[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. A brick is a short shot that hits the part of the rim closest to the shooter. 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 state that you want to be added to the tabs mailing list. Questions, suggestions, and comments welcomed.] Houston Rockets at Phoenix Suns - game 3 1st Quarter: 16-10 Pho 3:57. Barkley misses. Thorpe 2 of 2. Barkley hands to Ceballos for the jam. Olajuwon 1 of 2. K Johnson misses. Maxwell misses, ahead to Majerle for the lay up. Cassell dishes to Olajuwon for the jam. Barkley rattles in the baseliner. 22- 15 Pho 1:32. Barkley blocks. Goaltending on Horry. Olajuwon turns it over. Ceballos is fouled on the break. Makes both. Horry misses the 3. K Johnson to the open Green who buries the 3. Cassell airballs the 3 with .5 seconds left in the quarter. Oh, the buzzer sounds and then Majerle banks the 52 foot 3 pointer. [Doesn't count, but still.] 29-15 Pho. 2nd Quarter: Pho turnover, Elie is fouled on the break. Makes both. Pho turnover. Cassell misses driving. K Johnson nails the 20 foot jumper. Herrera misses inside. Pho turnover. Cassell drives, is fouled, and gets the short jumper. Misses the extra. Barkley swishes the tough turn around jumper despite tough D by Herrera. 33-19 Pho 9:39. Elie drives for the lay up. Green misses inside. Olajuwon's 12-footer rolls in. Ainge misses the 3. Jent steps out of bounds. Barkley travels. Thorpe nails the short turn around jumper. Barkley misses. Elie to Jent for the lay up. 33-27 Pho 7:10. Kleine misses. Cassell misses driving. Barkley nails the long jumper. Jent misses the 3. Ceballos misses. Olajuwon gets 2 inside. Cassell blocks from behind. Elie misses the 3. Majerle buries the 3 after several Pho attempts. Thorpe misses driving. 38-29 Pho 3:47. K Johnson misses. Thorpe gets the jump hook. Ceballos rebounds and works inside for the lay up. Olajuwon 2 of 2. Majerle is fouled driving. 1 of 2. Maxwell 1 of 2. Ainge into Green all alone under the basket for the lay up. Cassell 1 of 2. Majerle misses. Cassell's running one-hander rolls in. K Johnson misses. 43-37 Pho 1:23. Olajuwon nails the jumper. Barkley gets the reverse lay up. Cassell misses inside. K Johnson 2 of 2. Thorpe with the moves inside for the lay up. K Johnson 2 of 2. Olajuwon airballs the 3 at the buzzer. 49-41 Pho. 3rd Quarter: Barkley bricks the 3. Smith misses. K Johnson threads the needle to the open Ceballos for the jam. West blocks Thorpe. K Johnson misses. Horry bounce passes to Olajuwon for the jam. Ceballos 2 of 2. 53-43 Pho 10:03. Maxwell misses driving. K Johnson nails the jumper. Thorpe gets the rebound and is fouled. Makes the freebies. Majerle's 3 rolls out. Maxwell gets the jumper. Hou steals, Barkley steals. West misses inside, Maxwell drives for the lay up. Ceballos nails the baseliner. 57-49 Pho 7:23. Horry drives strong for the slam and is fouled. Makes the extra. Barkley drains the jumper. Maxwell drops off to Olajuwon for the jam. Barkley bricks. K Johnson steals. Ceballos to Miller to Majerle for the lay up on the break. Olajuwon to the slashing Horry for the lay up and the foul. Makes the extra. Green 2 of 2. 63-57 Pho 5:05. Maxwell drains the 3. Thorpe intercepts, ahead to Maxwell who gets the lay up. Majerle nails the long 3. Olajuwon gets 2 inside and is fouled. Makes the extra. K Johnson misses. Maxwell misses driving. Goaltending on Horry. Olajuwon slams. K Johnson is fouled driving. Makes both. Maxwell swishes the jumper. 70-69 Pho 2:27. K Johnson drives between two defenders for the lay up. Smith rattles in the long jumper (foot on the line). Ainge nails the 3. Maxwell drives for the drop in. Majerle misses the lay up. Maxwell drives for 2. K Johnson misses. Maxwell nails the long jumper. K Johnson drives the baseline for the lay up. Maxwell misses driving. Majerle misses driving and a loose ball foul on Green. A double T on Green and Maxwell. Horry 2 of 2. 79-77 Hou. 4th Quarter: Maxwell drives for the lay up. K Johnson drives for the lay up. Thorpe misses. K Johnson nails the 18-footer and a loose ball foul on Herrera. Green makes the extra. Maxwell is fouled driving. 1 of 2. Pho turnover, Maxwell drives for the lay up. K Johnson misses. Cassell to Olajuwon for the lay up and the foul. Misses the extra. Barkley misses driving. Elie gets the running one-hander. 88-82 Hou 8:49. Ainge 1 of 2. Olajuwon gets the short turn around. K Johnson is fouled driving. 1 of 2. Maxwell buries the long 3. Ceballos is fouled in the paint by Olajuwon - his 5th. Makes both. Cassell nails the jumper. K Johnson drains the jumper. Thorpe gets the lay up. 97-88 Hou 6:26. K Johnson misses, Barkley misses the tip in. Thorpe misses inside. K Johnson gets the short banker. Horry drains the long jumper from the corner. Ceballos 2 of 2. Cassell to Thorpe for the drop in. Barkley misses twice inside. Olajuwon misses. K Johnson is fouled on the break - Hou in the penalty. Makes both. 101-94 Hou 4:19. Barkley steals and a jumpball on the loose ball. Pho controls. Barkley misses, Ainge rebounds and they call traveling on Ainge. Elie is fouled and his 9- footer rolls around and in. Misses the extra. K Johnson 2 of 2. Oh, Maxwell drains the open 3. Green responds with the 3 from the corner. 106-99 Hou 2:42. Cassell swishes the 3. K Johnson swishes the 3. Maxwell drains the 3. Majerle turns it over, Maxwell gets the lay up on the break. Pho misses on 3 attempts. Cassell nails the 7-footer. K Johnson misses driving. Maxwell misses. Pho misses 3 times inside. Olajuwon gets the jam. Game over. Final: Houston Rockets 118, Phoenix Suns 102. Player of the game: Vernon Maxwell with 34 points including 14- 22 FG and 31 points in the 2nd half. Phoenix leads the series 2-1. patricia