[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.] Orlando Magic at Houston Rockets - game 3 1st Quarter: Anderson bricks the 3. Olajuwon bricks the hook. Grant's short turn around jumper bounces in. Horry misses the lob. Smith strips Hardaway, ahead to Elie for the jam. Grant nails the 18- footer. 4-2 Orl 9:58. Olajuwon misses. Grant drains the open 18 foot jumper. Olajuwon does the 360 spin for the short baseliner. Hardaway drains the 3. Drexler bricks the 3. 3 second violation on O'Neal. Horry nails the 15-footer. 9-6 Orl 8:06. Grant misses. Elie drains the open 3. O'Neal to the cutting Grant for the slam. Olajuwon misses. O'Neal misses the hook badly, Smith misses the pull up 3. Give and go, Hardaway to Grant for the finger roll. Drexler drains the baseliner. Hardaway 2 of 2. Smith bricks the 3, jumpball on the rebound. Hou ball. Horry lobs to Drexler for 2. Hardaway bricks. Drexler nails the long jumper. Scott drains the 3. Olajuwon nails the jump hook. 18-17 Orl 4:05. O'Neal gets 2 up close. Smith steps in for the baseliner. Orl misses on two attempts. Drexler misses inside, Hardaway takes it all the way for the finger roll. Olajuwon powers in for the short lean in 2. Scott drains the jumper. 24-21 Orl 2:20. Olajuwon swishes the 16 foot jumper. O'Neal nails the hook. Elie drains the open 3. Hardaway 2 of 2. Horry bricks the 3. O'Neal travels. Drexler 2 of 2. Shaw takes it coast to coast for the layup. Cassell misses the 3. Scott bricks the 3 at the buzzer. 30-28 Orl. 2nd Quarter: Olajuwon to the cutting Cassell for the easy layup. Shaw buries the 3. Cassell bricks. Turner misses the 3. Olajuwon 1 of 2. Cassell steals and takes it all the way for the layup. 33-33 10:15. Shaw misses the 3, Hou turnover. Shaw drives for the floater. Drexler 1 of 2. Bowie into O'Neal for the layup. Illegal D on Orl. Cassell makes the gift. 24 second violation on Hou. Shaw misses the 3. 37-35 Orl 8:18. Olajuwon nails the baseline jump hook. Bowie gets 2 on the goaltend by Olajuwon. Drexler drains the 3. Bowie drives for the layup. Olajuwon misses. Orl turnover. Horry turns it over. Shaw drains the jumper. Drexler misses. O'Neal 1 of 2. 44-40 Orl 5:55. Horry gets the rebound and the drop in. Shaw drains the 3. Hou turnover. Illegal D on Hou. Hardaway makes the gift. Hardaway nails the 15-footer. 3 second violation on Olajuwon. O'Neal 1 of 2. 51-42 Orl 4:14. Offensive foul on Cassell. Anderson misses the 3, Cassell to the trailing Elie for the slam. Shaw misses inside. Cassell to Olajuwon for the layup. Offensive foul on O'Neal. Olajuwon into Drexler for the layup. O'Neal 0 of 2. 51-48 Orl 2:15. Smith bricks the 3. O'Neal misses, Hou runs, Smith dishes to Drexler for the slam. Scott misses the 3. Drexler 1 of 2. Hardaway misses driving, Elie to the trailing Horry for the lean in extended finger roll. Scott 2 of 2. Horry 1 of 2. Anderson misses the 3 at the buzzer. 54-53 Hou. 3rd Quarter: Elie misses the 3. Grant misses. Drexler drains the long jumper. Scott misses the 3, offensive foul on Drexler. O'Neal hits the short hook. Olajuwon hits the hook and is fouled. Makes the extra. 59-55 Hou 10:13. O'Neal's hook rolls up and down. Olajuwon drains the short jumper. O'Neal hits the short fade away. Olajuwon misses badly. Grant rattles in the 18- footer. Olajuwon nails the jump hook. Grant misses. Horry bricks the 3. 63-61 Hou 7:56. Hardaway dishes to Grant for the layup. Orl blocks Horry. Anderson nails the open 3. Elie banks the jumper. O'Neal works in for the one hand slam and is fouled. Makes the extra. Olajuwon's 14-footer bounces in. 69-67 Orl 5:55. Anderson drains the 3. Olajuwon misses inside. Anderson misses the 3, Smith misses driving. Hardaway misses the 3, ahead to Smith, Hardaway with the great block on Smith. Scott misses the 3, Drexler to the cutting Olajuwon for the drop in. 3 second violation on Orl. Drexler misses the 3. Scott bricks the open 3. Olajuwon 1 of 2. 72-70 Orl 3:05. Anderson misses. Olajuwon misses the hook. Hardaway 1 of 2. Elie misses driving. Horry blocks Scott, Olajuwon ahead to Horry for the power slam. Grant misses. 73-72 Orl 1:33. Cassell swishes the 3. Shaw turns it over. Cassell misses driving. Hardaway rattles in the jumper. elie misses. Hardaway throws it away. Cassell misses the pull up 3. 75-75. 4th Quarter: O'Neal nails the short turn around fall away and is fouled. Misses the extra. Olajuwon banks the hook. Bowie misses badly. Olajuwon misses. O'Neal gets the layup. Brown 2 of 2. 79-79 10:30. Shaw drives for the layup. Horry 2 of 2. Scott misses the 3 as the clock runs out. O'Neal blocks, Grant blocks. Olajuwon strips Grant inside. Drexler misses driving. 81-81 8:30. O'Neal misses the jam. Horry nails the 3. Grant drains the 18 foot jumper. Drexler to Olajuwon for the layup. O'Neal nails the 8-footer and is fouled. Makes the extra. Olajuwon taps it in. Orl turnover. Cassell's short jumper goes in and out. Hardaway misses driving. 88-86 Hou 6:18. Olajuwon misses. Shaw misses the 3. Drexler 1 of 2. Anderson misses the open 3. Horry 2 of 2. Hardaway turns it over. O'Neal blocks Olajuwon. Hardaway 2 of 2. 91-88 Hou 4:30. Hardaway steals. Anderson's floater goes in and out. Elie 2 of 2. Hardaway 2 of 2. Elie hits the 3. O'Neal nails the jump hook. O'Neal swats Drexler's attempt. O'Neal 2 of 2. 96-94 Hou 2:28. Olajuwon bricks the hook. O'Neal misses the hook, oh, Drexler takes it all the way for the one hand flying slam. 2nd delay of game on Hou - a T. Scott makes the gift. O'Neal misses the hook. Drexler spins in for the layup. 100-95 Hou 1:10. Anderson swishes the open 3. Horry 1 of 2. Grant drains the open 15-footer. 101-101 Hou 35 seconds. Oh my, Horry swishes the 3 as the clock runs down. 14.1 seconds. Hardaway airballs the 3. Drexler 1 of 2. 5.9 seconds. Oh wow, Anderson rattles in the long turn around 3 over Drexler. Cassell is immediately fouled. Misses the 1st. Makes the 2nd. Timeout Orl. 106-103 Hou 2.2 seconds. Hardaway airballs the 3. Game over. Final: Houston 106, Orlando 103. Player of the game: Hakeem Olajuwon with 31 points and 14 rebounds and Clyde Drexler with 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Houston leads the series 3-0. patricia