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Houston Rockets @ New Jersey Nets 112–117

1998-01-21 · NBA

Houston Rockets 1997-98 · New Jersey Nets 1997-98 · 1997-98 season

Team stats

RocketsNets
Field goals45-88 .51144-93 .473
Three-pointers7-21 .3336-14 .429
Free throws15-21 .71423-33 .697
Offensive rebounds920
Defensive rebounds3231
Total rebounds4151
Assists2524
Steals97
Blocks43
Turnovers1314
Personal fouls2618

Houston Rockets

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Clyde Drexler G432812-261-63-425761054+7
Charles Barkley G42125-100-22-311112712130
Matt Maloney G41186-133-83-300012022+10
Kevin Willis F40208-121-13-3491331114+10
Rodrick Rhodes G31167-100-02-411262015+7
Mario Elie G2263-50-10-000001001-11
Eddie Johnson C1672-61-22-301111001-16
Othella Harrington C1621-50-00-014500115-10
Matt Bullard F800-00-00-001100000-10
Brent Price G631-11-10-100010021-12
Emanual Davis F000-00-00-0000000000
Total26511245-887-2115-219324125941326

FG .511 · 3P .333 · FT .714

Did not play: Charles Jones (dnp - coach's decision)

New Jersey Nets

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Jayson Williams G472511-160-13-61271911034-2
Keith Van Horn F46198-171-42-214551231+3
Kerry Kittles C37103-131-33-423511034-21
Kendall Gill F37174-101-28-1127931015-4
Sam Cassell G37176-161-14-501171122-12
Sherman Douglas F25115-90-01-311271021+20
David Benoit G15146-82-30-011200000+11
Lucious Harris F1541-40-02-204401001+23
Michael Cage G600-00-00-013400000+7
Total26511744-936-1423-3320315124731418

FG .473 · 3P .429 · FT .697

Did not play: Kevin Edwards (dnp - coach's decision), Jack Haley (dnp - coach's decision), Xavier McDaniel (dnp - coach's decision)

