[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.] New York Knicks at Houston Rockets - game 2 1st Quarter: C Smith to Oakley for the lay up. Olajuwon is fouled under the basket. 1 of 2. Oakley taps it in. K Smith steps in for the 20 foot jumper, ahead to C Smith for the easy jam. Ewing ties up Thorpe, jumpball. Hou ball out of bounds. Olajuwon to Thorpe for the jam. Oakley drains the open 18-footer. 8-5 NY 9:16. Harper steals and takes it all the way for the lay up. Maxwell drives for the short banker. C Smith misses. K Smith misses. Ewing gets 2 inside. Horry misses the open 3. Oakley misses. Olajuwon spins in for the lay up. Into Ewing for the hook. 14-9 NY 6:57. Olajuwon nails the short turn around baseliner. Hou steals, 2 on 1, Starks blocks K Smith, but Maxwell gets the rebound and the drop in. Oakley to C Smith for the jam. Olajuwon drains the jumper. C Smith misses. Olajuwon over shoots. Offensive foul on Starks. Maxwell misses the 3 as the clock runs down. Starks is fouled driving. Makes both. 18-15 NY 4:42. Olajuwon misses on Hou's 3rd attempt. Ewing steps out of bounds. Bullard misses the open 3. Starks drives for the lay up. Bullard is fouled driving. 1 of 2. Oakley misses. Herrera into Thorpe for the one hand slam. 20-18 NY 2:54. Starks steps in and drains the jumper. Maxwell bricks. Mason misses the 3. Herrera drains the 20 foot face up. Starks misses the 3. NY steals. Starks 2 of 2. Offensive foul on Maxwell. NY turnover. Hou turnover. 24-20 NY. 2nd Quarter: Olajuwon to the cutting Cassell who's lay up bounces in. Ewing misses. Olajuwon misses. NY turnover. Hou turnover. Smith nails the open jumper. C Smith blocks Elie. Ewing is blocked by Bullard. Herrera is stripped, jumpball on the loose ball. Hou controls. Olajuwon is fouled and drains the turn around jumper. Makes the extra. 26-25 NY 8:37. Davis 1 of 2. C Smith swats Horry's attempt. Anthony bricks the 3. Thorpe misses inside. 2nd illegal D on Hou. Davis misses the gift. Anthony drains the long jumper. Horry gets the 10 foot banker. Ewing nails the baseliner. 31-27 NY 6:21. Elie misses the 3. Offensive foul on Ewing. K Smith misses the 3 after several Hou attempts. Anthony turns it over. Maxwell swishes the 3. 31-30 NY 4:22. Ewing 2 of 2. Oakley strips Horry, Hou ball out of bounds. K Smith to Thorpe for the lay up at the buzzer. Ewing bricks. Maxwell misses the 3. NY turnover. Horry drains the 3. 35-33 Hou 2:15. Ewing drains the turn around baseliner. Olajuwon nails the baseliner. Mason gets the short banker. Maxwell buries the 3 from the corner. Oakley bricks. Hou turnover. Harper swishes the open 3. Horry airballs the 3. Oakley gets the short hook inside. Into Olajuwon for the jam. At the half, 42-42. 3rd Quarter: Olajuwon gets the 15 foot lean in. Oakley nails the jumper. Oakley steals. Starks swishes the 3. Olajuwon 1 of 2. 47-45 NY 10:08. Harper drains the long jumper. Hou turnover. Starks airballs. Olajuwon misses. Olajuwon swats. Horry nails the long baseliner, Starks drives for the lay up. Olajuwon gets the baseline fade away. Harper nails the open 3. 54-49 NY 7:41. Maxwell drives for the finger roll. Ewing gets the rebound and the put back. Horry bricks the 3. Offensive foul on C Smith. 56-51 NY 6:34. Oh, Maxwell nails the running 21-footer as the clock runs down. Starks drains the 3. Olajuwon gets the turn around baseliner. Harper airballs the 3, 2 on 1, Maxwell is fouled on the break. 1 of 2. Starks drains the 3. Horry misses driving. Mason nails the baseliner. 64-56 NY 4:17. Oh, Thorpe drives for the one hand slam. Hou steals. Maxwell misses the open 3. Oakley is blocked inside. Into Thorpe for the jam. Ewing drains the baseliner. 66-60 NY 2:30. Horry swishes the 3. Mason travels and a double T on Harper and Cassell. Harper steals. NY turnover, Harper steals and nails the 18 foot pull up. NY steals, ball and players roll on the floor, Hou gets the loose ball. Horry misses the 3. Oakley swishes the 18-footer. Cassell 2 of 2. mason picks up the rebound and nails the 10- footer. Offensive foul on Maxwell. 72-65 NY. 4th Quarter: NY turnover, Maxwell gets the lay up on the break. NY turnover, Horry is fouled on the break (and hit is arm on the backboard). 1 of 2. [Horry goes to the locker room for stitches on his arm.] NY turnover. Cassell drains the 3 after several Hou attempts. 72-71 NY 10:29. Ewing drains the open jumper. Maxwell misses the 3. Ewing misses. Olajuwon nails the turn around baseliner. Hou steals. Bullard misses. 74-73 NY 8:32. NY turnover. Cassell misses. Anthony nails the free throw jumper. Bullard swishes the 3. Harper misses. Bullard misses the 3. 76-76 6:43. Starks misses, ahead to Maxwell for the lay up and the foul - C Smith's 5th foul. Makes the extra. Anthony misses. Maxwell misses, NY runs, Anthony to C Smith who is fouled. Makes the freebies. Maxwell loses control driving. Ewing misses. 79- 78 Hou 4:55. Hou turnover. Harper drains the open 3. Starks steals, ahead to Mason for the easy jam. Ewing swats Cassell's attempt. Mason 1 of 2. Cassell bricks as the clock runs down. Oakley bricks. Olajuwon 2 of 2. 84-81 NY 2:52. Ewing bricks. Oh man, Ewing blocks Olajuwon from behind. Harper drains the open 3. Ewing steals. Starks misses (the ball nearly got stuck between the rim and the backboard). Horry misses the 3. 87-81 NY 1:04. Ewing misses the open baseliner. NY steals, Starks with the highlight behind the head pass to the trailing Mason for the slam. Cassell is fouled after 2 Hou attempts. Makes both. NY turnover. Cassell misses driving. Mason 2 of 2. Horry bricks. Game over. Final: New York Knicks 91, Houston Rockets 83. Players of the game: John Starks with 19 points including 6-11 FG and 3-5 3-pointers and Derek Harper with 18 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. The series is tied 1-1. patricia