[This is from what I saw and the notes I took. Please excuse spelling, grammatical, and typing errors as I haven't been getting much sleep. Times listed indicates time _left_ in the quarter, half, game and/or overtime. I am assuming that you know who plays for which team and I sometime abbreviate teams' names to two or three letters. I'm going to use present tense even though the games are over because I think present tense shows more of the emotion and I don't have to convert my notes. If you see me consistently misspell someone's name - as I did with Wilkins and Hensen (thanks Mike) - let me know so I can get it right in future tabs. And your welcome to those who sent thanks. Those notes makes doing the tabs worth my while. Comments, questions, suggestions, and praise welcomed.] Houston Rockets vs LA Clippers in LA Vernon Maxwell DNP. 1st Quarter: Thorpe slams it in for the first points of the game. The teams trade misses and possessions. A steal by Harper to a breaking Manning who misses the slams, but is fouled. 2 of 2. - Are those empty seats I see in the balcony??? - Hou misses, LA turns it over. Both teams start shooting poorly. Roberts gets his 2nd foul. The refs are calling it close. 2-2 9:20. Norman 0 of 2 at the line. A nice move by Harper who hits the jumper. Olajuwon gets the jam and the foul. Harper gets a jumper. Olajuwon hits a jumper. LA gets 2 shots at the basket and miss both. Thorpe with the hook shot. Jackson misses badly. Garland gets a jumper. 11-6 Hou 6:21. Manning gets the outside shot. And K Smith answer with 2. K Smith pulls up and fires for 2. Harper is fouled - 2 of 2. 16-10 Hou 5:04. A nice move by Thorpe in the paint for the layin. Manning hits a long hook shot. Garland gets 2, Harper gets 2. K Smith nails the outside jumper. LA misses. A bad pass by Hou causes a LA break where Manning gets 2. Olajuwon gets his 2nd foul on an offensive foul. A bad pass by LA leads to a Hou break and Herrera gets 2. LA misses, Hou gets 2. 26-16 Hou 2:15. Manning hits a jumper. Hou misses. Manning gets another jumper. K Smith 1 of 2 at the line. Manning misses. A nice feed to a driving Thorpe who puts it in and is fouled. 30-20 Hou 45 sec. Grant hits an outside jumper. Hou misses. Harper misses. Quarter ends. 30-22 Hou. 2nd Quarter: Horry gets a jumper. Roberts misses inside, Herrera misses. Grant shoots the airball, but Conner is under the basket and gets the put back and is fouled. Bullard hits the jumper. Jackson cans the jumper. 34-29 Hou 9:55. Loose balls under the Clipper's baskets ends with a foul on LA. The crowd sounds like a college or high school crowd with their cheering and chanting. Hou misses. Conner gets the long jumper. Brooks gets the put back of his miss under the basket. Roberts is called of an offensive foul - his 3rd. Herrera gets 2. LA misses. LA and Hou trade possessions. A block by Olajuwon. 40-29 Hou 6:49. Herrera 1 of 2 at the line. LA misses. Thorpe airballs. A nice pass to Harper who lays it in under the basket. Olajuwon 1 of 2 at the line. The ball takes 3 bounces and goes in for LA. Thorpe has the move and the one-handed dunk. Thorpe with 2 more. 46-33 Hou 4:15. Jackson misses. A breaking Thorpe is fouled. 2 of 2. Norman gets the put back for LA. Hou misses. A breaking Jackson gets 2. A steal by Manning, but they go out of bounds. 24 sec violation on Hou. LA turns it over. 48-37 Hou 2:30. Thorpe travels. LA misses. A nice drive by Hou for the easy 2. Manning 1 of 2 at the line. A charge is called against Garland. LA misses. A nice pass into the paint where Thorpe is fouled. 2 of 2. An offensive foul on Harper. Norman gets 2 on a fall away in the paint. Horry hits a 3. At the half it is 55-40 Hou. 3rd Quarter: Roberts starts the quarter by picking up his 4th foul. Olajuwon 1 of 2. Jackson gets the running one-hander. Olajuwon nails the long jumper. LA misses. Olajuwon hits another jumper. The teams trade possessions. Jackson gets the put back. Olajuwon drives and is fouled by Roberts - his 5th. 1 of 2. 61-44 Hou 9:24. A nice feed to a driving Jackson for 2. A toss in to Olajuwon who tips the ball and it hops in. Manning gets 2. Harper steals the ball. Jackson follows up the William's miss. Olajuwon misses. Harper is fouled - 1 of 2. 63-51 Hou. Olajuwon gets the jumper for the put back. Harper hits the jumper. Olajuwon jams. 67-53 Hou 6:05. A couple of points and possessions later, Harper steps in front of a Hou player and is called for blocking. 1 of 2. 73-55 Hou 4:18. Norman hits a long jumper. Hou throws it away. And Harper with a nice shot. Thorpe catches the airball and jams and a foul is called on Manning. Manning argues and gets the T. Manning with the short high arcer. Olajuwon hits from behind the backboard for 2. Norman gets 2. K Smith drains the 3. Norman jams. 82-65 Hou 2 min. Garland sinks the outside jumper. Good D by Hou leads to a break away and the easy 2. Manning gets 2. Olajuwon makes Hou's 3rd attempt at the basket. LA gets 2. A breaking Vaught gets 2 and the foul at the tail end of the quarter. 88-72 Hou. 4th Quarter: Olajuwon blocks a Roberts jam. Conner hits the outside shot at the 24 sec buzzer. Teams trade possessions. Thorpe shows his athletisism taking it to the hole. Teams trade misses. Conner hits the jumper and is fouled. 90-77 Hou 9:59. Olajuwon gets the offensive rebound in traffic and the put back. Harper 2 of 2 at the line. Horry gets the open jumper. Olajuwon blocks Roberts. Herrera gets the short hook. Manning throws it up and is fouled. Makes both. Teams trade misses and possessions. 96- 81 Hou 7:22. Jackson drives and scores. Floyd drives and misses. Jackson 2 of 2 at the line. LA called for their 2nd illegal D. Good D by LA causes a turnover. Garland gets his 5th foul. Jackson 1 of 2. The Rockets get 3 shots at the basket and Olajuwon gets the jumper. 99-86 Hou 5:11. LA turnover. Brooks drives and scores. A pass to no one gives Hou the ball back. Horry gets a toss in. Jackson gets the basket and the foul. Teams trade possessions. Herrera slams. Harper 1 of 2. Hou turnover. Roberts fouls out with no points and gathers a T on the way out. Misses the freebie. Vaught 2 of 2 at the line. 105-91 Hou 2 min. Nice passing by Hou ends with Olajuwon slamming. Olajuwon gets another slam. LA gets an outside jumper. Brooks goes down _hard_ and is very disoriented. Flagrant foul was called on Harper. Brooks gets the free throws. Garland fouls out. A couple of points and possessions and Houston wins. Final: Houston Rockets 111, LA Clippers 99. patricia