[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.] Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs - game 5 1st Quarter: A Johnson misses. Drexler swishes the 3. 3 second violation on Robinson. Olajuwon nails the jump hook. Robinson nails the short turn around jumper. 5-2 Hou 10:24. Horry drains the 3. SA turnover. Drexler gets 2 on the break. Robinson hits the 15 foot jumper. Olajuwon misses the hook. Elliott misses. Offensive foul on Drexler. 10-4 Hou 8:31. Elliott misses. Olajuwon nails the turn around baseliner. A Johnson drives for the layup. Olajuwon misses. Robinson misses the 3 as the clock runs down, A Johnson steals, A Johnson to Robinson for the layup. Cassell misses the 3, A Johnson drives for the layup. 12-10 Hou 6:26. 24 second violation on Hou. Del Negro bricks. Drexler nails the baseliner. Elliott drives baseline for the slam. Horry nails the 3. Offensive foul on Elliott. Cassell misses driving. Robinson bricks, Cassell takes it all the way for the layup and is fouled. Makes the extra. 20-12 Hou 4:17. Rodman drives for the layup. Olajuwon nails the turn around fade away baseliner and is fouled. Makes the extra. Drexler steals. Olajuwon to the cutting Cassell for the finger roll. Drexler steals and takes it the other way for the layup. Rodman misses the hook. Elie 1 of 2. Hou steals. Olajuwon misses. Robinson travels. 28-14 Hou 1:57. Olajuwon drains the 18-footer. A Johnson drives baseline for the reverse layup. Drexler bricks the 3. A Johnson misses. Cassell 2 of 2. Rodman 2 of 2. 3 second violation on Hou. Horry steals, Cassell misses up close. 32-18 Hou. 2nd Quarter: Brown misses driving. Hou steals, Drexler misses. Robinson 1 of 2. Drexler misses. Rivers nails the 3. Hou misses on two 3 attempts. 32-22 Hou 9:45. SA turnover. Olajuwon drains the 18 foot jumper. Rivers rattles in the free throw jumper. Olajuwon rattles in the long jumper. 3 second violation on Rodman. Robinson blocks. Rivers swishes the 3. 36-27 Hou 7:32. Olajuwon drives across for the short turn around jumper. Rivers bricks. Olajuwon misses. A Johnson drains the baseliner as K Smith fouls Rivers. Rivers misses the extra. Hou misses on several attempts. A Johnson to the cutting Robinson for the 2 hand slam and is fouled. Makes the extra. 38-32 Hou 5:45. Drexler spins baseline for the layup. Rodman 1 of 2. SA steals. Elliott 2 of 2 - Drexler's 3rd. Robinson collects his 3rd foul. Olajuwon 1 of 2. Cummings drives for the layup. Olajuwon 1 of 2. 42-37 Hou 4:07. Cummings misses. Cassell drains the 3. A Johnson drives for the layup. Horry turns it over. Cummings drives for the layup. Olajuwon 1 of 2. Elliott drains the 18 foot jumper. Horry bricks. A Johnson with the pretty pass to Elliott but his back foot is on the baseline (turnover). Olajuwon hits the jump hook. 48-43 Hou 1:58. A Johnson drains the long baseliner. Olajuwon drains the turn around baseliner. Elliott bricks the 3. Olajuwon misses. Elie intercepts. Horry 0 of 2. 24 second violation SA. 50-45 Hou. 3rd Quarter: Olajuwon drains the turn around baseliner. Robinson travels. Drexler 2 of 2. Del Negro turns it over. Drexler drains the long jumper. Del Negro hits the 8 foot jumper. Olajuwon's jump hook bounces in. 58-47 Hou 9:41. Elliott leans in for the finger roll. Olajuwon hits the hook. Robinson works in for the short hook. Olajuwon misses. 60-51 Hou 8:12. Robinson 2 of 2. Drexler airballs the 3, 24 second violation on Hou. Elliott spin drives for the layup. SA steals, down to A Johnson for the layup. Robinson blocks, 24 second violation on Hou. Del Negro misses driving. Cassell's jumper bounces in. Del Negro hits the jumper. 62-59 Hou 5:53. Hou turnover, Del Negro takes it all the way for the layup. Olajuwon drains the 18-footer. A Johnson drains the open jumper. Horry rebounds, turns in for the finger roll, and is fouled. Makes the extra. Del Negro dishes to Robinson who banks the 8-footer and is fouled. Makes the extra. Olajuwon hits the jump hook. Hou steals. Drexler 2 of 2. 71-66 Hou 3:54. A Johnson drives for the layup. Drexler 0 of 2. SA turnover. Olajuwon misses. Robinson 1 of 2. Person blocks Drexler. Del Negro nails the 12 foot one-hander. Cassell gets 2 on the goaltend by Robinson. Del Negro misses, Robinson misses. Cassell 2 of 2. 75-71 Hou 1:57. Robinson 2 of 2. Olajuwon nails the 12-footer as the clock runs out. Del Negro bricks, Hou runs, Horry gets the layup and is fouled. Makes the extra. A Johnson misses. Cassell drives for the layup with the kiss high off the glass. Olajuwon blocks. Olajuwon misses. 82-73 Hou. 4th Quarter: Robinson over shoots. Horry misses the 3. Robinson bricks. Olajuwon spins in for the hook. Rivers misses the 3. Cassell nails the 3. 87-73 Hou 9:56. Into Elliott for the slam. Olajuwon hits the turn around baseliner. Robinson barrels in for the layup. Cassell drives, his layup bounces in, and is fouled. Makes the extra. Elliott misses badly. Cassell misses. A Johnson hits the long jumper. 92-79 Hou 8:14. Cassell 2 of 2. Olajuwon blocks. Olajuwon to the cutting Cassell for the scoop shot. Cassell steals, Horry misses driving. Olajuwon blocks. Horry 2 of 2. Elliott 2 of 2. Olajuwon hits the baseliner. 100-81 Hou 6:02. SA misses on several attempts. Cassell 2 of 2. Olajuwon blocks. Oh pretty, Olajuwon to the spin driving Drexler for the layup. Anderson turns it over. Olajuwon drains the long baseliner. 106-81 Hou 4:05. Cummings 2 of 2. Anderson strips Drexler. Hou steals. Cassell 2 of 2. A Johnson bricks. Hou misses on two 3 attempts. SA turnover. Chilcutt drains the 3. Cummings nails the 17-footer. 111-85 Hou 2:00. Brown misses. Cummings gets the layup. Tabak misses the hook. Cummings 2 of 2. Brown 0 of 2. Haley 1 of 2. Elie misses the 3. SA turnover. Hou runs out the clock. Game over. Final: Houston 111, San Antonio 90. Players of the game: Hakeem Olajuwon with 42 points including 19- 30 FG, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 blocks and Sam Cassell with 30 points including 12-12 FT. Houston leads the series 3-2. patricia