers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Right wing). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (FT Line). Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Post). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Post). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:05 Rockets 42, Clippers 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Eddie Jordan. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Rockets 44, Clippers 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. Mike Mitchell (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:57 Rockets 44, Clippers 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:52 Rockets 44, Clippers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Mike Mitchell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 7 San Diego is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:35 Rockets 44, Clippers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:35 Rockets 46, Clippers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan. Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (Right baseline). Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left baseline). Mike Mitchell drives to the hoop. Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Clippers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:13 Rockets 46, Clippers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:56 Rockets 48, Clippers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Clippers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Rockets 48, Clippers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Darryl Dawkins. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing is tied up by Eddie Jordan The ref signals for a jump ball. Patrick Ewing wins the jump ball. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:19 Rockets 48, Clippers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Right wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. Mike Bratz gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:15 Rockets 48, Clippers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:00 Rockets 50, Clippers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Right wing). Mike Bratz throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:56 Rockets 50, Clippers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. No good. Mike Mitchell (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Rockets 50, Clippers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Post). Mike Mitchell shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:39 Rockets 50, Clippers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Mitchell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:39 Rockets 50, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mike Mitchell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 8 Mike Mitchell is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 2 Time Remaining: 2:37 Rockets 50, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Bird will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Rockets 51, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Rockets 53, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Rockets 53, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darryl Dawkins (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:04 Rockets 53, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Top of the key). Mike Bratz drives to the free throw line. Mike Bratz backs out to the top of the key. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (Deep Post). Eddie Jordan puts up the shot. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:45 Rockets 53, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Mike Bratz draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Rockets 53, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (Deep Right wing). Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell shoots from the free throw line. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:18 Rockets 53, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Rockets 55, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Wilkins inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right wing). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Rockets 55, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:48 Rockets 57, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone San Diego calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:48 Rockets 57, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan Eddie Jordan shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Rockets 57, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz Mike Bratz makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Rockets 57, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Mike Mitchell fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 9 San Diego is in the penalty. Hank McDowell will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Rockets 57, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Rockets 59, Clippers 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan. Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Top of the key). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Deep Post). Darryl Dawkins shoots off the glass. It's Good. Mike Bratz gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Rockets 59, Clippers 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:07 Rockets 59, Clippers 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. San Diego calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:07 Rockets 59, Clippers 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Clippers: 9 Houston is in the penalty. Rod Higgins will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:02 Rockets 59, Clippers 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:02 Rockets 59, Clippers 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:02 Rockets 59, Clippers 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Halftime. Score - Rockets 61, Clippers 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 61, Clippers 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. No good. Frank Johnson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Reggie Theus (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:42 Rockets 61, Clippers 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Reggie Theus passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Post). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left baseline). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left wing). Mike Mitchell shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Mike Bratz gets the assist. Mike Bratz now has five assists for the game. Mike Mitchell now has 14 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Rockets 61, Clippers 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Darryl Dawkins. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. No good. Reggie Theus (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Rockets 61, Clippers 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Reggie Theus drives to the deep left wing. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left baseline). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Right baseline). Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Reggie Theus goes for a layup. It's Good. Mike Mitchell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:55 Rockets 61, Clippers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Mike Bratz fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Clippers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:45 Rockets 61, Clippers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Darryl Dawkins. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Rockets 63, Clippers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Top of the key). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Right baseline). Mike Mitchell shoots from the right baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 63, Clippers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:03 Rockets 63, Clippers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Left wing). Reggie Theus finds Rod Higgins for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Rockets 63, Clippers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:42 Rockets 65, Clippers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Top of the key). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left baseline). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:27 Rockets 65, Clippers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Rockets 65, Clippers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Post). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Deep Post). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Top of the key). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Post). Darryl Dawkins puts up the shot. It's Good. Reggie Theus gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:09 Rockets 65, Clippers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to 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. Larry Bird now has two assists for the game. Otis Birdsong now has 15 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:49 Rockets 67, Clippers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus drives to the deep left wing. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Left wing). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Post). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:39 Rockets 67, Clippers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Rockets 69, Clippers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left wing). Mike Mitchell shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Rockets 69, Clippers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Rockets 71, Clippers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone San Diego calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Rockets 71, Clippers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Reggie Theus goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Clippers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Rockets 71, Clippers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Reggie Theus is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Rockets 71, Clippers 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Mike Mitchell is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Clippers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:51 Rockets 71, Clippers 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Rockets 73, Clippers 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Left wing). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Clippers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Rockets 73, Clippers 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Rockets 73, Clippers 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Rod Higgins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Rockets 73, Clippers 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:29 Rockets 73, Clippers 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Reggie Theus inbounds the ball to Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Rockets 73, Clippers 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Reggie Theus tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:21 Rockets 73, Clippers 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Rod Higgins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:12 Rockets 73, Clippers 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:10 Rockets 73, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Mike Bratz. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:59 Rockets 73, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:59 Rockets 75, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan. Houston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Rockets 75, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Dave Corzine Dave Corzine passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (Right baseline). Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Left baseline). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (FT Line). Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (Left wing). Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Left baseline). Dave Corzine shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:32 Rockets 75, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Jeff Wilkins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:28 Rockets 75, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:28 Rockets 77, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Jeff Wilkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darryl Dawkins (Clippers) gets the rebound. Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (Right wing). Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Rod Higgins (Clippers) gets the rebound. Rod Higgins now has three rebounds for the game. Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:59 Rockets 77, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Dave Corzine. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Rockets 77, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Rockets 79, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone San Diego calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Rockets 79, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Eddie Jordan Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (Left baseline). Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:32 Rockets 79, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Eddie Jordan steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Rockets 79, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Post). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:14 Rockets 79, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie Jordan is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 6 San Diego is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Rockets 79, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Dave Corzine (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Rockets 80, Clippers 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Dave Corzine passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (Top of the key). Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Post). Darryl Dawkins goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Eddie Jordan gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:00 Rockets 80, Clippers 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:56 Rockets 80, Clippers 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Left corner). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Deep Post). Larry Bird gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Rockets 80, Clippers 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rod Higgins (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:37 Rockets 80, Clippers 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins drives to the top of the key. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Eddie Jordan (Left baseline). Eddie Jordan passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Deep Post). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Post). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Left corner). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (Left baseline). Jeff Wilkins shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Rockets 80, Clippers 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird finds Vern Fleming for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:55 Rockets 82, Clippers 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Eddie Jordan inbounds the ball to Jeff Wilkins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Dave Corzine is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Rockets 82, Clippers 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie Jordan is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 7 San Diego is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Rockets 82, Clippers 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Rockets 84, Clippers 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right wing). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right wing). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Chuck Person is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Clippers: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Rod Higgins will shoot two free throws. Chuck Person is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 3 Time Remaining: 3:36 Rockets 84, Clippers 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rod Higgins will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Rockets 84, Clippers 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:33 Rockets 84, Clippers 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the top of the key. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Joe Cooper (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:06 Rockets 84, Clippers 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Joe Cooper passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (Right baseline). Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right wing). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Jeff Wilkins gets the assist. Jeff Wilkins now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:57 Rockets 84, Clippers 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:47 Rockets 86, Clippers 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Jeff Wilkins. Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:44 Rockets 86, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Rockets 88, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Joe Cooper. Houston comes out in a full court press. Joe Cooper passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Right wing). Dave Corzine is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Rockets 88, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird shoots from the left baseline. No good. Darryl Dawkins (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:00 Rockets 88, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Left wing). