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Questions, suggestions, and comments welcomed.] Houston Rockets at Phoenix Suns - game 5 Clyde Drexler saw only limited minutes due to the flu. 1st Quarter: 9-8 Pho 6:53. 18-15 Pho 3:55. 28-24 Hou. 2nd Quarter: 30-28 Hou 9:46. 40-39 Hou 6:00. 45-42 Hou 3:00. 51-49 Pho. 3rd Quarter: 57-53 Pho 9:31. 59-59 6:37. 68-68 3:56. 79-76 Pho. 4th Quarter: Kleine misses. K Smith gets the layup on the break. 88-86 Hou 8:37. Kleine misses. Elie's 3 rattles out. Ainge bricks the 3. K Smith misses driving. Barkley misses inside, elie gets the uncontested reverse slam. Pho misses. 24 second violation on Hou. Green bricks the 3. Brown travels. Barkley is blocked inside. K Smith travels. Schayes misses. 90-88 Hou 5:12. Olajuwon misses. Schayes misses. Majerle steals. Majerle misses driving. Hou turnover. K Johnson misses the 3. 90-88 Hou 3:22. Majerle blocks. Majerle drains the 3. Brown misses inside. Barkley 0 of 2. Olajuwon misses. 91-90 Pho 1:43. Barkley misses. 1 minute. K Smith misses the 3 as the clock runs out. Pho turnover. 32.8 seconds. Elie misses driving, loose ball foul on Brown - his 6th (and team in penalty). Barkley 1 of 2. 17.9 seconds - Hou's last timeout. Oh, Olajuwon nails the short turn around fade away jumper with 8.2 seconds left. 92-92. Person's 3 rims out at the buzzer. Overtime. Overtime: Olajuwon drains the turn around baseliner. K Johnson misses. Horry misses the 3. Barkley nails the 8 foot fade away. Horry drains the 3. 97-94 Hou 3:04. K Johnson drives for the layup. Offensive foul on Olajuwon. 3 second violation on Barkley. Elie airballs the 3, Horry catches, is fouled, and the layup bounces in. Misses the extra. 99-96 Hou 1:55. Illegal D Hou. K Johnson misses the gift. Green 1 of 2. Drexler 2 of 2. 101-97 Hou 1:09. K Johnson misses driving. Elie bricks the 3. 24.1 seconds. Barkley misses the 3, Majerle misses the 3. Elie 2 of 2. Hou steals. Elie misses the 3. Game over. Final: Houston 103, Phoenix 97 OT. Player of the game: Hakeem Olajuwon with 31 points and 16 rebounds in 30 minutes. Phoenix leads the series 3-2. Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs - game 5 1st Quarter: A Johnson misses. Divac misses inside. Elliott misses. Campbell misses. Campbell blocks Cummings. Ceballos drains the long baseliner. Robinson drives for the hook and is fouled. Makes the extra. 3-2 SA 9:43. Ceballos swishes the open 3 . Elliott drains the baseliner. Van Exel bricks. Elliott misses the 3. Ceballos misses driving. Nice passing, Elliott to Cummings for the layup. Van Exel drains the jumper. Cummings 2 of 2. 9-7 SA 7:49. Divac bricks. Elliott turns it over. Oh, Van Exel drains the high arcing running 10-footer. Elliott rattles in the 3. Peeler bricks the 3, A Johnson bricks the 3. Van Exel to Campbell for the slam. Robinson misses. Peeler gets the loose ball and the dunk. 3 second violation on SA. Ceballos hits the short jumper. Offensive foul on Reid and a double T on Reid and Divac. Ceballos 2 of 2. 17-12 LAL 4:47. SA turnover. Campbell 2 of 2. Person misses two 3s. Ceballos nails the turn around 18-footer. Robinson is fouled and Rodman collects a T. Van Exel misses the gift. Robinson 2 of 2. Peeler steps in for the 18-footer. Robinson drains the 18 foot face up. 23-16 LAL 2:43. Peeler drains the 15 foot fade away. Robinson 2 of 2. Divac misses the hook. Robinson 1 of 2. SA steals. A Johnson 1 of 2. SA steals. A Johnson 1 of 2. Peeler's 3 rattles out. A Johnson to Rodman for the pseudo-hook and the foul. Makes the extra. Bowie rattles in the long jumper. A Johnson misses driving. Van Exel drives for the layup. Elliott 1 of 2. Ceballos 3/4ths shot hits the shot clock at the buzzer. 29-24 LAL. 2nd Quarter: Van Exel to Campbell for the dunk. SA turnover. Ceballos drains the open 3 . Rivers misses. Bowie gets the putback and is fouled. Makes the extra. Robinson taps it in. Ceballos bricks the 3. Rivers turns it over, Del Negro steals, Del Negro travels. 37-26 LAL 10:03. Campbell misses. Robinson spins in for the layup. Campbell's short turn around jumper bounces, bounces, and bounces in. A Johnson misses driving. Peeler 1 of 2. Robinson 2 of 2. 