1994–95 Houston Rockets season explained

The 1994–95 NBA season was the Rockets' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Houston.^[1] After winning their first championship, the Rockets went on to win their first nine games of the season. However, with increased competition in the West, management felt a change was needed to win another title. On February 14, 1995, the Rockets traded Otis Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, and three-point specialist Tracy Murray; Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon were both teammates at the University of Houston in the early 1980s.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} The team also signed free agent Chucky Brown midway through the season,^{[7] [8]} and later on signed 38-year old veteran Charles Jones to a 10-day contract in April, where he played in the final three games of the regular season.^{[9] [10]} However, after holding a 29–17 record at the All-Star break,^[11] the Rockets played .500 basketball in the second half of the season, posting an 18–18 record on their way to finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record.^[12]

Olajuwon averaged 27.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.8 steals and 3.4 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game,^{[13] [14] [15] [16]} while Drexler averaged 21.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game in 35 games with the Rockets after the trade. Olajuwon and Drexler were both named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, Vernon Maxwell provided the team with 13.3 points per game, while Kenny Smith contributed 10.4 points per game, and Robert Horry averaged 10.2 points per game. Off the bench, second-year guard Sam Cassell provided with 9.5 points and 4.9 assists per game, while Mario Elie contributed 8.8 points per game, and Carl Herrera averaged 6.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.^[17] Olajuwon also finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting,^[18] and in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.^{[19] [20] [21]} According to Horry, when David Robinson was given his MVP trophy before a game in the San Antonio-Houston Western Conference Finals, Olajuwon leaned over to him and snarled "That's MY trophy", leading Horry to silently say "Uh-oh" in accurate expectation of the hell Olajuwon was about to unleash on the Spurs.^{[22] [23]}

In the playoffs, the Rockets faced the 3rd–seeded Utah Jazz in the Western Conference First Round. The Jazz would take a 2–1 series lead,^{[24] [25] [26]} but the Rockets went on to win the series in five games.^{[27] [28] [29] [30]} In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they faced the Phoenix Suns for the second consecutive year. After trailing 3–1,^{[31] [32] [33]} the Rockets managed to defeat the 2nd-seeded Suns in seven games to advance to the Western Conference Finals.^{[34] [35] [36] [37]} In the all Texas Western Conference Finals, they faced the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. Both teams lacked home court advantage in the series, only winning on the road until the Rockets won Game 6 at The Summit and advanced to the NBA Finals.^{[38] [39] [40] [41]} In the Finals, they swept the Orlando Magic in four straight games, and won their second consecutive championship, with Olajuwon being named Finals MVP for the second straight year.^{[42] [43] [44] [45] [46]} As the 6th seed in the 1995 playoffs, the 1994–95 Rockets to date are the lowest seeded team in league history to win an NBA championship.^[47]

Following the season, Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers;^{[48] [49] [50]} Maxwell had a controversial season, which involved him punching a fan during a road game against the Trail Blazers on February 6, 1995, which cost him a ten-game suspension,^{[51] [52] [53] [54]} and leaving the team during the playoffs after being replaced with Drexler as the team's starting shooting guard.^{[55] [56]} Meanwhile, Murray signed with the newly expansion Toronto Raptors, Herrera signed with the San Antonio Spurs,^{[57] [58]} and Croatian rookie center Žan Tabak was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the Raptors.^{[59] [60] [61] [62] [63]}

