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Seattle SuperSonics @ 
Houston Rockets 98–101
2002-03-12 19:30 · NBA · Att. 11,191
Seattle SuperSonics 2001-02 · Houston Rockets 2001-02 · 2001-02 season
Team stats
| SuperSonics | Rockets | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 43-85 .506 | 35-79 .443 |
| Three-pointers | 3-15 .200 | 11-21 .524 |
| Free throws | 9-13 .692 | 20-25 .800 |
| Offensive rebounds | 9 | 14 |
| Defensive rebounds | 34 | 29 |
| Total rebounds | 43 | 43 |
| Assists | 21 | 23 |
| Steals | 4 | 4 |
| Blocks | 2 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 11 |
| Personal fouls | 22 | 14 |
| Technical fouls | 2 | 1 |
| Points in the paint | -1 | -1 |
| Fast-break points | 3 | 5 |
| Points off turnovers | 9 | 15 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rashard Lewis F | 45 | 11 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | +1 |
 Gary Payton G | 38 | 24 | 12-22 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +4 |
 Brent Barry G | 33 | 20 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 |
 Jerome James G | 26 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
| Art Long F | 21 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 |
 Desmond Mason G | 37 | 18 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +5 |
| Predrag Drobnjak F | 20 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 |
| Shammond Williams G | 17 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 |
| Olumide Oyedeji C | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Nate McMillan | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dean Demopoulos | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dwane Casey | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Weiss | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 240 | 98 | 43-85 | 3-15 | 9-13 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
FG .506 · 3P .200 · FT .692
Did not play: Vladimir Radmanovic (nwt - right big toe sprain), Randy Livingston (dnp - coach's decision)
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cuttino Mobley G | 45 | 38 | 14-24 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +9 |
 Steve Francis G | 43 | 16 | 6-20 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +2 |
 Kenny Thomas G | 40 | 16 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| Walt Williams G | 24 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| Kelvin Cato G | 24 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +6 |
| Eddie Griffin G | 24 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| Moochie Norris G | 24 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Dan Langhi F | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Jason Collier F | 8 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Jim Boylen | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dean Cooper | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Falsone | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Smith | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Melvin Hunt | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Wells | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 240 | 101 | 35-79 | 11-21 | 20-25 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
FG .443 · 3P .524 · FT .800
Did not play: Oscar Torres (dnp - coach's decision), Tierre Brown (dnp - coach's decision), Terence Morris (dnd - flu)
Officials: Luis Grillo, Nolan Fine, Michael Smith
Play-by-play
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Quarter 1
- 12:00 Start of 1st Period (12:42 PM EST)
- 12:00 HOU Jump Ball Cato vs. James: Tip to Francis
- 11:51 HOU MISS Cato Layup
- 11:50 SEA Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:45 SEA MISS Barry Layup
- 11:45 HOU Cato BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 11:42 HOU Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:39 HOU MISS Mobley 18' Jump Shot
- 11:37 SEA Long REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:27 SEA MISS Barry 13' Jump Shot
- 11:25 HOU Cato REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 11:14 HOU Mobley 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williams 1 AST) 0–3
- 10:55 SEA MISS James 6' Hook Shot
- 10:53 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:41 SEA Lewis S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 10:41 HOU Cato Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 10:41 HOU Cato Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 10:30 HOU Francis Violation:Kicked Ball
- 10:30 SEA MISS Barry 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 10:29 SEA James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 10:10 SEA Barry 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payton 1 AST) 3–5
