1994 -- 95 Houston Rockets season - wikipedia 1994 -- 95 Houston Rockets season 1994 -- 95 Houston Rockets season NBA Champions Conference Champions Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich Owner ( s ) Leslie Alexander Arena The Summit ( Houston ) Results Record 47 -- 35 (. 573 ) Place Division : 3rd ( Midwest ) Conference : 6th ( Western ) Playoff finish NBA Champions ( Defeated Magic 4 - 0 ) Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com < 1993 -- 94 1995 -- 96 > The 1994 -- 95 NBA season was the Rockets ' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Houston. 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, the Rockets traded Otis Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers for All - Star guard Clyde Drexler, a former teammate of Hakeem Olajuwon at the University of Houston. However, after the trade, the Rockets struggled in the second half of the season posting a record of 17 -- 18 on their way to finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 47 -- 35 record. Olajuwon was selected 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 take a 2 -- 1 series lead, but the Rockets went on to win the series in five games. In the semifinals, they faced the Phoenix Suns for the second consecutive year. 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, 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. In the Finals, they swept the Orlando Magic in four straight 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. Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 NBA Draft 2 Roster 2.1 Depth chart 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Record vs. opponents 4 Player stats 4.1 Regular season 4.2 Playoffs 5 Playoffs 5.1 West First Round 5.2 West Conference Semifinals 5.3 West Conference Finals 5.4 NBA Finals 5.4. 1 1995 NBA Finals Roster 5.4. 2 Olajuwon vs. O'Neal 5.4. 3 Series Summary 6 Award winners 7 References Offseason NBA Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School or club team 53 Albert Burditt Forward United States Texas Roster Houston Rockets roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB ( YYYY - MM - DD ) From 3.0 ! SF 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 USA ! Breaux, Tim 7000200659999999999 ♠ 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) Wyoming 3.0 ! SF 7001520000000000000 ♠ 52 USA ! Brown, Chucky 7000200659999999999 ♠ 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 214 lb ( 97 kg ) North Carolina State 4.5 ! PF 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 USA ! Caldwell, Adrian 7000203200000000000 ♠ 6 ft 8 in ( 2.03 m ) 265 lb ( 120 kg ) Lamar 1.0 ! PG 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 USA ! Cassell, Sam 7000190500000000000 ♠ 6 ft 3 in ( 1.91 m ) 185 lb ( 84 kg ) Florida State 4.5 ! PF 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 USA ! Chilcutt, Pete 7000208279999999999 ♠ 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 230 lb ( 104 kg ) North Carolina 2.0 ! SG 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 USA ! Drexler, Clyde 7000200659999999999 ♠ 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 210 lb ( 95 kg ) Houston 2.0 ! SG 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 USA ! Elie, Mario 7000195580000000000 ♠ 6 ft 5 in ( 1.96 m ) 210 lb ( 95 kg ) American International 4.5 ! PF 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 USA ! Herrera, Carl 7000205740000000000 ♠ 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) Houston 4.5 ! PF 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 USA ! Horry, Robert 7000208279999999999 ♠ 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 220 lb ( 100 kg ) Alabama 4.5 ! PF 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 USA ! Jones, Charles 7000205740000000000 ♠ 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) Albany State 2.0 ! SG 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 USA ! Maxwell, Vernon 7000193040000000000 ♠ 6 ft 4 in ( 1.93 m ) 180 lb ( 82 kg ) Florida 3.0 ! SF 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 USA ! Murray, Tracy 7000200659999999999 ♠ 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 225 lb ( 102 kg ) UCLA 6.0 ! C 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 USA ! Olajuwon, Hakeem ( C ) 7000213360000000000 ♠ 7 ft 0 in ( 2.13 m ) 255 lb ( 116 kg ) Houston 1.0 ! PG 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 USA ! Smith, Kenny 7000190500000000000 ♠ 6 ft 3 in ( 1.91 m ) 170 lb ( 77 kg ) North Carolina 6.0 ! C 7001550000000000000 ♠ 55 CRO ! Tabak, Žan 7000213360000000000 ♠ 7 ft 0 in ( 2.13 m ) 245 lb ( 111 kg ) Croatia Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich ( Michigan ) Legend ( C ) Team captain ( DP ) Unsigned draft pick ( FA ) Free agent ( S ) Suspended Injured Roster Depth chart Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Reserve Inactive Hakeem Olajuwon Charles Jones Žan Tabak PF Robert Horry Pete Chilcutt Carl Herrera SF Mario Elie Chucky Brown Tim Breaux Tracy Murray SG Clyde Drexler Vernon Maxwell PG Kenny Smith Sam Cassell Regular season Season standings Midwest Division PCT GB Home Road Div y - San Antonio Spurs 62 20. 756 -- 33 -- 8 29 -- 12 20 -- 6 x-Utah Jazz 60 22. 732 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 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 -- 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 Breaux, Tim ! Tim Breaux 42 8.1. 372. 240. 653. 8. 4. 26. 10 3.0 Brooks, Scott ! Scott Brooks 28 0 6.6. 538. 471. 857. 5. 8. 29. 04 3.4 Brown, Chucky ! Chucky Brown 41 14 19.9. 603. 333. 613 4.6. 7. 27. 34 6.1 Caldwell, Adrian ! Adrian Caldwell 7 0 4.3. 250. 000. 500 1.4. 0. 14. 00. 7 Cassell, Sam ! Sam Cassell 82 23.0. 427. 330. 843 2.6 4.9 1.15. 17 9.5 Chilcutt, Pete ! Pete Chilcutt 68 17 19.8. 445. 407. 738 4.7 1.0. 37. 63 5.3 Drexler, Clyde ! Clyde Drexler 35 34 37.1. 506. 357. 809 7.0 4.4 1.77. 66 21.4 Elie, Mario ! Mario Elie 81 13 23.4. 499. 398. 842 2.4 2.3. 80. 15 8.8 Herrera, Carl ! Carl Herrera 61 26 21.8. 523. 000. 624 4.6. 7. 66. 62 6.8 Horry, Robert ! Robert Horry 64 61 32.4. 447. 379. 761 5.1 3.4 1.47 1.19 10.2 Jones, Charles ! Charles Jones 0 12.0. 333. 000. 500 2.3. 0. 00. 33 1.0 Maxwell, Vernon ! Vernon Maxwell 64 54 31.8. 394. 324. 688 2.6 4.3 1.17. 20 13.3 Murray, Tracy ! Tracy Murray 25 0 8.1. 400. 422. 625. 9. 2. 28. 12 3.5 Olajuwon, Hakeem ! Hakeem Olajuwon 72 72 39.6. 517. 188. 756 10.8 3.5 1.85 3.36 27.8 Smith, Kenny ! Kenny Smith 81 81 25.1. 484. 429. 851 1.9 4.0. 88. 12 10.4 Tabak, Zan ! Žan Tabak 37 0 4.9. 453. 000. 614 1.5. 1. 05. 19 2.0 Thorpe, Otis ! 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 Brown, Chucky ! Chucky Brown 21 0 15.5. 447. 500. 676 3.1. 3. 43. 10 4.5 Cassell, Sam ! Sam Cassell 22 0 22.0. 438. 400. 835 1.9 4.0. 95. 09 11.0 Chilcutt, Pete ! Pete Chilcutt 20 0 16.2. 484. 389. 824 2.9. 9. 35. 20 4.5 Drexler, Clyde ! Clyde Drexler 22 22 38.6. 481. 303. 786 7.0 5.0 1.50. 68 20.5 Elie, Mario ! Mario Elie 22 22 28.9. 504. 431. 795 2.8 2.5. 95. 05 9.1 Herrera, Carl ! Carl Herrera 0 6.0 1.000. 000. 000. 0 1.0. 00. 00 2.0 Horry, Robert ! Robert Horry 22 22 38.2. 445. 400. 744 7.0 3.5 1.45 1.18 13.1 Jones, Charles ! Charles Jones 19 0 12.5. 385. 000. 333 2.3. 0. 21. 53. 7 Maxwell, Vernon ! Vernon Maxwell 0 16.0. 143. 000 1.000 3.0 1.0. 00. 00 3.0 Olajuwon, Hakeem ! Hakeem Olajuwon 22 22 42.2. 531. 500. 681 10.3 4.5 1.18 2.82 33.0 Smith, Kenny ! Kenny Smith 22 22 29.6. 438. 442. 900 4.5. 64. 14 10.8 Tabak, Zan ! 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 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 : 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 References Jump up ^ 1994 - 95 Houston Rockets Jump up ^ `` PRO BASKETBALL ; Drexler Traded For Otis Thorpe ''. New York Times. February 15, 1995. Retrieved March 10, 2017. Jump up ^ `` 1995 N.B.A. PLAYOFFS ; Rockets Sweep to 2d Straight Championship ''. New York Times. June 15, 1995. Retrieved July 20, 2017. Jump up ^ 1994 - 95 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com Jump up ^ History of the NBA Finals : Hakeem Olajuwon : The NBA 's Best In The Mid ' 90s, hollywoodsportsbook.com, accessed February 16, 2007. Jump up ^ NBA Finals Records, Basketball.com, accessed February 16, 2007. Rockets on Database Basketball Rockets on Basketball Reference 1994 -- 95 NBA season by team 1994 NBA draft All - Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions Eastern Atlantic Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington Central Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Western