Lakers @ 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. Lakers: Center - Mark Eaton - 7-4 - 304 lbs. Power Forward - James Donaldson - 7-2 - 298 lbs. Small Forward - Jeff Ruland - 6-10 - 283 lbs. Shooting Guard - Adrian Dantley - 6-5 - 215 lbs. Point Guard - Magic Johnson - 6-9 - 235 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Lakers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson finds Otis Birdsong for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:54 Rockets 2, Lakers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Right wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Lakers: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:49 Rockets 2, Lakers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Jeff Ruland Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left baseline). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (FT Line). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right baseline). Jeff Ruland shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:22 Rockets 2, Lakers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:16 Rockets 2, Lakers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Top of the key). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left baseline). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right baseline). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (FT Line). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Deep Post). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Post). Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:57 Rockets 2, Lakers 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:57 Rockets 2, Lakers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Magic Johnson. The basket is good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:34 Rockets 4, Lakers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:34 Rockets 5, Lakers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Deep Left wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Rockets 5, Lakers 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Jeff Ruland Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley shoots from the right baseline. No good. Adrian Dantley (Lakers) gets the rebound. Adrian Dantley is tied up by Larry Bird The ref signals for a jump ball. Adrian Dantley wins the jump ball. Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:08 Rockets 5, Lakers 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing 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 moves out to the wing. Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. No good. Mark Eaton (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:56 Rockets 5, Lakers 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Top of the key). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Deep Post). James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left baseline). Magic Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Rockets 5, Lakers 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Otis Birdsong now has 4 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Rockets 7, Lakers 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right baseline). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. James Donaldson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left baseline). Mark Eaton passes the ball to James Donaldson (Deep Post). James Donaldson puts up the shot. It's Good. Mark Eaton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:12 Rockets 7, Lakers 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:03 Rockets 9, Lakers 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Deep Post). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Post). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Deep Post). Mark Eaton passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Mark Eaton (Lakers) gets the rebound. Mark Eaton passes the ball to Magic Johnson (FT Line). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Lakers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:31 Rockets 9, Lakers 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Jeff Ruland Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. It's Good. Jeff Ruland gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Rockets 9, Lakers 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. Adrian Dantley (Lakers) gets the rebound. Adrian Dantley now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:11 Rockets 9, Lakers 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Left wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (FT Line). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Post). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right corner). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (FT Line). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right wing). Magic Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Adrian Dantley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Rockets 9, Lakers 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Rockets 11, Lakers 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left baseline). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. It's Good. Jeff Ruland gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Rockets 11, Lakers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:10 Rockets 13, Lakers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Jeff Ruland. Houston comes out in a full court press. Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left corner). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Lakers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:57 Rockets 13, Lakers 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:55 Rockets 13, Lakers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Adrian Dantley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:46 Rockets 13, Lakers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Right wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left wing). Jeff Ruland drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:35 Rockets 13, Lakers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Mark Eaton (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Rockets 13, Lakers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Left wing). Mark Eaton is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:26 Rockets 13, Lakers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Lakers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:16 Rockets 13, Lakers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:13 Rockets 15, Lakers 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Left wing). James Donaldson shoots from the left wing. No good. Mark Eaton tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:05 Rockets 15, Lakers 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the top of the key. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Mark Eaton. Adrian Dantley (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:53 Rockets 15, Lakers 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (FT Line). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:48 Rockets 15, Lakers 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. 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: 5:40 Rockets 17, Lakers 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left baseline). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right wing). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:14 Rockets 17, Lakers 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. He is fouled by James Donaldson. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Lakers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:09 Rockets 17, Lakers 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:09 Rockets 19, Lakers 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Top of the key). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right wing). Jeff Ruland shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Rockets 19, Lakers 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Rockets 21, Lakers 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Los Angeles calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Rockets 21, Lakers 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Magic Johnson inbounds the ball to Jeff Ruland Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Top of the key). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley shoots from the right baseline. No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Mark Eaton (Lakers) gets the rebound. Mark Eaton goes for a layup. No good. Mark Eaton tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:08 Rockets 21, Lakers 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:03 Rockets 23, Lakers 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (FT Line). James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Right wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left baseline). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to James Donaldson (Deep Post). James Donaldson goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:40 Rockets 23, Lakers 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Adrian Dantley (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:16 Rockets 23, Lakers 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Left wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. James Donaldson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Rockets 23, Lakers 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:40 Rockets 23, Lakers 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Magic Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Post). Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. It's Good. James Donaldson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:27 Rockets 23, Lakers 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Adrian Dantley (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:22 Rockets 23, Lakers 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right baseline). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left baseline). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:10 Rockets 23, Lakers 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming drives to the free throw line. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson is called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:53 Rockets 23, Lakers 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Bill Garnett inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Paul Pressey drives to the deep left wing. Paul Pressey passes the ball to David Thompson (Deep Post). David Thompson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Lakers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:46 Rockets 23, Lakers 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man David Thompson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:46 Rockets 23, Lakers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (FT Line). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Bill Garnett fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Lakers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:31 Rockets 23, Lakers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Paul Pressey. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Lakers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:27 Rockets 23, Lakers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:27 Rockets 25, Lakers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone David Thompson inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Houston comes out in a full court press. Paul Pressey drives to the deep left wing. Paul Pressey drives to the left wing. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Bill Garnett (Deep Post). Bill Garnett passes the ball to David Thompson (Right wing). David Thompson passes the ball to Rodney McCray (Deep Post). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Post). Mark Eaton goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Rockets 25, Lakers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Bill Garnett inbounds the ball to David Thompson David Thompson drives to the hoop. David Thompson goes for a layup. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:04 Rockets 25, Lakers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Bill Garnett steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:02 Rockets 25, Lakers 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Los Angeles gets a 2-on-1 break. Bill Garnett keeps the ball. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Rockets 25, Lakers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Rockets 27, Lakers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Rodney McCray inbounds the ball to David Thompson. David Thompson drives to the deep left wing. David Thompson passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Right wing). Paul Pressey drives to the hoop. Paul Pressey goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Lakers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Rockets 27, Lakers 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Paul Pressey is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Rockets 27, Lakers 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird shoots from the right wing. He is fouled by Bill Garnett. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Lakers: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:32 Rockets 27, Lakers 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:32 Rockets 29, Lakers 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Wayne Robinson inbounds the ball to Paul Pressey. Paul Pressey drives to the deep left wing. Paul Pressey passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Right baseline). Mark Eaton shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:25 Rockets 29, Lakers 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Paul Pressey steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:19 Rockets 29, Lakers 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Los Angeles gets a 2-on-1 break. Paul Pressey lobs the ball to Wayne Robinson. He finishes with a dunk. Paul Pressey gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:17 Rockets 29, Lakers 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell shoots from the free throw line. He is fouled by Mark Eaton. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Lakers: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:00 Rockets 29, Lakers 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 31, Lakers 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Bill Garnett inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Bill Garnett (FT Line). Bill Garnett passes the ball to Rodney McCray (Right baseline). Rodney McCray shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Bill Garnett gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Rockets 31, Lakers 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Otis Birdsong gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Rockets 33, Lakers 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Bill Garnett inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Right wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Bill Garnett (Right wing). Bill Garnett drives to the hoop. Bill Garnett goes for a layup. It's Good. Magic Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:33 Rockets 33, Lakers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Bill Garnett is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Lakers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Rockets 33, Lakers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Wayne Robinson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Lakers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:18 Rockets 33, Lakers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Wayne Robinson draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:06 Rockets 33, Lakers 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Wayne Robinson (Left baseline). Wayne Robinson passes the ball to Rodney McCray (FT Line). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right baseline). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. It's Good. Magic Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:46 Rockets 33, Lakers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:35 Rockets 35, Lakers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Wayne Robinson inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Magic Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Lakers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Rockets 35, Lakers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Rodney McCray (Deep Right wing). Rodney McCray drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Rockets 35, Lakers 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Wayne Robinson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:18 Rockets 35, Lakers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Wayne Robinson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Rockets 35, Lakers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Jeff Ruland. The basket is good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:58 Rockets 37, Lakers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:58 Rockets 38, Lakers 39 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Rodney McCray. Rodney McCray passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (FT Line). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left baseline). Magic Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Jeff Ruland gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:54 Rockets 38, Lakers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person drives to the left wing. Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:44 Rockets 40, Lakers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Wayne Robinson inbounds the ball to Rodney McCray. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rodney McCray passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Post). Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:30 Rockets 40, Lakers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Wayne Robinson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 5 Los Angeles is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Rockets 40, Lakers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Rockets 42, Lakers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Jeff Ruland. Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Top of the key). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (FT Line). Jeff Ruland drives to the hoop. Jeff Ruland goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Lakers: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Rockets 42, Lakers 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:18 Rockets 42, Lakers 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:00 Rockets 44, Lakers 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Rockets 44, Lakers 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson drives to the left wing. Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Lakers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:45 Rockets 44, Lakers 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell 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 (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by James Donaldson. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Rockets 44, Lakers 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Top of the key). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right wing). James Donaldson shoots from the right wing. No good. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Lakers: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:08 Rockets 44, Lakers 44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Magic Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:08 Rockets 44, Lakers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Larry Bird. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:58 Rockets 46, Lakers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Right wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Left corner). James Donaldson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (FT Line). Jeff Ruland drives to the hoop. Jeff Ruland goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:35 Rockets 46, Lakers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Mark Eaton. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Lakers: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Rockets 46, Lakers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Rockets 48, Lakers 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (FT Line). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left wing). Adrian Dantley shoots from the left wing. It's Good. James Donaldson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:11 Rockets 48, Lakers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:53 Rockets 50, Lakers 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Right wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. It's Good. James Donaldson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:42 Rockets 50, Lakers 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:31 Rockets 52, Lakers 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left wing). Jeff Ruland makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:13 Rockets 52, Lakers 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. No good. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Rockets 52, Lakers 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Magic Johnson drives to the top of the key. Magic Johnson finds Adrian Dantley for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:55 Rockets 52, Lakers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:42 Rockets 54, Lakers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Top of the key). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left corner). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Lakers: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Adrian Dantley will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:29 Rockets 54, Lakers 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:27 Rockets 54, Lakers 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Right wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Rockets 56, Lakers 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley drives to the deep left wing. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right baseline). James Donaldson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:05 Rockets 56, Lakers 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:45 Rockets 56, Lakers 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Top of the key). Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Deep Post). James Donaldson shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Lakers: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Rockets 56, Lakers 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:36 Rockets 56, Lakers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Rockets 58, Lakers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Lakers: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Magic Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:27 Rockets 58, Lakers 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Magic Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:25 Rockets 58, Lakers 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:18 Rockets 60, Lakers 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Magic Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:11 Rockets 60, Lakers 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. Larry Bird now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:05 Rockets 62, Lakers 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right baseline). Hank McDowell gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Rockets 62, Lakers 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:49 Rockets 62, Lakers 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Deep Post). James Donaldson goes for a layup. It's Good. Magic Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Rockets 62, Lakers 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Mark Eaton. Jeff Ruland (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:27 Rockets 62, Lakers 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland passes the ball to James Donaldson (Left wing). James Donaldson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:24 Rockets 62, Lakers 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:16 Rockets 64, Lakers 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Left wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Post). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right wing). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left baseline). Jeff Ruland shoots from the left baseline. No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. James Donaldson shoots from the left wing. He is fouled by Larry Bird. Team Fouls - Rockets: 8, Lakers: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Rockets 64, Lakers 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Rockets 64, Lakers 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Mark Eaton forces a 5-second violation on Patrick Ewing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Rockets 64, Lakers 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right wing). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Rockets 64, Lakers 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Frank Johnson now has 6 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Rockets 66, Lakers 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Jeff Ruland. Houston comes out in a full court press. Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Left wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left corner). Magic Johnson drives to the baseline. Magic Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:08 Rockets 66, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Jeff Ruland (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Rockets 66, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Deep Post). Jeff Ruland goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:38 Rockets 66, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:31 Rockets 68, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Larry Bird steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:28 Rockets 68, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Houston gets a 3-on-2 break. Larry Bird keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:25 Rockets 70, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Deep Right wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (FT Line). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). James Donaldson is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Rockets 70, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Rockets 72, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Los Angeles calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Rockets 72, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Deep Post). James Donaldson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right baseline). Jeff Ruland makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:00 Rockets 72, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:51 Rockets 74, Lakers 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Deep Left wing). Jeff Ruland finds Magic Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Rockets 74, Lakers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. He is fouled by Jeff Ruland Team Fouls - Rockets: 8, Lakers: 7 Los Angeles is in the penalty. Chuck Person will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Rockets 74, Lakers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:45 Rockets 76, Lakers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Top of the key). