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Seattle Supersonics vs Phoenix Suns in Phoenix - game 5

1st Quarter:
Dumas is fouled in the paint.  0 of 2.  Payton misses.  K Johnson
turns it over, ahead to Pierce for the easy lay up.  Barkley in
to K Johnson under the basket for the lay up.  Pierce gets the
jumper.  Dumas is fouled in the paint.  2 of 2.  Pierce drains
the baseliner.  West with the offensive rebound and he is fouled
by Kemp - his 2nd.  West 1 of 2.  Pierce drains the high arcing
pretty jumper.  Barkley nails the baseliner.  Sea turnover,
Barkley takes in for the jam.  Perkins misses inside.  Majerle
swishes the 3.  On Sea's 3rd attempt, Cage gets the short 2.  Sea
steals, Payton gets the easy 2.  Pho turnover.  Payton misses. 
Barkley nails the fall away.  14-12 Pho 7:03.  Payton gets the
jumper.  Dumas misses.  3 on 2 and Payton gets the lay up. 
Payton steals, 3 on 2 and Cage gets the jam.  K Johnson drives
for the lay up.  Payton misses.  Barkley takes it coast to coast
for the lay up.  McKey to Cage for the easy 2.  Barkley misses,
Dumas rebounds and is called for the offensive foul.  A foul on
Dumas - his 3rd.  McKey misses.  K Johnson takes it in for the
lay up.  Pierce 2 of 2.  22-20 Sea 3:34.  K Johnson misses,
Barkley gets the put back.  McKey gets the tip in.  Majerle nails
the 3.  Pierce is fouled driving.  2 of 2.  Barkley misses. 
Payton bricks.  Ceballos to Majerle with the reverse lay up. 
Pierce misses.  Majerle misses.  Payton gets 2 inside.  Payton
steals.  McMillan misses, E Johnson rebounds, E Johnson misses. 
K Johnson 1 of 2.  Barros is way off on the 3.  28-28.

2nd Quarter:
McMillan gets the tip in off the Kemp miss.  Barkley to Miller
under the basket for 2.  McMillan is fouled under the basket.  1
of 2.  Barkley dishes to Miller for the jam.  Kemp misses. 
Barkley dishes to Majerle for the short banker.  E Johnson is
blocked.  34-31 Pho 9:58.  Miller in to Barkley for the lay up. 
E Johnson gets the lay up.  Majerle nails the 3.  McMillan misses
the 3.  Pho turnover.  Kemp is fouled hard in the paint.  1 of 2. 
39-34 Pho 7:59.  Barkley is fouled in the paint.  2 of 2.  E
Johnson's jumper bounces in.  McKey blocks.  McKey gets 2 inside. 
Miller in to Barkley who gets the reverse lay up and is fouled. 
Makes the freebie.  Payton nails the baseliner at the 24 sec
buzzer.  Miller misses, Sea runs and Kemp flies for the major
jam.  Barkley gets 2 inside.  46-42 Pho 5:10.  E Johnson misses. 
Majerle misses the 3.  Wooo - Sea to Kemp for the jam.  Barkley
behind the head to Miller for the lay up.  Majerle blocks,
Barkley takes it in, is fouled, and gets the lay up.  Makes the
extra.  Kemp misses the jumper.  Barkley misses, Miller jams on
the put back.  K Johnson intercepts and takes it all the way for
the lay up.  55-44 Pho 2:51.  Kemp with the jam.  Miller misses
inside.  Payton nails the short baseliner.  Barkley misses,
Barkley steals and is fouled by Kemp - his 3rd.  2 of 2.  Lob to
McKey for the jam.  Pierce steals, runs, and gets the lay up.  K
Johnson is fouled driving.  2 of 2.  Payton nails the long
baseliner.  Ainge misses the 3, Ainge rebounds.  Miller misses
inside.  59-54 Pho.  

