[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 1 1st Quarter: Olajuwon misses up close. Ewing misses. Maxwell bricks. Starks bricks. Olajuwon travels inside. C Smith 1 of 2. Maxwell misses up close. Ewing gets the short fall away baseliner. Ewing intercepts, C Smith jams on the break. Horry's sweeping one-hander bounces, bounces, and bounces in. Ewing drains the 10 foot face up. 7-2 NY 9:21. Olajuwon gets the 8-footer. Harper drains the 3. Harper steals. NY turnover. NY steals, 3 on 2, C Smith misses the lay up. Horry misses. C Smith misses inside. Thorpe 1 of 2. NY turnover. Olajuwon drains the free throw jumper. 10-7 NY 7:12. Harper misses. Horry misses the 3. Oakley nails the open long baseliner. Olajuwon drains the turn around jumper. Oakley nails the turn around fade away. Maxwell nails the 3. 14-12 NY 5:12. Ewing gets the short turn around jumper. Oh, Olajuwon nails the turn around jumper despite Ewing's presence. Olajuwon blocks Mason. Thorpe gets 2 inside. Oakley drains the open jumper. 18-16 NY 3:52. Horry lobs into Olajuwon for the jam and is fouled. Makes the extra. Harper nails the 3. Maxwell misses the 3. Williams misses. 21-19 NY 2:35. Oh, Maxwell drives for 2 with the one-hander over the head shot with his back to the basket. Harper misses. Horry 1 of 2. Harper loses control driving trying to draw the foul. Cassell misses. Anthony misses. Lob into Herrera for the drop in. Starks drains the long jumper. Williams blocks. Starks 1 of 2. Cassell drives for the nifty scoop shot. Maxwell intercepts. 26-24 NY. 2nd Quarter: Mason misses inside. Olajuwon bricks. Anthony into C Smith for the drop in. Jent misses the 3. Ewing nails the 15-footer. The rebound drops in Herrera's lap and he gets the 8 foot jumper. Davis steps out of bounds. Herrera drives for the one hand floater. 30-28 Hou 9:48. Mason misses inside. Elie drives for the lay up. Anthony drains the jumper. Hou turnover, Anthony drops off to C Smith for the slam on the break. Cassell 2 of 2. Davis misses. Olajuwon misses. Ewing misses. Olajuwon nails the 15-footer. Anthony nails the 12 foot jumper. 36-34 Hou 7:12. Horry nails the open 3. Hou steals. Cassell travels. A double T on Elie and Oakley - a little bit of trash talking. Hou steals, Herrera is fouled on the break. Misses both. Ewing into Oakley for the lay up. 39-36 Hou 5:59. Olajuwon to the cutting Herrera for the one hand slam. Anthony misses the 3. Olajuwon drains the 15 foot lean in. Starks swishes the 3. Cassell travels. NY turnover. Hou turnover. Harper misses. Olajuwon nails the turn around jumper. Horry swats, Maxwell gets the lay up on the break. 47-39 Hou 3:10. Ewing 2 of 2. Olajuwon bricks. Starks loses control driving. Olajuwon gets 2 inside. Ewing works in for the lay up. Hou turnover. Oakley drains the open 8-footer. 49-45 Hou 1:40. Olajuwon misses, K Smith steals, Thorpe gets the jam. Olajuwon gets a T for complaining. Starks makes the gift. Starks misses the 3. K Smith rattles in the 3. NY turnover. Horry misses the 3. At the half, 54-46 Hou. 3rd Quarter: Oakley misses. Olajuwon misses. Starks misses. Oakley strips Olajuwon. Ewing drives across the paint for the short one- hander. Maxwell airballs the long 2, 24 second violation Hou. Olajuwon blocks Ewing, Maxwell runs, is fouled, and gets the lay up. Misses the extra. 56-48 Hou 9:28. Harper misses the 3. Hou turnover. Starks rattles in the quick 3. Hou turnover. Starks misses. Olajuwon travels. Harper drives for the lay up. Olajuwon gets the 15 foot jumper on Hou's 3rd attempt. Oakley nails the 18-footer. 58-55 Hou 7:05. Olajuwon is fouled under the basket. Makes both. NY isn't able to tip it in on several attempts. Maxwell misses. Starks misses the finger roll. Olajuwon misses the hook. Harper misses the 3. Horry swishes the 3. Ewing 1 of 2, Oakley rebounds. 63-56 Hou 4:40. Ewing bricks after several NY attempts. Horry misses the 3. C Smith gets the lay up inside. Thorpe tips in Olajuwon's miss. Ewing misses. Offensive foul on Thorpe. Ewing gets the baseliner. Thorpe gets the 8-footer. 67-60 Hou 2:22. Ewing misses. Cassell drains the pretty 12 foot fade away. Starks misses the 3. Cassell misses everything. NY turnover. Thorpe 2 of 2. Mason 1 of 2. Thorpe 1 of 2. Mason 2 of 2. 72-63 Hou. 4th Quarter: Olajuwon over shoots. Ewing misses. Maxwell is fouled driving. Maxwell gets a T for complaining. Davis misses the gift. Maxwell misses the first. A fan has just been tossed for badgering the ref (had apparently been doing it most of the game). Maxwell makes the 2nd. Davis misses the 3. Olajuwon 2 of 2. Ewing gets the driving hook. 75-65 Hou 10:13. Ewing blocks Olajuwon's attempt. Starks misses. Maxwell misses the 3. Starks misses driving. Maxwell to Herrera for the lay up. Davis 2 of 2. Cassell travels. Ewing misses after several NY attempts. Olajuwon bricks the hook. Anthony rattles in the jumper. 77-69 Hou 6:52. Maxwell misses the 3 as the clock runs out. Ewing nails the 12-footer. Ewing intercepts the interior pass. Oakley misses. Loose ball foul on Ewing - his 5th and team penalty. Olajuwon 2 of 2. Davis misses. 79-71 Hou 4:58. NY steals. Ewing drains the short jumper. Horry 0 of 2. Hou steals. Maxwell bricks. Mason bricks. K Smith bricks as the clock runs out. Mason gets the short hook and is fouled. Misses the extra. Olajuwon misses. 79-75 Hou 2:17. Starks is fouled driving by Olajuwon - his 5th. 1 of 2. K Smith misses driving, Thorpe misses the put back. Starks airballs the 3. Olajuwon 1 of 2. 80-76 Hou 1:16. K Smith dishes to Thorpe for the jam. Davis drains the quick catch and shoot jumper. Hou runs the clock down, Horry bricks the 3. Ewing misses the 3. Maxwell 1 of 2. Timeout NY. 83-78 Hou 20.2 seconds. Starks misses the 3. Cassell 2 of 2. Ewing misses the 3, Davis misses the jumper. Game over. Final: Houston Rockets 85, New York Knicks 78. Player of the game: Hakeem Olajuwon with 28 points including 10- 22 FG and 10 rebounds. Houston leads the series 1-0. patricia