1994–95 Houston Rockets season

1994–95 Houston Rockets season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Head coachRudy Tomjanovich
General managerBob Weinhauer
Owner(s)Leslie Alexander
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Magic 4–0)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTXH
Prime Sports Southwest
(Bill Worrell, Calvin Murphy)
RadioKTRH
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

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,[57][58] Herrera signed with the San Antonio Spurs,[59][60] and Croatian rookie center Žan Tabak was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the Raptors.[61][62][63][64][65]

NBA draft

Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 53 Albert Burditt PF  United States Texas

Roster

1994–95 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 15 Breaux, Tim 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1970–09–19 Wyoming
F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 NC State
G 10 Cassell, Sam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–11–18 Florida State
F 32 Chilcutt, Pete 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–09–14 North Carolina
G 22 Drexler, Clyde 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–06–22 Houston
G 17 Elie, Mario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–11–26 American International
F 7 Herrera, Carl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1966–12–14 Houston
F 25 Horry, Robert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–08–25 Alabama
F 27 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957–04–03 Albany State
G 11 Maxwell, Vernon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–09–12 Florida
F 31 Murray, Tracy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–07–25 UCLA
C 34 Olajuwon, Hakeem 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1963–01–21 Houston
G 30 Smith, Kenny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1965–03–08 North Carolina
C 55 Tabak, Žan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1970–06–15 Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 22, 1995

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 — 33–8 29–12 20–6
x-Utah Jazz 60 22 .732 2 33–8 27–14 17–9
x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 15 25–16 22–19 13–13
x-Denver Nuggets 41 41 .500 21 23–18 18–23 13–13
Dallas Mavericks 36 46 .439 26 19–22 17–24 11–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 21 61 .256 41 13–28 8–33 4–22
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Phoenix Suns 59 23 .720 3
3 x-Utah Jazz 60 22 .732 2
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 5
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 14
6 x-Houston Rockets 47 35 .573 15
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 18
8 x-Denver Nuggets 41 41 .500 21
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 23
10 Dallas Mavericks 36 46 .439 26
11 Golden State Warriors 26 56 .317 36
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 21 61 .256 41
13 Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45

Record vs. opponents

1994-95 NBA Records
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
Atlanta — 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
Boston 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
Charlotte 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
Chicago 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
Cleveland 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
Dallas 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
Denver 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
Detroit 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
Golden State 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
Indiana 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
L.A. Clippers 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
Miami 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
Milwaukee 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
Minnesota 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
New Jersey 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
New York 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
Orlando 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
Philadelphia 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
Phoenix 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
Portland 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
Sacramento 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
San Antonio 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
Seattle 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
Utah 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

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


Playoffs

1995 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 27, 1995
8:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Utah L 100–102 Olajuwon (45) Chilcutt (9) Olajuwon (9) Delta Center
19,911 		0–1
2 April 29, 1995
8:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Utah W 140–126 Smith (32) Olajuwon, Horry (7) Smith (9) Delta Center
19,911 		1–1
3 May 3, 1995
8:30 p.m. CDT 		Utah L 82–95 Olajuwon (30) Olajuwon (10) Horry, Smith (5) The Summit
16,611 		1–2
4 May 5, 1995
8:30 p.m. CDT 		Utah W 123–106 Drexler (41) Drexler (9) Drexler, Smith (6) The Summit
16,611 		2–2
5 May 7, 1995
2:00 p.m. CST 		@ Utah W 95–91 Olajuwon (33) Olajuwon, Drexler (10) Olajuwon, Cassell (4) Delta Center
19,911 		3–2
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 9, 1995
9:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Phoenix L 108–130 Olajuwon (18) Brown (6) Smith (10) America West Arena
19,023 		0–1
2 May 11, 1995
9:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Phoenix L 94–118 Olajuwon (25) Horry (8) Drexler (7) America West Arena
19,023 		0–2
3 May 13, 1995
12 Noon CDT 		Phoenix W 118–85 Olajuwon (36) Olajuwon (11) Drexler (8) The Summit
16,611 		1–2
4 May 14, 1995
12 Noon CDT 		Phoenix L 110–114 Olajuwon (38) Horry (17) Cassell (9) The Summit
16,611 		1–3
5 May 16, 1995
9:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Phoenix W 103–97 (OT) Olajuwon (31) Olajuwon (16) Smith (7) America West Arena
19,023 		2–3
6 May 18, 1995
7:30 p.m. CDT 		Phoenix W 116–103 Olajuwon (30) Olajuwon, Drexler (8) Olajuwon (10) The Summit
16,611 		3–3
7 May 20, 1995
2:30 p.m. CDT 		@ Phoenix W 115–114 Olajuwon, Drexler (29) Olajuwon (11) Cassell (7) America West Arena
19,023 		4–3
Western Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 22, 1995
7:30 p.m. CDT 		@ San Antonio W 94–93 Olajuwon (27) Drexler (12) Olajuwon (6) Alamodome
33,337 		1–0
2 May 24, 1995
7:30 p.m. CDT 		@ San Antonio W 106–96 Olajuwon (41) Olajuwon (16) Elie, Cassell (7) Alamodome
35,888 		2–0
3 May 26, 1995
8:00 p.m. CDT 		San Antonio L 102–107 Olajuwon (43) Olajuwon (11) Drexler (9) The Summit
16,611 		2–1
4 May 28, 1995
2:30 p.m. CDT 		San Antonio L 81–103 Olajuwon (20) Olajuwon (14) Olajuwon (5) The Summit
16,611 		2–2
5 May 30, 1995
8:00 p.m. CDT 		@ San Antonio W 111–90 Olajuwon (42) Horry (13) Cassell (12) Alamodome
35,888 		3–2
6 June 1, 1995
8:00 p.m. CDT 		San Antonio W 100–95 Olajuwon (39) Olajuwon (17) Drexler (7) The Summit
16,611 		4–2
NBA Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 7, 1995
8:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Orlando W 120–118 (OT) Olajuwon (31) Drexler (11) Smith (9) Orlando Arena
16,010 		1–0
2 June 9, 1995
8:00 p.m. CDT 		@ Orlando W 117–106 Olajuwon (34) Olajuwon (11) Drexler (5) Orlando Arena
16,010 		2–0
3 June 11, 1995
6:30 p.m. CDT 		Orlando W 106–103 Olajuwon (31) Olajuwon (14) Drexler, Olajuwon (7) The Summit
16,611 		3–0
4 June 14, 1995
8:00 p.m. CDT 		Orlando W 113–101 Olajuwon (35) Olajuwon (15) Drexler (8) The Summit
16,611 		4–0
1995 schedule