- 9:59 HOU Francis 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 3–7
- 9:36 SEA MISS Payton 14' Jump Shot
- 9:34 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 9:28 HOU Williams Driving Layup (2 PTS) 3–9
- 9:05 SEA James 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Long 1 AST) 5–9
- 8:53 SEA SuperSonics T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec James )
- 8:53 HOU Williams Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
- 8:45 HOU MISS Mobley 22' Jump Shot
- 8:43 SEA Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 8:29 SEA Payton 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 7–10
- 8:08 SEA Long S.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 8:08 HOU Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 8:08 HOU Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 7:55 SEA MISS Barry 21' Jump Shot
- 7:53 HOU Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:33 HOU MISS Thomas 20' Jump Shot
- 7:31 HOU Cato REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 7:23 HOU Francis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 7:23 SEA James STEAL (1 STL)
- 7:19 SEA James Dunk (4 PTS) 9–12
- 7:08 HOU Francis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
- 6:53 SEA MISS Payton 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:51 HOU Cato REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 6:37 HOU MISS Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:35 HOU Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 6:32 HOU MISS Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:30 HOU Thomas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 6:20 HOU MISS Francis 20' Jump Shot
- 6:18 SEA Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 6:13 SEA Long Dunk (2 PTS) (Payton 2 AST) 11–12
- 6:05 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- 5:56 HOU MISS Williams Reverse Layup
- 5:54 SEA Long REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 5:35 SEA Payton 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (James 1 AST) 13–12
- 5:17 HOU Mobley 19' Jump Shot (5 PTS) 13–14
- 5:07 SEA MISS Payton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:05 HOU Cato REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 4:57 SEA James S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 4:57 HOU Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 4:57 HOU Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 4:37 SEA Lewis 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 15–16
- 4:24 SEA Long P.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 4:14 HOU MISS Francis 19' Jump Shot
- 4:12 SEA James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 4:00 HOU Mobley S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 4:00 SEA SUB: Mason FOR Long
- 4:00 SEA MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
- 4:00 SuperSonics Rebound
- 4:00 SEA MISS James Free Throw 2 of 2
- 4:00 HOU Thomas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 3:45 HOU Mobley 15' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Francis 1 AST) 15–18
- 3:20 SEA MISS Payton 8' Running Hook Shot
- 3:18 SEA James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 3:15 SEA Lewis Layup (4 PTS) (James 2 AST) 17–18
- 3:09 HOU Williams Layup (5 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST) 17–20
- 2:55 SEA Mason 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 19–20
- 2:38 HOU MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:36 HOU Cato REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 2:34 HOU Francis Layup (4 PTS) (Cato 1 AST) 19–22
- 2:20 SEA Mason 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Barry 1 AST) 21–22
- 2:09 HOU Williams OFF.Foul (P1)
- 2:09 HOU Williams Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
- 2:09 SuperSonics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- 2:09 SEA SUB: Williams FOR Barry
- 2:09 HOU SUB: Langhi FOR Williams
- 1:51 SEA MISS Lewis 16' Jump Shot
- 1:49 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 1:31 HOU Mobley 22' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Francis 2 AST) 21–24
- 1:04 SEA MISS Payton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:02 SEA Lewis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 0:53 SEA MISS Williams 21' Jump Shot
- 0:53 HOU Cato BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 0:51 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:43 HOU MISS Francis 17' Jump Shot
- 0:41 SEA James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 0:31 SEA MISS Williams 10' Running Jump Shot