NBA draft

See main article: article and 1994 NBA draft.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1994-95 NBA Records
width=100	Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
	—	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–4	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
	1–3	—	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1
	4–1	4–0	2–2	—	2–3	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2
	4–1	2–2	2–3	3–2	—	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	—	1–4	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–3	0–4	2–4	1–1
	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	—	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	6–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–4	2–0
	2–3	1–3	0–5	0–5	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–5	1–3	1–4	2–2	2–0
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–5	0–4	2–3	2–0
	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1
	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	0–2	—	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	1–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	4–0	1–1	3–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	3–2	1–3	4–1	2–2	2–0
	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	1–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1
	3–1	3–1	1–4	4–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1
	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–6	1–1	3–1	2–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	1–1
	0–4	3–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	—	1–4	2–2	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3
	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	—	2–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0
	3–1	3–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–2	—	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–2
	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–4	—	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–2
	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	1–3	1–1	4–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	5–0	4–1	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	4–1	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–5	—	3–2	1–3	2–3	1–3	2–0
	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	5–0	1–3	0–2	4–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	—	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	3–1	5–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	—	2–2	3–2	2–0
	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	4–0	1–1	5–0	1–4	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–4	3–2	2–3	2–2	—	1–3	2–0
	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–3	3–1	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–4	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–4	2–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| November 4, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| New Jersey| W 90–86| Olajuwon (19)| Olajuwon, Thorpe (8)| Cassell (5)| The Summit
16,611| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| November 5, 1994
7:00p.m. CST| @ Minnesota| W 115–85| Olajuwon (23)| Thorpe (14)| Maxwell (7)| Target Center
16,578| 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| November 8, 1994
7:00p.m. CST| @ Cleveland| W 100–98| Olajuwon (21)| Olajuwon (12)| Cassell (9)| Gund Arena
20,562| 3–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| November 9, 1994
5:00p.m. CST| @ Indiana| W 109–104| Olajuwon (43)| Olajuwon (16)| Cassell, Horry, Smith (5)| Market Square Arena
15,258| 4–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| November 11, 1994
6:30p.m. CST| @ Boston| W 102–82| Olajuwon (26)| Olajuwon (14)| Horry (6)| Boston Garden
14,890| 5–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| November 12, 1994
6:30p.m. CST| @ New Jersey| W 100–84| Olajuwon (31)| Thorpe (13)| Horry (5)| Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049| 6–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| November 15, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| Sacramento| W 105–99| Olajuwon (28)| Olajuwon (14)| Maxwell (8)| The Summit
14,656| 7–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8| November 17, 1994
7:00p.m. CST| Chicago| W 106–83| Olajuwon (29)| Olajuwon (14)| Maxwell (8)| The Summit
16,199| 8–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9| November 19, 1994
8:00p.m. CST| @ Denver| W 109–101| Olajuwon (26)| Olajuwon (13)| Cassell (9)| McNichols Sports Arena
17,171| 9–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 10| November 22, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| Portland| L 94–102| Olajuwon (27)| Thorpe (10)| Maxwell (6)| The Summit
16,611| 9–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 11| November 23, 1994
6:30p.m. CST| @ Orlando| L 94–117| Olajuwon (27)| Olajuwon, Thorpe (10)| Maxwell (6)| Orlando Arena
16,010| 9–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12| November 26, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| Seattle| L 94–98| Maxwell (23)| Olajuwon, Thorpe (13)| Smith (7)| The Summit
16,611| 9–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13| November 29, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| Denver| W 96–81| Olajuwon (27)| Olajuwon (12)| Smith (9)| The Summit
14,295| 10–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14| December 1, 1994
9:30p.m. CST| @ Golden State| W 113–109| Olajuwon (37)| Olajuwon (13)| Olajuwon (12)| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025| 11–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 15| December 2, 1994
9:30p.m. CST| @ L.A. Lakers| L 89–107| Herrera (22)| Herrera (11)| Cassell (5)| Great Western Forum
13,056| 11–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 16| December 6, 1994
7:00p.m. CST| @ Seattle| L 90–103| Thorpe (21)| Horry (10)| Cassell (7)| Tacoma Dome
13,017| 11–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17| December 8, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| Charlotte| W 101–95| Smith (25)| Thorpe (15)| Cassell, Olajuwon (8)| The Summit
12,792| 12–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 18| December 10, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| San Antonio| L 96–108| Olajuwon (20)| Thorpe (14)| Maxwell (7)| The Summit
