[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 with "Add tabs" as the subject. These will also be available [through June] by ftping to ftp.netcom.com and cding to /pub/pa/patricia/tabs. Questions, suggestions, and comments welcomed.] San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets - game 3 4th Quarter: Into Rogers for the slam. 86-85 SA 4:36. A Johnson misses. Robinson intercepts. Robinson drives baseline for the reverse layup. Rogers fakes the 3 and drives for the finger roll. A Johnson drains the open 18-footer. 90-87 SA 2:38. Rogers misses. A Johnson 1 of 2. Mutombo 2 of 2. 91-89 SA 1:51. SA misses on 2 attempts. Stith 1 of 2. A Johnson misses, Rodman rebounds. Stith swats what would have been an easy layup by A Johnson, SA ball out of bounds. Robinson's short fade away bounces in. 93-90 SA 43.8 seconds. Oh my, D Ellis swishes the catch-and-fire 3 off a screen. 93-93 37.1 seconds. Elliott drives for the layup and the foul. Misses the extra. 31.6 seconds - Denver uses their last timeout. Abdul-Rauf misses the 3, Robinson rebounds, and A Johnson is fouled. Misses the first and makes the second. 9.9 seconds. R Williams to Mutombo for the slam. Elliott is immediately fouled with 2.7 seconds left. Makes the first. Misses the second, but Elliott gets the rebound and is fouled with .8 seconds left. Makes both. Game over. Final: San Antonio 99, Denver 95. Players of the game: Sean Elliott with 18 points including 14-16 FT and Avery Johnson with 24 points including 10-15 FG and 4 assists. San Antonio takes the series 3-0 and advances the 2nd round. Phoenix Suns at Portland Trailblazers - game 3 1st Quarter: Person drives for the layup. Strickland drives for the finger roll. Green 2 of 2. A T on Kleine. Strickland misses the gift. C Robinson nails the turn around baseliner. Barkley nails the 3. B Williams travels. Oh, Barkley's 20 foot fade away hits nothing but the bottom of the net. Strickland swishes the jumper. 3 second violation on Barkley. 9-6 Pho 9:23. C Robinson misses badly. Kleine hits the long jumper. Por turnover. Offensive foul on Person. C Robinson 1 of 2. Kleine nails he 17-footer. Grant to B Williams for the layup and foul. Makes the extra. Person swishes the 3. Person intercepts. Kleine nails another jumper. 18-10 Pho 7:08. Strickland bricks. Ahead to Barkley for the layup and foul. Misses the extra. Por misses. Offensive foul on Kleine - his 3rd. B Williams backs in for the hook. K Johnson drains the long jumper. Thorpe 2 of 2. Barkley misses the 3. Pho blocks C Robinson. Schayes misses. B Williams 2 of 2. 22-15 Pho 4:32. Majerle misses. Thorpe drives for the layup. Oh, Barkley steps back and swishes the 3 as the clock is running down. Strickland misses inside, Pho turnover, Strickland drives for 2. K Johnson 2 of 2. C Robinson misses up close. Green gets the putback. Thorpe bricks. Green 2 of 2. 31-19 Pho 2:22. Thorpe gets the dunk. K Johnson misses. Porter misses the quick 3. Barkley 1 of 2. Porter 1 of 2. Schayes travels. Thorpe airballs. Barkley bricks. Porter drives baseline for the layup and the foul. Makes the extra. K Johnson 2 of 2. 34-25 Pho. 2nd Quarter: Thorpe gets 2 inside. Majerle gets the 3. Kersey 1 of 2. K Johnson drives for the finger roll and foul. Makes the extra. Kersey 2 of 2. K Johnson misses driving. McKie swishes the long jumper. 40-32 Pho 10:10. Barkley's fade away 10-footer rolls in. Porter airballs. Majerle 1 of 2. Kersey gets the short hook. Barkley misses the 3, Strickland ahead to Thorpe for the slam. Perry drives for the layup. Strickland misses driving. Person drains the 15-footer. 47-36 Pho 7:39. Jumpball on the loose ball - Kersey and Barkley. Por controls. McKie misses the 3 badly. Barkley drains the short turn around fade away. Strickland misses. Majerle misses. Thorpe gets the jump hook. Barkley gets the turn around jumper. Into Thorpe for the slam. 51-40 Pho 4:41. Barkley works in for the layup. Grant nails the long jumper. Majerle misses the 3. Kersey misses inside. Ainge 2 of 2. C Robinson 1 of 2. Pho turnover. Strickland misses, Majerle misses, Kersey with the pretty finger roll. 55-45 Pho 2:48. Barkley 2 of 2. Kersey feeds Grant for the slam. K Johnson drives for the layup. Kersey gets the drop in. Tisdale misses. Grant gets the putback. Barkley nails the 3. C Robinson 1 of 2. Person misses the 3. C Robinson 2 of 2. K Johnson 1 of 2. C Robinson misses the 3 at the buzzer. 63-54 Pho. Barkley has 24 points and 5 rebounds. 3rd Quarter: 69-58 Pho 9:12. 75-66 Pho 6:08. 82-73 Pho 2:55. Green swishes the 3. C Robinson 0 of 2. Schayes misses. C Robinson 1 of 2. Barkley bricks. Thorpe 2 of 2. Green 1 of 2. Grant 0 of 2. Perry 1 of 2. kersey nails the 15-footer. Barkley gets the layup and foul. Makes the extra. Barkley stuffs Porter. C Robinson bricks the 3. Barkley misses. 90-78 Pho. 4th Quarter: Perry's 3 attempt rattles out. C Robinson 1 of 2, loose ball foul on Barkley. Pho steals. Majerle travels. Kersey spins in for the layup. Tisdale misses. 90-81 Pho 10:16. Tisdale collects his 6th foul. Porter misses. Perry's 3 hits nothing but the bottom of the net. Loose ball foul on Barkley - team penalty. Kersey 0 of 2, loose ball foul on Thorpe - his 6th. Barkley travels. B Williams bricks. 93-81 Pho 8:02. Barkley nails the turn around fade away. Into Strickland for the layup. Barkley turns in for the one hand 8-footer. Strickland 0 of 2. Perry 2 of 2. 98-83 Pho 6:38. Grant 1 of 2. Barkley drains the 18-footer that the buzzer. Strickland gets 2 up close. Perry misses the 3. C Robinson nails the turn around baseliner. Majerle swishes the old 3. A flagrant foul on Ainge. B Williams makes 1 of 2. 103-89 Pho 4:27. C Robinson taps it in. Barkley 2 of 2. Strickland to C Robinson for 2. Majerle 1 of 2. Kersey 2 of 2. Barkley bricks. Strickland drives for 2 and is fouled. Makes the extra. Ainge misses the 3, Barkley rebounds. 106-98 Pho 2:08. Oh wow, Barkley drives baseline and gets the left hand flip up and in as he is fouled. Makes the extra. Kersey misses. Perry 2 of 2. Barkley steals. Barkley 2 of 2. Barkley blocks. Dumas misses, Strickland to Kersey for the layup on the break. Perry 1 of 2. Porter drains the 3. Dumas drives baseline for the layup. Porter swishes the 3. Ainge 1 of 2. J Robinson drains the 3 at the buzzer. Game over. Final: Phoenix 117, Portland 109. Player of the game: Charles Barkley with 47 points including 16- 26 and 4-8 3-pointers and 12 rebounds. Phoenix takes the series 3-0 and advances to the 2nd round. patricia