- 0:29 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 0:13 HOU MISS Francis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:11 SEA Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:02 HOU Cato P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 0:02 SEA SUB: Drobnjak FOR James
- 0:00 SEA MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 SuperSonics Rebound
- 0:00 End of 1st Period (13:04 PM EST)
Quarter 2
- 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (13:07 PM EST)
- 11:36 SEA Payton 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) 23–24
- 11:17 HOU Thomas 6' Hook Shot (6 PTS) 23–26
- 10:55 SEA MISS Payton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 10:53 SEA Lewis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 10:52 SEA Lewis 10' Jump Shot (6 PTS) 25–26
- 10:37 HOU MISS Francis 19' Jump Shot
- 10:35 SEA Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 10:27 SEA MISS Lewis 15' Jump Shot
- 10:25 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 10:17 HOU MISS Langhi 20' Jump Shot
- 10:15 SEA Drobnjak REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 10:01 SEA Mason 22' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Payton 3 AST) 27–26
- 9:34 HOU MISS Francis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:32 SEA Mason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 9:23 SEA MISS Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:21 SEA Drobnjak REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 9:19 SEA Mason 16' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Williams 1 AST) 29–26
- 8:57 SEA Williams P.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 8:57 Timeout: Official
- 8:57 SEA SUB: Barry FOR Payton
- 8:57 HOU SUB: Mobley FOR Francis
- 8:42 HOU MISS Norris 22' Jump Shot
- 8:40 SEA Lewis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 8:23 SEA Drobnjak Driving Layup (2 PTS) 31–26
- 8:02 HOU Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Norris 1 AST) 31–29
- 7:50 HOU Langhi S.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 7:50 HOU SUB: Collier FOR Thomas
- 7:50 SEA Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 7:50 SEA Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 7:29 HOU MISS Collier 16' Jump Shot
- 7:27 SEA Barry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:14 SEA MISS Lewis 26' Jump Shot
- 7:12 HOU Langhi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:08 HOU Griffin 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Norris 2 AST) 33–32
- 6:51 SEA MISS Williams 20' Jump Shot
- 6:49 SEA Lewis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
- 6:49 HOU Griffin S.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 6:49 SEA MISS Lewis Free Throw 1 of 2
- 6:49 SuperSonics Rebound
- 6:49 SEA Lewis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
- 6:34 HOU Mobley 19' Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Norris 3 AST) 34–34
- 6:20 SEA MISS Mason 22' Jump Shot
- 6:18 SEA Lewis REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
- 6:13 SEA MISS Mason 20' Jump Shot
- 6:12 HOU Norris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:54 HOU Mobley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
- 5:54 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
- 5:54 HOU SUB: Francis FOR Langhi
- 5:54 SEA SUB: Oyedeji FOR Lewis
- 5:45 SEA Barry Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
- 5:45 HOU Francis STEAL (1 STL)
- 5:40 HOU Francis Layup (6 PTS) 34–36
- 5:22 SEA MISS Barry 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:20 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:11 HOU MISS Griffin 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:09 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 5:07 HOU MISS Mobley 13' Jump Shot
- 5:05 SEA Barry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 4:44 SEA Mason 5' Running Jump Shot (10 PTS) 36–36
- 4:44 HOU Francis S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 4:44 SEA Mason Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
- 4:31 HOU MISS Griffin 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:29 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 4:28 SEA Barry P.FOUL (P1.T2)
- 4:14 HOU Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Collier 1 AST) 37–39
- 3:51 SEA MISS Mason Layup
- 3:51 HOU Griffin BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 3:49 HOU Collier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 3:46 HOU Francis Dunk (8 PTS) (Collier 2 AST) 37–41
- 3:24 SEA Mason 18' Jump Shot (13 PTS) 39–41
- 3:07 HOU MISS Collier 16' Jump Shot