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

  • 12:00 Start of 1st Period (11:45 AM EST)
  • 12:00 NJN Jump Ball Williams vs. Willis: Tip to
  • 11:40 HOU Maloney 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Willis 1 AST) 3–0
  • 11:23 HOU Rhodes P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 11:04 NJN Cassell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 11:04 HOU Rhodes STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:51 HOU Barkley Layup (2 PTS) (Rhodes 1 AST) 5–0
  • 10:34 NJN MISS Gill Driving Layup
  • 10:32 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 10:31 NJN MISS Williams Tip Shot
  • 10:30 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:11 HOU Rhodes 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST) 7–0
  • 10:09 Rockets Timeout: Short (Reg.0 Short 1)
  • 9:59 NJN MISS Van Horn 16' Jump Shot
  • 9:57 NJN Van Horn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 9:56 NJN Van Horn Slam Dunk (2 PTS) 7–2
  • 9:39 HOU Maloney 14' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Drexler 1 AST) 9–2
  • 9:30 NJN Cassell 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 9–4
  • 9:17 HOU MISS Drexler 19' Jump Shot
  • 9:14 NJN Van Horn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 9:08 NJN MISS Cassell 18' Jump Shot
  • 9:06 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 8:59 HOU MISS Drexler 12' Jump Shot
  • 8:59 NJN Van Horn BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 8:56 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 8:38 NJN Williams Dunk (2 PTS) (Gill 1 AST) 9–6
  • 8:19 HOU MISS Barkley 21' Jump Shot
  • 8:19 NETS Rebound
  • 8:07 NJN Van Horn 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Cassell 1 AST) 9–8
  • 7:42 HOU Rhodes 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 11–8
  • 7:29 NJN Kittles Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 7:29 HOU Maloney STEAL (1 STL)
  • 7:26 HOU Maloney Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 7:26 NJN Van Horn STEAL (1 STL)
  • 7:18 NJN MISS Kittles 17' Jump Shot
  • 7:16 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 7:11 HOU Drexler Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Barkley 1 AST) 13–8
  • 7:11 NJN Gill S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 7:11 HOU Drexler Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
  • 6:55 NJN Gill 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Van Horn 1 AST) 14–11
  • 6:39 HOU Rhodes Driving Layup (6 PTS) 16–11
  • 6:18 NJN MISS Williams 14' Jump Shot
  • 6:17 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:17 NJN Kittles L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 6:17 NETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • 6:00 HOU Maloney 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Rhodes 2 AST) 19–11
  • 5:40 HOU Rhodes S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 5:40 NJN Gill Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 5:40 HOU SUB: Elie FOR Rhodes
  • 5:40 NJN MISS Gill Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 5:39 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 5:22 HOU MISS Willis 14' Hook Shot
  • 5:20 NJN Van Horn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 5:13 NJN Cassell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Van Horn 2 AST) 19–15
  • 4:50 HOU Willis 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) 21–15
  • 4:37 NJN Williams Layup (4 PTS) (Cassell 2 AST) 21–17
  • 4:21 HOU MISS Maloney 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:19 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 4:16 NJN Van Horn Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 4:04 HOU Maloney Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Barkley 2 AST) 23–17
  • 4:04 NJN Cassell S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 4:04 HOU SUB: Harrington FOR Barkley
  • 4:04 HOU Maloney Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
  • 3:49 NJN MISS Kittles Layup
  • 3:48 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 3:47 NJN Williams Layup (6 PTS) 24–19
  • 3:22 HOU MISS Drexler 13' Jump Shot
  • 3:21 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 3:19 NJN Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
  • 3:19 HOU Elie STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:16 HOU MISS Drexler Driving Layup
  • 3:14 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 3:14 HOU MISS Willis Tip Shot
  • 3:12 HOU Drexler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 3:10 HOU Elie Layup (2 PTS) 26–19
  • 2:57 NJN MISS Cassell 18' Jump Shot
  • 2:55 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
  • 2:51 NJN MISS Van Horn 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:49 HOU Harrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 2:35 HOU Maloney Driving Layup (13 PTS) 28–19
  • 2:25 NJN Kittles 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) 28–22
  • 2:08 HOU Drexler Driving Layup (5 PTS) 30–22
  • 1:51 NJN MISS Kittles 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:49 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 1:39 HOU Harrington 8' Hook Shot (2 PTS) 32–22
  • 1:19 NJN MISS Van Horn 21' Jump Shot
  • 1:17 NJN Gill REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 1:12 NJN Kittles 14' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gill 2 AST) 32–24
  • 0:56 HOU Willis Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Drexler 2 AST) 34–24
  • 0:56 NJN Van Horn S.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 0:56 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 1)
  • 0:56 NJN SUB: Harris FOR Kittles
  • 0:56 NJN SUB: Douglas FOR Cassell
  • 0:56 HOU Willis Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
  • 0:39 NJN Van Horn 18' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Douglas 1 AST) 35–26
  • 0:22 NETS Foul
  • 0:22 HOU Willis Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
  • 0:22 NETS Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
  • 0:09 HOU MISS Maloney Layup
  • 0:07 NJN Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 0:00 NJN MISS Harris Driving Layup
  • 0:00 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
  • 0:00 NJN Williams Tip Shot (8 PTS) 36–28
  • 0:00 End of 1st Period (12:07 PM EST)