16,611| 12–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19| December 13, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| Washington| W 93–85| Thorpe (27)| Olajuwon, Thorpe (14)| Maxwell, Smith (7)| The Summit
13,889| 13–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 20| December 15, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| L.A. Lakers| L 94–97| Olajuwon (22)| Thorpe (16)| Cassell (8)| The Summit
11,943| 13–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 17, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| Boston| L 109–112| Maxwell (25)| Olajuwon (12)| Smith (7)| The Summit
15,757| 13–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22| December 22, 1994
7:00p.m. CST| Phoenix| W 114–106| Smith (25)| Olajuwon (15)| Maxwell, Smith (7)| The Summit
16,611| 14–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 23| December 23, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| @ San Antonio| L 96–98| Maxwell (27)| Thorpe (13)| Cassell, Smith (4)| Alamodome
31,514| 14–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24| December 26, 1994
6:30p.m. CST| @ Miami| W 101–88| Olajuwon (24)| Olajuwon (12)| Maxwell, Olajuwon (5)| Miami Arena
15,200| 15–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25| December 27, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| Atlanta| W 105–93| Olajuwon (35)| Olajuwon (16)| Olajuwon (8)| The Summit
16,394| 16–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26| December 29, 1994
7:30p.m. CST| Golden State| W 126–124| Olajuwon (42)| Olajuwon (8)| Cassell (10)| The Summit
16,611| 17–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 27| December 30, 1994
8:00p.m. CST| @ Utah| W 111–103| Olajuwon (37)| Olajuwon (12)| Olajuwon (7)| Delta Center
19,911| 18–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28| January 3, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| @ Dallas| W 110–98| Olajuwon (41)| Olajuwon (13)| Cassell, Maxwell (6)| Reunion Arena
17,502| 19–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| January 5, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Dallas| W 108–99| Olajuwon (33)| Herrera, Horry (8)| Maxwell (9)| The Summit
16,611| 20–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30| January 7, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Indiana| L 83–88| Olajuwon (27)| Olajuwon (15)| Cassell (6)| The Summit
16,611| 20–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31| January 11, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Miami| W 108–97| Smith (27)| Olajuwon (11)| Maxwell (7)| The Summit
12,424| 21–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32| January 13, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| San Antonio| W 103–100| Olajuwon (47)| Olajuwon (10)| Horry (9)| The Summit
16,611| 22–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 33| January 14, 1995
8:00p.m. CST| @ Denver| L 104–118| Olajuwon (41)| Thorpe (13)| Maxwell (5)| McNichols Sports Arena
17,171| 22–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34| January 16, 1995
7:00p.m. CST| @ Minnesota| L 75–94| Olajuwon (22)| Olajuwon (8)| Smith (6)| Target Center
12,442| 22–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35| January 19, 1995
7:00p.m. CST| New York| L 77–93| Olajuwon (28)| Olajuwon (17)| Cassell, Maxwell, Olajuwon (5)| The Summit
16,611| 22–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36| January 20, 1995
7:00p.m. CST| @ Detroit| W 106–96| Olajuwon (34)| Olajuwon (12)| Cassell (9)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454| 23–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 37| January 22, 1995
12 Noon CST| @ Chicago| L 81–100| Horry (19)| Olajuwon (14)| Maxwell (5)| United Center
22,647| 23–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 38| January 24, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| @ Milwaukee| W 115–99| Olajuwon (31)| Olajuwon (9)| Horry (9)| Bradley Center
14,556| 24–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39| January 26, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| @ San Antonio| L 100–103| Olajuwon (36)| Olajuwon (14)| Maxwell (5)| Alamodome
33,360| 24–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40| January 28, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Minnesota| W 114–93| Olajuwon (25)| Thorpe (9)| Maxwell (9)| The Summit
16,611| 25–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 41| January 31, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Denver| W 86–74| Olajuwon (25)| Olajuwon (13)| Cassell (10)| The Summit
14,761| 26–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 42| February 2, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Utah| W 121–101| Olajuwon (40)| Thorpe (8)| Maxwell (10)| The Summit
16,611| 27–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43| February 5, 1995
2:30p.m. CST| @ Phoenix| W 124–100| Olajuwon (28)| Olajuwon (11)| Cassell, Maxwell (7)| America West Arena
19,023| 28–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44| February 6, 1995
9:00p.m. CST| @ Portland| L 82–120| Olajuwon (22)| Olajuwon (11)| Smith (5)| Memorial Coliseum
12,888| 28–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 45| February 8, 1995
9:30p.m. CST| @ Sacramento| W 97–86| Olajuwon (31)| Olajuwon (17)| Elie (6)| ARCO Arena
17,317| 29–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 46| February 9, 1995
9:30p.m. CST| @ L.A. Clippers| L 107–122| Olajuwon (34)| Olajuwon (7)| Cassell (10)| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
7,178| 29–17|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 47| February 14, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| L.A. Clippers| W 124–104| Olajuwon (26)| Chilcutt (11)| Smith (11)| The Summit
15,071| 30–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| February 16, 1995
7:00p.m. CST| @ Charlotte| W 105–89| Olajuwon (29)| Olajuwon (14)| Cassell, Olajuwon(6)| Charlotte Coliseum
23,698| 31–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 49| February 17, 1995
6:30p.m. CST| @ Washington| W 109–92| Olajuwon (30)| Chilcutt (14)| Drexler (9)| USAir Arena