- 3:05 HOU Norris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 2:55 SEA Mason S.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 2:55 SuperSonics Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
- 2:55 SEA SUB: Payton FOR Williams
- 2:55 SEA SUB: Lewis FOR Oyedeji
- 2:55 HOU Collier Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 2:55 SEA SUB: James FOR Drobnjak
- 2:55 HOU Collier Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 2:44 SEA Payton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
- 2:44 HOU Collier STEAL (1 STL)
- 2:40 HOU MISS Collier Layup
- 2:39 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 2:38 HOU Mobley Layup (19 PTS) (Francis 3 AST) 39–45
- 2:38 SEA Mason S.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 2:38 HOU MISS Mobley Free Throw 1 of 1
- 2:38 SEA James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 2:21 SEA Lewis OFF.Foul (P2)
- 2:21 SEA Lewis Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
- 2:09 HOU MISS Collier 22' Jump Shot
- 2:07 SEA Barry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 1:55 SEA Payton 8' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 41–45
- 1:36 SEA Barry S.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 1:36 HOU Mobley Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
- 1:36 HOU Mobley Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
- 1:19 SEA Lewis 17' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Payton 4 AST) 43–47
- 1:02 HOU MISS Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:00 SEA James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 0:46 SEA MISS Lewis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:45 SEA James REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
- 0:44 SEA James Dunk (6 PTS) 45–47
- 0:44 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
- 0:44 HOU Francis Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
- 0:44 SEA Mason STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:33 SEA MISS Mason 21' Jump Shot
- 0:32 ROCKETS Rebound
- 0:32 SEA Payton L.B.FOUL (P1.PN)
- 0:32 HOU Norris Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 0:32 HOU Norris Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 0:22 SEA Barry Driving Layup (5 PTS) 47–49
- 0:22 HOU Collier S.FOUL (P1.T4)
- 0:22 SEA Barry Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
- 0:21 SEA Payton P.FOUL (P2.PN)
- 0:21 HOU Francis Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
- 0:21 HOU Francis Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 0:02 SEA Barry 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Payton 5 AST) 51–51
- 0:01 HOU Mobley Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
- 0:01 SEA Barry STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:00 SEA Barry 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) 54–51
- 0:00 End of 2nd Period (13:35 PM EST)
Quarter 3
- 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (13:51 PM EST)
- 11:40 SEA MISS Lewis 6' Hook Shot
- 11:38 HOU Thomas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 11:27 HOU Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Francis 4 AST) 54–54
- 11:13 SEA Lewis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
- 11:00 HOU MISS Thomas 19' Jump Shot
- 10:58 SEA James REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
- 10:50 SEA Payton 17' Jump Shot (10 PTS) 56–54
- 10:34 SEA Barry P.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 10:23 HOU Thomas 16' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Williams 2 AST) 56–56
- 10:10 SEA Payton 10' Fadeaway Jumper (12 PTS) (Barry 2 AST) 58–56
- 10:02 SEA Barry P.FOUL (P4.T2)
- 10:02 SEA SUB: Mason FOR Barry
- 9:47 HOU MISS Francis 16' Jump Shot
- 9:45 SEA Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 9:32 SEA James 15' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Long 2 AST) 60–56
- 9:15 HOU MISS Thomas 20' Jump Shot
- 9:13 SEA Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 9:03 HOU Cato S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 9:03 SEA Long Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 9:03 SEA MISS Long Free Throw 2 of 2
- 9:03 HOU Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 8:44 HOU MISS Cato Dunk
- 8:44 SEA James BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 8:42 HOU Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 8:40 HOU MISS Williams Layup
- 8:40 SEA James BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 8:38 HOU Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 8:36 HOU Cato Layup (4 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST) 61–58
- 8:34 SEA Long Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