Quarter 2

  • 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (12:10 PM EST)
  • 11:43 NJN Douglas Layup (2 PTS) 36–30
  • 11:30 HOU MISS Harrington 19' Jump Shot
  • 11:28 NJN Gill REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 11:22 HOU Harrington S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 11:22 NJN Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 11:22 NJN Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 11:14 HOU Price 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) 39–32
  • 11:06 NJN MISS Harris 21' Jump Shot
  • 11:04 NJN Gill REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 11:03 HOU Harrington S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 11:03 NJN Gill Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 11:03 NJN Gill Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 10:48 NETS Foul
  • 10:48 HOU MISS Price Free Throw Technical
  • 10:48 Rockets Rebound
  • 10:40 HOU Price Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 10:40 NJN SUB: Benoit FOR Gill
  • 10:25 NJN Douglas Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Van Horn 3 AST) 39–36
  • 10:25 HOU Price S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 10:25 NJN MISS Douglas Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 10:24 HOU Harrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 10:11 HOU Harrington Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 10:11 NJN Harris STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:07 NJN MISS Douglas Driving Layup
  • 10:05 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:5 Def:3)
  • 10:03 NJN Williams Layup (10 PTS) 39–38
  • 9:44 HOU MISS Elie Driving Layup
  • 9:42 HOU Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 9:40 HOU MISS Harrington Tip Shot
  • 9:39 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:5 Def:4)
  • 9:24 NJN Douglas 20' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Van Horn 4 AST) 39–40
  • 9:21 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 1)
  • 9:21 HOU SUB: Barkley FOR Harrington
  • 9:21 NJN SUB: Cage FOR Williams
  • 9:09 HOU MISS Johnson 20' Jump Shot
  • 9:07 NJN Van Horn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 9:01 NJN SUB: Gill FOR Van Horn
  • 8:49 NJN MISS Douglas 10' Running Jump Shot
  • 8:48 HOU Bullard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:44 HOU Price Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
  • 8:34 NJN Benoit 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Douglas 2 AST) 39–42
  • 8:19 HOU MISS Elie 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:17 NJN Cage REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 7:58 NJN Douglas Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 7:58 HOU Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
  • 7:42 HOU MISS Johnson 17' Jump Shot
  • 7:40 NJN Cage REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 7:22 NJN MISS Benoit 11' Jump Shot
  • 7:20 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 7:05 NETS Foul
  • 7:05 NJN SUB: Cassell FOR Harris
  • 7:05 HOU MISS Johnson Free Throw Technical
  • 7:05 Rockets Rebound
  • 7:05 HOU SUB: Rhodes FOR Johnson
  • 7:00 HOU Barkley Dunk (4 PTS) (Price 1 AST) 41–42
  • 6:39 NJN Benoit 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Douglas 3 AST) 41–45
  • 6:29 NJN SUB: Williams FOR Cage
  • 6:29 NJN SUB: Van Horn FOR Benoit
  • 6:29 HOU SUB: Maloney FOR Price
  • 6:17 HOU Rhodes Driving Layup (8 PTS) 43–45
  • 5:53 NJN Gill Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
  • 5:53 HOU Rhodes STEAL (2 STL)
  • 5:45 HOU Barkley Layup (6 PTS) (Rhodes 3 AST) 45–45