18,756| 32–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 50| February 19, 1995
12 Noon EST| @ New York| L 117–122| Olajuwon (27)| Drexler (10)| Cassell (10)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 32–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 51| February 21, 1995
7:00p.m. CST| San Antonio| L 97–98| Olajuwon (30)| Olajuwon (10)| Cassell (9)| The Summit
16,611| 32–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 52| February 23, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Detroit| W 110–99| Olajuwon (36)| Olajuwon (12)| Horry (9)| The Summit
16,611| 33–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| February 25, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Golden State| W 112–105| Olajuwon (38)| Olajuwon (15)| Cassell (16)| The Summit
16,611| 34–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 54| February 27, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Cleveland| W 86–78| Olajuwon (20)| Olajuwon (11)| Cassell, Olajuwon (6)| The Summit
14,253| 35–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| February 28, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| @ Dallas| L 101–102| Drexler (24)| Brown (10)| Drexler (6)| Reunion Arena
17,502| 35–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 56| March 2, 1995
8:45p.m. CST| Orlando| L 96–107| Drexler (25)| Brown (11)| Elie (7)| The Summit
16,611| 35–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 57| March 3, 1995
7:00p.m. CST| @ Minnesota| L 105–108| Olajuwon (28)| Olajuwon (13)| Cassell (8)| Target Center
17,068| 35–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 58| March 5, 1995
12 Noon CST| @ San Antonio| L 103–124| Olajuwon (25)| Drexler (8)| Cassell, Elie, Maxwell, Smith (4)| Alamodome
35,818| 35–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 59| March 7, 1995
7:00p.m. CST| Phoenix| L 102–113| Olajuwon (40)| Olajuwon (13)| Smith (7)| The Summit
16,611| 35–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60| March 11, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Dallas| W 109–102| Drexler (36)| Olajuwon (12)| Cassell (6)| The Summit
16,611| 36–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 61| March 13, 1995
6:30p.m. CST| @ Atlanta| W 97–86| Olajuwon (31)| Harrera, Olajuwon (11)| Cassell, Maxwell (6)| The Omni
11,746| 37–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 62| March 14, 1995
6:30p.m. CST| @ Philadelphia| W 136–107| Drexler (26)| Brown (10)| Smith (9)| CoreStates Spectrum
11,484| 38–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63| March 16, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Minnesota| W 104–97| Smith (23)| Herrera (9)| Drexler (6)| The Summit
10,711| 39–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 64| March 19, 1995
2:30p.m. CST| Philadelphia| W 114–103| Olajuwon (24)| Herrera, Olajuwon (9)| Cassell (10)| The Summit
16,611| 40–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 65| March 21, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Seattle| L 102–104| Drexler (22)| Brown, Olajuwon (8)| Drexler (6)| The Summit
16,611| 40–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| March 23, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Utah| L 104–112| Olajuwon (33)| Drexler, Olajuwon (9)| Olajuwon (6)| The Summit
16,611| 40–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 67| March 24, 1995
8:00p.m. CST| @ Phoenix| W 99–97| Smith (26)| Olajuwon (11)| Maxwell, Olajuwon, Smith (6)| America West Arena
19,023| 41–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 68| March 26, 1995
8:30p.m. CST| @ L.A. Lakers| L 96–107| Drexler (21)| Olajuwon (12)| Drexler, Smith (4)| Great Western Forum
17,505| 41–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 69| March 28, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| L.A. Lakers| L 96–106| Herrera (22)| Chilcutt (8)| Drexler, Smith (8)| The Summit
16,611| 41–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70| March 30, 1995
9:30p.m. CST| @ L.A. Clippers| W 108–96| Drexler (41)| Drexler (18)| Cassell, Drexler (4)| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,561| 42–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 71| April 1, 1995
7:30p.m. CST| Milwaukee| L 87–93| Drexler (23)| Herrera (9)| Smith (6)| The Summit
16,611| 42–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 72| April 4, 1995
9:30p.m. CDT| @ Sacramento| L 105–109| Drexler (29)| Drexler (8)| Drexler, Smith (3)| ARCO Arena
17,317| 42–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 73| April 6, 1995
9:30p.m. CDT| @ Golden State| W 110–102| Drexler (40)| Herrera (9)| Drexler (8)| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025| 43–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 74| April 7, 1995
9:00p.m. CDT| @ Portland| L 109–127| Cassell (31)| Drexler (10)| Drexler, Horry (6)| Memorial Coliseum
12,888| 43–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| April 9, 1995
2:30p.m. CDT| @ Denver| W 123–120| Drexler (34)| Drexler (13)| Cassell (6)| McNichols Sports Arena
17,171| 44–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 76| April 11, 1995
7:30p.m. CDT| Dallas| L 147–156 (2OT)| Drexler, Smith (29)| Brown (14)| Drexler (11)| The Summit
16,431| 44–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 77| April 13, 1995
7:30p.m. CDT| Portland| W 112–99| Olajuwon (35)| Olajuwon (10)| Smith (8)| The Summit
16,611| 45–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 78| April 15, 1995
7:30p.m. CDT| Sacramento| W 98–84| Smith (18)| Olajuwon (13)| Smith (4)| The Summit
16,611| 46–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 79| April 17, 1995
7:30p.m. CDT| L.A. Clippers| W 121–111| Olajuwon (30)| Olajuwon (9)| Cassell (8)| The Summit
16,027| 47–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 80| April 19, 1995
8:00p.m. CDT| @ Utah| L 96–115| Olajuwon (30)| Olajuwon (10)| Olajuwon, Smith (4)| Delta Center
19,911| 47–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 81| April 20, 1995
9:00p.m. CDT| @ Seattle| L 101–111| Olajuwon (26)| Olajuwon (8)| Cassell (4)| Tacoma Dome
18,056| 47–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 82| April 23, 1995
6:00p.m. CDT| Utah| L 97–103| Maxwell (26)| Tabak (8)| Maxwell (4)| The Summit
16,611| 47–35

