# 1993–94 Houston Rockets season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Houston Rockets' 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 23rd season in Houston. The Rockets had the 24th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, and selected Sam Cassell out of Florida State University. During the off-season, the team acquired Mario Elie from the Portland Trail Blazers. The Rockets went off to a great start, winning their first fifteen games of the season to tie the 1948–49 Washington Capitols for the best unbeaten record to open a season, while also posting a 14–0 record in November, before the Golden State Warriors surpassed it in 2015 and the Cleveland Cavaliers tied Houston's mark in 2024. After losing to the Atlanta Hawks, 133–111 on the road on December 3, the Rockets won their next seven games as well, falling just one victory shy of tying the 1969–70 Knicks (23–1) for the best record with one defeat in NBA history.
However, the Rockets would cool off as the season progressed, at one point losing four games in a row in January. Still, they held a 34–12 record at the All-Star break, and finished first place in the Midwest Division with a 58–24 record, a franchise record that stood until the 2017-18 team recorded their 59th win.
Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 27.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game, and won the league's Most Valuable Player award, ahead of David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs, and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls. Anchoring one of the league's best defenses, Olajuwon also won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive year, also beating out Robinson by a narrow 23 to 22 votes. He was also named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.
In addition, Otis Thorpe averaged 14.0 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, while Vernon Maxwell provided the team with 13.6 points, 5.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, Kenny Smith contributed 11.6 points per game, and second-year forward Robert Horry provided with 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Elie contributed 9.3 points per game off the bench as the team's sixth man.
In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round. In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the Rockets trailed 0–2 to the Phoenix Suns, but would win the series in seven games, then defeat the 5th-seeded Utah Jazz, 4–1 in the Western Conference Finals.
In the 1994 NBA Finals, they defeated the New York Knicks in seven games after trailing 3–2, and won their first championship in franchise history. It was the Rockets' third NBA finals appearance, after 1981 and 1986. Olajuwon was the only player of the 1985–86 Rockets to still be on the 1993–94 team. By winning the Finals MVP, Olajuwon also became the first player to win regular season MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Finals MVP in the same season. The Rockets also became the first team from the Midwest Division since the Milwaukee Bucks 23 years prior to win the NBA title.

## Offseason
### NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School or club team |
| 1 | 24 | Sam Cassell | Guard | United States | Florida State |
| 2 | 46 | Richard Petruška | Center | United States | UCLA |
| 2 | 50 | Marcelo Nicola | Forward | Argentina | Taugres (Spain) |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | — | 35–6 | 23–18 | 15–11 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3 | 32–9 | 23–18 | 16–10 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 33–8 | 20–21 | 21–5 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16 | 28–13 | 14–27 | 14–12 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 62 | .244 | 38 | 13–28 | 7–34 | 5–21 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 45 | 6–35 | 7–34 | 7–19 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Seattle SuperSonics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 7 |
