1994–95 Houston Rockets season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the Rockets’ 28th year 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 matches of this season. However, with increased competition from the West, management felt that a change was required to win another name. On February 14, the Celtics traded Otis Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers to get All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, a former teammate of Hakeem Olajuwon in the University of Houston. However, following the transaction, the Rockets fought in the second half of this season posting a list of 17–18 on their way to finishing third at the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record. Olajuwon was chosen for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.
In the playoffs, the Rockets faced the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz in the first round. The Jazz would require a two –1 series guide, however, the Rockets went on to win the series in five matches. In the semifinals, they confronted the Phoenix Suns for its second consecutive year. The Rockets was able to conquer the 2nd-seeded Suns in seven games to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In the Texas Western Conference, they faced the San Antonio Spurs. Both teams lacked home court advantage in the series, just winning on the road before the Rockets won Game 6 in The Summit and advanced to the NBA Finals. From the Finals, they swept the Orlando Magic in four consecutive games, and won their second consecutive championship. Following the season, Vernon Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Tracy Murray left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.
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