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 27, 1995
8:30p.m. CDT| @ Utah| L 100–102| Olajuwon (45)| Chilcutt (9)| Olajuwon (9)| Delta Center
19,911| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| April 29, 1995
8:30p.m. CDT| @ Utah| W 140–126| Smith (32)| Olajuwon, Horry (7)| Smith (9)| Delta Center
19,911| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| May 3, 1995
8:30p.m. CDT| Utah| L 82–95| Olajuwon (30)| Olajuwon (10)| Horry, Smith (5)| The Summit
16,611| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| May 5, 1995
8:30p.m. CDT| Utah| W 123–106| Drexler (41)| Drexler (9)| Drexler, Smith (6)| The Summit
16,611| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| May 7, 1995
2:00p.m. CST| @ Utah| W 95–91| Olajuwon (33)| Olajuwon, Drexler (10)| Olajuwon, Cassell (4)| Delta Center
19,911| 3–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| May 9, 1995
9:30p.m. CDT| @ Phoenix| L 108–130| Olajuwon (18)| Brown (6)| Smith (10)| America West Arena
19,023| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| May 11, 1995
9:30p.m. CDT| @ Phoenix| L 94–118| Olajuwon (25)| Horry (8)| Drexler (7)| America West Arena
19,023| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| May 13, 1995
12 Noon CDT| Phoenix| W 118–85| Olajuwon (36)| Olajuwon (11)| Drexler (8)| The Summit
16,611| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 14, 1995
12 Noon CDT| Phoenix| L 110–114| Olajuwon (38)| Horry (17)| Cassell (9)| The Summit
16,611| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| May 16, 1995
9:30p.m. CDT| @ Phoenix| W 103–97 (OT)| Olajuwon (31)| Olajuwon (16)| Smith (7)| America West Arena
19,023| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| May 18, 1995
7:30p.m. CDT| Phoenix| W 116–103| Olajuwon (30)| Olajuwon, Drexler (8)| Olajuwon (10)| The Summit
16,611| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| May 20, 1995
2:30p.m. CDT| @ Phoenix| W 115–114| Olajuwon, Drexler (29)| Olajuwon (11)| Cassell (7)| America West Arena
19,023| 4–3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| May 22, 1995
7:30p.m. CDT| @ San Antonio| W 94–93| Olajuwon (27)| Drexler (12)| Olajuwon (6)| Alamodome
33,337| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| May 24, 1995
7:30p.m. CDT| @ San Antonio| W 106–96| Olajuwon (41)| Olajuwon (16)| Elie, Cassell (7)| Alamodome
35,888| 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| May 26, 1995
8:00p.m. CDT| San Antonio| L 102–107| Olajuwon (43)| Olajuwon (11)| Drexler (9)| The Summit
16,611| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 28, 1995
2:30p.m. CDT| San Antonio| L 81–103| Olajuwon (20)| Olajuwon (14)| Olajuwon (5)| The Summit
16,611| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| May 30, 1995
8:00p.m. CDT| @ San Antonio| W 111–90| Olajuwon (42)| Horry (13)| Cassell (12)| Alamodome
35,888| 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| June 1, 1995
8:00p.m. CDT| San Antonio| W 100–95| Olajuwon (39)| Olajuwon (17)| Drexler (7)| The Summit
16,611| 4–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| June 7, 1995
8:00p.m. CDT| @ Orlando| W 120–118 (OT)| Olajuwon (31)| Drexler (11)| Smith (9)| Orlando Arena
16,010| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| June 9, 1995
8:00p.m. CDT| @ Orlando| W 117–106| Olajuwon (34)| Olajuwon (11)| Drexler (5)| Orlando Arena
16,010| 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| June 11, 1995
6:30p.m. CDT| Orlando| W 106–103| Olajuwon (31)| Olajuwon (14)| Drexler, Olajuwon (7)| The Summit
16,611| 3–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| June 14, 1995
8:00p.m. CDT| Orlando| W 113–101| Olajuwon (35)| Olajuwon (15)| Drexler (8)| The Summit
16,611| 4–0|-

