[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 teams 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.] Phoenix Suns at Houston Rockets - game 1 Sam Cassell is serving a one game suspension. Mark West is questionable with an strained arch. 1st Quarter: Barkley nails the jumper. Into Olajuwon for the jam. Majerle misses. Olajuwon to Horry who jams. Barkley gets the baseliner. Thorpe spins for the lay up. K Johnson bounce passes into Miller for the jam. Maxwell misses. K Johnson misses. Olajuwon nails the turn around fall away. 8-6 Hou 9:10. Pho turnover. Smith bricks. Majerle swishes the 3. Thorpe gets the rebound and the drop in. K Johnson nails the 18-footer. Thorpe misses inside. Pho runs, K Johnson to Ceballos who jams. Olajuwon misses. Barkley drops off to Miller who is fouled. Misses the freebies. Horry misses the 3. Majerle misses the 3. Maxwell misses. Barkley misses. Smith drains the 3. 13-13 5:52. Barkley bricks. Olajuwon misses the open baseliner. Majerle misses. Horry banks in the 12-footer. Pho turnover. Maxwell swishes the 3. Kleine misses. Olajuwon misses. Barkley bricks the 3. Thorpe spins in and gets the reverse lay up. K Johnson bricks the 3. Offensive foul on Olajuwon. 20-13 Hou 2:59. Barkley misses. Smith misses, Hou ball out of bounds. Thorpe misses inside. Majerle bricks, 3 on 1 and Thorpe with the nice ball control and drops it in. Green gets 3 inside. 24 second violation on Hou. Majerle misses the 3. Smith drains the long jumper. Barkley drains the open 16-footer. Horry drains the 3. Majerle misses from _way_ beyond the 3 point line. 27-17 Hou. 2nd Quarter: Thorpe gets the short turn around jumper. Smith steals and takes it all the way for the jam. Barkley misses. Smith nails the 15- footer. Pho turnover. Olajuwon misses. K Johnson drains the pull up jumper. Thorpe misses. Pho turnover. 33-19 Hou 9:49. Horry misses. K Johnson bricks. Maxwell hands off to Horry for the jam, Pho runs, Miller drives, gets the lay up, and is fouled. Misses the extra. Olajuwon gets the short turn around jumper. Horry swats K Johnson's attempt. Olajuwon bricks. Ainge bricks the 3. Herrera nails the turn around jumper over Majerle. 39-21 Hou 7:34. K Johnson misses. Bullard misses the 3. Ainge drains the 3. Elie misses badly on the 3 attempt. K Johnson drives, is fouled, and gets the lay up. Makes the extra. Olajuwon turns it over. K Johnson pulls up and drains the 12-footer. Hou turnover. A T on Tomjanovich. Ainge makes the gift. K Johnson bricks. Olajuwon nails the turn around baseliner. Green bricks. Maxwell misses. Ainge drains the 3. 41-33 Hou 4:04. A foul on Barkley and a T. Brooks misses the gift. Olajuwon gets the turn around jumper. Ainge misses the 3. Thorpe travels. K Johnson bricks. Offensive foul on Thorpe. Ainge misses the open 3. Barkley tips the Hou pass to Ainge. K Johnson misses, Green misses the lay up. Olajuwon gets the short baseliner. 45-33 Hou 1:31. Barkley misses. Maxwell bricks the 3, Pho runs, K Johnson hands off to Green for the jam. Barkley ties up Thorpe, jumpball. Pho controls. Barkley nails the short baseliner. Horry misses the lay up. 45-37 Hou. 3rd Quarter: 24 second violation on Hou. Majerle drains the 3. Maxwell misses. Barkley drives for the lay up and is fouled. Makes the extra. Thorpe moves around Barkley for the jam. Oh my, Barkley forces up the 3 and swishes it as the clock runs out. Hou misses. Loose ball foul on Majerle. Smith misses. Pho turnover. Olajuwon gets the lay up. 49-46 Hou 8:46. Ceballos gets the lay up off the inbounds pass. Majerle intercepts, Ceballos gets the short one-hander. Horry misses. Ceballos misses the lay up. Olajuwon misses. Barkley misses the open 3. Horry misses on 2 attempts. K Johnson into Ceballos for the lay up. 52-49 Pho 6:22. Olajuwon spins baseline and nails the short baseliner. Barkley misses, Miller misses. Thorpe misses. Olajuwon blocks. Smith drains the 3. Majerle misses the 3. Olajuwon spins in the paint and gets the jump hook. Ceballos picks up the loose ball and lays it in. 56-54 Hou 4:08. Thorpe 0 of 2. Kleine rattles in the 12-footer. Horry bricks the 3, Olajuwon rebounds, K Johnson steals, Smith steals. Elie misses inside. Ceballos gets the rebound and the lay up. 58-56 Pho 2:21. Olajuwon 2 of 2. K Johnson misses, Barkley steals, Olajuwon blocks, Hou breaks, Elie gets the tough lean in 8- footer. Barkley 1 of 2. Olajuwon taps in Maxwell's misses. Ainge misses the 3. Smith nails the long jumper. Pho turnover, Hou turnover. Barkley is fouled driving. Makes the freebies. Thorpe gets the rebound off his own miss and gets the short jumper at the buzzer. 66-61 Hou. 4th Quarter: K Johnson nails the jumper. Elie misses. Ainge gets the 3. Elie misses. Barkley misses twice. Herrera misses inside. K Johnson nails the tough fall away with Maxwell in his face. Maxwell misses the 3. 68-66 Pho 9:39. Majerle rattles in the 3. Olajuwon's hook rattles out. Green is fouled after Ainge misses on two 3 attempts. 1 of 2, Pho gets the rebound. K Johnson drains the open 12-footer. Smith misses the 3 as the clock runs down. 74-66 Pho 7:28. Barkley misses. Olajuwon gets the tough lay up. Green misses. Olajuwon nails the turn around baseliner. K Johnson nails the baseliner. Goaltending by Barkley. Barkley forces up the airball. Smith dishes to Olajuwon who is fouled hard by K Johnson. 1 of 2. 76-73 Pho 4:50. Barkley catches K Johnson's airball and lays it in. Olajuwon drops it in. Olajuwon blocks, Smith turns it over on the break. Ainge nails the 3. Horry drains the 3. 81-78 Pho 2:53. K Johnson lobs and Barkley lays it in. Olajuwon nails the hook. Majerle bricks the 3, gets the rebound, and swishes the 3. Olajuwon gets the turn around baseliner and is fouled. Makes the extra. 86-83 Pho 1:34. Pho turnover, ahead to Smith for the easy jam. K Johnson nails the jumper. Maxwell throws it way out of bounds. K Johnson misses driving. Timeout Hou. 88-85 Pho 35.7 seconds. Olajuwon nails the turn around one-hander. Ph runs the clock down, loose ball foul by Maxwell, Pho ball out of bounds. Ainge is immediately fouled. Makes both. Timeout Hou - their last. 13.1 seconds. Maxwell misses the 3, the ball is tapped out to K Johnson who is fouled. 1 of 2. Game over. Final: Phoenix Suns 91, Houston Rockets 87. Players of the game: Charles Barkley with 21 points including 8- 21 FG and 12 rebounds and Kevin Johnson with 20 points including 9-21 FG and 12 assists. An NBA record 41 3-point attempts was set. Phoenix leads the series 1-0. patricia