[This is from what I saw and the notes I took. Please excuse spelling, grammatical, and typing errors as I haven't been getting much sleep. Times listed indicates time _left_ in the quarter, half, game, and/or overtime. I am assuming that you know who plays for which team and I sometimes abbreviate teams' names to two or three letters. I'm going to use present tense even though the games are over because I think it shows more of the emotion and I don't have to convert my notes. You're welcome to those who sent thanks. Keep them coming - I love them. Comments, questions, suggestions, and praise welcomed.] Houston Rockets vs LA Clippers in LA Vaught DNP 1st Quarter: 4-2 Hou 10:07. Teams trade possessions. Norman sees a hole, takes the ball strong to the hole, and is fouled. 1 of 2. Breaking LA gives Manning 2. A steal by Manning. Harper drains the outside jumper. Harper steals. Roberts gets an offensive rebound and gets the short hook. Thorpe drives in traffic for 2. Manning misses. Olajuwon moves on the baseline and jams. LA misses. Hou turnover. 8-9 LA 7:09. Manning hits the long jumper. Hou misses. Harper has a nice move and hits the jumper. K Smith nails the long jumper. Garland steals and K Smith gets 2 off the break. LA misses, M Jackson steals, passes to the trailing Norman who jams. M Jackson steals and Norman lays it in. Olajuwon with the fall away. Teams trade misses. Williams nails the 3 (a big guy like that shooting a 3???). Garland gets 2 off his miss. Olajuwon gets 2. 20-18 LA 2:18. Teams trade misses. Olajuwon nails the long jumper with the shot clock running down. Spencer misses. Hou turnover. LA misses. Hou misses. Conner nails the _long_ 3 at the buzzer. 20-23 LA. 2nd Quarter: Teams trade misses. Harper jams off a LA steal and break. Olajuwon hits the jumper. Harper spots for the 3 and gets it. Brooks gets the college 3 (2 points). Manning hits the jumper. LA misses. Floyd drives and scores. Floyd steals the ball from Roberts. Horry with the monster one-handed slam. Roberts hits for 2. Floyd is fouled driving. Misses both. 30-32 LA 7:22. Harper hits the baseliner. LA steals. Olajuwon blocks, Harper shoots and is fouled. 1 of 2. Herrera makes the long jumper as the shot clock is running out. Norman hits the long jumper. Thorpe misses. Harper for 3 over Floyd. Thorpe gets the tip in. Roberts gets the small jam off the M Jackson miss. Bullard drills a 3. Harper misses the 3, but Williams rebounds. M Jackson drives and is fouled. 1 of 2. 37-43 LA 3:49. Bullard drains another 3. Manning is fouled shooting. 2 of 2. Olajuwon misses. Manning is fouled driving. 1 of 2. Teams trade misses. M Jackson steals. Roberts is fouled in the paint. Misses both. 40-46 LA 1:16. Hou turns it over. Manning hits for 2. K Smith swishes the long jumper. Manning misses the 3 attempt. Olajuwon with the short jumper. At the half it's 48-44 LA. 3rd Quarter: A block by Manning, and another block by Manning. Garland steals, drives, and scores. Norman gets the put back. Thorpe gets 2. Manning 2 of 2 at the line. K Smith buries the jumper. Roberts gets 2 close to the basket. Horry misses, Olajuwon rebounds. Horry nails the long jumper. Manning finds Norman who misses, but Roberts gets the monster put back. Hou misses. Harper drives, Olajuwon blocks. K Smith drives and is blocked by M Jackson. Olajuwon is fouled in the paint. 2 of 2. 56-54 LA 7:35. M Jackson misses. Garland nails the open jumper. Tie game. A nice pass inside to Manning for the easy 2. Thorpe is fouled driving. 1 of 2. Loose ball foul on Olajuwon going for the rebound. Harper gets the open jumper. Olajuwon gets 2 in the paint. Thorpe gets 2 in the paint. LA misses. Hou misses. Harper drains the long shot. 61-62 LA 5:14. Airball Hou. 3 on 1 LA break ends in 2. M Jackson goes down hard flying over a Hou player. He's all right. A block by Horry, a block by Olajuwon. Thorpe is in the paint, scores, and is fouled. LA turnover. Garland hits from the top of the key. Manning misses. Vernon Maxwell enters the game. Olajuwon 2 of 2 at the line. 68-64 Hou 3:17. M Jackson with the running jumper. Olajuwon is fouled by Manning. 1 of 2. Olajuwon blocks Roberts, but Conners scores in the paint. Bullard drains a 3. M Jackson banks one in. Hou turnover. LA miss. Maxwell breaks, is fouled, and gets the basket. Another LA turnover. 75-70 Hou 1:05. Maxwell misses. Roberts muscles in and gets 2. Olajuwon is fouled. Misses both. LA misses. A foul is called on Herrera. Manning 2 of 2. 75-74 Hou. 4th Quarter: G Grant gets the baseline jumper. Herrera gets 2 in the paint. A nice pass to Harper under the basket for 2. Hou turnover. LA misses. Garland nails the open jumper. 79-78 Hou 10:05. G Grant gets the generous bounce on the long jumper. Brooks _drives_ and scores the lay up. Manning 2 of 2 at the line. Hou gets 3 attempts at the basket and miss all, but LA knocks the ball out of bounds. Garland gets 2. Teams trade misses. A pass from Harper to Roberts who scores and is fouled. Misses the freebie. 83-84 LA 7:22. Olajuwon misses, M Jackson knocks it out of bounds. Brooks _swishes_ - and I mean the bottom of the net - the 3. Norman goes 1 of 2 at the line. Thorpe misses. Norman drives and is fouled. Misses both (airballs the 2nd). Garland travels. Manning misses and a loose ball foul is called on Olajuwon - his 5th. Norman front rims the 1st. Gets the 2nd. 86-86 5:42. Hou misses. LA misses. Garland misses. Roberts is called for over-the-back. Roberts ties up Olajuwon - jump ball. Hou controls. Olajuwon gets the move and the easy 2. M Jackson misses. 88-86 Hou 3:33. Olajuwon moves in the paint for the lay in. Roberts gets an offensive rebound and puts it in. LA steals, Manning misses the open jumper. Hou misses. Manning passes through traffic to Roberts who jams. 90-90 1:37. Thorpe is blocked by Roberts. Hou strips. Timeout Hou. 57 sec. Olajuwon misses. Garland fouls M Jackson. Misses 1st, makes 2nd. Timeout Hou. 91-90 LA 33.2 sec. Olajuwon misses. The ball is knocked out of bounds. Hou ball 16.8 sec. Olajuwon misses. M Jackson rebounds and is fouled. Makes 1st. Makes 2nd. Timeout Hou. 93-90 LA 6.1 sec. Brooks launches a way off 3. LA wins. Back to Houston for game 5. Final: Houston Rockets 90, LA Clippers 93. patricia