Player stats

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	42	2	8.1	.372	.240	.653	.8	.4	.26	.10	3.0
	28	0	6.6	.538	.471	.857	.5	.8	.29	.04	3.4
	41	14	19.9	.603	.333	.613	4.6	.7	.27	.34	6.1
	7	0	4.3	.250	.000	.500	1.4	.0	.14	.00	.7
	82	1	23.0	.427	.330	.843	2.6	4.9	1.15	.17	9.5
	68	17	19.8	.445	.407	.738	4.7	1.0	.37	.63	5.3
	35	34	37.1	.506	.357	.809	7.0	4.4	1.77	.66	21.4
	81	13	23.4	.499	.398	.842	2.4	2.3	.80	.15	8.8
	61	26	21.8	.523	.000	.624	4.6	.7	.66	.62	6.8
	64	61	32.4	.447	.379	.761	5.1	3.4	1.47	1.19	10.2
	3	0	12.0	.333	.000	.500	2.3	.0	.00	.33	1.0
	64	54	31.8	.394	.324	.688	2.6	4.3	1.17	.20	13.3
	25	0	8.1	.400	.422	.625	.9	.2	.28	.12	3.5
	72	72	39.6	.517	.188	.756	10.8	3.5	1.85	3.36	27.8
	81	81	25.1	.484	.429	.851	1.9	4.0	.88	.12	10.4
	37	0	4.9	.453	.000	.614	1.5	.1	.05	.19	2.0
	36	35	33.0	.563	.000	.528	8.9	1.6	.61	.36	13.3