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right wing). Magic Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Magic Johnson tries to tip in the miss...No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right wing). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:16 Rockets 76, Lakers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Jeff Ruland (Lakers) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Rockets 76, Lakers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:02 Rockets 76, Lakers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson shoots from beyond midcourt. No good. Halftime. Score - Rockets 76, Lakers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 76, Lakers 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Jeff Ruland gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:50 Rockets 76, Lakers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. Larry Bird now has five assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Rockets 78, Lakers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley drives to the deep left wing. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left wing). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Otis Birdsong. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Lakers: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:32 Rockets 78, Lakers 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Magic Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Lakers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:30 Rockets 78, Lakers 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming now has 6 points for the game. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:15 Rockets 80, Lakers 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Jeff Ruland. Houston comes out in a full court press. Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Top of the key). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left baseline). Jeff Ruland throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:03 Rockets 80, Lakers 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Mark Eaton. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:52 Rockets 80, Lakers 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Deep Right wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Magic Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:28 Rockets 80, Lakers 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man 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 shoots from the right wing. He is fouled by Adrian Dantley. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Lakers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Rockets 80, Lakers 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Rockets 82, Lakers 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Deep Right wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. It's Good. Jeff Ruland gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Rockets 82, Lakers 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Rockets 84, Lakers 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley drives to the deep right wing. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Post). Magic Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:58 Rockets 84, Lakers 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Mark Eaton draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:47 Rockets 84, Lakers 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Left wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Right baseline). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (FT Line). Jeff Ruland drives to the hoop. Jeff Ruland goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Frank Johnson. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. James Donaldson shoots from the top of the key. No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Right wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:02 Rockets 84, Lakers 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Jeff Ruland (Lakers) gets the rebound. Jeff Ruland goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Rockets 84, Lakers 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Magic Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:48 Rockets 84, Lakers 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson finds Mark Eaton for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:27 Rockets 84, Lakers 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:27 Rockets 84, Lakers 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:27 Rockets 86, Lakers 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley drives to the deep right wing. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right baseline). James Donaldson is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Rockets 86, Lakers 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Rockets 88, Lakers 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Magic Johnson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (FT Line). James Donaldson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:57 Rockets 88, Lakers 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. No good. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. Magic Johnson now has 6 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:32 Rockets 88, Lakers 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right baseline). Jeff Ruland shoots from the right baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:19 Rockets 88, Lakers 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Mark Eaton (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:09 Rockets 88, Lakers 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left corner). Magic Johnson finds James Donaldson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:01 Rockets 88, Lakers 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:50 Rockets 88, Lakers 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Top of the key). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:41 Rockets 88, Lakers 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:23 Rockets 91, Lakers 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:16 Rockets 91, Lakers 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. No good. Mark Eaton (Lakers) gets the rebound. Mark Eaton now has 8 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:02 Rockets 91, Lakers 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Top of the key). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Deep Post). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right wing). Magic Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Mark Eaton gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:47 Rockets 91, Lakers 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Mark Eaton. Mark Eaton (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:36 Rockets 91, Lakers 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton passes the ball to James Donaldson (Left wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (FT Line). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Deep Right wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to James Donaldson (Left wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley shoots from the free throw line. No good. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right baseline). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Rockets 91, Lakers 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Mark Eaton fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Rockets 91, Lakers 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. No good. Mark Eaton (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Rockets 91, Lakers 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right corner). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Post). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:34 Rockets 91, Lakers 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. No good. Mark Eaton (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:18 Rockets 91, Lakers 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Left wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left baseline). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Adrian Dantley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:10 Rockets 91, Lakers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. James Donaldson now has 13 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Rockets 91, Lakers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:48 Rockets 91, Lakers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person drives to the top of the key. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:40 Rockets 93, Lakers 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left baseline). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. James Donaldson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Rockets 93, Lakers 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:13 Rockets 93, Lakers 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Top of the key). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Left wing). James Donaldson shoots from the left wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:54 Rockets 93, Lakers 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. Larry Bird now has 8 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Rockets 95, Lakers 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Adrian Dantley gets the assist. He now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:33 Rockets 95, Lakers 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming 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 (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person is tied up by Jeff Ruland The ref signals for a jump ball. Jeff Ruland wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:19 Rockets 95, Lakers 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:17 Rockets 95, Lakers 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). He is fouled by Adrian Dantley Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:58 Rockets 95, Lakers 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:53 Rockets 97, Lakers 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Rodney McCray inbounds the ball to David Thompson. Houston comes out in a full court press. David Thompson drives to the deep right wing. David Thompson drives to the right wing. David Thompson passes the ball to Rodney McCray (Left wing). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Paul Pressey (Right baseline). Paul Pressey drives to the hoop. Paul Pressey goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:42 Rockets 97, Lakers 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person puts up the shot. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. Larry Bird now has 9 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Rockets 99, Lakers 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Bill Garnett inbounds the ball to Rodney McCray. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rodney McCray passes the ball to Bill Garnett (Right wing). Bill Garnett drives to the hoop. Bill Garnett goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Rockets 99, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Paul Pressey fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:03 Rockets 99, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson finds Hank McDowell for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:58 Rockets 101, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Rodney McCray inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Rodney McCray (Deep Right wing). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left baseline). Magic Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rodney McCray (Lakers) gets the rebound. Rodney McCray passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Post). Vern Fleming tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Lakers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:44 Rockets 101, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Rodney McCray Rodney McCray passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Rockets 101, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:26 Rockets 103, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Rodney McCray. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rodney McCray passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Right wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Rodney McCray (FT Line). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Right wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Rodney McCray (Right wing). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right baseline). Adrian Dantley shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Rockets 103, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Rodney McCray (Lakers) gets the rebound. Rodney McCray now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 103, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Jeff Ruland. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:43 Rockets 103, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (FT Line). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Rodney McCray (Left baseline). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Rockets 103, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Jeff Ruland. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:17 Rockets 105, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (FT Line). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Post). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:11 Rockets 105, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Bill Garnett fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Lakers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Rockets 105, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Bill Garnett (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:57 Rockets 105, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Bill Garnett passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left baseline). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:45 Rockets 105, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Magic Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:41 Rockets 105, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (FT Line). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Bill Garnett (Right wing). Bill Garnett passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Patrick Ewing. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Lakers: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:22 Rockets 105, Lakers 94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:22 Rockets 105, Lakers 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Rockets 107, Lakers 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Top of the key). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right corner). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Top of the key). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Rodney McCray (FT Line). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right baseline). Jeff Ruland shoots from the right baseline. No good. Adrian Dantley (Lakers) gets the rebound. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left wing). Jeff Ruland shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Rockets 107, Lakers 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong shoots from the right baseline. No good. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. Magic Johnson now has 9 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:31 Rockets 107, Lakers 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Magic Johnson passes the ball to Bill Garnett (FT Line). Bill Garnett passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Rodney McCray (FT Line). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Deep Right wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Adrian Dantley (Lakers) gets the rebound. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right wing). Jeff Ruland drives to the hoop. Jeff Ruland goes for a layup. It's Good. Adrian Dantley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Rockets 107, Lakers 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Los Angeles comes out in a full court press. Bill Garnett is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Lakers: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:52 Rockets 107, Lakers 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Hank McDowell Hank McDowell passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:46 Rockets 109, Lakers 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Rodney McCray inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Wayne Robinson (FT Line). Wayne Robinson passes the ball to Rodney McCray (Left wing). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left corner). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Wayne Robinson (Left corner). Wayne Robinson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Lakers: 2 Vern Fleming is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:29 Rockets 109, Lakers 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Lakers: 2 Chuck Person is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Rockets 109, Lakers 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Adrian Dantley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:23 Rockets 109, Lakers 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right corner). Otis Birdsong retreats to the the wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Rockets 109, Lakers 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Left wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:48 Rockets 109, Lakers 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:28 Rockets 109, Lakers 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley inbounds the ball to Jeff Ruland. Houston comes out in a full court press. Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Rockets 109, Lakers 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. Houston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:55 Rockets 109, Lakers 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right wing). James Donaldson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to Magic Johnson (FT Line). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:34 Rockets 109, Lakers 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:25 Rockets 109, Lakers 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Magic Johnson passes the ball to Mark Eaton (FT Line). Mark Eaton passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:06 Rockets 109, Lakers 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Mark Eaton. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Mark Eaton fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Lakers: 3 Mark Eaton is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:53 Rockets 109, Lakers 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Rockets 111, Lakers 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Mark Eaton inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (FT Line). James Donaldson passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right baseline). Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. James Donaldson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:40 Rockets 111, Lakers 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Mark Eaton. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Lakers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Rockets 111, Lakers 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Rockets 113, Lakers 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Rodney McCray inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (FT Line). Magic Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. James Donaldson (Lakers) gets the rebound. James Donaldson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. Magic Johnson drives to the hoop. Magic Johnson goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Lakers: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Rockets 113, Lakers 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Magic Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:12 Rockets 113, Lakers 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:04 Rockets 115, Lakers 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Rodney McCray inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley beats the press. Adrian Dantley gets a breakaway. He finishes with a dunk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:58 Rockets 115, Lakers 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Los Angeles comes out in a full court press. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left corner). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson 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 (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left baseline. No good. Magic Johnson (Lakers) gets the rebound. Magic Johnson now has 13 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:28 Rockets 115, Lakers 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Magic Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Magic Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:19 Rockets 115, Lakers 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Chuck Person tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:10 Rockets 117, Lakers 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Rodney McCray. Houston comes out in a full court press. Rodney McCray passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson goes for a layup. No good. Jeff Ruland (Lakers) gets the rebound. Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Rodney McCray (Left baseline). Rodney McCray passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Post). Adrian Dantley shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Rockets 117, Lakers 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right baseline). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Otis Birdsong goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Jeff Ruland. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Lakers: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:39 Rockets 117, Lakers 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:37 Rockets 118, Lakers 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley drives to the deep left wing. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left wing). Mark Eaton passes the ball to James Donaldson (Right baseline). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Deep Post). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to James Donaldson (Post). James Donaldson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Rockets 118, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Otis Birdsong. Otis Birdsong drives to the deep right wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Rockets 118, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Top of the key). Magic Johnson passes the ball to James Donaldson (Deep Post). James Donaldson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Post). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right corner). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Post). Jeff Ruland shoots off the glass. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:31 Rockets 118, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Right wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left baseline). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Left wing). Otis Birdsong drives to the hoop. Adrian Dantley fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Lakers: 6 Los Angeles is in the penalty. Otis Birdsong will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:11 Rockets 118, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Otis Birdsong is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:11 Rockets 120, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Mark Eaton (Left wing). Mark Eaton throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:02 Rockets 120, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Magic Johnson commits the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Lakers: 7 Los Angeles is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:01 Rockets 120, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:01 Rockets 121, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man James Donaldson inbounds the ball to Magic Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Deep Left wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Right wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (FT Line). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley shoots from the right wing. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:38 Rockets 121, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person 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 Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (FT Line). Otis Birdsong moves to the left wing. Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Adrian Dantley (Lakers) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:10 Rockets 121, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Zone Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Deep Left wing). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (FT Line). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Top of the key). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Right wing). Adrian Dantley passes the ball to James Donaldson (Left corner). James Donaldson shoots from the left corner. No good. Mark Eaton tries to tip in the miss...No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:43 Rockets 121, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Help Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Deep Left wing). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Otis Birdsong (Top of the key). Otis Birdsong passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing 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: 0:22 Rockets 123, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers ball: Defense: Man Jeff Ruland inbounds the ball to Adrian Dantley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Adrian Dantley drives to the deep right wing. Adrian Dantley passes the ball to Magic Johnson (Right corner). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Jeff Ruland (Right wing). Jeff Ruland passes the ball to Magic Johnson (FT Line). Magic Johnson passes the ball to Adrian Dantley (Left baseline). Adrian Dantley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Rockets 123, Lakers 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Patrick Ewing - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lakers Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Adrian Dantley - 37 Rebounds: James Donaldson - 16 Assists: Magic Johnson - 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 44 Rebounds: Chuck Person - 13 Assists: Frank Johnson - 10