Player stats

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tim Breaux 42 2 8.1 .372 .240 .653 .8 .4 .26 .10 3.0
Scott Brooks 28 0 6.6 .538 .471 .857 .5 .8 .29 .04 3.4
Chucky Brown 41 14 19.9 .603 .333 .613 4.6 .7 .27 .34 6.1
Adrian Caldwell 7 0 4.3 .250 .000 .500 1.4 .0 .14 .00 .7
Sam Cassell 82 1 23.0 .427 .330 .843 2.6 4.9 1.15 .17 9.5
Pete Chilcutt 68 17 19.8 .445 .407 .738 4.7 1.0 .37 .63 5.3
Clyde Drexler 35 34 37.1 .506 .357 .809 7.0 4.4 1.77 .66 21.4
Mario Elie 81 13 23.4 .499 .398 .842 2.4 2.3 .80 .15 8.8
Carl Herrera 61 26 21.8 .523 .000 .624 4.6 .7 .66 .62 6.8
Robert Horry 64 61 32.4 .447 .379 .761 5.1 3.4 1.47 1.19 10.2
Charles Jones 3 0 12.0 .333 .000 .500 2.3 .0 .00 .33 1.0
Vernon Maxwell 64 54 31.8 .394 .324 .688 2.6 4.3 1.17 .20 13.3
Tracy Murray 25 0 8.1 .400 .422 .625 .9 .2 .28 .12 3.5
Hakeem Olajuwon 72 72 39.6 .517 .188 .756 10.8 3.5 1.85 3.36 27.8
Kenny Smith 81 81 25.1 .484 .429 .851 1.9 4.0 .88 .12 10.4
Žan Tabak 37 0 4.9 .453 .000 .614 1.5 .1 .05 .19 2.0
Otis Thorpe 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
Chucky Brown 21 1 15.5 .447 .500 .676 3.1 .3 .43 .10 4.5
Sam Cassell 22 0 22.0 .438 .400 .835 1.9 4.0 .95 .09 11.0
Pete Chilcutt 20 15 16.2 .484 .389 .824 2.9 .9 .35 .20 4.5
Clyde Drexler 22 22 38.6 .481 .303 .786 7.0 5.0 1.50 .68 20.5
Mario Elie 22 6 28.9 .504 .431 .795 2.8 2.5 .95 .05 9.1
Carl Herrera 1 0 6.0 1.000 .000 .000 .0 1.0 .00 .00 2.0
Robert Horry 22 22 38.2 .445 .400 .744 7.0 3.5 1.45 1.18 13.1
Charles Jones 19 0 12.5 .385 .000 .333 2.3 .0 .21 .53 .7
Vernon Maxwell 1 0 16.0 .143 .000 1.000 3.0 1.0 .00 .00 3.0
Hakeem Olajuwon 22 22 42.2 .531 .500 .681 10.3 4.5 1.18 2.82 33.0
Kenny Smith 22 22 29.6 .438 .442 .900 2.2 4.5 .64 .14 10.8
Žan Tabak 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

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:[66][67]

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

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

Transactions

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