Matt Maloney key of Game 3 who hit eight 3 point and Game 4 with his crucial 3 point.

struggled hard with the Seattle Sonic, Rocket managed to survive the 3-3 even series while they actually can play better than that when they have their 3-1 lead on May 11. In Game 5 & 6, Rocket misfired their 3 point and consequently help the Sonic over come the 3-1 deficit. May 17, where two of the most powerful Western Conference Team fighting to enter the Western Conference Final ended. Olajuwon, Barkley, Drexler and Maloney were the

Clyde Drexler get pass Hersey Hawkin and hit the jumper.

Things are not going well for Rocket in Game 1 & 2 in the Western Conference final where Rocket played against Fast Eddie scored 31 point in Game 3 including 5 of 8 three point. Utah Jazz after a 4-3 win over Seattle Sonic. Until game 3 & 4, the 38-year-old veteran Eddie Johnson started to show why others named him "Fast Eddie". Eddie hit a key 3 point with 0.2 second left in Game 4 to even the series by 2-2 and made him a hero. But when Jazz back to thier home court and host the game, they managed to cool down the hot shooting Eddie and limited Barkley to just 10 point game.

MVP of the year, Karl Malone scored 29 point and grabbed 14 board in Game 5.

In Game 6, May 28, Houston blow a 98-91 lead with 2:02 left. Rockets missed their final five shots, including two by Charles Barkley, one each by Mario Elie

Stockton scored 15 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including Utah's last nine in the final 83 seconds.

and Sedale Threatt, and a driving shot by Clyde Drexler with 2.8 seconds left. Who to blame? With 2.8 seconds remaining and the score tied at 100-100, John Stockton took an inbound pass from Bryon Russell behind a pick from Karl Malone and had a wide-open look from the top of the arc. Rockets forward Charles Barkley was too late coming over, and Stockton's shot swished through at the buzzer as time expired to cap a fantastic fourth quarter and lift Utah to a 103-100 victory over the Houston Rockets.

Olajuwon had 16 points, none in the fourth quarter, 11 rebounds and 6 blocked shots

What can I do to forget the all losses? Luckily, The Lost World will be up on June 12 in Malaysia. I'll sure hope that this exciting movie will wash away all my unforgettable memory that I mention above and prepare for the a new season.

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