- 8:30 HOU Francis Traveling Turnover (P4.T7)
- 8:30 HOU Francis T.FOUL (P1.T1)
- 8:30 SEA Mason Free Throw Technical (14 PTS)
- 8:11 SEA Payton Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
- 8:11 HOU Francis STEAL (2 STL)
- 8:05 HOU Cato Alley Oop Layup (6 PTS) (Williams 3 AST) 62–60
- 7:37 HOU Cato P.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 7:35 HOU Francis P.FOUL (P2.T3)
- 7:30 SEA Long 3 Second Violation Turnover (P2.T7)
- 7:19 SEA SuperSonics T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec James )
- 7:19 HOU Williams Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)
- 7:09 HOU Mobley 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Francis 5 AST) 62–64
- 6:48 HOU Williams P.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 6:38 SEA Payton 6' Fadeaway Jumper (14 PTS) 64–64
- 6:17 HOU MISS Francis Driving Layup
- 6:15 SEA James REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
- 5:53 SEA James 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (10 PTS) 66–64
- 5:45 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 0)
- 5:29 HOU Thomas 19' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Francis 6 AST) 66–66
- 5:11 SEA MISS Lewis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:09 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 4:59 HOU MISS Francis 20' Jump Shot
- 4:57 HOU Cato REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
- 4:50 HOU Francis Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T8)
- 4:50 SEA James STEAL (2 STL)
- 4:44 SEA MISS Payton 6' Jump Shot
- 4:44 HOU Francis BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 4:42 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 4:35 HOU MISS Mobley 20' Jump Shot
- 4:33 SEA Mason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 4:11 SEA Lewis 18' Jump Shot (11 PTS) 68–66
- 3:57 HOU MISS Williams 21' Jump Shot
- 3:55 SEA Long REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 3:49 SEA MISS Payton 16' Jump Shot
- 3:47 HOU Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 3:27 HOU Williams Dunk (11 PTS) (Francis 7 AST) 68–68
- 3:09 SEA Lewis Traveling Turnover (P3.T8)
- 3:09 SEA SUB: Drobnjak FOR James
- 2:56 HOU MISS Mobley 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:54 HOU Cato REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
- 2:52 HOU Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Cato 2 AST) 68–71
- 2:33 SEA Mason 15' Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Payton 6 AST) 70–71
- 2:18 HOU Francis Palming Turnover (P6.T9)
- 2:18 SuperSonics Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
- 2:03 SEA MISS Mason 5' Running Jump Shot
- 2:03 HOU Thomas BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 2:01 HOU Cato REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
- 1:42 SEA Drobnjak P.FOUL (P1.T3)
- 1:34 HOU Thomas OFF.Foul (P1)
- 1:34 HOU Thomas Foul Turnover (P1.T10)
- 1:23 SEA Payton 7' Fadeaway Jumper (16 PTS) 72–71
- 1:05 HOU Mobley Driving Layup (26 PTS) 72–73
- 1:03 ROCKETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
- 0:48 SEA Drobnjak 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Payton 7 AST) 74–73
- 0:39 SEA Payton S.FOUL (P3.PN)
- 0:39 HOU Francis Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 0:39 SEA SUB: Barry FOR Long
- 0:39 HOU MISS Francis Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:39 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
- 0:20 HOU Mobley Reverse Layup (28 PTS) 74–76
- 0:03 SEA Payton Driving Layup (18 PTS) 76–76
- 0:00 End of 3rd Period (14:16 PM EST)
Quarter 4
- 12:00 Start of 4th Period (14:18 PM EST)
- 11:46 HOU MISS Thomas 10' Running Hook Shot
- 11:44 SEA Lewis REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
- 11:31 SEA Payton Layup (20 PTS) (Barry 3 AST) 78–76
- 11:16 HOU MISS Norris 17' Jump Shot
- 11:14 SEA Barry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 10:57 SEA MISS Payton 20' Jump Shot
- 10:55 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 10:47 HOU MISS Griffin 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 10:45 SEA Barry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 10:41 SEA MISS Lewis Layup
- 10:41 HOU Griffin BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 10:39 HOU Norris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 10:34 HOU Griffin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T11)
- 10:18 SEA Drobnjak 18' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Payton 8 AST) 80–76
- 9:57 HOU Mobley 12' Fadeaway Jumper (30 PTS) 80–78
- 9:43 SEA MISS Payton 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
- 9:41 SuperSonics Rebound
