[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. 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 New York Knicks - game 3 1st Quarter: Horry 2 of 2. Harper bricks the 3. Maxwell misses the 3, NY turnover, K Smith misses. Ewing misses. NY steals. Oakley drains the long jumper. Horry gets the 3. Starks misses the 3. Into Thorpe for the open jam. Ewing bricks. Olajuwon misses. C Smith misses. 7-2 Hou 9:07. Maxwell drives across the lane for the 8-footer. Oakley bricks. Maxwell nails the pull up jumper. Ewing drives for the finger roll. Thorpe misses the hook. 11-4 Hou 7:26. Harper misses, Ewing misses. Maxwell drives for the finger roll. Ewing swishes the 18-footer. Hou turnover. Offensive foul on Harper. Horry drives for 2, Starks runs and gets the lay up. Horry 1 of 2. Harper drains the 3. Horry misses the 3. C Smith nails the baseliner. 16-13 Hou 4:54. Maxwell airballs the 3. C Smith swishes the baseliner. Maxwell misses the reverse lay up. Hou steals. NY steals, Harper turns it over, Olajuwon gets the short one-hander. Ewing misses. NY steals, C Smith gets the slam on the break. K Smith nails the jumper. 20-17 Hou 2:17. Ewing travels. Olajuwon's turn around baseliner bounces in. C Smith is fouled in the paint. 1 of 2. Oh, Horry drives for the screaming one hand slam. Mason 1 of 2. Maxwell drives for the one-hander. Anthony bricks the 3 at the buzzer. 26-18 Hou. 2nd Quarter: Ewing misses. Offensive foul on Elie. Starks misses the 3, Elie is fouled on the break. 1 of 2. Anthony gets the 15-footer. Jumpball on the loose ball. Hou ball out of bounds. Elie gets the open 3. 30-20 Hou 10:02. Davis misses. Olajuwon gets the baseliner. Mason backs in for the jump hook. Herrera drains the jumper. Oh, Ewing catches Mason's airball and powers it home. 34-24 Hou 8:22. Cassell steps out of bounds. Ewing nails the baseliner. Cassell swishes the open 3. Anthony misses. Herrera 2 of 2. NY turnover. Cassell rattles in the open 3. 42-26 Hou 6:17. Ewing misses. Olajuwon bricks, Starks takes it coast to coast for the lay up. 24 second violation Hou. Harper drains the jumper. Herrera bricks. Oakley gets 2 inside. 42-32 Hou 4:05. Hou turnover, Harper gets the lay up. Hou turnover. Mason travels. Olajuwon misses. Olajuwon swats. Oh, Olajuwon forces the leaning 15-footer over Mason and gets it. Ewing nails the 15-footer. Hou turnover. Harper misses the quick 3. Ball and players on the floor, Hou eventually controls. Olajuwon 1 of 2. 45-36 Hou 1:17. Starks 2 of 2. Olajuwon misses inside. Ewing misses the 3, ahead to Olajuwon who's hook shot is swatted by Ewing. At the half, 45-38 Hou. 3rd Quarter: Ewing misses inside. Oh, K Smith drains the 3 as the clock runs out. Ewing's baseliner rattles out. Olajuwon works in for the lay up. Harper swishes the 3. Maxwell travels. Starks drains the 3. Maxwell steps in for the 18-footer. 52-43 Hou 9:40. Starks over shoots. Maxwell misses the 3. Ewing's running hook rolls in. Olajuwon 2 of 2. Ewing misses. K Smith drives, is fouled, and gets the lay up. Makes the extra. NY turnover. Oh wow, Olajuwon spins (a full 360) in past Ewing for the one hand slam. 59-45 Hou 7:42. Oakley 1 of 2. Maxwell bricks the 3, a double foul on Oakley and Thorpe - jumpball. Hou controls. NY strips. Harper drains the 3. Olajuwon travels. C Smith 2 of 2. Olajuwon nails the jumper. 61-51 Hou 5:44. 2nd illegal D on Hou. Starks makes the gift. Ewing misses inside, Oakley misses inside, K Smith is fouled on the break. Makes the freebies. Starks drains the 3. Horry 2 of 2. 65-55 Hou 4:12. Harper misses the 3. Maxwell 2 of 2. Starks misses the 3. Horry misses driving, NY runs, Harper gets the lay up. K Smith misses the 3. Ewing misses. Harper steals. Maxwell gets a T for jawing with the NY bench. Starks misses the gift. Olajuwon blocks Ewing. Thorpe 2 of 2. Mason 2 of 2. K Smith dribbles the ball out of bounds. Mason 2 of 2. 69-61 Hou 1:36. Cassell misses. Olajuwon blocks Mason. Olajuwon turns it over, NY turns, Bonner drives for the one hand slam and is fouled. Misses the extra. Olajuwon misses, Horry rebounds. Ewing blocks Herrera. Ewing misses. 69-63 Hou. 4th Quarter: Herrera misses inside. Starks into Mason for the lay up. 2nd illegal D on NY. Elie makes the gift. Illegal D on NY. Elie makes the gift. Herrera misses. NY turnover. Bonner forces the turnover. Mason works in for the pseudo-hook. Olajuwon 2 of 2. 73-67 Hou 9:57. Illegal D on Hou. Starks makes the gift. Olajuwon blocks Anthony. NY steals. Starks bricks the long 3. Horry bricks. 73-68 Hou 7:41. Starks buries the 3. Cassell drives, is fouled, and gets the continuation. Misses the extra. Olajuwon swats, Hou runs, good D by Harper causes the Hou turnover. NY turnover. Olajuwon drains the turn around baseliner. Ewing gets the rebound and the drop in. Horry airballs the 3 as the clock runs out - 24 second violation Hou. Harper nails the 16 foot fall away. Maxwell bricks the 3, ahead to Starks who gets the finger roll. 77-77 5:06. Thorpe banks in the hook. Starks misses the 3, Starks ties up Olajuwon on the rebound. Hou controls. Oh, Horry drives for the power slam. Harper nails the 3. 81-80 Hou 3:25. Olajuwon bricks. Ewing drains the baseliner. Thorpe is fouled inside and gets the one- hander. Makes the extra. Oakley tips in Mason's miss. Maxwell misses the 3. 84-84 1:33. Ewing swishes the baseliner. Thorpe to the cutting Horry for the jam. Harper drains the 18-footer. Cassell buries the 3. Timeout NY. 89-88 Hou 28.7 seconds. Offensive foul on Ewing. Cassell is immediately fouled. Makes both. NY uses their last timeout. 22.0 seconds left. Starks misses the 3, NY rebounds, Starks misses the 3 but was fouled. Makes the 1st. Misses the 2nd intentionally, Thorpe rebounds and calls timeout. Cassell 2 of 2. Ewing misses the 3. Game over. Final: Houston Rockets 93, New York Knicks 89. Player of the game: Sam Cassell with 15 points including Houston's last 7 points and Hakeem Olajuwon with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Houston leads the series 2-1. patricia