  • 5:30 NJN Williams Driving Dunk (12 PTS) (Douglas 4 AST) 45–47
  • 5:02 HOU Elie Driving Layup (4 PTS) 47–47
  • 4:42 NJN MISS Williams 15' Jump Shot
  • 4:42 HOU Barkley BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 4:41 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:6 Def:4)
  • 4:38 NJN Cassell 16' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Williams 1 AST) 47–49
  • 4:18 HOU Rhodes Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 4:18 NJN Gill STEAL (1 STL)
  • 4:12 NJN Van Horn Traveling Turnover (P2.T7)
  • 4:12 NJN SUB: Kittles FOR Gill
  • 4:12 HOU SUB: Willis FOR Bullard
  • 4:12 HOU SUB: Drexler FOR Elie
  • 3:57 HOU MISS Maloney 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:55 NJN Kittles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 3:49 NJN MISS Cassell Driving Layup
  • 3:49 HOU Willis BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 3:47 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 3:43 HOU MISS Drexler Driving Layup
  • 3:41 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 3:38 HOU Willis Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
  • 3:38 NJN Williams STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:32 NJN MISS Kittles 16' Jump Shot
  • 3:30 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:7 Def:4)
  • 3:28 NJN MISS Van Horn 21' Jump Shot
  • 3:26 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 3:19 HOU MISS Barkley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:17 NETS Rebound
  • 3:16 NETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
  • 3:16 NJN SUB: Harris FOR Cassell
  • 2:57 NJN Van Horn Driving Layup (8 PTS) 47–51
  • 2:43 HOU MISS Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:41 HOU Rhodes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 2:33 Rockets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#7)
  • 2:16 NJN Kittles Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T8)
  • 2:02 NJN Harris S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 2:02 NJN SUB: Gill FOR Kittles
  • 2:02 HOU Rhodes Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 2:02 HOU MISS Rhodes Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 2:01 NJN Gill REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 1:42 NJN MISS Douglas 19' Jump Shot
  • 1:40 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 1:33 HOU MISS Maloney 19' Jump Shot
  • 1:31 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 1:27 HOU MISS Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:25 NJN Gill REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 1:16 NJN MISS Gill 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:14 NJN Douglas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 1:12 NJN Williams Driving Layup (14 PTS) (Douglas 5 AST) 48–53
  • 1:12 HOU Barkley S.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 1:12 NJN Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
  • 1:00 HOU MISS Barkley Dunk
  • 0:59 NJN Douglas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 0:46 NJN Williams 16' Jump Shot (17 PTS) 48–56
  • 0:31 HOU Drexler 20' Jump Shot (7 PTS) 50–56
  • 0:09 HOU Maloney S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 0:09 NJN Gill Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 0:09 HOU SUB: Davis FOR Rhodes
  • 0:09 NJN Gill Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 0:03 NJN Douglas P.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 0:03 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 1)
  • 0:03 HOU SUB: Johnson FOR Willis
  • 0:01 HOU MISS Barkley 12' Jump Shot
  • 0:00 Rockets Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 2nd Period (12:34 PM EST)