- 9:41 HOU SUB: Francis FOR Williams
- 9:41 SEA SUB: Williams FOR Payton
- 9:36 SEA Mason Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T9)
- 9:36 HOU Mobley STEAL (1 STL)
- 9:26 HOU Mobley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (33 PTS) 80–81
- 9:04 SEA Drobnjak 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Lewis 1 AST) 82–81
- 8:46 HOU MISS Mobley 9' Fadeaway Jumper
- 8:44 SEA Lewis REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
- 8:31 SEA MISS Lewis 13' Jump Shot
- 8:29 SEA Drobnjak REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 8:23 SEA Drobnjak 13' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Williams 2 AST) 84–81
- 8:01 HOU MISS Francis 21' Jump Shot
- 7:59 SEA Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 7:55 HOU Thomas S.FOUL (P2.T1)
- 7:55 Timeout: Official
- 7:55 SEA Barry Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
- 7:55 SEA Barry Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 7:39 HOU MISS Francis 7' Running Hook Shot
- 7:37 SEA Drobnjak REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 7:21 SEA Barry 21' Jump Shot (16 PTS) 88–81
- 6:59 SEA Mason S.FOUL (P3.T1)
- 6:59 HOU MISS Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2
- 6:59 ROCKETS Rebound
- 6:59 HOU MISS Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2
- 6:59 SEA Drobnjak REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 6:46 HOU Griffin P.FOUL (P2.T2)
- 6:41 SEA MISS Mason 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:39 HOU Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 6:26 HOU Francis Layup (13 PTS) (Norris 4 AST) 88–83
- 6:09 SEA MISS Drobnjak 20' Jump Shot
- 6:07 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:7)
- 5:52 HOU Francis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Griffin 1 AST) 88–86
- 5:49 SuperSonics Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 0)
- 5:49 SEA SUB: Payton FOR Mason
- 5:49 SEA SUB: James FOR Drobnjak
- 5:35 SEA MISS Lewis Layup
- 5:33 HOU Norris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 5:25 HOU Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (36 PTS) (Francis 8 AST) 88–89
- 4:59 SEA MISS Williams Driving Layup
- 4:57 HOU Griffin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 4:56 SEA Lewis P.FOUL (P3.T2)
- 4:56 SuperSonics Violation: Delay of game Violation
- 4:42 HOU Griffin 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Norris 5 AST) 88–92
- 4:19 SEA SUB: Mason FOR Williams
- 4:19 HOU Jump Ball Norris vs. Payton: Tip to Lewis
- 4:02 SEA MISS James 6' Hook Shot
- 4:00 ROCKETS Rebound
- 4:00 SEA Lewis L.B.FOUL (P4.T3)
- 3:43 HOU Thomas 17' Jump Shot (12 PTS) 88–94
- 3:17 SEA Payton 7' Jump Shot (22 PTS) 90–94
- 3:09 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 0)
- 3:09 SEA SUB: Long FOR James
- 2:58 HOU MISS Francis 19' Jump Shot
- 2:56 SEA Lewis REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
- 2:38 SEA MISS Mason 20' Jump Shot
- 2:37 ROCKETS Rebound
- 2:17 HOU MISS Mobley 12' Jump Shot
- 2:15 SEA Lewis REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)
- 1:59 SEA Mason 18' Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Payton 9 AST) 92–94
- 1:45 HOU Thomas 5' Hook Shot (14 PTS) 92–96
- 1:33 SEA MISS Mason 19' Jump Shot
- 1:31 HOU Francis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:8)
- 1:26 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 0)
- 1:26 SEA SUB: Drobnjak FOR Long
- 1:15 HOU MISS Francis 21' Jump Shot
- 1:13 HOU Norris REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 0:53 HOU MISS Francis 8' Jump Shot
- 0:51 SEA Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
- 0:50 SEA Barry Dunk (18 PTS) (Payton 10 AST) 94–96
- 0:32 SEA Drobnjak P.FOUL (P2.T4)
- 0:32 ROCKETS Timeout: Short (Full 6 Short 1)
- 0:32 SuperSonics Timeout: Short (Reg.4 Short 1)
- 0:32 SEA SUB: Long FOR Drobnjak
- 0:23 HOU Thomas Driving Layup (16 PTS) 94–98
- 0:23 SuperSonics Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 1)
- 0:23 SEA SUB: Drobnjak FOR Long
- 0:18 SEA Barry Driving Layup (20 PTS) (Drobnjak 1 AST) 96–98
- 0:17 SEA Mason P.FOUL (P4.PN)
- 0:17 HOU Mobley Free Throw 1 of 2 (37 PTS)
- 0:17 HOU Mobley Free Throw 2 of 2 (38 PTS)
- 0:17 SuperSonics Timeout: Regular (Reg.6 Short 1)
- 0:13 SEA Payton Driving Layup (24 PTS) 98–100
- 0:13 SEA Lewis P.FOUL (P5.PN)
- 0:13 HOU Norris Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 0:13 HOU MISS Norris Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:13 SEA Lewis REBOUND (Off:4 Def:6)
- 0:02 SEA MISS Drobnjak 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 ROCKETS Rebound
- 0:00 End of 4th Period (14:53 PM EST)