Nuggets @ Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Lineups: Rockets: Center - Patrick Ewing - 7-0 - 256 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Bird - 6-9 - 238 lbs. Small Forward - Chuck Person - 6-8 - 228 lbs. Shooting Guard - Vern Fleming - 6-5 - 200 lbs. Point Guard - Frank Johnson - 6-3 - 190 lbs. Nuggets: Center - Clemon Johnson - 6-10 - 270 lbs. Power Forward - Larry Smith - 6-8 - 240 lbs. Small Forward - Darrell Griffith - 6-4 - 205 lbs. Shooting Guard - Clyde Drexler - 6-7 - 225 lbs. Point Guard - Dennis Johnson - 6-4 - 207 lbs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Ewing (Rockets) wins the Jump ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:59 Rockets 0, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:53 Rockets 2, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:42 Rockets 2, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the right wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 1 Clemon Johnson is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 1 Time Remaining: 11:09 Rockets 2, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Bird will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:07 Rockets 3, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Dennis Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 11:02 Rockets 3, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:49 Rockets 3, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler drives to the top of the key. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:26 Rockets 3, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:17 Rockets 3, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Frank Johnson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 3, Nuggets 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 10:07 Rockets 3, Nuggets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Rockets 3, Nuggets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:39 Rockets 3, Nuggets 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith drives to the deep left wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson drives to the baseline. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (FT Line). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Clemon Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 9:01 Rockets 3, Nuggets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Clemon Johnson is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:57 Rockets 3, Nuggets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Darrell Griffith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Rockets 3, Nuggets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:56 Rockets 5, Nuggets 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep right wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine finds Darrell Griffith for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:47 Rockets 5, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:42 Rockets 7, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:26 Rockets 7, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 8:04 Rockets 7, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:55 Rockets 7, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird now has 5 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:52 Rockets 9, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:31 Rockets 9, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird 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 Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Darnell Valentine (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 7:06 Rockets 9, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:51 Rockets 9, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing throws the ball into the stands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:47 Rockets 9, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left corner). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to James Edwards (Top of the key). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Post). Clyde Drexler shoots from the inside. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:33 Rockets 9, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person drives to the top of the key. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:24 Rockets 9, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clyde Drexler. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Rockets 9, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Rockets 11, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:21 Rockets 11, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right baseline). Darnell Valentine shoots from the right baseline. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:13 Rockets 11, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his third rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 6:01 Rockets 11, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith drives to the top of the key. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). Vern Fleming steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:56 Rockets 11, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Rockets 13, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine drives to the deep right wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Larry Smith (Top of the key). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left corner). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine shoots from the left wing. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:21 Rockets 13, Nuggets 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:21 Rockets 13, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 5:08 Rockets 13, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Rockets 13, Nuggets 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:59 Rockets 13, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:53 Rockets 13, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:51 Rockets 14, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith shoots from the right wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:44 Rockets 14, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has four rebounds for the game. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by James Edwards. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:23 Rockets 14, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 4:23 Rockets 16, Nuggets 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Left baseline). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Post). Maurice Lucas goes for a layup. It's Good. Michael Wiley gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:59 Rockets 16, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird 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 (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. James Edwards fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 9 Denver is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:41 Rockets 16, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 3:41 Rockets 18, Nuggets 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Deep Post). Maurice Lucas puts up the shot. It's Good. Larry Smith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:28 Rockets 18, Nuggets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 3:25 Rockets 18, Nuggets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Post). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Post). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Maurice Lucas (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Maurice Lucas shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Hank McDowell. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Rockets 18, Nuggets 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Maurice Lucas is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:59 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming drives to the free throw line. Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:50 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Left wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Post). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. No good. Roy Hinson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:20 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes up for a dunk. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 2:12 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Top of the key). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Right baseline). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left corner). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:46 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Maurice Lucas (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:32 Rockets 18, Nuggets 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left corner). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left wing). Larry Smith shoots from the left wing. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Rockets 18, Nuggets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:16 Rockets 18, Nuggets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson Roy Hinson moves to the right wing. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Post). Roy Hinson shoots off the glass. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell now has one rebound for the game. Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley strips the ball. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 1:00 Rockets 18, Nuggets 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Deep Post). Maurice Lucas finds Dennis Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:47 Rockets 18, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Larry Smith now has three rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Rockets 18, Nuggets 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson finds Darrell Griffith for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:31 Rockets 18, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Darrell Griffith. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Rockets 20, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:23 Rockets 21, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (FT Line). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Left corner). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Time Remaining: 0:10 Rockets 21, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 21, Nuggets 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:54 Rockets 21, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Hank McDowell is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:44 Rockets 21, Nuggets 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clemon Johnson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson finds Dudley Bradley for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:37 Rockets 21, Nuggets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. The shot is blocked by Clemon Johnson. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Rockets 21, Nuggets 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Post). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Post). Dudley Bradley shoots off the glass. No good. James Edwards follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Rockets 21, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:10 Rockets 21, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dudley Bradley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:53 Rockets 21, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:53 Rockets 23, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clemon Johnson (Right wing). Clemon Johnson passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:42 Rockets 23, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Top of the key). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his third rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Rockets 23, Nuggets 28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. It's Good. James Edwards gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:20 Rockets 23, Nuggets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:09 Rockets 23, Nuggets 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Rockets 23, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the top of the key. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clemon Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 2 Clemon Johnson is arguing the foul call. He gets charged with a technical foul. Clemon Johnson has been ejected from the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quarter: 2 Time Remaining: 9:56 Rockets 23, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vern Fleming will go to the line for one shot. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:53 Rockets 24, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:53 Rockets 26, Nuggets 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:42 Rockets 26, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the left corner. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:36 Rockets 29, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson moves to the left corner. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the left wing. No good. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:26 Rockets 29, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person shoots from the right wing. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:01 Rockets 29, Nuggets 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith finds Dennis Johnson for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:54 Rockets 29, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the baseline. Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Hank McDowell tries to tip in the miss...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:40 Rockets 31, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith goes for a layup. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:24 Rockets 31, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Michael Wiley tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:19 Rockets 31, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his fourth rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:14 Rockets 31, Nuggets 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. James Edwards gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:05 Rockets 31, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the deep left wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:46 Rockets 31, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley shoots off the glass. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:25 Rockets 31, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Post). Chuck Person puts up the shot. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Rockets 33, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (FT Line). Michael Wiley shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:08 Rockets 33, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by James Edwards. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell shoots off the glass. He is fouled by Larry Smith. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:48 Rockets 33, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:48 Rockets 34, Nuggets 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Larry Smith now has 2 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:42 Rockets 34, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes up for a dunk. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. 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 (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dennis Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:10 Rockets 34, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:10 Rockets 36, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson is called for the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:04 Rockets 36, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith drives to the hoop. Larry Smith goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:50 Rockets 36, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:40 Rockets 36, Nuggets 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:40 Rockets 36, Nuggets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:13 Rockets 36, Nuggets 41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards goes up for a dunk. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:01 Rockets 36, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person 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 for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:55 Rockets 38, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Left baseline). James Edwards passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Post). Dennis Johnson shoots from the inside. No good. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. Vern Fleming now has two rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:37 Rockets 38, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Vern Fleming now has 7 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:10 Rockets 40, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Vern Fleming (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:00 Rockets 40, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 6 Denver is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:58 Rockets 40, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:58 Rockets 41, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Post). Dennis Johnson goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:45 Rockets 41, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Rockets 43, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:42 Rockets 43, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley is unable to get off a shot. Denver is called for a shot clock violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:18 Rockets 43, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:15 Rockets 43, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:15 Rockets 45, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:13 Rockets 45, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming gets a breakaway. He finishes with a layup. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:11 Rockets 47, Nuggets 43 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley drives to the deep left wing. Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Larry Smith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:44 Rockets 47, Nuggets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird shoots from the inside. It's Good. Patrick Ewing gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:29 Rockets 49, Nuggets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Frank Johnson forces a 5-second violation on Michael Wiley. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:18 Rockets 49, Nuggets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Post). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Vern Fleming gets the assist. Vern Fleming now has two assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Rockets 51, Nuggets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Patrick Ewing is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:02 Rockets 51, Nuggets 45 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:00 Rockets 51, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:53 Rockets 51, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Top of the key). Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Top of the key). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler shoots from the left wing. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:37 Rockets 51, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming finds Chuck Person for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:19 Rockets 53, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Frank Johnson. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:04 Rockets 53, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Rockets 53, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Larry Smith (Left baseline). Larry Smith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:19 Rockets 53, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Top of the key). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Smith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:09 Rockets 53, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:09 Rockets 55, Nuggets 47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Maurice Lucas inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards puts up the shot. It's Good. Michael Wiley gets the assist. Halftime. Score - Rockets 55, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 55, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith drives to the deep left wing. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:48 Rockets 55, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:28 Rockets 55, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:24 Rockets 55, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Post). Vern Fleming goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dennis Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Rockets 55, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 11:12 Rockets 57, Nuggets 49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:54 Rockets 57, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:36 Rockets 59, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep right wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Larry Bird. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:24 Rockets 59, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:14 Rockets 61, Nuggets 51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep right wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the left baseline. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 61, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 10:01 Rockets 61, Nuggets 53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. Dennis Johnson now has 14 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:50 Rockets 61, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:43 Rockets 61, Nuggets 55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Right wing). Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Smith gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Rockets 61, Nuggets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Houston calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:35 Rockets 61, Nuggets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. He now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:28 Rockets 61, Nuggets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:05 Rockets 61, Nuggets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 9:01 Rockets 61, Nuggets 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:38 Rockets 61, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:28 Rockets 61, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Top of the key). James Edwards passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (FT Line). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith shoots from the inside. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 8:00 Rockets 61, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Rockets 61, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (Post). Larry Smith passes the ball to James Edwards (Deep Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Larry Smith (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:26 Rockets 61, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:15 Rockets 61, Nuggets 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Left wing). Maurice Lucas shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 7:09 Rockets 61, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person drives to the deep right wing. Chuck Person drives to the right wing. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Clyde Drexler. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 0, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Rockets 61, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:52 Rockets 63, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darnell Valentine drives to the deep right wing. Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:44 Rockets 63, Nuggets 61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Maurice Lucas Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right corner). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Right wing). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Maurice Lucas gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:30 Rockets 63, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing shoots off the glass. He is fouled by James Edwards. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 6:22 Rockets 63, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 6:22 Rockets 65, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (FT Line). Darnell Valentine moves to the left wing. Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:58 Rockets 65, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. No good. Frank Johnson tries to tip in the miss...No good. Patrick Ewing follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:39 Rockets 67, Nuggets 63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Deep Post). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left corner). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards shoots off the glass. It's Good. Darnell Valentine gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:15 Rockets 67, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Maurice Lucas tips the pass away but gets called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 5:09 Rockets 67, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Maurice Lucas fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 5 Denver is in the penalty. Patrick Ewing will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:50 Rockets 67, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is no good. Maurice Lucas (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:48 Rockets 67, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Maurice Lucas passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Right wing). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right baseline). Darrell Griffith shoots from the right baseline. No good. Clyde Drexler tries to tip in the miss...No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:30 Rockets 67, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the right baseline. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:12 Rockets 67, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left wing). Vern Fleming gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 4:04 Rockets 67, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Vern Fleming drives to the deep right wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. James Edwards fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 6 Denver is in the penalty. Larry Bird will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Rockets 67, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:54 Rockets 69, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Deep Right wing). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler shoots from the right baseline. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Rockets 69, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:22 Rockets 69, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 3:22 Rockets 71, Nuggets 65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Left wing). Maurice Lucas shoots from the left wing. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:17 Rockets 71, Nuggets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:11 Rockets 73, Nuggets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep right wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Right wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Larry Bird. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:04 Rockets 73, Nuggets 67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 3:04 Rockets 73, Nuggets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the left wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:45 Rockets 73, Nuggets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Ron Anderson goes for a layup. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:35 Rockets 73, Nuggets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Larry Bird gets called for traveling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 2:25 Rockets 73, Nuggets 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (FT Line). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Michael Wiley puts up the shot. The shot is blocked by Hank McDowell. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Ron Anderson shoots a three-pointer from the right wing. No good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right baseline. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:48 Rockets 73, Nuggets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right baseline). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes for a layup. It's Good. Larry Bird gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:41 Rockets 75, Nuggets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left corner). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Left baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Frank Johnson (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 1:15 Rockets 75, Nuggets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Post). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:58 Rockets 77, Nuggets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson drives to the top of the key. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Left wing). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Vern Fleming. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:48 Rockets 77, Nuggets 71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:48 Rockets 77, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Right wing). Vern Fleming drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming goes up for a dunk. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:33 Rockets 79, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming is called for a foul. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Dudley Bradley will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Rockets 79, Nuggets 73 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dudley Bradley is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:29 Rockets 79, Nuggets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell shoots from the free throw line. The shot is blocked by Dudley Bradley. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. Darnell Valentine (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:18 Rockets 79, Nuggets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darnell Valentine drives to the deep left wing. Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson fouls him before the shot. Houston has 3 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 7 Houston is in the penalty. Clyde Drexler will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 79, Nuggets 75 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:12 Rockets 79, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Maurice Lucas. The basket is good. Hank McDowell gets the assist. He now has one assist for the game. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Rockets 81, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Rockets 82, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Darnell Valentine. Denver calls a timeout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Quarter Time Remaining: 0:04 Rockets 82, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darnell Valentine inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley shoots from the top of the key. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 12:00 Rockets 82, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Frank Johnson inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming Vern Fleming passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Left wing). Hank McDowell drives to the hoop. Hank McDowell goes for a layup. No good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:52 Rockets 82, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dudley Bradley. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Right wing). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Deep Post). Chuck Person fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:40 Rockets 82, Nuggets 77 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dudley Bradley inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley Michael Wiley passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (Post). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right baseline). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (FT Line). Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley drives to the hoop. Michael Wiley goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:29 Rockets 82, Nuggets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Denver comes out in a full court press. Vern Fleming drives to the deep left wing. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. No good. James Edwards (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 11:14 Rockets 82, Nuggets 79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man James Edwards passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Top of the key). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right wing). Dudley Bradley drives to the baseline. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Darnell Valentine gets the assist. Michael Wiley now has 18 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:58 Rockets 82, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell shoots from the right wing. No good. The ball is knocked out of bounds by the Rockets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:53 Rockets 82, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Clyde Drexler drives to the deep left wing. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right wing). Darnell Valentine drives to the hoop. Darnell Valentine goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Hank McDowell (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:41 Rockets 82, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by James Edwards. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:32 Rockets 82, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. The ball is deflected out of bounds by the Nuggets. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:30 Rockets 83, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Deep Post). Larry Smith fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 1, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:21 Rockets 83, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming shoots from the left wing. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 10:10 Rockets 83, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Top of the key). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Vern Fleming fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 2, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:59 Rockets 83, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk. The shot is blocked by Patrick Ewing. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:55 Rockets 83, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (FT Line). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. Larry Bird now has 28 points for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:42 Rockets 85, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 3, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:37 Rockets 85, Nuggets 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Deep Left wing). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler finds Darnell Valentine for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:20 Rockets 85, Nuggets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. Frank Johnson now has three assists for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 9:07 Rockets 87, Nuggets 83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Houston comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Left baseline). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. Nothing but net. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:52 Rockets 87, Nuggets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Frank Johnson drives to the top of the key. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left baseline). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. The shot is blocked by Michael Wiley. Maurice Lucas (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:40 Rockets 87, Nuggets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darnell Valentine (Right corner). Darnell Valentine passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Chuck Person. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:32 Rockets 87, Nuggets 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:32 Rockets 87, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler fouls him before the shot. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 3 Clyde Drexler is arguing the foul call. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:24 Rockets 87, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Chuck Person Chuck Person passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Right wing). Hank McDowell passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Darrell Griffith. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:18 Rockets 87, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Maurice Lucas (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:16 Rockets 88, Nuggets 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Right wing). Dennis Johnson drives to the right wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left wing). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:07 Rockets 88, Nuggets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Hank McDowell (Post). Hank McDowell puts up the shot. No good. Michael Wiley (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Michael Wiley now has five rebounds for the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 8:01 Rockets 88, Nuggets 89 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:45 Rockets 88, Nuggets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Hank McDowell inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Denver comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Michael Wiley. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:40 Rockets 90, Nuggets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The free throw is no good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:38 Rockets 90, Nuggets 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Right wing). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (FT Line). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Ron Anderson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Post). Dudley Bradley puts up the shot. It's Good. Ron Anderson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:18 Rockets 90, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right baseline). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Left baseline). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Post). Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. It's Good. Chuck Person gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:07 Rockets 92, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (FT Line). Dudley Bradley makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 7:02 Rockets 92, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Dennis Johnson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:58 Rockets 92, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Ron Anderson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:56 Rockets 93, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Left baseline). Clyde Drexler shoots from the left baseline. The shot is blocked by Roy Hinson. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:45 Rockets 93, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left wing). Roy Hinson drives to the hoop. Roy Hinson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Maurice Lucas. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:36 Rockets 93, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:36 Rockets 94, Nuggets 93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Maurice Lucas (FT Line). Maurice Lucas passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right baseline). Clyde Drexler drives to the hoop. Clyde Drexler goes for a layup. No good. Dennis Johnson follows the miss with a dunk...It's good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:28 Rockets 94, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Darrell Griffith is called for a foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 8 Denver is in the penalty. Frank Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:25 Rockets 94, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:25 Rockets 96, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Michael Wiley. Michael Wiley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Top of the key). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Deep Left wing). Dennis Johnson drives to the left wing. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Post). Larry Bird draws the charge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 6:11 Rockets 96, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left corner). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson shoots from the right wing. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:59 Rockets 96, Nuggets 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Michael Wiley (Right wing). Michael Wiley shoots from the right wing. It's Good. Dennis Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:51 Rockets 96, Nuggets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Right baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Michael Wiley steals the pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:39 Rockets 96, Nuggets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Top of the key). Dennis Johnson makes a terrible pass and it sails out of bounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:34 Rockets 96, Nuggets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Michael Wiley gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:31 Rockets 96, Nuggets 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Michael Wiley passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Right wing). Dudley Bradley drives to the hoop. Dudley Bradley passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dudley Bradley (Deep Post). Dudley Bradley puts up the shot. It's Good. Clyde Drexler gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:16 Rockets 96, Nuggets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Roy Hinson inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. He is fouled on the shot by Ron Anderson. The basket is no good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 4, Nuggets: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Rockets 96, Nuggets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 5:06 Rockets 97, Nuggets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Michael Wiley inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:56 Rockets 97, Nuggets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Right wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left baseline). Frank Johnson shoots from the left baseline. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:45 Rockets 97, Nuggets 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Ron Anderson (Left wing). Ron Anderson drives to the hoop. Ron Anderson goes up for a dunk. He is fouled on the shot by Roy Hinson. The basket is good. Team Fouls - Rockets: 5, Nuggets: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Rockets 97, Nuggets 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Ron Anderson is at the free throw line. The free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:40 Rockets 97, Nuggets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep left wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:30 Rockets 99, Nuggets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson inbounds the ball to Darrell Griffith. Darrell Griffith passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Right baseline). James Edwards passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (FT Line). Dennis Johnson shoots from the free throw line. No good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 4:12 Rockets 99, Nuggets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Post). Patrick Ewing shoots from the inside. No good. Darrell Griffith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:56 Rockets 99, Nuggets 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Larry Smith (FT Line). Larry Smith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Post). James Edwards passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left corner). Darrell Griffith drives to the hoop. Darrell Griffith goes for a layup. It's Good. James Edwards gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:44 Rockets 99, Nuggets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left wing). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Frank Johnson goes for a layup. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:36 Rockets 101, Nuggets 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Clyde Drexler inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (FT Line). James Edwards shoots from the free throw line. It's Good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:32 Rockets 101, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Denver comes out in a full court press. The Houston get a 8-second violation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 3:24 Rockets 101, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Dennis Johnson inbounds the ball to James Edwards James Edwards passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Left baseline). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Left wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Deep Post). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Right wing). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Deep Left wing). Darrell Griffith shoots a three-pointer from the left wing. No good. Larry Bird (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:55 Rockets 101, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson drives to the hoop. Patrick Ewing is called for an illegal screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:49 Rockets 101, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Man Darrell Griffith inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Darrell Griffith (Top of the key). Darrell Griffith passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Right baseline). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to James Edwards (Left corner). James Edwards passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right wing). Clyde Drexler passes the ball to Dennis Johnson (Left wing). Dennis Johnson passes the ball to Clyde Drexler (Right corner). Frank Johnson gets the steal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:31 Rockets 101, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left baseline). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Chuck Person (FT Line). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing shoots from the left wing. No good. Dennis Johnson (Nuggets) gets the rebound. That's his second rebound of the game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:15 Rockets 101, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Chuck Person commits the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 6, Nuggets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. Dennis Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:13 Rockets 101, Nuggets 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:13 Rockets 101, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Vern Fleming. Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing shoots from the free throw line. No good. Clyde Drexler (Nuggets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 2:03 Rockets 101, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler passes the ball to James Edwards (Right wing). Frank Johnson commits the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 7, Nuggets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. James Edwards will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Rockets 101, Nuggets 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards is at the free throw line. The first free throw is no good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:59 Rockets 101, Nuggets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Chuck Person. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (FT Line). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Right wing). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Top of the key). Chuck Person shoots a three-pointer from the top of the key. No good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right baseline). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Deep Post). Larry Bird puts up the shot. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:33 Rockets 103, Nuggets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Larry Bird commits the foul. Team Fouls - Rockets: 8, Nuggets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. Dennis Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:31 Rockets 103, Nuggets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Chuck Person (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:29 Rockets 103, Nuggets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Deep Left wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Chuck Person (Deep Left wing). Chuck Person passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Deep Right wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Top of the key). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Chuck Person (Right corner). Chuck Person passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Left wing). Larry Bird shoots from the left wing. It's Good. Frank Johnson gets the assist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 1:02 Rockets 105, Nuggets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Larry Smith inbounds the ball to Dennis Johnson. Houston comes out in a full court press. Chuck Person commits the foul. Chuck Person has fouled out of the game. Houston has 2 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 9, Nuggets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. Dennis Johnson will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Rockets 105, Nuggets 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Dennis Johnson is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:59 Rockets 105, Nuggets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Vern Fleming inbounds the ball to Roy Hinson. Denver comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (FT Line). Larry Bird moves to the right wing. Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (FT Line). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Post). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left wing). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (FT Line). Vern Fleming finds Larry Bird for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:42 Rockets 107, Nuggets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Patrick Ewing commits the foul. Houston has 3 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 10, Nuggets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. Clyde Drexler will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:40 Rockets 107, Nuggets 112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is no good. Patrick Ewing (Rockets) gets the rebound. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:38 Rockets 107, Nuggets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Man Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Deep Left wing). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Right wing). Frank Johnson passes the ball to Roy Hinson (Left baseline). Roy Hinson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Frank Johnson (Left corner). Frank Johnson finds Patrick Ewing for the basket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:20 Rockets 109, Nuggets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone James Edwards inbounds the ball to Clyde Drexler. Houston comes out in a full court press. Roy Hinson is called for a foul. Houston has 4 fouls in the last 2 minutes. Team Fouls - Rockets: 11, Nuggets: 9 Houston is in the penalty. Clyde Drexler will shoot two free throws. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:19 Rockets 109, Nuggets 113 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets ball: Defense: Zone Clyde Drexler is at the free throw line. The first free throw is good. The second free throw is good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Quarter Time Remaining: 0:19 Rockets 109, Nuggets 115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets ball: Defense: Zone Patrick Ewing inbounds the ball to Frank Johnson. Frank Johnson drives to the deep right wing. Frank Johnson passes the ball to Larry Bird (Top of the key). Larry Bird passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Top of the key). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Vern Fleming (Deep Left wing). Vern Fleming passes the ball to Patrick Ewing (Left corner). Patrick Ewing passes the ball to Larry Bird (Post). Larry Bird goes for a layup. No good. Larry Smith (Nuggets) gets the rebound. Final Score - Nuggets 115, Rockets 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player of the Game: PF Larry Bird - Rockets ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuggets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Dennis Johnson - 25 Rebounds: Clyde Drexler - 12 Assists: Clyde Drexler - 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rockets Leaders: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points: Larry Bird - 34 Rebounds: Patrick Ewing - 15 Assists: Frank Johnson - 7