Rockets 109, Nuggets 105 (OT) FG FT

HOUS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS

Taylor 16 4-7 0-2 2-3 1 6 8

Williams 26 3-7 1-1 1-2 1 2 7

Olajuwon 29 4-11 1-6 1-7 2 4 9

Francis 45 7-15 6-8 2-7 6 5 22

Anderson 37 3-8 2-3 0-6 4 1 8

Thomas 40 5-15 6-7 3-6 3 4 18

Mobley 37 8-15 5-11 1-5 1 2 22

Bullard 10 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 3

Rogers 17 4-4 2-4 1-5 0 1 10

Norris 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 2 2

Totals 265 40-87 23-42 11-41 22 27 109

Percentages: FG .460, FT .548. 3-Point Goals: 6-19, .316 (Francis 2-4, Thomas 2-6, Mobley 1-2, Bullard 1-3, Anderson 0-1, Williams 0-3). Team Rebounds: 17. Blocked Shots: 6 (Mobley 2, Olajuwon 2, Anderson, Thomas). Turnovers: 11 (Anderson 3, Francis 3, Mobley 2, Thomas 2, Olajuwon). Steals: 11 (Olajuwon 4, Anderson 3, Mobley 2, Rogers, Thomas). Technical Fouls: Rogers, 8:12 second; Francis, 7:24 third. Illegal Defense: None. FG FT

DENV Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS

McDyess 50 15-28 10-12 9-20 3 1 40

Posey 26 3-7 0-0 0-6 0 4 6

LaFrentz 42 6-9 3-4 2-6 1 6 16

Lenard 33 4-8 3-4 1-4 4 4 11

Van Exel 40 5-18 5-5 0-0 7 4 15

McCloud 27 2-7 1-1 1-5 8 3 5

Clark 8 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 4 2

Abdul-Wahad 20 5-12 0-0 1-2 0 1 10

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Pack 13 0-2 0-0 2-3 3 1 0

Strickland 6 0-1 0-0 1-4 1 0 0

Totals 265 41-94 22-26 17-51 28 28 105

Percentages: FG .436, FT .846. 3-Point Goals: 1-11, .091 (LaFrentz 1-2, Abdul-Wahad 0-1, Lenard 0-2, Van Exel 0-3, Posey 0-3). Team Rebounds: 14. Blocked Shots: 11 (LaFrentz 5, McDyess 4, Clark, Posey). Turnovers: 14 (LaFrentz 3, McDyess 3, Abdul-Wahad 2, Van Exel, Clark, McCloud, Posey, Lenard, Pack). Steals: 4 (Van Exel, Abdul-Wahad, McDyess, Strickland). Technical Fouls: Van Exel, 3:23 first; Coach Issel, 3:23 first. Illegal Defense: None. Houston 25 25 26 22 11 — 109Denver 28 23 25 22 7 — 105A—13,684 (19,099). T—2:36. Officials—Hugh Evans, Mark Wunderlich, Leon Wood.

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