Quarter 3

  • 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (12:49 PM EST)
  • 11:46 NJN MISS Cassell 20' Jump Shot
  • 11:44 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:8 Def:4)
  • 11:35 NJN MISS Gill 14' Jump Shot
  • 11:32 NETS Rebound
  • 11:20 NJN MISS Gill 19' Jump Shot
  • 11:18 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
  • 11:04 HOU Willis 13' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Rhodes 4 AST) 52–58
  • 11:04 NJN Gill S.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 11:04 HOU Willis Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
  • 10:50 HOU Barkley S.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 10:50 NJN Van Horn Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 10:50 NJN Van Horn Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 10:39 NJN Kittles S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 10:39 HOU MISS Rhodes Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 10:39 Rockets Rebound
  • 10:39 HOU Rhodes Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 10:27 NJN Cassell Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T9)
  • 10:27 HOU Willis STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:26 NJN Cassell P.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 10:14 HOU Drexler 15' Jump Shot (9 PTS) 56–60
  • 9:56 HOU Drexler S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 9:56 NJN Cassell Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 9:56 NJN Cassell Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 9:41 NJN Gill S.FOUL (P3.T4)
  • 9:41 HOU Barkley Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 9:41 HOU MISS Barkley Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 9:41 NETS Rebound
  • 9:41 HOU Willis L.B.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 9:28 NJN Gill 22' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Kittles 1 AST) 57–64
  • 9:14 HOU Maloney 26' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) 60–64
  • 9:01 NJN MISS Cassell 20' Jump Shot
  • 8:59 HOU Drexler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 8:50 HOU MISS Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:48 NJN Gill REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 8:40 NJN Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T10)
  • 8:40 HOU Barkley STEAL (1 STL)
  • 8:37 HOU Rhodes Dunk (12 PTS) (Barkley 3 AST) 62–64
  • 8:34 NETS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
  • 8:17 NJN MISS Van Horn 5' Jump Shot
  • 8:17 HOU Barkley BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 8:15 HOU Drexler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 8:12 HOU Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
  • 8:12 NJN Cassell STEAL (1 STL)
  • 8:09 NJN Williams Layup (19 PTS) 62–66
  • 7:56 NETS Foul
  • 7:56 HOU Drexler Free Throw Technical (10 PTS)
  • 7:48 HOU Willis Layup (11 PTS) (Drexler 3 AST) 65–66
  • 7:23 NJN Cassell Driving Layup (11 PTS) 65–68
  • 7:02 HOU Willis 9' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Barkley 4 AST) 67–68
  • 6:45 NJN Gill Driving Layup (12 PTS) 67–70
  • 6:34 NJN Williams P.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 6:34 HOU Maloney Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
  • 6:34 NJN SUB: Douglas FOR Cassell
  • 6:34 HOU Maloney Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
  • 6:24 NJN Douglas Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T11)
  • 6:24 HOU Maloney STEAL (2 STL)
  • 6:21 HOU Drexler Driving Layup (12 PTS) 71–70
  • 6:09 NJN MISS Van Horn 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:08 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:9 Def:4)
  • 6:00 NJN MISS Van Horn 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:58 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:10 Def:4)
  • 5:55 NJN MISS Kittles 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:53 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 5:49 HOU Barkley Dunk (9 PTS) (Willis 2 AST) 73–70
  • 5:27 NJN MISS Gill 16' Jump Shot
  • 5:25 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:8)
  • 5:24 HOU Rhodes Dunk (14 PTS) (Drexler 4 AST) 75–70
  • 5:21 NETS Timeout: Short (Full 3 Short 1)
  • 5:21 NJN SUB: Harris FOR Kittles
  • 5:05 NJN Van Horn 9' Jump Shot (12 PTS) 75–72
  • 4:50 HOU MISS Drexler Layup
  • 4:49 NJN Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 4:34 HOU Rhodes P.FOUL (P3.T4)
  • 4:23 NJN MISS Harris 22' Jump Shot
  • 4:21 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:9)
  • 4:00 HOU MISS Drexler 19' Jump Shot
  • 3:58 NJN Gill REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 3:49 NJN Van Horn 5' Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Gill 3 AST) 75–74
  • 3:38 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 1)
  • 3:34 HOU Drexler Driving Layup (14 PTS) 77–74
  • 3:16 HOU Drexler S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 3:16 NJN MISS Gill Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 3:16 NETS Rebound
  • 3:16 NJN Gill Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 3:04 HOU MISS Rhodes 20' Jump Shot
  • 3:02 NJN Gill REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
  • 2:44 NJN MISS Gill Driving Layup
  • 2:42 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:11 Def:4)
  • 2:41 NJN Williams Tip Shot (21 PTS) 77–77
  • 2:20 HOU Drexler 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Rhodes 5 AST) 80–77
  • 1:57 NJN Williams 7' Jump Shot (23 PTS) 80–79
  • 1:57 HOU Willis S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 1:57 HOU SUB: Harrington FOR Barkley
  • 1:57 NJN MISS Williams Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 1:57 HOU Drexler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 1:40 HOU MISS Willis 12' Hook Shot
  • 1:38 NJN Gill REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
  • 1:24 NJN Harris 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Van Horn 5 AST) 80–81
  • 1:10 NJN Gill P.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 1:10 HOU Drexler Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
  • 1:10 NJN SUB: Kittles FOR Gill
  • 1:10 HOU MISS Drexler Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 1:09 NJN Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 0:51 NJN MISS Kittles 20' Jump Shot
  • 0:50 Rockets Rebound
  • 0:38 HOU MISS Maloney 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:36 NETS Rebound
  • 0:22 NJN MISS Van Horn Layup
  • 0:22 HOU Harrington BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 0:20 HOU Rhodes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 0:03 HOU MISS Maloney 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:01 NJN Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 0:00 End of 3rd Period (1:14 PM EST)