| 4 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 27 | .671 | 8 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 10 |
| 6 | x-Golden State Warriors | 50 | 32 | .610 | 13 |
| 7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 30 |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 36 |
| 12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 20 | 62 | .244 | 43 |
| 13 | Dallas Mavericks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 50 |

### Record vs. opponents

1993-94 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 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Boston | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Charlotte | 1–4 | 4–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Chicago | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Cleveland | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Milwaukee | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| New York | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
| Orlando | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Philadelphia | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1993–94 game log Total: 58–24 (Home: 35–6; Road: 23–18) :
November: 14–0 (home: 6–0; road: 8–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 5 7:30 p.m. CST
New Jersey
W 110–88
Olajuwon (24)
Olajuwon (19)
Maxwell (8)
The Summit 11,128
1–0
2
November 7 9:30 p.m. CST
@ Portland
W 106–92
Olajuwon (29)
Olajuwon (12)
Olajuwon (7)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
2–0
3
November 9, 1993
@ Golden State
W 102–93
Hakeem Olajuwon (32)
Otis Thorpe (13)
Vernon Maxwell (8)
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025
3–0
4
November 11, 1993
Minnesota
W 107–99
The Summit
4–0
5
November 13, 1993
Phoenix
W 99–95
The Summit
5–0
6
November 15, 1993
@ Philadelphia
W 88–84
The Spectrum
6–0
7
November 16 6:30 p.m. CST
@ New Jersey
W 90–84
Olajuwon (20)
Olajuwon (19)
Maxwell, Olajuwon (3)
Brendan Byrne Arena 9,110
7–0
8
November 18, 1993
@ Indiana
W 99–83
Market Square Arena
8–0
9
November 20, 1993
L.A. Clippers
W 108–86
The Summit
9–0
10
November 23, 1993
Chicago
W 100–93
The Summit
10–0
11
November 24, 1993
@ Utah
W 95–93 (OT)
Delta Center
11–0
12
November 26, 1993
@ Sacramento
W 92–89
ARCO Arena
12–0
13
November 27, 1993
@ L.A. Clippers
W 82–80
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13–0
14
November 30, 1993
Milwaukee
W 102–91
The Summit
14–0 :
December: 10–4 (home: 4–1; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
December 2, 1993
@ New York
W 94–85
Madison Square Garden
15–0
16
December 3, 1993
@ Atlanta
L 111–133
The Omni
15–1
17
December 5, 1993
@ Cleveland
W 99–98
Richfield Coliseum
16–1
18
December 7, 1993
Charlotte
W 121–102
The Summit
17–1
19
December 9, 1993
Miami
W 115–109 (OT)
The Summit
18–1
20
December 11, 1993
Seattle
W 82–75
The Summit
19–1
21
December 14, 1993
@ Miami
W 97–88
Miami Arena
20–1
22
December 18, 1993
Dallas
W 104–93
The Summit
21–1
23
December 21, 1993
@ San Antonio
W 90–88
Alamodome
22–1
24
December 23, 1993
Denver
L 93–106
The Summit
22–2
25
December 25, 1993
@ Phoenix
L 91–111
America West Arena
22–3
26
December 26, 1993
@ L.A. Lakers
W 118–93
Great Western Forum
23–3
27
December 28, 1993
@ Seattle
L 97–112
Seattle Center Coliseum
23–4
28
December 30, 1993
@ Minnesota
W 110–104
Target Center
24–4 :
January: 7–6 (home: 5–2; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
29
January 4 7:30 p.m. CST
Portland
W 106–95
Olajuwon (33)
Thorpe (13)
Maxwell (11)
The Summit 16,611
25–4
30
January 5, 1994
@ Dallas
W 114–102
Reunion Arena
26–4
31
January 8, 1994
Philadelphia
W 100–93
The Summit
27–4
32
January 10, 1994
@ Orlando
L 100–115
Orlando Arena
27–5
33
January 12, 1994
@ Boston
W 94–84
Boston Garden
28–5
34
January 13, 1994
@ Washington
L 102–120
USAir Arena
28–6
35
January 15, 1994
@ Chicago
L 76–82
Chicago Stadium
28–7
36
January 18, 1994
Boston