40-30 LAL 8:26. E Jones nails the 3. Robinson hits the 3 as the clock runs down. Campbell throws it away, A Johnson gets the layup. Robinson blocks, 3 on 2, Rodman gets the layup. Campbell 2 of 2. 45-37 LAL 6:35. Elliott bricks, Divac travels. Rivers bricks the 3. Campbell's hook rolls out. Elliott 2 of 2. Van Exel bricks, 4 on 1, Rodman to Rivers to Rodman for the slam. Ceballos 1 of 2. 3 second violation on Robinson. Nice, Campbell spins in for the hook. Rodman misses. Ceballos misses the 3. 48-41 LAL 3:38. Rivers the A Johnson for the layup. Ceballos airballs the 3. Rivers nails the 3. Campbell posts up for 2. 50-46 LAL 2:12. Robinson misses. Campbell 1 of 2. Reid turns it over. Ceballos 2 of 2. Elliott misses. Ceballos banks the 17-footer. A Johnson misses. Robinson blocks, Rivers swishes the pull up 3. 55-49 LAL. 3rd Quarter: SA Slams. Peeler nails the jumper. Del Negro misses. Ceballos misses the 3. A Johnson drains the pull up 12-footer. Campbell airballs, 24 second violation LAL. A Johnson to the cutting Rodman for 2. Robinson blocks. A Johnson 0 of 2. 57-55 LAL 9:47. Peeler drains the open 20-footer. Robinson bricks. Ceballos misses. Del Negro drains the jumper. Peeler nails the short jumper. Robinson turns it over. Peeler 2 of 2. 63-57 LAL 7:40. Campbell blocks. Sloppy bball, SA eventually gets it, 3 on 1, Robinson gets the two hand slam. Ceballos misses. Robinson bricks. Campbell misses the hook. A Johnson drives through traffic for the layup. Peeler misses. Del Negro swishes the long jumper. 63-63 5:14. Van Exel misses. SA turnover. 24 second violation on LAL. Robinson misses the hook. E Jones swishes the 3. Del Negro misses the 3. A T on Del Negro for slamming the ball. Van Exel makes the gift. Van Exel 2 of 2. A Johnson to Robinson for the short 2. Divac gets the loose ball and the slam. 71-65 LAL 2:51. 3 second violation on Robinson. Lynch drains the turn around baseliner. Robinson turns it over. E Jones bricks. Robinson to Rodman for the layup. E Jones drains the 3. A Johnson drives for 2. Van Exel throws it away. Robinson misses the 3, Van Exel misses the 3. 76-69 LAL. 4th Quarter: Elliott nails the jumper as the clock winds down. Divac drains the baseliner. Elliott misses the jam. Van Exel drives for the finger roll. Elliott drives for 2. 80-73 LAL 10:20. E Jones misses the 3. Elliott misses the open 3. SA steals. Elliott 1 of 2. Van Exel misses. Robinson bricks. Bowie turns it over. 80-74 LAL 8:04. Robinson 2 of 2. Van Exel misses the 3. LAL forces the turnover. Ceballos travels. Robinson 2 of 2. Van Exel misses. Elliott drives for 2. 80-80 6:11. Campbell 0 of 2. Robinson misses. Ceballos bricks. Oh, A Johnson dishes to Robinson for the power slam. Van Exel throws up an airball 3, 24 second violation on LAL. 82-80 SA 4:14. Robinson 1 of 2. Campbell 2 of 2. Elliott misses the 3. Van Exel 2 of 2. Rivers airballs, 24 second violation. LAL turnover. 84-83 LAL 2:57. A Johnson misses driving. Campbell bricks. Robinson into Elliott for the slam. LAL turnover. 85-84 SA 1:40. Elliott drives baseline for the finger roll and is fouled. Makes the extra. Divac misses the 3. 1 minute. Robinson misses. Van Exel 1 of 2. Rivers bricks the 3. Oh my, Van Exel nails the old 3. 88-88 10.2 seconds. A Johnson bricks. Over time. Overtime: Ceballos 0 of 2. Rivers nails the 15-footer. Van Exel misses. Robinson gets 2 on the goaltending call on Campbell. 92-88 SA 3:40. Campbell to Divac for the layup. Reid drains the jumper. Ceballos misses the 3. Robinson 2 of 2. 96-90 SA 2:28. Divac 1 of 2. Offensive foul on Robinson. Van Exel knifes through traffic for the layup. LAL steals, Ceballos is fouled. 1 of 2. 96-94 SA 1:31. A Johnson misses. Divac 1 of 2. Elliott misses the 3. 96-95 SA 58 seconds. Rivers blocks Campbell. Robinson misses. 18.5 seconds. Timeout LAL. Into Campbell who's finger roll rolls around and out, Divac gets the loose ball and hands off to Van Exel who drains the running 3 with .5 seconds left. Elliott bricks the open 3. Game over. Final: LA Lakers 98, San Antonio 96 OT. Player of the game: Nick Van Exel with 22 points including the game winner and 7 assists. San Antonio leads the series 3-2. patricia