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	21	1	15.5	.447	.500	.676	3.1	.3	.43	.10	4.5
	22	0	22.0	.438	.400	.835	1.9	4.0	.95	.09	11.0
	20	15	16.2	.484	.389	.824	2.9	.9	.35	.20	4.5
	22	22	38.6	.481	.303	.786	7.0	5.0	1.50	.68	20.5
	22	6	28.9	.504	.431	.795	2.8	2.5	.95	.05	9.1
	1	0	6.0	1.000	.000	.000	.0	1.0	.00	.00	2.0
	22	22	38.2	.445	.400	.744	7.0	3.5	1.45	1.18	13.1
	19	0	12.5	.385	.000	.333	2.3	.0	.21	.53	.7
	1	0	16.0	.143	.000	1.000	3.0	1.0	.00	.00	3.0
	22	22	42.2	.531	.500	.681	10.3	4.5	1.18	2.82	33.0
	22	22	29.6	.438	.442	.900	2.2	4.5	.64	.14	10.8
	8	0	3.9	.400	.000	1.000	.1	.1	.12	.38	.8

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (April 27): Utah 102, Houston 100
• Game 2 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (April 29): Houston 140, Utah 126
• Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (May 3): Utah 95, Houston 82
• Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (May 5): Houston 123, Utah 106
• Game 5 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 7): Houston 95, Utah 91

Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Western Conference Finals (Houston won 4–1)

West Conference semifinals

(2) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 9): Phoenix 130, Houston 108
• Game 2 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 11): Phoenix 118, Houston 94
• Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (May 13): Houston 118, Phoenix 85
• Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (May 14): Phoenix 114, Houston 110
• Game 5 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 16): Houston 103, Phoenix 97 (OT)
• Game 6 @ The Summit, Houston (May 18): Houston 116, Phoenix 103
• Game 7 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 20): Houston 115, Phoenix 114

Last Playoff Meeting: 1994 Western Conference Semifinals (Houston won 4–3)

West Conference finals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 22): Houston 94, San Antonio 93
• Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 24): Houston 106, San Antonio 96
• Game 3 @ The Summit, Houston (May 26): San Antonio 107, Houston 102
• Game 4 @ The Summit, Houston (May 28): San Antonio 103, Houston 81
• Game 5 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 30): Houston 111, San Antonio 90
• Game 6 @ The Summit, Houston (June 1): Houston 100, San Antonio 95

Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Western Conference Semifinals (Houston won 4–3)

NBA Finals

1995 NBA Finals Roster

Head Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich
Hakeem Olajuwon |Clyde Drexler |Kenny Smith |Robert Horry |Sam Cassell |Mario Elie |Carl Herrera |Vernon Maxwell |Chucky Brown |Pete Chilcutt |Tracy Murray |Tim Breaux |Žan Tabak |Charles Jones |Adrian Caldwell |

Olajuwon vs. O'Neal

Although both centers played well, Olajuwon is generally considered to have outplayed O'Neal. Olajuwon outscored O'Neal in every game of the series and became one of the few players in NBA history to score at least 30 points in every game of an NBA Finals series:^{[64] [65]}

1995 NBA Finals	Gm 1	Gm 2	Gm 3	Gm 4	Totals
Hakeem Olajuwon	31	34	31	35	32.8 ppg
Shaquille O'Neal	26	33	28	25	28.0 ppg

By winning his second straight NBA Finals MVP award, Hakeem Olajuwon became the sixth player to do so on multiple occasions, joining Willis Reed, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Olajuwon also joined Jordan as the only two players to win the award consecutively as of that time.

Series Summary

See main article: 1995 NBA Finals.

Game	Date	Home team	Result	Road team
Game 1	June 7	Orlando	118–120	Houston
Game 2	June 9	Orlando	106–117	Houston
Game 3	June 11	Houston	106–103	Orlando
Game 4	June 14	Houston	113–101	Orlando

Rockets win series 4–0

Award winners

• Hakeem Olajuwon – NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
• Hakeem Olajuwon – All-NBA Third Team

