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1994–95 NBA season The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the Houston Rockets defeating the Orlando Magic 4–0 in the NBA Finals to be crowned champions. Notable occurrences *The Housto ...

was the 28th season for the

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA) ...

in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

, and their 24th season in

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. After winning their first championship, the Rockets went on to win their first nine games of the regular 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 The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (N ...

in exchange for All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, and three-point specialist Tracy Murray; Drexler and

Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon ( ; ; born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played Center (basketball), center in the National Basketball Association (NB ...

were both teammates at the

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in the early 1980s. The team also signed free agent Chucky Brown midway through the season, 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. However, after holding a 29–17 record at the All-Star break, the Rockets played .500 basketball in the second half of the regular season, posting an 18–18 record on their way to finishing in third place in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record, and earning the #6 seed in the Western Conference. 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 in

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, 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, and led them with 143 three-point field goals, while Kenny Smith contributed 10.4 points per game and 142 three-point field goals, and Robert Horry averaged 10.2 points per game. Off the bench, second-year guard

Sam Cassell Samuel James Cassell Sr. (born November 18, 1969) is an American professional basketball coach and former point guard who serves as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drafted 24th overall in th ...

provided with 9.5 points and 4.9 assists per game, while

Mario Elie Mario Antoine Elie (born November 26, 1963) is an American former professional basketball coach and player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Elie grew up in New York City and played college basketball for the American International ...

contributed 8.8 points per game, and Carl Herrera averaged 6.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Olajuwon finished in fifth place in

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voting, while Drexler finished in fourteenth place; Olajuwon also finished in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting. According to Horry, when All-Star center David Robinson of the

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was given his NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year award, before a game in the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Rockets, Olajuwon was upset and claimed that Robinson won "his" trophy; Olajuwon won the MVP award the previous season. In the 1995 NBA playoffs, the Rockets faced off against the 3rd–seeded

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in the Western Conference First Round; the Jazz would take a 2–1 series lead, but the Rockets went on to win the series in five games. In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they faced off against the 2nd–seeded

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

for the second consecutive year; after trailing 3–1, the Rockets managed to defeat the 2nd-seeded Suns in seven games to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In the all Texas Western Conference Finals, they faced off against the top-seeded

; 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 1995 NBA Finals. In the Finals, they swept the

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NB ...

in four straight games, and won their second consecutive championship, with Olajuwon being named the

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for the second straight year. 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. Following the season, Maxwell signed as a free agent with the

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlan ...

; 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, and leaving the team during the playoffs after being replaced with Drexler as the team's starting shooting guard. Meanwhile, Murray signed with the newly expansion

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, Herrera signed with the

, and Croatian rookie center

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was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Raptors.

NBA draft

Roster

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Record vs. opponents

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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

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Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

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, Olajuwon (21) , Olajuwon (12) , Cassell (9) , Gund Arena
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5:00p.m. CST , @

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

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Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

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Brendan Byrne Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

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Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

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Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

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Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

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McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located adjacent to Mile High Stadium and completed in 1975, at a cost of $16 million, it seated 16,061 for hockey games and 17,171 for basketball games. Sp ...

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7:30p.m. CST , Portland
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6:30p.m. CST , @ Orlando
L 94–117
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(6) , Orlando Arena
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7:30p.m. CST ,

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

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9:30p.m. CST , @ L.A. Lakers
L 89–107
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Great Western Forum The Kia Forum, also known as Los Angeles Forum and formerly Great Western Forum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles. Located on West Manchester Boulevard, with Laffit Pincay Jr., P ...

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Tacoma Dome The Tacoma Dome is an indoor multi-purpose arena in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is located south of Downtown Tacoma, adjacent to Interstate 5 in Washington, Interstate 5 and Tacoma Dome Station. It is currently used for basketball tou ...

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7:30p.m. CST , Charlotte
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San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

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7:30p.m. CST , Washington
W 93–85
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7:30p.m. CST , L.A. Lakers
L 94–97
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L 109–112
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(25) , Olajuwon (12) , Smith (7) , The Summit
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7:00p.m. CST , Phoenix
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(27) , Thorpe (13) , Cassell, Smith (4) ,

Alamodome The Alamodome is a 64,000-seat domed indoor multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is located on the southeastern fringe of downtown San Antonio. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, having been constructed at a cost of $186 milli ...

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Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

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Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

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Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

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Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

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Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Ass ...

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(7) , The Summit
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L 104–118
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7:00p.m. CST , New York
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Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

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L 81–100
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United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

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Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

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2:30p.m. CST , @ Phoenix
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L 107–122
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6:30p.m. CST , @ Washington
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12Noon CST , @ New York
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Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

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Brown Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing and painting, brown is usually made by combining the colors Orange (colour), orange and black. In the ...

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8:45p.m. CST , Orlando
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11,746 , 37–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 62 ,
6:30p.m. CST , @

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W 136–107
, Drexler (26) ,

(10) , Smith (9) , CoreStates Spectrum
11,484 , 38–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 63 ,
7:30p.m. CST ,

W 104–97
, Smith (23) , Herrera (9) , Drexler (6) , The Summit
10,711 , 39–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 64 ,
2:30p.m. CST ,

W 114–103
, Olajuwon (24) , Herrera, Olajuwon (9) , Cassell (10) , The Summit
16,611 , 40–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 65 ,
7:30p.m. CST ,

L 102–104
, Drexler (22) ,

, Olajuwon (8) , Drexler (6) , The Summit
16,611 , 40–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 66 ,
7:30p.m. CST ,

L 104–112
, Olajuwon (33) , Drexler, Olajuwon (9) , Olajuwon (6) , The Summit
16,611 , 40–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 67 ,
8:00p.m. CST , @ Phoenix
W 99–97
, Smith (26) , Olajuwon (11) ,

