[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.] Phoenix Suns at Houston Rockets - game 3 1st Quarter: Drexler misses inside. Kleine misses. Olajuwon hits the baseliner. K Smith steals, Person steals, K Johnson gets the layup. Olajuwon misses. Person misses the layup, jumpball on the rebound - Green and Olajuwon. Pho controls. K Johnson nails the long jumper. 4-2 Pho 10:08. K Smith drains the 3. Barkley misses. Horry drives for the slam. Barkley with the behind the back pass to Green for the dunk. Olajuwon bricks. Barkley misses the 3. Drexler to Chilcutt for the layup. 9-6 Hou 8:18. Kleine nails the 18-footer. K Johnson strips Olajuwon. Green gets the layup and is fouled. Makes the extra. Horry misses inside. Kleine hits the 18-footer. Olajuwon works in for the layup. 13-11 Pho 6:23. Person airballs. K Smith drains the long jumper. K Johnson misses. Hou turnover. Barkley misses driving. Drexler rattles in the quick 3. K Johnson 2 of 2. Drexler misses. Barkley misses inside. Olajuwon nails the turn around hook. 18-15 Hou 3:58. K Johnson misses. Olajuwon drains the turn around baseliner. Majerle misses everything. Drexler nails the tough turn around 17-footer over the defender. Barkley misses. Olajuwon drains the baseliner. 24-15 Hou 2:15. Barkley 2 of 2. K Smith misses the 3. Tisdale misses, Olajuwon slams home Drexler's misses. K Johnson 2 of 2. Olajuwon misses. Green misses driving. Green steals. K Johnson 2 of 2. Horry drills the 3. Hou steals. 29-21 Hou. 2nd Quarter: K Johnson drives for the layup. Horry misses the 3. Tisdale airballs up close. Oh, Cassell spins in for the layup. Tisdale 2 of 2. Cassell drives for the layup and is fouled. Makes the extra. 34-25 Hou 10:14. Tisdale misses. Cassell drives, is fouled, and gets the 8-footer. Makes the extra. Barkley misses. C Brown misses. Barkley misses. Barkley steals. Kleine steps in for the 15-footer. Olajuwon misses. Barkley 1 of 2. 37-28 Hou 8:01. Cassell drains the short jumper. Pho turnover. K Smith 2 of 2. Barkley lobs to Ainge for 2. Horry nails the 3. Perry swishes the long baseliner. 44-32 Hou 6:16. Olajuwon nails the jump hook. Majerle 1 of 2. Olajuwon drains the baseliner. Majerle bricks the 3. Olajuwon drains the turn around baseliner. Kleine misses. Olajuwon misses. Pho turnover. 50-33 Hou 4:10. Cassell misses the 3, Barkley to Green for the layup and the foul. Makes the extra. Drexler 2 of 2. Pho turnover. Olajuwon 1 of 2. Green bricks. Elie gets the rebound and putback. 55-36 Hou 2:26. Jumpball on the loose ball - Schayes and Olajuwon. Hou controls. Oh, Drexler drains the tough lean in baseliner over K Johnson. 3 second violation on Pho. Olajuwon 2 of 2. Schayes 2 of 2. Olajuwon bricks the hook. K Johnson drains the 18 foot jumper. Drexler drains the 3. Ainge misses the 3 at the buzzer. 62-40 Hou. 3rd Quarter: Barkley 2 of 2. Hou turnover. Barkley misses up close. K Smith misses the 3. K Johnson misses. Olajuwon drains the turn around 15-footer. 64-42 Hou 10:11. Kleine rattles in the long jumper. Olajuwon's turn around hook bounces in. Barkley misses. Olajuwon nails the turn around jumper. Pho turnover. Olajuwon pirouettes for the baseline jumper. 70-44 Hou 8:12. K Johnson misses. Olajuwon nails the 12-footer and is fouled. Makes the extra. Green 2 of 2. 3 second violation Hou. Majerle drives for the layup high off the glass. Drexler nails the fade away. Green misses the 3. Drexler bricks the 3. Perry travels. Olajuwon nails the hook. 77-48 Hou 5:22. Perry drains the 20 foot jumper. Brown misses. Green 2 of 2. Olajuwon nails the 14-footer. Tisdale nails the jumper. Drexler nails the 3. Perry drains the long jumper. 82-56 Hou 3:24. Drexler 2 of 2. Ainge misses the 3. Olajuwon misses inside. Perry misses. Hou turnover. Tisdale hits the jump hook. Elie misses the 3. Ainge misses, K Smith drives for the layup. Tisdale bricks. K Smith 1 of 2. K Smith steals. Hou turnover. Pho does not get a shot off. 87-58 Hou. 4th Quarter: Drexler drives for the layup. Perry over shoots. Brown taps it in. Hou steals, Cassell ahead to Drexler for the slam. Schayes misses. Chilcutt swishes the 3. 96-58 Hou 10:17. Person swishes the 3. Horry banks the 18-footer. Ainge drains the long 3. Horry rebounds, gets the layup, and is fouled. Makes the extra. Ainge drives for the finger roll. Horry's short banker rolls in. Ainge gets the layup. Horry banks the turn around jumper. Tisdale drains the short turn around jumper. Chilcutt misses. Person misses the 3. Horry bricks the 3. Tisdale drains the jumper. Elie 1 of 2. 106-72 Hou 6:06. Kleine misses the hook. K Smith 2 of 2. Ainge drains the 3. Elie misses. Pho turnover. Brown misses. Perry turns it over, Brown picks up the loose ball and hits the short jumper. Schayes drains the baseliner. 110-77 Hou 3:49. Brown drains the jumper. Hou steals. K Smith misses driving. Ruffin drives for the layup and is fouled. Misses the extra. Tabak misses. Ruffin misses the 3. K Smith misses. Perry drains the quick 20-footer. C Jones hits the hook. Ruffin drives for the layup. Brown drains the 3. Perry gets the layup. C Jones 1 of 2. Pho runs the clock out. Game over. Final: Houston 118, Phoenix 85. Players of the game: Hakeem Olajuwon with 36 points and 11 rebounds and Clyde Drexler with 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Phoenix leads the series 2-1. patricia