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With Olajuwon out of the game, the logical choice was Sampson on some alley-oop sort of play...
...Sampson let his "shot" go, Jabbar just turned around, watched the ball do its dance on the rim, and prayed...
Fate had permitted Sampson to be present to perform miracles. The Rockets' star recruit of three years ago has been overshadowed by Houston's other "twin tower," Akeem Olajuwon, for most of the playoffs and much of the season. Down the stretch, Houston Coach Bill Fitch usually went to Olajuwon for the crucial baskets...
...First, Sampson managed simply to stay in the game. Early in the fourth period, he was almost ejected for fighting with Kurt Rambis, the Lakers' effective, though unskilled, forward...
Olajuwon succeeded in holding back the swinging Sampson before the 7-ft., 4-in. center could land a solid right hook...