Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets

Apr 14, 1998

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	22	31	19	16	88
HOU	28	11	26	29	94

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20LaPhonso EllisSF	41	8-18	1-6	5-6	13	2	0	0	1	4	-15	22
15Danny FortsonPF	31	2-11	0-0	1-3	8	2	1	0	1	4	-2	5
21Dean GarrettC	33	3-8	0-0	0-0	7	0	3	0	1	5	-10	6
5Anthony GoldwireSG	34	3-10	1-4	2-2	3	1	2	0	1	1	-19	9
7Cory AlexanderPG	39	8-19	2-4	4-4	4	7	3	0	4	2	-5	22
23Bryant Stith	23	1-8	0-3	2-2	3	4	1	0	0	1	+1	4
13Bobby Jackson	22	6-12	0-3	4-4	5	1	2	0	1	1	+12	16
3Harold Ellis	7	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	+14	4
30Priest Lauderdale	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-6	0
4Tony Battie	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Johnny Newman	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Eric Washington	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	32-8836.4%	4-2020.0%	20-2387.0%	45	17	12	0	12	20	-	88

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	42	7-10	1-3	8-8	5	6	2	0	3	1	+14	23
42Kevin WillisPF	26	4-7	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	+11	8
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	38	4-9	0-0	5-6	18	8	4	6	1	4	+20	13
22Clyde DrexlerSG	29	6-13	3-10	1-1	10	3	2	0	4	2	+10	16
12Matt MaloneyPG	29	4-11	3-9	0-0	0	5	0	0	1	0	+10	11
32Othella Harrington	24	1-3	0-0	5-8	3	0	0	0	3	3	-2	7
20Brent Price	20	2-6	2-4	2-2	0	1	0	0	2	4	-4	8
8Eddie Johnson	18	3-7	1-2	1-2	2	0	1	0	3	2	-4	8
15Emanual Davis	4	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-10	0
50Matt Bullard	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	3	1	-15	0
41Joe Stephens	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	31-7143.7%	10-3231.3%	22-2781.5%	44	24	9	6	20	19	-	94

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball Willis vs. Garrett: Tip to Maloney
(11:50) Drexler Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:37) MISS Alexander 18' Jump Shot
(11:35) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:22) Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Drexler 1 AST)
03
(10:57) MISS L. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:55) Alexander REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:51) L. Ellis Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Alexander 1 AST)
23
+2 (10:33) Willis 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
25
(10:16) MISS Garrett 13' Jump Shot
(10:14) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:08) MISS Maloney Driving Layup
(10:06) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:05) L. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:05) Elie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:01) Willis 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Elie 2 AST)
27
(9:49) Nuggets Timeout: Short (Reg.0 Short 1)
(9:35) MISS Alexander 21' Jump Shot
(9:33) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:27) MISS Drexler 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:25) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:25) Olajuwon Layup (2 PTS)
29
(9:08) Fortson OFF.Foul (P1)
(9:08) Fortson Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (8:49) Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Elie 3 AST)
212
(8:33) Willis P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(8:22) MISS Fortson 4' Jump Shot
(8:22) Olajuwon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:21) Garrett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:13) Drexler S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (8:13) L. Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
312
+1 (8:13) L. Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
412
(7:59) MISS Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:57) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:53) MISS Goldwire 16' Jump Shot
(7:51) Fortson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:49) MISS Fortson Layup
(7:47) Fortson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(7:46) MISS Fortson 3' Hook Shot
(7:45) Garrett REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (7:44) Garrett Dunk (2 PTS)
612
+2 (7:25) Olajuwon Layup (4 PTS) (Elie 4 AST)
614
(7:08) Alexander Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:04) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:56) MISS Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:54) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:41) MISS Alexander 4' Running Jump Shot
(6:41) Olajuwon BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:40) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (6:30) L. Ellis 13' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
814
+3 (6:10) Elie 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Drexler 2 AST)
817
+2 (5:55) Fortson Driving Layup (2 PTS) (L. Ellis 1 AST)
1017
(5:39) MISS Drexler 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:37) Fortson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:32) Goldwire Layup (2 PTS)
1217
(5:21) Elie Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:21) Fortson STEAL (1 STL)
(5:16) Goldwire Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:16) Olajuwon STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:09) Elie 22' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
1219
(4:47) MISS Fortson Driving Layup
(4:47) Olajuwon BLOCK (3 BLK)
(4:45) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:41) Drexler Dunk (2 PTS) (Elie 5 AST)
1221
(4:37) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 1)
(4:21) MISS L. Ellis 4' Jump Shot
(4:21) Olajuwon BLOCK (4 BLK)
(4:18) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:14) MISS Maloney 3PT Jump Shot
(4:12) Elie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:08) MISS Olajuwon 18' Jump Shot
(4:06) Garrett REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (3:53) Garrett Dunk (4 PTS) (Fortson 1 AST)
1421
(3:27) Harrington Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:27) Alexander STEAL (1 STL)
(3:19) MISS Stith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:17) Garrett REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (3:02) Garrett 7' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Stith 1 AST)
1621
(2:42) Harrington 3 Second Violation Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:29) Elie Violation:Double Lane
(2:15) MISS Garrett 15' Jump Shot
(2:13) Elie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:04) MISS Willis 9' Jump Shot
(2:01) Garrett REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(1:58) MISS L. Ellis Driving Dunk
(1:56) Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:55) Jackson Layup (2 PTS)
1821
+2 (1:48) Drexler Layup (4 PTS)
1823
(1:48) Garrett S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (1:48) Drexler Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1824
(1:26) Harrington S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (1:26) L. Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1924
+1 (1:26) L. Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2024
(1:04) MISS Drexler 3PT Jump Shot
(1:02) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:50) MISS Stith 3PT Jump Shot
(0:48) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:38) Willis 6' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2026
+2 (0:25) Alexander 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2226
+2 (0:04) Harrington 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Maloney 2 AST)
2228
(0:00) MISS L. Ellis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

88Points94

32-88(36.4%)Field Goal(%)31-71(43.7%)

4-20(20.0%)3-Point(%)10-32(31.3%)

20-23(87.0%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

45(17)Rebounds(Offensive)44(10)

17Assists24

12Steals9

0Blocks6

12Turnovers20

20Fouls19

32Pts In The Paint32

16Fast Break Pts17

0Pts Off Turnovers0

88Bench Pts94

14Largest Lead12

Game Details

Tuesday, April 14, 1998 · 8:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,285 (89.0%)