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (Right wing). Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Right baseline). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (Left baseline). Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Right baseline). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (Left wing). Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Post). Dave Corzine shoots off the glass. No good. Joe Cooper tries to tip in the miss...No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:34 Rockets 88, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person goes for a layup. No good. Vern Fleming tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Rockets 90, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Right wing). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (FT Line). Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Darryl Dawkins tries to tip in the miss...No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:54 Rockets 90, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell 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 (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). 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 Dave Corzine. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Clippers: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Rockets 90, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Rockets 91, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Deep Right wing). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Deep Right wing). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (Right wing). Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Dave Corzine (FT Line). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Clippers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:24 Rockets 91, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person drives to the deep right wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Rockets 93, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone San Diego calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Rockets 93, Clippers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Jeff Wilkins Jeff Wilkins passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Right wing). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right baseline). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Jeff Wilkins (FT Line). Jeff Wilkins shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Darryl Dawkins gets the assist. That's his third assist of the game. Jeff Wilkins now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:08 Rockets 93, Clippers 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the top of the key. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. No good. Dave Corzine (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 93, Clippers 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Joe Cooper. Houston comes out in a full court press. Joe Cooper passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Top of the key). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Left corner). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left baseline). Mike Bratz moves out to the wing. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left baseline). Larry Bird tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Clippers: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:45 Rockets 93, Clippers 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Clippers: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:42 Rockets 93, Clippers 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Mike Mitchell inbounds the ball to Joe Cooper Joe Cooper passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Left wing). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Right wing). Joe Cooper drives to the baseline. Joe Cooper shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Rockets 93, Clippers 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Mike Bratz steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Rockets 93, Clippers 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Right wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Right baseline). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Deep Post). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Right baseline). Reggie Theus shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Darryl Dawkins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Rockets 93, Clippers 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Mike Bratz (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:45 Rockets 93, Clippers 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Top of the key). Hank McDowell tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:44 Rockets 93, Clippers 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Left wing). Mike Mitchell shoots from the left wing. No good. Reggie Theus (Clippers) gets the rebound. Reggie Theus shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Rockets 93, Clippers 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Rockets 93, Clippers 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Darryl Dawkins (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:29 Rockets 93, Clippers 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Right wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Left baseline). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Post). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Left wing). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Top of the key). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Post). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Right baseline). Reggie Theus shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:08 Rockets 93, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Mike Mitchell tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:58 Rockets 93, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. That's his fifth assist of the game. Chuck Person now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:47 Rockets 95, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Bratz inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Left corner). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Deep Post). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. No good. Mike Bratz tries to tip in the miss...No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:30 Rockets 95, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person drives to the free throw line. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:05 Rockets 97, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left corner). Mike Bratz shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Rockets 97, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person drives to the deep left wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Rockets 99, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man San Diego calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:43 Rockets 99, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins shoots from the left wing. No good. Otis Birdsong (Rockets) gets the rebound. Otis Birdsong now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:41 Rockets 99, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:20 Rockets 101, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Reggie Theus drives to the deep left wing. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Right corner). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Left baseline). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Reggie Theus (FT Line). Reggie Theus shoots from the free throw line. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Rockets 101, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing gets into the paint. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:49 Rockets 103, Clippers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Right wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Right wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left baseline). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Left wing). Dave Corzine shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Mike Bratz gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:34 Rockets 103, Clippers 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled by Mike Bratz. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Clippers: 2 Mike Bratz is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:11 Rockets 103, Clippers 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:11 Rockets 105, Clippers 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right wing). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:02 Rockets 105, Clippers 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. He now has five assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:53 Rockets 107, Clippers 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Reggie Theus inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Top of the key). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Right wing). Joe Cooper moves to the free throw line. Joe Cooper passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Left wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Left baseline). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Left corner). Reggie Theus shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:24 Rockets 107, Clippers 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. That's his fifth assist of the game. Otis Birdsong is taunting the opposing bench. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:03 Rockets 109, Clippers 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus beats the press. San Diego gets a 3-on-2 break. Reggie Theus gives it up to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins goes for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Clippers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:57 Rockets 109, Clippers 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:57 Rockets 109, Clippers 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:49 Rockets 111, Clippers 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Reggie Theus inbounds the ball to Joe Cooper. Houston comes out in a full court press. Joe Cooper passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right wing). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Dave Corzine (Left baseline). Dave Corzine passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Right baseline). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:26 Rockets 111, Clippers 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:10 Rockets 113, Clippers 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Dave Corzine inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Left wing). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the left wing. No good. Dave Corzine (Clippers) gets the rebound. Dave Corzine passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Post). Joe Cooper puts up the shot. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Clippers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:57 Rockets 113, Clippers 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Joe Cooper is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Rockets 113, Clippers 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong shoots from the inside. It's Good. Otis Birdsong now has 19 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:42 Rockets 115, Clippers 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. Mike Bratz drives to the deep left wing. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (FT Line). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Left baseline). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Left wing). Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Reggie Theus goes for a layup. It's Good. Mike Bratz gets the assist. Mike Bratz now has 7 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:24 Rockets 115, Clippers 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:15 Rockets 117, Clippers 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus beats the press. Reggie Theus gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:10 Rockets 117, Clippers 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Dave Corzine. Joe Cooper (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:00 Rockets 117, Clippers 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Joe Cooper passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (FT Line). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Right baseline). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Right wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Right baseline). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Joe Cooper (Left baseline). Joe Cooper passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Right baseline). Reggie Theus drives to the hoop. Reggie Theus shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Joe Cooper gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:37 Rockets 117, Clippers 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. San Diego comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Joe Cooper draws the charge. Patrick Ewing has fouled out of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Rockets 117, Clippers 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Post). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the inside. It's Good. Mike Mitchell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:16 Rockets 117, Clippers 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:16 Rockets 117, Clippers 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong moves to the left wing. Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. No good. Joe Cooper (Clippers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:07 Rockets 117, Clippers 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Joe Cooper passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Top of the key). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Left wing). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the left wing. No good. Joe Cooper (Clippers) gets the rebound. Joe Cooper passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (FT Line). Mike Mitchell drives to the hoop. Mike Mitchell goes for a layup. It's Good. Joe Cooper gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:49 Rockets 117, Clippers 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Rockets 119, Clippers 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Joe Cooper inbounds the ball to Mike Bratz. Houston comes out in a full court press. Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Right wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Right baseline). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Right wing). Otis Birdsong is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Clippers: 2 Houston is in the penalty. Mike Mitchell will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Rockets 119, Clippers 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Mike Mitchell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Rockets 119, Clippers 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the top of the key. Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Post). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:31 Rockets 121, Clippers 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus drives to the top of the key. Reggie Theus drives to the deep right wing. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Left wing). Reggie Theus passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Right wing). Reggie Theus shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. Nothing but net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:07 Rockets 121, Clippers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:57 Rockets 123, Clippers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Darryl Dawkins inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Houston comes out in a full court press. Reggie Theus drives to the top of the key. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Deep Right wing). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Left wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Left wing). Darryl Dawkins passes the ball to Mike Mitchell (Top of the key). Mike Mitchell passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Deep Right wing). Reggie Theus is unable to get off a shot. San Diego is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:33 Rockets 123, Clippers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:13 Rockets 125, Clippers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers ball: Defense: Man Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Reggie Theus. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Mike Bratz (Deep Right wing). Mike Bratz passes the ball to Reggie Theus (Right corner). Reggie Theus retreats to the the wing. Reggie Theus passes the ball to Darryl Dawkins (Deep Post). Darryl Dawkins shoots from the inside. It's Good. Reggie Theus gets the assist. Darryl Dawkins now has 24 points for the game. Final Score - Rockets 125, Clippers 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: PF Larry Bird - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clippers Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Reggie Theus - 25 Rebounds: Darryl Dawkins - 10 Assists: Mike Bratz - 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Larry Bird - 35 Rebounds: Larry Bird - 13 Assists: Otis Birdsong - 7