Midwest Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah Pacific Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle Houston Rockets 1994 -- 95 NBA champions 7 Herrera 10 Cassell 11 Maxwell 15 Breaux 17 Elie 22 Drexler 25 Horry 27 Jones 30 K. Smith 31 Murray 32 Chilcutt 34 Olajuwon ( Finals MVP ) 52 Brown 55 Tabak Head coach Tomjanovich Assistant coaches Berry Boylen Dawson L. Smith Regular season Playoffs NBA champions 1947 : Philadelphia Warriors 1948 : Baltimore Bullets 1949 : Minneapolis Lakers 1950 : Minneapolis Lakers 1951 : Rochester Royals 1952 : Minneapolis Lakers 1953 : Minneapolis Lakers 1954 : Minneapolis Lakers 1955 : Syracuse Nationals 1956 : Philadelphia Warriors 1957 : Boston Celtics 1958 : St. Louis Hawks 1959 : Boston Celtics 1960 : Boston Celtics 1961 : Boston Celtics 1962 : Boston Celtics 1963 : Boston Celtics 1964 : Boston Celtics 1965 : Boston Celtics 1966 : Boston Celtics 1967 : Philadelphia 76ers 1968 : Boston Celtics 1969 : Boston Celtics 1970 : New York Knicks 1971 : Milwaukee Bucks 1972 : Los Angeles Lakers 1973 : New York Knicks 1974 : Boston Celtics 1975 : Golden State Warriors 1976 : Boston Celtics 1977 : Portland Trail Blazers 1978 : Washington Bullets 1979 : Seattle SuperSonics 1980 : Los Angeles Lakers 1981 : Boston Celtics 1982 : Los Angeles Lakers 1983 : Philadelphia 76ers 1984 : Boston Celtics 1985 : Los Angeles Lakers 1986 : Boston Celtics 1987 : Los Angeles Lakers 1988 : Los Angeles Lakers 1989 : Detroit Pistons 1990 : Detroit Pistons 1991 : Chicago Bulls 1992 : Chicago Bulls 1993 : Chicago Bulls 1994 : Houston Rockets 1995 : Houston Rockets 1996 : Chicago Bulls 1997 : Chicago Bulls 1998 : Chicago Bulls 1999 : San Antonio Spurs 2000 : Los Angeles Lakers 2001 : Los Angeles Lakers 2002 : Los Angeles Lakers 2003 : San Antonio Spurs 2004 : Detroit Pistons 2005 : San Antonio Spurs 2006 : Miami Heat 2007 : San Antonio Spurs 2008 : Boston Celtics 2009 : Los Angeles Lakers 2010 : Los Angeles Lakers 2011 : Dallas Mavericks 2012 : Miami Heat 2013 : Miami Heat 2014 : San Antonio Spurs 2015 : Golden State Warriors 2016 : Cleveland Cavaliers 2017 : Golden State Warriors Houston Rockets Founded in 1967 Played in San Diego ( 1967 -- 1971 ) Based in Houston, Texas Franchise Franchise History Expansion Draft All - time roster Seasons Records Draft history Head coaches Current season Arenas San Diego Sports Arena Hofheinz Pavilion HemisFair Arena The Summit / Compaq Center Toyota Center Culture and lore Red Rowdies Clutch City Clutch the Rockets Bear The Clock Incident 13 points in 35 seconds The Kiss of Death The Dream Shake 22 in a row Arrest of O.J. Simpson The Punch Game 6 The Twin Towers NBA Championships ( 2 ) 1994 1995 Western Conference Championships ( 4 ) 1981 1986 1994 1995 Administration Owner Leslie Alexander General Manager Daryl Morey Head Coach Mike D'Antoni Retired numbers 11 22 23 24 34 45 CD Most Valuable Players Moses Malone Hakeem Olajuwon Hall of Famers Charles Barkley Rick Barry Clyde Drexler Elvin Hayes Moses Malone Calvin Murphy Dikembe Mutombo Hakeem Olajuwon Scottie Pippen Ralph Sampson Yao Ming G League affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers Rivals San Antonio Spurs Dallas Mavericks Utah Jazz Media TV AT&T SportsNet Southwest Radio Sportstalk 790 Announcers Bill Worrell Clyde Drexler Matt Bullard Craig Ackerman San Diego / Houston Rockets seasons Franchise History Seasons 1960s 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1970s 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1980s 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1990s 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 2000s 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2010s 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 Bold indicates NBA Finals victory Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1994 -- 95_Houston_Rockets_season&oldid = 798901075 '' Categories : Houston Rockets seasons Western Conference ( NBA ) championship seasons NBA championship seasons 1994 -- 95 NBA season by team Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 4 September 2017, at 13 : 28. 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Question: who did the houston rockets beat in the 1994-95 nba championship
Answer: Magic