3rd Quarter:
Payton misses.  Majerle rebounds and is fouled by Kemp - his 4th. 
Barkley nails the long jumper.  Barkley strips Perkins under the
basket.  Majerle misses driving.  Pierce drains the open 3.  Pho
turnover.  Kemp drives the baseline for 2.  Dumas misses.  3 on
2, Kemp to Perkins for the jam.  61-61 9:47.  Miller gets the tip
in.  Kemp passes behind his head to McKey who is fouled by Dumas
- his 4th.  2 of 2.  Dumas misses the jam.  McKey to Kemp for the
lay up.  Majerle drains the jumper.  Perkins drives for the short
one-hander, Majerle gets the short banker.  Pierce drains the 3. 
Dumas misses the lay up.  2 on 1 and Kemp gets the lay up.  72-67
Sea 6:26.  Barkley with the offensive rebound and the lay up. 
McKey misses inside.  Majerle rattles in the 3.  Payton gets the
quick short jumper.  Payton steals.  A charge is called on
Perkins.  Chambers gets his own rebound and gets the lay up. 
Perkins is stripped driving.  Perkins steals.  Wow - Perkins gets
the running one-hander and is fouled.  Misses the freebie.  76-74
Sea 3:32.  Majerle drains the leaning 3.  E Johnson swishes the
high arcing 3.  F Johnson nails the open jumper.  Wow - Payton
flips up the shot under the basket for the high kiss off the
glass.  Teams trade possessions.  Majerle nails another 3. 
Payton misses inside.  Barkley nails the baseliner.  Perkins
misses the jumper.  84-81 Pho.  What a fast pace game.  You gotta
love it.

4th Quarter:
Jumpball, violation on Barkley.  Kemp misses the short baseliner. 
Barkley drives, is fouled, and scores despite two Sonics.  makes
the extra.  McKey airballs.  OH MY GOSH - Majerle swishes the 3
_3 feet_ behind the line to tie the NBA playoff 3 point record
with 7 made!  Cage is fouled on the jam attempt.  1 of 2.  90-82
Pho 10:22.  West misses.  E Johnson airballs.  Chambers misses,
West rebounds.  Cage steals, Kemp with no one in front of him for
the jam.  K Johnson dishes to Chambers for the finger roll.  Kemp
is fouled in the paint.  2 of 2.  Chambers drains the long
jumper.  Sea turnover.  94-86 Pho 8:02.  Barkley drains the
baseliner.  Kemp nails the jumper.  Majerle 2 of 2.  Kemp is
fouled in the paint and his short one-hander rolls in.  Makes the
extra.  Barkley to K Johnson for the short banker.  Kemp 1 of 2. 
100-92 Pho 6:06.  K Johnson misses driving.  Kemp travels.  McKey
blocks, Pho ball out of bounds.  Chamber's shot rolls out. 
Perkins is fouled shooting.  Makes both.  Barkley misses.  Kemp
drives for the lay up.  Chambers shoots the 3 - and it goes -
what's he doing shooting that, much less making it.  Kemp is
fouled driving by West - his 6th.  2 of 2.  103-98 Pho 3:38. 
Chambers nails the jumper at the buzzer.  Pierce is fouled
driving and gets the jumper.  Makes the extra.  Miller misses,
Barkley rebounds and gets the lay up.  Barkley steals and is
fouled.  2 of 2.  McKey 1 of 2.  Majerle misses the 3 and Barkley
slams the rebound home.  Pierce swishes the 3.  24 sec violation
on Pho.  111-105 Pho 2:00.  Pierce is fouled shooting.  1 of 2.
Pho turnover.  Perkins misses the 3.  111-106 Pho 1:13.  Pho
turnover and a foul is committed to prevent the easy 2.  Perkins
2 of 2.  Sea steals.  40 seconds.  Kemp nails the turn around
baseliner.  And Majerle spots for the 3 and he nails it for the
record!  114-110 Pho 20.7 sec.  Kemp misses driving.  Barkley 2
of 2.  15.0 sec.  Payton to Kemp for the jam.  F Johnson 2 of 2. 
Kemp gets the quick 2 with the jam.  Ainge 2 of 2.  Payton
misses.  Game over.  What a game!
 
Final:  Seattle Supersonics 114, Phoenix Suns 120.
Players of the game: Charles Barkley with 43 points, 15 rebounds,
and 10 assists in 47.57 minutes played and Dan Majerle with 34
points including 8 of 10 from 3 point land for the NBA playoff
record for 3s made.



patricia
{I'm supposed to go to sleep now?  I've got too much energy after
Majerle's last two 3s!  Holy cow!}