Quarter 4

  • 12:00 Start of 4th Period (1:16 PM EST)
  • 11:42 HOU MISS Harrington 8' Hook Shot
  • 11:40 HOU Drexler REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 11:39 HOU Drexler Layup (20 PTS) 83–81
  • 11:25 NJN MISS Douglas 15' Jump Shot
  • 11:23 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
  • 11:12 HOU Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
  • 11:12 NJN SUB: Cassell FOR Harris
  • 10:59 NJN MISS Cassell 15' Jump Shot
  • 10:57 HOU Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 10:45 HOU Maloney Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T10)
  • 10:45 NJN Douglas STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:39 HOU Harrington S.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 10:39 NJN MISS Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 10:39 NETS Rebound
  • 10:39 NJN MISS Williams Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 10:38 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
  • 10:24 HOU Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T11)
  • 10:06 NJN Kittles Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T12)
  • 10:06 HOU Drexler STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:00 HOU Elie Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Drexler 5 AST) 85–81
  • 9:40 HOU Willis P.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 9:40 NJN SUB: Cage FOR Williams
  • 9:40 HOU SUB: Barkley FOR Willis
  • 9:29 HOU Harrington S.FOUL (P4.T3)
  • 9:29 NJN Douglas Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 9:29 NJN MISS Douglas Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 9:28 NJN Cage REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 9:15 NJN Benoit 11' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Douglas 6 AST) 85–84
  • 8:49 HOU Drexler Driving Layup (22 PTS) 87–84
  • 8:33 NJN Benoit 22' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Douglas 7 AST) 87–86
  • 8:14 HOU Drexler 20' Jump Shot (24 PTS) 89–86
  • 7:48 NJN Douglas 9' Hook Shot (9 PTS) 89–88
  • 7:30 HOU MISS Drexler 16' Jump Shot
  • 7:27 NJN Cage REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 7:13 HOU Elie P.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 7:13 NJN SUB: Van Horn FOR Douglas
  • 7:02 NJN MISS Cassell 5' Jump Shot
  • 7:00 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
  • 6:56 NJN Kittles P.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 6:56 NETS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 1)
  • 6:56 HOU SUB: Johnson FOR Drexler
  • 6:43 HOU MISS Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:41 NJN Kittles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:27 HOU Harrington P.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 6:27 NJN SUB: Williams FOR Cage
  • 6:27 NJN Cassell Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 6:27 NJN MISS Cassell Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 6:25 HOU Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 6:15 HOU Johnson Layup (2 PTS) (Barkley 5 AST) 91–89
  • 5:59 NJN Cassell 16' Jump Shot (14 PTS) 91–91
  • 5:59 HOU Maloney S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 5:59 NJN Cassell Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
  • 5:36 HOU MISS Harrington 20' Jump Shot
  • 5:34 NJN Benoit REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 5:22 NJN Benoit 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Cassell 3 AST) 91–95
  • 5:00 HOU Johnson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Barkley 6 AST) 94–95
  • 4:38 NJN MISS Cassell 11' Jump Shot
  • 4:36 Rockets Rebound
  • 4:36 NJN Williams L.B.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 4:36 HOU SUB: Drexler FOR Elie
  • 4:36 HOU SUB: Willis FOR Harrington
  • 4:20 HOU Barkley Driving Layup (11 PTS) 96–95
  • 4:20 NJN Williams S.FOUL (P3.T3)
  • 4:20 HOU Barkley Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
  • 4:16 NETS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 1)
  • 4:04 NJN MISS Benoit 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:02 NJN Kittles REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 4:01 HOU Drexler S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 4:01 NJN Kittles Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
  • 4:01 NJN Kittles Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
  • 3:46 NETS Foul
  • 3:46 HOU Johnson Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
  • 3:46 NJN SUB: Gill FOR Benoit
  • 3:36 HOU Barkley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T12)
  • 3:36 NJN Kittles STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:14 NJN MISS Cassell 16' Jump Shot
  • 3:12 HOU Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 2:57 HOU Willis Dunk (15 PTS) (Drexler 6 AST) 100–97
  • 2:53 NETS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 1)
  • 2:53 NJN SUB: Benoit FOR Gill
  • 2:40 NJN MISS Van Horn 20' Jump Shot
  • 2:38 NJN Kittles REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 2:36 NJN MISS Kittles Tip Shot
  • 2:35 NJN Benoit REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 2:34 NJN Benoit Layup (14 PTS) 100–99
  • 2:31 HOU Drexler Driving Layup (26 PTS) (Willis 3 AST) 102–99
  • 2:15 NJN Van Horn 19' Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Cassell 4 AST) 102–101
  • 1:57 HOU MISS Drexler Driving Layup
  • 1:57 NJN Cassell BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 1:56 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:11 Def:5)
  • 1:43 NJN Van Horn 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Cassell 5 AST) 102–104
  • 1:43 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 1)
  • 1:43 HOU SUB: Rhodes FOR Maloney
  • 1:25 HOU Rhodes 18' Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Barkley 7 AST) 104–104
  • 1:03 NJN MISS Cassell 8' Jump Shot
  • 0:59 HOU Drexler REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 0:48 HOU Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T13)
  • 0:41 NETS Timeout: Regular (Full 7 Short 1)
  • 0:25 NJN MISS Kittles 11' Jump Shot
  • 0:24 NETS Rebound
  • 0:12 NJN Van Horn Out Of Bounds Turnover (P3.T13)
  • 0:12 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.6 Short 1)
  • 0:12 NETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
  • 0:12 HOU SUB: Maloney FOR Rhodes
  • 0:06 NJN Kittles P.FOUL (P4.T4)
  • 0:01 HOU MISS Drexler 28' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:01 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:11 Def:6)
  • 0:00 NJN MISS Williams 78' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:00 NETS Rebound
  • 0:00 End of 4th Period (1:49 PM EST)

