# 1994–95 Houston Rockets season

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, 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. 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.
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 Phoenix, Arizona, 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. Olajuwon also finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
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.
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, but the Rockets went on to win the series in five games. In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they faced the Phoenix Suns 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 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, with Olajuwon being named Finals MVP 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; 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 Toronto Raptors, Herrera signed with the San Antonio Spurs, and Croatian rookie center Žan Tabak was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the Raptors.

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 53 | Albert Burditt | PF | United States | Texas |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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
### 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 |
Player Statistics Citation:

## 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

| 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