[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. TNT pointed out tonight that those of us crazy enough to stay up late for the games were joined Tuesday night by President Clinton who watched both games. Comments, questions, suggestions, and praise welcomed.] Houston Rockets vs Seattle Supersonics in Seattle 1st Quarter: Kemp drains the jumper. 10-9 Hou 7:12. Hou misses. Pierce drives and it rolls out. 3 sec violation on Hou. McKey drains the jumper. Thorpe misses. From a no-look pass by McKey to the open Payton under the basket for 2. Horry throws it away. Perkins misses inside, Pierce drains the long 2. Olajuwon misses. Pierce drains the 3. 10-18 Sea 4:21. Maxwell drives and lays it in. Sea turnover. Maxwell with the nice drive and 2 inside. Payton nails the baseline jumper. Olajuwon misses. Olajuwon blocks. Kemp misses. 14-20 Sea 2:47. The open Maxwell over-shoots, Hou rebounds. Teams trade possessions. Maxwell gets the tip in off the miss. Sea misses. Herrera misses. Offensive foul on Payton. K Smith misses the 3. E Johnson drains the jumper. Olajuwon gets 2 under the basket and is fouled. Block by Olajuwon. Olajuwon hits the short turn around jumper. Barros misses the 3. Maxwell drives and misses. 22-21 Sea 2nd Quarter: E Johnson misses. Bullard drains the 2. Sea misses. Garland 2 of 2 at the line. Perkins misses. Bullard nails the 3. Perkins misses. Hou misses. McMillan drives and jams. Garland travels. 28-24 Hou 9:38. Barros drains the jumper. Cage intercepts. Perkins misses. Bullard misses. Perkins gets the short banker in the paint. Olajuwon misses. Sea misses. The open Thorpe misses the lay up. Sea turnover, Brooks is fouled on the break. 2 of 2. McMillan misses. 30-28 Hou 6:58. Thorpe is fouled shooting. 2 of 2. E Johnson misses. Olajuwon blocks. Kemp 2 of 2 at the line. Horry takes it to the hole for 2. Pierce misses. Garland misses. Payton misses. A block by Kemp. Payton misses. Maxwell ahead for the lay up. Payton drains the baseliner. 36-32 Hou 4:07. Sea steals. Sea misses on 3 attempts. Hou misses. Kemp is fouled under the basket. 2 of 2. Hou turns it over. Perkins misses the 3. Maxwell 2 of 2 at the line. Kemp misses inside. Hou turnover. Open Payton rattles the 3 home. 38-37 Hou 2:07. Wow, Horry drives and gets the reverse lay up. Payton gets 2 inside. Thorpe gets 2 in front of the basket. Pierce is fouled shooting. 2 of 2. Olajuwon drains the baseliner. Pierce drains the baseliner. Olajuwon nails the turn around jumper. McKey drives and drops it in. Wow - Horry swishes the 3 with Pierce in his face at the buzzer. 49-45 Hou. 3rd Quarter: 24 sec violation on Sea. K Smith drains the baseline jumper. McKey gets the 3. Olajuwon misses. 3 on 1 and Payton lays it in. Maxwell drains the jumper. 2nd illegal D on Hou. Pierce makes the gift. Perkins nails the 3. 53-54 Sea 9:06. Horry hits the jumper. Kemp gets the turn around baseliner. Olajuwon hits the face up. Payton drives and banks it in. Hou misses the 3. Sea turnover. Maxwell ahead of the pack for the easy 2. Kemp travels. K Smith drains the 3. Pierce is fouled shooting and Maxwell gets the T. Pierce 3 of 3. K Smith misses. Jumpball under Sea's basket. Sea controls. Payton drives and lays it in. Hou turnover. Sea turnover. Olajuwon gets the short jumper. 64-63 Hou 5:20. McKey is fouled driving. 2 of 2. Olajuwon with the hook in the paint. Pierce misses. Hou runs, Maxwell scores. Pierce 2 of 2 at the line. Olajuwon gets the face up. Sea misses. A T on Horry after the foul by Payton. Pierce gets the gift. Maxwell misses. K Smith steals, drives, and is fouled. 1 of 2. 71-68 Hou 3:36. Pierce misses. Hou turnover. E Johnson is fouled. Makes both. Thorpe misses inside. Payton misses. K Smith stops, pops, and scores. Sea misses. K Smith ahead of everyone for the easy jam. E Johnson misses, Cage rebounds and is fouled. 2 of 2. 75-72 Hou 1 min. Maxwell misses. E Johnson misses. Bullard misses the 3. Goaltending on Bullard. K Smith misses. And _the_ shot of the night - E Johnson drains the 2 foot behind half court 3 at the buzzer! Wow! The place goes nuts. After 3, 77-75 Sea. 4th Quarter: Teams trade possessions. Perkins 2 of 2 at the line. Garland hits the open, long jumper. E Johnson misses. Herrera misses. Perkins gets the 3. 82-77 Sea 10:00. Hou misses. Inside to McKey for the turn-jumper. Olajuwon misses, rebounds, steps out of bounds. Cage gets 2 under the basket. Olajuwon misses. Perkins lays it in. 77-88 Sea 8:14. Sea steals. McMillan is fouled on the break. A T is called on Garland. E Johnson gets the freebie. McMillan misses everything (a foot in front of the rim) on the 1st free throw and misses the 2nd. Hou misses inside. McKey is fouled under the basket. 0 of 2. Thorpe misses in front of the basket. Perkins misses. Maxwell swishes the 3. 80-89 Sea 6:10. Cage drives, is fouled, and scores. Misses the freebie. Maxwell nails the long jumper. Inside to McKey for the easy 2. Thorpe misses and Olajuwon is called for over-the-back, putting Hou in the penalty. Perkins 2 of 2. Horry misses. Cage gets the put back. Maxwell drives for 2. 84-97 Sea 4 min. A nice pass inside to E Johnson for the lay up. Maxwell 2 of 2 at the line. Payton drives, is fouled, and lays it in. 86-102 Sea 3:12. Olajuwon works, lays it up, and is fouled. Misses the freebie. Maxwell steals. Olajuwon gets the hook. Pierce misses. Maxwell misses. Perkins drains the 3. K Smith 1 of 2 at the line. Perkins nails another 3. K Smith drills the 3. Olajuwon blocks. Horry jams on the put back. McKey 1 of 2. Olajuwon with the hook inside. McKey 1 of 2. K Smith drives and lays it in. Horry fouls out. Pierce 1 of 2. Game over. Final: Houston Rockets 100, Seattle Supersonics 111. patricia