[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.] Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz - game 4 Carl Herrera will not play due to a separated shoulder. 1st Quarter: Stockton nails the 12-footer. Olajuwon misses. A double foul on Malone and Thorpe. A T on Malone for complaining about the foul. Smith makes the gift. Stockton misses. Spencer blocks Smith, Stockton misses the lay up on the break. Stockton strips Olajuwon. Malone nails the baseliner. Offensive foul on Thorpe. Hornacek drains the catch and shoot baseliner. Horry misses driving. Maxwell strips Hornacek. Maxwell misses. Malone misses. Smith bricks. Utah turnover. Olajuwon to Horry for the two hand slam. 6-3 Utah 8:06. Benoit misses. Horry misses. Utah turnover. Olajuwon rattles in the free throw jumper. Malone drains the 20 foot jumper. Smith rattles in the 3. 8-8 6:17. Benoit picks up the loose ball and takes it in strong for the one hand power slam. Olajuwon misses. Hornacek misses the 3. Smith drives, is fouled, and gets the lay up. Makes the extra. Benoit is fouled driving. Misses both. Horry misses the 3, Malone strips Olajuwon. Benoit misses, Spencer throws it away, Horry gets the loose ball and the jam. Humphries misses. Olajuwon nails the 15-footer. 15-10 Hou 3:44. Into Malone for the lay up and the foul. Makes the extra. Horry misses. Hornacek misses. Smith drains the long jumper (foot on the line). Humphries misses the 3. Olajuwon drains the turn around jumper. 19-13 Hou 2:00. Benoit takes it for the lay up. Maxwell swishes the 3. Maxwell steals. A T on Maxwell for complaining. Hornacek makes the gift. Horry misses. Hornacek to Malone for the lay up. 2nd illegal D on Utah. Smith makes the gift. Benoit swats, Utah runs, Hornacek to Benoit for the lay up and the foul. Makes the extra. Smith is fouled shooting the 3 at the buzzer. Makes both. 25-21 Hou. 2nd Quarter: Jent misses. Malone misses. Cassell misses driving. Humphries drains the long jumper. Hou turnover. Stockton nails the 12- footer. Cassell 2 of 2. 27-25 Hou 10:10. Corbin misses. Spencer blocks Thorpe. Corbin bricks. Olajuwon gets the jump hook. Stockton misses. Elie drives for the one hand floater. Chambers misses. Thorpe 0 of 2. Malone misses the hook. Cassell drives for the short push shot. 33-25 Hou 6:58. Hornacek gets the sweeping one-hander. 3 second violation on Hou. Hornacek misses. Smith misses the 3. Stockton drives, is fouled, and gets the lay up. Makes the extra. Elie misses the 3. Spencer misses inside. Spencer ties up Olajuwon after two missed 3s by Hou. Hou ball out of bounds. Maxwell bricks. Malone misses, Spencer rebounds. Utah misses on many attempts. Horry to Thorpe for the jam. 35-30 Hou 2:53. Stockton 1 of 2. Cassell misses. Offensive foul on Spencer. Olajuwon misses. Benoit bricks the 3. Thorpe misses inside, but is fouled on the rebound. 1 of 2. Olajuwon blocks Spencer. Horry misses. Utah turnover. Cassell drives and his short one-hander rolls around and in. At the half, 38-31 Hou. 3rd Quarter: Smith drives for the jam. Hornacek swishes the pretty 3 from the corner. Olajuwon misses. Hornacek rattles in the jumper. Olajuwon nails the 12-footer. Horry swats Spencer's attempt. Horry spins in for 2. 44-36 Hou 9:07. Hornacek travels. Maxwell steps out of bounds. Malone gets the rebound and the lay up. Spencer swats the ball out of bounds. Horry drains the 20- footer. Spencer to the cutting Benoit for the lay up. Horry hops in for the finger roll. Illegal D on Hou. Hornacek makes the extra. Hornacek drains the 20-footer. 48-43 Hou 7:01. Horry into Thorpe for the soft jam. Stockton drains the long jumper. Smith misses the 3. Hornacek misses. Hornacek takes it away from Olajuwon. Horry steals. Hou turnover. Hornacek drains the jumper. 50-47 Hou 4:02. Maxwell misses driving. Malone nails the baseliner. Olajuwon misses inside. Hornacek misses. Maxwell drains the 3. 53-49 Hou 2:14. Malone 0 of 2. Smith steps in for the jumper. Spencer 1 of 2. Smith 2 of 2. Malone airballs driving. Smith swishes the 3. Humphries airballs the 3. 60-50 Hou. 4th Quarter: Malone 2 of 2. Maxwell misses, oh, Utah runs, Malone drives, Olajuwon flies from behind for the swat. Smith nails the long jumper. Stockton into Malone for the lay up. Smith gets the 18 foot banker. 64-54 Hou 10:10. Benoit drives for the slam. Smith misses the 3. Malone misses. Elie misses. Elie taps away the full court pass. Olajuwon drives for the one-hander. 66-56 Hou 8:18. Stockton is fouled driving. Makes both. Olajuwon misses. Hornacek misses the 3 but is fouled. Makes both. Inbounds to Elie for the lay up. Malone bricks, jumpball on the rebound. Violation against Hou, Utah ball. Malone nails the open 18-footer. Olajuwon 2 of 2. 70-62 Hou 6:28. Loose ball foul on Thorpe - his 5th and team penalty. Malone 1 of 2. Smith misses. Humphries buries the 3. Elie drains the open 3. Hou steals. Elie misses. Malone 2 of 2. 73-68 Hou 4:31. Cassell drives in traffic for the one-hander. Malone airballs, loose ball foul on Cassell. Humphries 1 of 2. Hou turnover. Malone 1 of 2. Malone swats Cassell's attempt out of bounds. Elie misses driving, 24 second violation Hou. Hornacek misses. Stockton steals. Malone misses. Stockton intercepts and takes it all the way for the lay up. 75-72 Hou 1:54. Olajuwon is fouled in the paint - Spencer's 5th. Makes both. Stockton misses. Cassell 2 of 2. Malone misses the 3. Hou runs the shot clock down, offensive foul on Thorpe - his 6th. Timeout Utah. 79-72 Hou 56 seconds. Humphries misses the 3, Malone rebounds, misses, taps it in. Olajuwon misses the lay up, Cassell fouls Hornacek in the back court. 1 of 2. Horry 1 of 2. Horry blocks Stockton, Utah rebounds, Stockton drains the 3 from the corner. Loose ball foul on Cassell before the inbounds - non-shooting. Timeout Utah. 80-78 Hou 13.5 seconds. Chambers misses, loose ball, Hou gets the ball and gets it down the court. Game over. [Utah actually got about 7 extra seconds as the clock was not started for a while after the ball was inbounds.] Final: Houston Rockets 80, Utah Jazz 78. Player of the game: Kenny Smith with 25 points including 8-15 FG and 4 assists. Houston leads the series 3-1. patricia