, Olajuwon, Smith (6) , America West Arena
19,023 , 41–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 68 ,
8:30p.m. CST , @ L.A. Lakers
L 96–107
, Drexler (21) , Olajuwon (12) , Drexler, Smith (4) ,

17,505 , 41–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 69 ,
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" ! style=";" , 70 ,
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" ! style=";" , 71 ,
7:30p.m. CST ,

L 87–93
, Drexler (23) , Herrera (9) , Smith (6) , The Summit
16,611 , 42–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 72 ,
9:30p.m. CDT , @

L 105–109
, Drexler (29) , Drexler (8) , Drexler, Smith (3) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 42–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 73 ,
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" ! style=";" , 74 ,
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" ! style=";" , 75 ,
2:30p.m. CDT , @

W 123–120
, Drexler (34) , Drexler (13) , Cassell (6) ,

17,171 , 44–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 76 ,
7:30p.m. CDT ,

L 147–156 (2OT)
, Drexler, Smith (29) ,

(14) , Drexler (11) , The Summit
16,431 , 44–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 77 ,
7:30p.m. CDT , Portland
W 112–99
, Olajuwon (35) , Olajuwon (10) , Smith (8) , The Summit
16,611 , 45–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 78 ,
7:30p.m. CDT ,

W 98–84
, Smith (18) , Olajuwon (13) , Smith (4) , The Summit
16,611 , 46–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 79 ,
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" ! style=";" , 80 ,
8:00p.m. CDT , @

L 96–115
, Olajuwon (30) , Olajuwon (10) , Olajuwon, Smith (4) , Delta Center
19,911 , 47–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 81 ,
9:00p.m. CDT , @

L 101–111
, Olajuwon (26) , Olajuwon (8) , Cassell (4) ,

18,056 , 47–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 82 ,
6:00p.m. CDT ,

L 97–103
,

(26) , Tabak (8) ,

(4) , The Summit
16,611 , 47–35

Detailed records

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 1 ,
8:30p.m. CDT , @

L 100–102
, Olajuwon (45) , Chilcutt (9) , Olajuwon (9) , Delta Center
19,911 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 2 ,
8:30p.m. CDT , @

W 140–126
, Smith (32) , Olajuwon, Horry (7) , Smith (9) , Delta Center
19,911 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 3 ,
8:30p.m. CDT ,

L 82–95
, Olajuwon (30) , Olajuwon (10) , Horry, Smith (5) , The Summit
16,611 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 4 ,
8:30p.m. CDT ,

W 123–106
, Drexler (41) , Drexler (9) , Drexler, Smith (6) , The Summit
16,611 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 5 ,
2:00p.m. CST , @

W 95–91
, Olajuwon (33) , Olajuwon, Drexler (10) , Olajuwon, Cassell (4) , Delta Center
19,911 , 3–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 1 ,
9:30p.m. CDT , @ Phoenix
L 108–130
, Olajuwon (18) ,

(6) , Smith (10) , America West Arena
19,023 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 2 ,
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" ! style=";" , 3 ,
12Noon CDT , Phoenix
W 118–85
, Olajuwon (36) , Olajuwon (11) , Drexler (8) , The Summit
16,611 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 4 ,
12Noon CDT , Phoenix
L 110–114
, Olajuwon (38) , Horry (17) , Cassell (9) , The Summit
16,611 , 1–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 5 ,
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" ! style=";" , 6 ,
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" ! style=";" , 7 ,
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" ! style=";" , 1 ,
7:30p.m. CDT , @

W 94–93
, Olajuwon (27) , Drexler (12) , Olajuwon (6) ,

33,337 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 2 ,
7:30p.m. CDT , @

W 106–96
, Olajuwon (41) , Olajuwon (16) , Elie, Cassell (7) ,

35,888 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 3 ,
8:00p.m. CDT ,

L 102–107
, Olajuwon (43) , Olajuwon (11) , Drexler (9) , The Summit
16,611 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" ! style=";" , 4 ,
2:30p.m. CDT ,

L 81–103
, Olajuwon (20) , Olajuwon (14) , Olajuwon (5) , The Summit
16,611 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 5 ,
8:00p.m. CDT , @

W 111–90
, Olajuwon (42) , Horry (13) , Cassell (12) ,

35,888 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 6 ,
8:00p.m. CDT ,

W 100–95
, Olajuwon (39) , Olajuwon (17) , Drexler (7) , The Summit
16,611 , 4–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 1 ,
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" ! style=";" , 2 ,
8:00p.m. CDT , @ Orlando
W 117–106
, Olajuwon (34) , Olajuwon (11) , Drexler (5) , Orlando Arena
16,010 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" ! style=";" , 3 ,
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" ! style=";" , 4 ,
8:00p.m. CDT , Orlando
W 113–101
, Olajuwon (35) , Olajuwon (15) , Drexler (8) , The Summit
16,611 , 4–0 , -

Player stats

Regular season

Playoffs

Player Statistics Citation:

Playoffs

West First Round

(3)

vs. (6)

: ''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)

vs. (6)

: ''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)

vs. (6)

: ''Rockets win series 4-2'' *Game 1 @

, San Antonio (May 22): Houston 94, San Antonio 93 *Game 2 @

, 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 @

, 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

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, Carl Herrera , Vernon Maxwell , Chucky Brown , Pete Chilcutt , Tracy Murray , Tim Breaux ,

, Charles Jones ,

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. Olajuwon also joined Jordan as the only two players to win the award consecutively as of that time.

Series Summary

''Rockets win series 4–0''

Award winners

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

Transactions

References

*
Rockets on Basketball Reference
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