Overtime

  • 5:00 Start of 1st OT (1:51 PM EST)
  • 4:58 NJN Jump Ball Williams vs. Willis: Tip to Williams
  • 4:47 NJN Kittles 20' Jump Shot (9 PTS) 104–106
  • 4:36 NJN Gill P.FOUL (P5.T1)
  • 4:31 HOU Drexler Layup (28 PTS) (Rhodes 6 AST) 106–106
  • 4:16 NJN MISS Kittles 6' Running Jump Shot
  • 4:14 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
  • 4:00 NETS Foul
  • 4:00 HOU Johnson Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
  • 3:51 HOU MISS Johnson 23' Jump Shot
  • 3:49 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:11 Def:7)
  • 3:30 NJN MISS Kittles Driving Layup
  • 3:28 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:9)
  • 3:07 HOU MISS Rhodes 20' Jump Shot
  • 3:05 NJN Cassell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 3:01 NJN Gill Driving Layup (15 PTS) (Cassell 6 AST) 107–108
  • 3:01 HOU Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 3:01 NJN Gill Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
  • 2:43 HOU Willis 11' Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST) 109–109
  • 2:39 NJN Williams OFF.Foul (P4)
  • 2:39 NJN Williams Foul Turnover (P3.T14)
  • 2:24 HOU MISS Barkley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:22 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:9)
  • 2:08 HOU MISS Rhodes 13' Jump Shot
  • 2:08 NJN Van Horn BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 2:06 NJN Van Horn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 2:06 HOU Rhodes P.FOUL (P4.T2)
  • 2:06 NJN SUB: Douglas FOR Kittles
  • 1:54 NJN Douglas 18' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Cassell 7 AST) 109–111
  • 1:54 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.7 Short 1)
  • 1:54 NJN SUB: Kittles FOR Douglas
  • 1:40 HOU Drexler OFF.Foul (P4)
  • 1:40 HOU Drexler Foul Turnover (P5.T14)
  • 1:40 NJN SUB: Douglas FOR Kittles
  • 1:40 HOU SUB: Elie FOR Johnson
  • 1:17 NJN MISS Williams 5' Jump Shot
  • 1:15 NJN Williams REBOUND (Off:12 Def:7)
  • 0:58 HOU Rhodes S.FOUL (P5.T3)
  • 0:58 NJN Gill Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
  • 0:58 NJN SUB: Kittles FOR Douglas
  • 0:58 NJN MISS Gill Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:57 HOU Drexler REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 0:51 Rockets Timeout: Short (Reg.7 Short 2)
  • 0:51 HOU SUB: Johnson FOR Elie
  • 0:43 HOU MISS Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:41 NJN Kittles REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 0:23 NJN Cassell Driving Layup (17 PTS) 109–114
  • 0:23 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.8 Short 2)
  • 0:23 HOU SUB: Maloney FOR Rhodes
  • 0:16 HOU MISS Drexler 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:13 HOU Willis REBOUND (Off:4 Def:9)
  • 0:12 HOU MISS Willis 9' Jump Shot
  • 0:11 NETS Rebound
  • 0:11 HOU Barkley L.B.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 0:11 NJN Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
  • 0:11 NJN Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
  • 0:04 HOU Willis 27' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) 112–116
  • 0:04 Rockets Violation: Delay of game Violation
  • 0:03 HOU Willis P.FOUL (P4.PN)
  • 0:03 NJN Kittles Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 0:03 NJN MISS Kittles Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:02 HOU Barkley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:11)
  • 0:00 End of 1st OT (2:07 PM EST)