Nets @ Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 270 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 244 lbs. Small Forward - Rod Higgins - 6-7 - 227 lbs. Shooting Guard - Rolando Blackman - 6-6 - 226 lbs. Point Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 201 lbs. Nets: Center - Herb Williams - 6-11 - 277 lbs. Power Forward - Clark Kellogg - 6-7 - 233 lbs. Small Forward - Eddie A. Johnson - 6-9 - 244 lbs. Shooting Guard - Dale Ellis - 6-7 - 230 lbs. Point Guard - Phil Ford - 6-2 - 196 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. No good. Herb Williams (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Rockets 0, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Clark Kellogg is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Rockets 0, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman shoots from the inside. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:20 Rockets 2, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis drives to the top of the key. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:05 Rockets 2, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Rockets 2, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:57 Rockets 4, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis drives to the top of the key. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Rockets 4, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Phil Ford is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:39 Rockets 4, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Herb Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nets: 3 Herb Williams is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:38 Rockets 4, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:38 Rockets 5, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:15 Rockets 5, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Rod Higgins now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Rockets 7, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help New Jersey calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:04 Rockets 7, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rod Higgins. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Rockets 7, Nets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:49 Rockets 7, Nets 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:49 Rockets 7, Nets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:33 Rockets 9, Nets 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the inside. It's Good. Herb Williams gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Rockets 9, Nets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:19 Rockets 9, Nets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left wing). Clark Kellogg shoots from the left wing. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. Dale Ellis shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:04 Rockets 9, Nets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins tries to tip in the miss...No good. Herb Williams (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:46 Rockets 9, Nets 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left wing). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:41 Rockets 9, Nets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman drives to the free throw line. Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:30 Rockets 9, Nets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins shoots from the inside. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. He now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Rockets 11, Nets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. The block goes out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:15 Rockets 11, Nets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left corner). Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Herb Williams (Nets) gets the rebound. Herb Williams shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:56 Rockets 11, Nets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman drives to the deep right wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Herb Williams. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:49 Rockets 11, Nets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:47 Rockets 12, Nets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley goes for a layup. He is fouled by Patrick Ewing. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:41 Rockets 12, Nets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:39 Rockets 12, Nets 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Right corner). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Dale Ellis gets the assist. Dale Ellis now has one assist for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:22 Rockets 12, Nets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing backs down the defender. Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Eddie A. Johnson. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Rockets 12, Nets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Rockets 14, Nets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right baseline). Clark Kellogg backs his man down. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Post). Dale Ellis gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:39 Rockets 14, Nets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:32 Rockets 16, Nets 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg shoots from the inside. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:17 Rockets 16, Nets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:07 Rockets 18, Nets 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford drives to the deep right wing. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Phil Ford gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Rockets 18, Nets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled by Dale Ellis. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Rockets 18, Nets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:44 Rockets 20, Nets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Phil Ford (Top of the key). Phil Ford passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Left baseline). Kevin Gamble shoots from the left baseline. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:32 Rockets 20, Nets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Gamble. The basket is good. Larry Bird gets the assist. Larry Bird now has two assists for the game. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:24 Rockets 22, Nets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:24 Rockets 23, Nets 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left wing). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:20 Rockets 23, Nets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Charles Oakley draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Rockets 23, Nets 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Gamble inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford drives to the deep left wing. Phil Ford finds Kevin Gamble for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:00 Rockets 23, Nets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Rockets 25, Nets 17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left corner). Charles Oakley shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Right corner). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:17 Rockets 25, Nets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins is called for 3 seconds in the key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:12 Rockets 25, Nets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Top of the key). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford shoots from the free throw line. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:52 Rockets 25, Nets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has two rebounds for the game. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:16 Rockets 27, Nets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Deep Left wing). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left corner). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left corner). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson is unable to get off a shot. New Jersey is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:52 Rockets 27, Nets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Gamble. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Rockets 27, Nets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Charles Oakley draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:40 Rockets 27, Nets 19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Brian Rowsom inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford finds Eddie A. Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:29 Rockets 27, Nets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:14 Rockets 29, Nets 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Brian Rowsom inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Post). Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. It's Good. Phil Ford gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:01 Rockets 29, Nets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:52 Rockets 31, Nets 23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:44 Rockets 31, Nets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Rockets 31, Nets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:26 Rockets 33, Nets 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Brian Rowsom (Top of the key). Brian Rowsom passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Top of the key). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson puts up the shot. No good. Clark Kellogg tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:11 Rockets 33, Nets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the deep left wing. Chuck Person moves to the left corner. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Post). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:48 Rockets 35, Nets 27 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Brian Rowsom. Brian Rowsom passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg shoots from the free throw line. No good. Eddie A. Johnson follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:41 Rockets 35, Nets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:37 Rockets 37, Nets 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Brian Rowsom. Houston comes out in a full court press. Brian Rowsom passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right baseline). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg shoots from the inside. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Rockets 37, Nets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman drives to the hoop. Rolando Blackman goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:11 Rockets 37, Nets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming finds Frank Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Rockets 39, Nets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 39, Nets 31 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kevin Gamble drives to the top of the key. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Top of the key). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:34 Rockets 39, Nets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:23 Rockets 41, Nets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Left wing). Kevin Gamble shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Rockets 41, Nets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone 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. No good. Phil Ford (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Rockets 41, Nets 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left corner). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford finds Eddie A. Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:47 Rockets 41, Nets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Rockets 43, Nets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Post). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:06 Rockets 43, Nets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Phil Ford. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:51 Rockets 43, Nets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:49 Rockets 44, Nets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Right wing). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right baseline). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Left wing). Rolando Blackman is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:36 Rockets 44, Nets 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Phil Ford Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley goes for a layup. It's Good. Phil Ford gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:30 Rockets 44, Nets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:16 Rockets 44, Nets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:15 Rockets 44, Nets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. No good. Phil Ford (Nets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:01 Rockets 44, Nets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:53 Rockets 44, Nets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Kevin Duckworth gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Rockets 44, Nets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Duckworth passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:41 Rockets 44, Nets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left corner). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:22 Rockets 44, Nets 37 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis drives to the deep right wing. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. He now has three rebounds for the game. Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford passes the ball to Kevin Duckworth (Post). Kevin Duckworth passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. It's Good. Kevin Duckworth gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Rockets 44, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. Eddie A. Johnson now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:43 Rockets 44, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Duckworth (FT Line). Kevin Duckworth passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left baseline). Charles Oakley shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:33 Rockets 44, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Duckworth. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Rockets 44, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:21 Rockets 45, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:11 Rockets 45, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:05 Rockets 47, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis shoots from the right wing. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Rockets 47, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman is trapped in the corner. Rolando Blackman gets free from the trap. Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. Nothing but net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:19 Rockets 50, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man New Jersey calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:19 Rockets 50, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rolando Blackman. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Rockets 50, Nets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:18 Rockets 50, Nets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:02 Rockets 52, Nets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis drives to the deep left wing. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Post). Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. It's Good. Clark Kellogg now has 16 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:41 Rockets 52, Nets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. The Houston get a 8-second violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:33 Rockets 52, Nets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Rockets 52, Nets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:07 Rockets 54, Nets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson finds Dale Ellis for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:00 Rockets 54, Nets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Phil Ford (Nets) gets the rebound. That's his third rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:43 Rockets 54, Nets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford drives to the deep left wing. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:31 Rockets 54, Nets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:20 Rockets 54, Nets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:11 Rockets 54, Nets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird shoots from the right baseline. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:56 Rockets 54, Nets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Vern Fleming tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:47 Rockets 54, Nets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Phil Ford (Nets) gets the rebound. Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left corner). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:27 Rockets 54, Nets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:19 Rockets 54, Nets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Rockets 54, Nets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford Phil Ford shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Rockets 54, Nets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:58 Rockets 54, Nets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left wing. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:48 Rockets 54, Nets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Post). Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:33 Rockets 54, Nets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:33 Rockets 54, Nets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:23 Rockets 54, Nets 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Kevin Duckworth (Nets) gets the rebound. Kevin Duckworth passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Kevin Duckworth (Post). Kevin Duckworth goes for a layup. It's Good. Phil Ford gets the assist. Phil Ford now has 7 assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:02 Rockets 54, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:49 Rockets 56, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford drives to the top of the key. Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. No good. Rod Higgins (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:37 Rockets 56, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. The shot is blocked by Kevin Duckworth. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:24 Rockets 56, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:06 Rockets 56, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:55 Rockets 56, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:52 Rockets 56, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:39 Rockets 56, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right wing). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:26 Rockets 56, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Rod Higgins goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Duckworth. The basket is good. Larry Bird gets the assist. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 58, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 59, Nets 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (FT Line). Dale Ellis shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Rockets 59, Nets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Patrick Ewing now has 17 points for the game. Halftime. Score - Rockets 61, Nets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 61, Nets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left wing). Dale Ellis shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing is tied up by Herb Williams The ref signals for a jump ball. Patrick Ewing wins the jump ball. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (FT Line). Rolando Blackman shoots from the free throw line. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Rockets 61, Nets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Herb Williams (FT Line). Herb Williams passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Rolando Blackman. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Rockets 61, Nets 56 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:13 Rockets 61, Nets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:04 Rockets 63, Nets 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Gamble inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Top of the key). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Dale Ellis goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. Clark Kellogg gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:49 Rockets 63, Nets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Rolando Blackman is unable to get off a shot. Houston is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:25 Rockets 63, Nets 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Kevin Gamble inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes for a layup. No good. Dale Ellis tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:16 Rockets 63, Nets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:02 Rockets 65, Nets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:52 Rockets 65, Nets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:38 Rockets 67, Nets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:25 Rockets 67, Nets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming drives to the free throw line. Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Eddie A. Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:13 Rockets 67, Nets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:55 Rockets 68, Nets 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right wing). Clark Kellogg shoots from the right wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:51 Rockets 68, Nets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing puts up the shot. He is fouled by Herb Williams. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Rockets 68, Nets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:25 Rockets 69, Nets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:11 Rockets 69, Nets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Charles Oakley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:09 Rockets 69, Nets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Vern Fleming is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Rockets 69, Nets 64 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Phil Ford Phil Ford shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Rockets 69, Nets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:49 Rockets 69, Nets 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Dale Ellis drives to the deep left wing. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right wing). Phil Ford shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Dale Ellis gets the assist. Phil Ford now has 10 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:40 Rockets 69, Nets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:37 Rockets 71, Nets 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:21 Rockets 71, Nets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:10 Rockets 73, Nets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Rockets 73, Nets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the right wing. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:43 Rockets 73, Nets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Dale Ellis drives to the deep right wing. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:29 Rockets 73, Nets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:28 Rockets 73, Nets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Post). Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Rockets 73, Nets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Post). Clark Kellogg gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Rockets 73, Nets 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man New Jersey gets a 2-on-1 break. Clark Kellogg keeps the ball. He misses the dunk. Clark Kellogg tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:06 Rockets 73, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Phil Ford tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:59 Rockets 73, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dale Ellis. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:54 Rockets 73, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:54 Rockets 75, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left wing). Dale Ellis doesn't notice the shot clock winding down. New Jersey is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:30 Rockets 75, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the top of the key. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clark Kellogg. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:09 Rockets 75, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:09 Rockets 77, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford is tied up by Rolando Blackman The ref signals for a jump ball. Rolando Blackman wins the jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Rockets 77, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the baseline. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Rockets 79, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help New Jersey calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Rockets 79, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Clark Kellogg Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Rockets 79, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right corner). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:23 Rockets 81, Nets 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:15 Rockets 81, Nets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Rockets 83, Nets 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:57 Rockets 83, Nets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (FT Line). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Post). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird now has 12 points for the game. Rolando Blackman gets the assist. Rolando Blackman now has four assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:35 Rockets 85, Nets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford drives to the deep left wing. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has 8 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:21 Rockets 85, Nets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:10 Rockets 85, Nets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left baseline). Phil Ford shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Rockets 85, Nets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Clark Kellogg. Phil Ford (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:51 Rockets 85, Nets 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:46 Rockets 85, Nets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the left baseline. No good. Phil Ford (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:37 Rockets 85, Nets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (FT Line). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:13 Rockets 85, Nets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right corner). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:56 Rockets 85, Nets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Larry Bird Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Charles Oakley (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:51 Rockets 85, Nets 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Charles Oakley passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis drives to the hoop. Dale Ellis goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:41 Rockets 85, Nets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:31 Rockets 87, Nets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble drives to the deep right wing. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Post). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Left wing). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right baseline). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left wing). Phil Ford shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird now has 9 rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:05 Rockets 87, Nets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:01 Rockets 89, Nets 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Post). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Right wing). Kevin Gamble shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Charles Oakley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:50 Rockets 89, Nets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Rockets 89, Nets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg drives to the top of the key. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Right wing). Kevin Gamble drives to the hoop. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Deep Post). Charles Oakley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Rockets 89, Nets 82 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Charles Oakley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:05 Rockets 89, Nets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 89, Nets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person drives to the hoop. Chuck Person goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Kevin Gamble. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Rockets 89, Nets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Chuck Person is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:51 Rockets 90, Nets 84 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Phil Ford (Deep Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. It's Good. Phil Ford gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Rockets 90, Nets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson is trapped near the sideline. Frank Johnson gets free from the trap. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right baseline). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Rockets 92, Nets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Gamble inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:19 Rockets 92, Nets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Charles Oakley Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (FT Line). Dale Ellis shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Charles Oakley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:16 Rockets 92, Nets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing gets into the paint. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:09 Rockets 94, Nets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Dale Ellis inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Left baseline). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left corner). Phil Ford passes the ball to Charles Oakley (Right wing). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right baseline). Herb Williams shoots from the right baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:50 Rockets 94, Nets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Hank McDowell is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:27 Rockets 94, Nets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Eddie A. Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right wing). Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Dale Ellis puts up the shot. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:13 Rockets 94, Nets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left baseline). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Rockets 96, Nets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis attempts to drive but Frank Johnson steals the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:47 Rockets 96, Nets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right wing). Dale Ellis steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:46 Rockets 96, Nets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help New Jersey gets a 2-on-1 break. Dale Ellis keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Rockets 96, Nets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Rolando Blackman beats the press. Houston gets a 2-on-1 break. Rolando Blackman keeps the ball. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Rockets 98, Nets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Herb Williams inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford beats the press. New Jersey gets a 2-on-1 break. Phil Ford gives it up to Herb Williams. Herb Williams layup blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:29 Rockets 98, Nets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Phil Ford is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:24 Rockets 98, Nets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. Patrick Ewing now has 32 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:19 Rockets 100, Nets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Houston comes out in a full court press. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right baseline). Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Right baseline). Phil Ford passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Right wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Post). Clark Kellogg shoots from the inside. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:55 Rockets 100, Nets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:55 Rockets 100, Nets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson drives to the right wing. Frank Johnson is trapped near the sideline. Frank Johnson gets free from the trap. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Phil Ford. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:38 Rockets 100, Nets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:36 Rockets 101, Nets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Herb Williams (FT Line). Herb Williams shoots from the free throw line. No good. Herb Williams (Nets) gets the rebound. He now has four rebounds for the game. Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Rod Higgins gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:20 Rockets 101, Nets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:14 Rockets 103, Nets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis shoots from the left baseline. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:02 Rockets 103, Nets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman drives to the free throw line. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Left baseline). Rod Higgins drives to the hoop. Rod Higgins goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clark Kellogg. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nets: 4 Clark Kellogg is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Rockets 103, Nets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Rockets 105, Nets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Right wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Hank McDowell. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:37 Rockets 105, Nets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:37 Rockets 105, Nets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Rockets 107, Nets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:23 Rockets 107, Nets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:17 Rockets 107, Nets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (FT Line). Herb Williams passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Post). Kevin Gamble shoots from the inside. It's Good. Eddie A. Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:05 Rockets 107, Nets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:00 Rockets 107, Nets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Frank Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:53 Rockets 107, Nets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:53 Rockets 107, Nets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins drives to the deep right wing. Rod Higgins throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:49 Rockets 107, Nets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Rockets 107, Nets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:35 Rockets 109, Nets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Right wing). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Patrick Ewing gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:13 Rockets 109, Nets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Right wing). Kevin Gamble is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nets: 5 New Jersey is in the penalty. Rolando Blackman will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Rockets 109, Nets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:12 Rockets 111, Nets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Deep Post). Herb Williams finds Eddie A. Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:04 Rockets 111, Nets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:01 Rockets 113, Nets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Post). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Post). Larry Bird fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:47 Rockets 113, Nets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Herb Williams (Post). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Left baseline). Kevin Gamble shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:31 Rockets 113, Nets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Top of the key). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:23 Rockets 115, Nets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (FT Line). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Herb Williams is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:18 Rockets 115, Nets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Rolando Blackman inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left corner). Rolando Blackman shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Dale Ellis (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:09 Rockets 115, Nets 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Dale Ellis passes the ball to Charles Oakley (FT Line). Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Post). Dale Ellis shoots from the inside. It's Good. Charles Oakley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:58 Rockets 115, Nets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Charles Oakley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:47 Rockets 115, Nets 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Charles Oakley passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Right wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right wing). Eddie A. Johnson finds Clark Kellogg for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Rockets 115, Nets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman drives to the deep left wing. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Right baseline). Rolando Blackman shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:20 Rockets 117, Nets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. Houston comes out in a full court press. Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Right wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. No good. Rolando Blackman (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:00 Rockets 117, Nets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:50 Rockets 117, Nets 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Phil Ford. Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Top of the key). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Top of the key). Phil Ford passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left wing). Dale Ellis shoots from the left wing. No good. Eddie A. Johnson (Nets) gets the rebound. Eddie A. Johnson now has 6 rebounds for the game. Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Rockets 117, Nets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Left wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Top of the key). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. No good. Phil Ford (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:01 Rockets 117, Nets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Phil Ford passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Deep Left wing). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Phil Ford (Left corner). Phil Ford passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left corner). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson drives to the hoop. Eddie A. Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Rockets 117, Nets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rod Higgins. Rod Higgins passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right corner). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right wing). Rod Higgins shoots from the right wing. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:24 Rockets 117, Nets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Top of the key). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Left baseline). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left wing). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left baseline). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:05 Rockets 117, Nets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rod Higgins inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Phil Ford commits the foul. Phil Ford has fouled out of the game. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nets: 6 New Jersey is in the penalty. Rolando Blackman will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Rockets 117, Nets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:57 Rockets 119, Nets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Kevin Gamble. He is fouled by Vern Fleming Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nets: 6 Houston is in the penalty. Kevin Gamble will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Rockets 119, Nets 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Gamble is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:54 Rockets 119, Nets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Rolando Blackman. New Jersey comes out in a full court press. Clark Kellogg commits the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nets: 7 New Jersey is in the penalty. Rolando Blackman will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:51 Rockets 119, Nets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Rolando Blackman is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:51 Rockets 121, Nets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Eddie A. Johnson inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dale Ellis drives to the top of the key. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Deep Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Top of the key). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Left wing). Clark Kellogg drives to the hoop. Clark Kellogg goes for a layup. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:35 Rockets 121, Nets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Deep Right wing). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:13 Rockets 123, Nets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Help Kevin Gamble inbounds the ball to Dale Ellis. Dale Ellis passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Deep Right wing). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left wing). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (Left baseline). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Left corner). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Kevin Gamble (FT Line). Kevin Gamble passes the ball to Herb Williams (Top of the key). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (FT Line). Eddie A. Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:43 Rockets 123, Nets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Half Trap Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Left wing). Rolando Blackman passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Rod Higgins (Right baseline). Rod Higgins passes the ball to Rolando Blackman (Deep Post). Rolando Blackman puts up the shot. It's Good. Rod Higgins gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Rockets 125, Nets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man New Jersey calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Rockets 125, Nets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets ball: Defense: Man Clark Kellogg inbounds the ball to Eddie A. Johnson Eddie A. Johnson drives to the baseline. Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Clark Kellogg (Deep Right wing). Clark Kellogg passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right baseline). Eddie A. Johnson passes the ball to Dale Ellis (Right corner). Dale Ellis passes the ball to Herb Williams (Left corner). Herb Williams passes the ball to Eddie A. Johnson (Right corner). Eddie A. Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the right corner. No good. Clark Kellogg (Nets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Rockets 125, Nets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: C Patrick Ewing - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Eddie A. Johnson - 34 Rebounds: Clark Kellogg - 14 Assists: Eddie A. Johnson - 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Patrick Ewing - 40 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 16 Assists: Larry Bird - 8