Houston lead Utah in the Western Conference Finals 3-2 with a championship-form 105-89 win over Utah. "That's the best we've seen them for a while," said an overwhelmed Utah coach Coach Young. "None of the tapes we had of them showed the fluid execution that we saw out there today, and frankly we just weren't prepared as well as they were. I take full responsibility for that; with better preparation we could have won. Instead they just took over the game and never let us back in."

Houston was led by Thompson (18 points, 21 boards, 1 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Smith (19 points, 7 boards, 0 assists, a block), Sims (17 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, a block). Utah was led by Hill (16 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 6 blocks), Robinson (16 points, 1 assists, a block), Perkins (10 points, 4 assists, a block).

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