[This is from what I saw and the notes I took. Please excuse spelling, grammatical, and typing errors. Times listed indicates time _left_ in the quarter, half, game and/or overtime and the team listed after the score is always the team that is ahead. A brick is a short shot that hits the part of the rim closest to the shooter. To save time and typing, I only list players by their last names. If you would like a roster list for the players in the playoffs, e-mail me asking for a roster list. If you would like to receive the tabs directly via e-mail, send me a note with your correct e-mail address and state that you want to be added to the tabs mailing list. Questions, suggestions, and comments welcomed.] Houston Rockets at Portland Trailblazers - game 4 1st Quarter: 4-4 9:48. K Smith drives for the lay up. Drexler misses. Olajuwon misses. C Robinson nails the jumper. 24 second violation on Hou. Strickland misses. Olajuwon turns and rattles in the short jumper. C Robinson 2 of 2. Horry drains the long baseliner. Drexler misses. Maxwell misses. C Robinson misses. 10-6 Hou 5:59. Thorpe spins baseline for the lay up. Por turnover, Maxwell gets the uncontested jam. C Robinson misses. Bryant blocks. 3 second violation on Por. Horry powers in for the lay up. Strickland misses. K Smith drains the 3. Williams 1 of 2. 19-7 Hou 3:47. Olajuwon drains the turn around jumper. Por turnover, K Smith gets the jam on the break. C Robinson misses. Drexler strips Olajuwon. Por misses on 3 attempts inside. Hou misses the 3. Drexler 2 of 2. 23-9 Hou 2:03. Maxwell misses. Bryant gets the short fall away. Olajuwon spins and gets the short jumper. Porter misses the 3. Olajuwon misses, rebounds, and gets the lay up. Grant bricks. Hou throws it away. Drexler spins around his defender and swishes the 12 foot jumper. 27-13 Hou. 2nd Quarter: J Robinson drives and gets the one hand drop in. Maxwell misses, Hou turnover, Por misses the lay up on the break, Cassell drives for the lay up and the foul. Makes the extra. Kersey rattles in the long baseliner. Hou turnover. Bryant misses the finger roll. Elie buries the 3. 33-17 Hou 9:31. Por misses the 3. Olajuwon gets the short baseliner. Kersey drives, is fouled, and gets the basket. Misses the extra. Jent misses the 3. Murray swishes the 3. 24 second violation Hou. Murray misses the 3. Cassell misses, Hou steals. Elie is fouled driving. Makes both. Strickland misses. 37-21 Hou 6:54. Olajuwon nails the 8-footer. Drexler misses everything. Elie nails the 16-footer. Strickland 2 of 2. Olajuwon airballs. Williams drives for the lay up. Elie drops off to Olajuwon for the one hand jam. C Robinson misses. Horry 2 of 2. 45-25 Hou 4:13. Por turnover. Olajuwon misses. Porter 1 of 2. Olajuwon misses. Maxwell intercepts, runs, drives, gets the lay up, and is fouled. Misses the extra. C Robinson gets the dunk. Olajuwon misses. Strickland drives, is fouled, and gets the continuation. Makes the extra. Williams blocks. Williams leaves the lay up short. K Smith bricks the 3. Strickland 1 of 2. Olajuwon gets the short jumper. 49-32 Hou 1:33. Drexler 2 of 2. C Robinson blocks, Por breaks, Strickland gets the reverse lay up. Maxwell bricks. Strickland bricks. K Smith drives in for the lay up as the 24 second clock runs down. Porter bricks the 3. At the half, 51-36 Hou. Por shooting only 24% FG so far. 3rd Quarter: Drexler nails the jumper. Horry buries the 3. Drexler nails the 3. Thorpe gets the running hook. C Robinson misses. Olajuwon misses. Horry swats Drexler's attempt. Thorpe misses. Strickland's spinning lay up bounces and bounces and goes in. Olajuwon misses. Drexler misses the 3, Dudley ties up Thorpe. Hou controls. Drexler steals. Drexler swishes the long jumper. 56-45 Hou 7:34. Cassell travels. Williams misses. Horry misses the 3, Por turnover on the break. Thorpe misses inside. Drexler misses the 3. 56-45 Hou 6:02. Maxwell drains the 3. Nice, Drexler feeds Williams for the jam and the foul. Makes the extra. Dudley causes the Hou turnover, Drexler misses the lay up. Horry swishes the 3. Olajuwon intercepts. Olajuwon gets the turn around jumper 64-48 Hou 3:50. Strickland drains the 18-footer. Horry misses. Strickland 2 of 2. A T on Maxwell. Drexler makes the gift. K Smith nails the jumper. Drexler nails the baseliner. Strickland strips, goaltending by Thorpe on the Por break. Olajuwon misses. 66-57 Hou 1:57. C Robinson misses. Olajuwon misses. Dudley 1 of 2. Thorpe puts back K Smith's miss. Dudley's 9-footer bounces in. Horry throws it away. Strickland drains the 15-footer. Maxwell misses. 68-62 Hou. 4th Quarter: Olajuwon over shoots the baseliner. Horry strips, Thorpe drives for the lay up. Williams airballs. Thorpe misses. Offensive foul on Strickland. Cassell swishes the long jumper and is fouled. Makes the extra. 73-62 Hou 10:16. Strickland into Williams for the lay up. Herrera nails the jumper Por misses on 5 attempts. Cassell swishes the 3. Drexler catches the ball mid-air and lays it in. Por blocks Cassell. Strickland drives for the lay up. 78-68 Hou 7:50. Elie drives across the lane for the finger roll. Cassell strips, and Cassell and Kersey scuffle. A T on Kersey and a T and ejection on Cassell. Drexler makes the T. Hou turnover. Strickland misses. Olajuwon drains the turn around jumper. Drexler 2 of 2. 82-71 Hou 5:44. Maxwell misses driving, 3 on 2, nice passing, Strickland drives for the lay up. Drexler ties up Elie as Elie drives. Hou controls. Olajuwon 2 of 2. Strickland gets the rebound and is fouled by Thorpe - his 5th. Makes both. Olajuwon gets the lay up on Hou's 3rd attempt. Oh my, Williams is fouled, throws up the tough fall away, and nails it. Makes the extra. 86-78 Hou 3:11. Elie misses. Porter nails the high arcing short baseliner. Olajuwon 1 of 2. Drexler misses driving, Por ball out of bounds. Strickland hands it to Williams who slams. Olajuwon misses. 87-82 Hou 1:43. Drexler misses. Thorpe misses. Oh wow, Porter buries the 3. Loose ball foul on C Robinson. Olajuwon 2 of 2. 89-85 Hou 40.9 seconds. Strickland is fouled driving. Makes both. Timeout Hou. 36.7 seconds left. Hou runs the clock down, Olajuwon misses the hook, the ball hits Williams who is standing out of bounds - Hou ball out of bounds. K Smith 2 of 2. 9.4 seconds. Strickland drives for the lay up. 91-89 Hou 5.5 seconds. Timeout Hou. Olajuwon 1 of 2. Strickland bricks the 3 at the buzzer. Game over. Final: Houston Rockets 92, Portland Trailblazers 89. Player of the game: Hakeem Olajuwon with 28 points including 11- 26 and 16 rebounds. Houston takes the series 3-1 and advances to the 2nd round. patricia