References

• Rockets on Database Basketball
• Rockets on Basketball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1995.html 1994-95 Houston Rockets
2. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; Drexler Traded for Otis Thorpe . The New York Times . February 15, 1995 . March 10, 2017.
3. News: Heisler . Mark . Portland Trades Drexler to Rockets: Pro Basketball: Trail Blazers Escape $9.75-Million Balloon Payment Due Next Season, Get Thorpe and a No. 1 Pick . Los Angeles Times . February 15, 1995 . May 26, 2022.
4. News: Roundup . The Washington Post . February 15, 1995 . July 1, 2022.
5. News: Wire Reports . Drexler to Rockets; Blazers Deal Disgruntled Star, Murray for Thorpe, Pick . The Spokesman-Review . February 15, 1995 . December 13, 2022.
6. News: Rockets Deal for Drexler . Tampa Bay Times . February 15, 1995 . June 21, 2023.
7. News: Rockets Place Herrera on Injured List . United Press International . February 2, 1995 . December 25, 2023.
8. News: Heisler . Mark . NBA FINALS: Both Teams Destined for Greatness: Analysis: It Seems Too Early for the Magic to Win It All. But for These Rockets, It's Never Too Late . Los Angeles Times . June 7, 1995 . December 25, 2023.
9. News: It's Tough to Keep Up with These Joneses . Orlando Sentinel . June 11, 1995 . December 25, 2023.
10. News: Bembry . Jerry . From Fringe to Finals for Jones . The Baltimore Sun . June 13, 1995 . December 25, 2023.
11. News: NBA Games Played on February 9, 1995 . Basketball-Reference . July 18, 2022.
12. Web site: 1994–95 Houston Rockets Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. June 21, 2021.
13. News: Landman . Brian . Will Shaq's Return Bring Double Trouble? . Tampa Bay Times . February 11, 1995 . May 3, 2023.
14. News: Cotton . Anthony . New-Age NBA Reaches for the Stars . The Washington Post . February 12, 1995 . January 2, 2023.
15. News: NBA.com Staff . 1995 NBA All-Star Recap . NBA.com . September 13, 2021 . May 17, 2023.
16. Web site: 1995 NBA All-Star Game: West 139, East 112 . Basketball-Reference . November 28, 2021.
17. Web site: 1994–95 Houston Rockets Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. June 21, 2021.
18. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . It's a Slam Dunk: Robinson Wins MVP: Pro Basketball: Spurs' Center Receives 73 First-Place Votes to 12 for Magic's O'Neal . Los Angeles Times . May 24, 1995 . September 30, 2022.
19. News: 1994–95 NBA Awards Voting . Basketball-Reference . January 2, 2022.
20. News: Mutombo Named NBA Defensive Player of the Year . United Press International . May 1, 1995 . July 24, 2022.
21. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Mutombo Honored . The New York Times . May 2, 1995 . February 5, 2023.
22. News: Athreya . Arjun . "You Could See the Steam Coming Out His Ears": When Hakeem Olajuwon Was Denied the 1995 NBA MVP Award . Essentially Sports. April 23, 2020 . August 3, 2023.
23. News: Cline . Kenneth . Houston Rockets: Olajuwon vs. Robinson: Reminiscing the Duel of the West . House of Houston . April 23, 2020 . August 3, 2023.
24. News: Associated Press . Malone Gives Jazz Victory Ride . The Spokesman-Review . May 4, 1995 . January 17, 2022.
25. News: Jazz 95, Rockets 82 . United Press International . May 4, 1995 . October 8, 2022.
26. News: 1995 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 3: Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets Box Score, May 3, 1995 . Basketball-Reference . February 25, 2023.
27. News: Friend . Tom . 1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Olajuwon Leads Charge as Rockets Oust Jazz . The New York Times . May 8, 1995 . June 25, 2021.
28. News: Associated Press . Backs to the Wall, Rockets Come Back: NBA Playoffs: Houston Plays Like a Champion to Beat Utah, 95–91, in Decisive Fifth Game . Los Angeles Times . May 8, 1995 . June 6, 2022.
29. News: Rockets Leave Jazz with Same Old Tune . The Washington Post . May 8, 1995 . November 25, 2022.
30. News: 1995 NBA Western Conference First Round: Rockets vs. Jazz . Basketball-Reference . February 5, 2023.
31. News: Associated Press . 1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Johnson and Suns Rise as the Rockets Cling . The New York Times . May 15, 1995 . January 17, 2022.
32. News: Associated Press . Rockets No Match for Johnson's Magic: NBA Playoffs: He Scores 43 as Suns Rally for 114-110 Victory and 3-1 Lead in Series . Los Angeles Times . May 15, 1995 . October 8, 2022.
33. News: Justice . Richard . Johnson's 43 Defuse Rockets . The Washington Post . May 15, 1995 . February 25, 2023.
34. News: Friend . Tom . 1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Rockets Retire Suns, and Maybe Barkley . The New York Times . May 21, 1995 . June 25, 2021.
35. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . NBA PLAYOFFS: Rockets Still Know How to Survive: Western Conference: Elie's Shot Beats Suns, 115–114, and Completes Comeback from 3–1 Deficit . Los Angeles Times . May 21, 1995 . June 6, 2022.
36. News: Associated Press . Rocket Science Sets Suns; Houston Proves Comeback Formula Again, Shocking Barkley Into More Retirement Talk . The Spokesman-Review . May 21, 1995 . November 25, 2022.
37. News: 1995 NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Rockets vs. Suns . Basketball-Reference . February 5, 2023.
38. News: Brown . Clifton . 1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Rockets Do Homework and Return to Finals . The New York Times . June 2, 1995 . June 25, 2021.
39. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . NBA PLAYOFFS: Rockets Still Have Dream of Repeating in the Finals: Western Conference: Olajuwon Leads Houston to 100–95 Victory over San Antonio to clinch series . Los Angeles Times . June 2, 1995 . June 6, 2022.
40. News: Goliath Rejects David, Spurs Olajuwon Tops Robinson; Horry Helps Rockets Roll . The Spokesman-Review . June 2, 1995 . November 19, 2022.
41. News: 1995 NBA Western Conference Finals: Rockets vs. Spurs . Basketball-Reference . February 5, 2023.
42. News: Brown . Clifton . 1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Rockets Sweep to 2d Straight Championship . The New York Times . June 15, 1995 . July 20, 2017.
43. News: Howard-Cooper . Scott . NBA FINALS: Two-Ring Circus Hits Houston: Pro Basketball: Olajuwon (who else?) Is MVP Again After Leading Rockets to Sweep of Magic . Los Angeles Times . June 15, 1995 . May 26, 2022.
44. News: Justice . Richard . Rockets' Sweep Finishes Magic Season . The Washington Post . June 15, 1995 . June 30, 2022.
45. News: Guest . Larry . Magic Are the Main Entree at This Friendly Texas Barbecue . Orlando Sentinel . June 15, 1995 . December 13, 2022.
46. News: 1995 NBA Finals: Rockets vs. Magic . Basketball-Reference . February 5, 2023.
47. Web site: MacKay . David . Today in Rockets History: 1995, Houston Acquires Clyde Drexler for Title Run . USA Today . May 27, 2020 . February 14, 2019.
48. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Lucas and 76ers Give Maxwell a Shot . The New York Times . September 27, 1995 . July 19, 2021.
49. News: Associated Press . 'Mad Max' Is Gone, Now It's Good Old Maxwell . Deseret News . September 27, 1995 . September 24, 2022.
50. News: Long . Ernie . Sixers Sign Another Project in Maxwell; Ex-Rocket Will Play Point Guard . The Morning Call . September 27, 1995 . December 21, 2022.
51. News: Associated Press . NBA ROUNDUP: Maxwell Allegedly Strikes Fan in Loss to Portland . Los Angeles Times . February 7, 1995 . June 27, 2022.
52. News: Wire Reports . Houston's Max Stays Forever Mad . The Spokesman-Review . February 7, 1995 . December 21, 2022.
53. News: SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; It's Not Nice to Hit a Fan . The New York Times . February 8, 1995 . April 7, 2023.
54. News: Associated Press . PRO BASKETBALL; Maxwell Suspended and Is Fined $20,000 . The New York Times . February 9, 1995 . January 14, 2022.
55. News: Associated Press . Disgruntled Maxwell Out for Year: Pro Basketball: Slighted by Backup Role, Rocket Guard Put on Indefinite Leave of Absence and Won't Return for Playoffs . Los Angeles Times . May 3, 1995 . June 27, 2022.
56. News: Rhoden . William C. . Sports of the Times; Clean Slate for Maxwell in Philly . The New York Times . September 28, 1995 . January 14, 2022.
57. News: Winderman . Ira . Free Agent Herrera to Sign with Spurs . Sun Sentinel . September 29, 1995 . July 1, 2022.
58. News: Wire Services . San Antonio Spurs Sign Five; Dennis Rodman Still in Limbo . The Spokesman-Review . September 30, 1995 . January 29, 2023.
59. News: Wise . Mike . PRO BASKETBALL; Anthony Is No. 2 of the Secaucus 27 . The New York Times . June 25, 1995 . October 5, 2022.
60. News: Heisler . Mark . Armstrong Becomes Top Expansion Pick: NBA: Raptors Take Guard from Bulls. Massenburg Also Headed to Toronto, While Lakers Lose Harvey to Vancouver . Los Angeles Times . June 25, 1995 . December 20, 2022.
61. News: Smith . Sam . Toronto Picks Armstrong; May Not Trade Him . Chicago Tribune . June 25, 1995 . July 8, 2023.
62. News: Associated Press . NBA Expansion Draft -- Point Guards Are Top Priority for Young Raptors, Grizzlies . The Seattle Times . June 25, 1995 . January 31, 2023.
63. Web site: 1995 NBA Expansion Draft . Basketball-Reference . July 8, 2023.
64. http://www.hollywoodsportsbook.com/nbafinals/mvp_olajuwon94.cfm History of the NBA Finals: Hakeem Olajuwon: The NBA’s Best In The Mid ’90s
65. http://www.basketball.com/nba/records/NBAfinIndGameScore.shtml NBA Finals Records