L 83–95
The Summit
28–8
37
January 20, 1994
@ Denver
L 106–111 (2OT)
McNichols Sports Arena
28–9
38
January 22, 1994
Utah
W 106–101
The Summit
29–9
39
January 25, 1994
Cleveland
W 96–93
The Summit
30–9
40
January 27, 1994
Sacramento
W 113–97
The Summit
31–9
41
January 29, 1994
Indiana
L 108–119
The Summit
31–10 :
February: 7–5 (home: 6–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
42
February 1, 1994
@ Utah
L 88–104
Delta Center
31–11
43
February 3, 1994
L.A. Lakers
W 99–88
The Summit
32–11
44
February 6, 1994
Minnesota
W 110–104
The Summit
33–11
45
February 8, 1994
@ Milwaukee
L 98–106
Bradley Center
33–12
46
February 10, 1994
@ Detroit
W 104–81
The Palace of Auburn Hills
34–12
All-Star Break
47
February 15, 1994
Atlanta
W 103–99
The Summit
35–12
48
February 16, 1994
@ Charlotte
L 97–102
Charlotte Coliseum
35–13
49
February 19, 1994
Phoenix
W 106–88
The Summit
36–13
50
February 22, 1994
Denver
W 98–97
The Summit
37–13
51
February 24, 1994
New York
W 93–73
The Summit
38–13
52
February 26, 1994
Utah
L 85–95
The Summit
38–14
53
February 28, 1994
@ Utah
L 85–89
Delta Center
38–15 :
March: 12–4 (home: 9–1; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
54
March 1, 1994
Orlando
W 97–85
The Summit
39–15
55
March 5, 1994
L.A. Clippers
W 124–107
The Summit
40–15
56
March 8, 1994
@ San Antonio
L 99–115
Alamodome
40–16
57
March 10, 1994
Seattle
W 87–82
The Summit
41–16
58
March 12, 1994
San Antonio
L 98–109
The Summit
41–17
59
March 13, 1994
@ Dallas
W 100–93
Reunion Arena
42–17
60
March 15 7:30 p.m. CST
Portland
W 105–99
Olajuwon (41)
Thorpe (16)
Tied|Horry, Olajuwon (6)
The Summit 15,930
43–17
61
March 17, 1994
Golden State
W 112–99
The Summit
44–17
62
March 19, 1994
Detroit
W 106–88
The Summit
45–17
63
March 21, 1994
Washington
W 128–112
The Summit
46–17
64
March 22, 1994
@ Minnesota
L 81–83
Target Center
46–18
65
March 24, 1994
L.A. Lakers
W 113–107
The Summit
47–18
66
March 26, 1994
Utah
W 98–83
The Summit
48–18
67
March 27, 1994
@ Phoenix
L 98–113
America West Arena
48–19
68
March 29, 1994
@ Sacramento
W 122–101
ARCO Arena
49–19
69
March 30, 1994
@ Golden State
W 114–104
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
50–19 :
April: 8–5 (home: 5–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
70
April 1, 1994
@ L.A. Lakers
L 88–101
Great Western Forum
50–20
71
April 3, 1994
@ L.A. Clippers
W 106–98
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
51–20
72
April 7, 1994
Golden State
W 134–102
The Summit
52–20
73
April 9, 1994
San Antonio
W 100–89
The Summit
53–20
74
April 10, 1994
@ Denver
W 93–92
McNichols Sports Arena
54–20
75
April 12, 1994
Minnesota
W 98–89
The Summit
55–20
76
April 14, 1994
Sacramento
W 104–99
The Summit
56–20
77
April 16, 1994
@ Seattle
L 97–100
Seattle Center Coliseum
56–21
78
April 17 9:30 p.m. CDT
@ Portland
W 119–110
Olajuwon (29)
Olajuwon (12)
Maxwell (8)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
57–21
79
April 19, 1994
@ San Antonio
L 80–90
Alamodome
57–22
80
April 21, 1994
Dallas
W 104–93
The Summit
58–22
81
April 22, 1994
@ Dallas
L 95–107
Reunion Arena
58–23
82
April 24, 1994
Denver
L 107–115
The Summit
58–24 :
1993–94 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Scott Brooks | 73 | 0 | 16.8 | .491 | .377 | .871 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .70 | .03 | 5.2 |
| Matt Bullard | 65 | 0 | 11.2 | .345 | .325 | .769 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .22 | .09 | 3.5 |
| Sam Cassell | 66 | 6 | 17.0 | .418 | .295 | .841 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .89 | .11 | 6.7 |
| Earl Cureton | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 6.0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 2.0 |
| Mario Elie | 67 | 8 | 24.0 | .446 | .335 | .860 | 2.7 | 3.1 | .75 | .12 | 9.3 |
| Carl Herrera | 75 | 0 | 17.2 | .458 | .000 | .711 | 3.8 | .5 | .43 | .35 | 4.7 |
| Robert Horry | 81 | 81 | 29.3 | .459 | .324 | .732 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.47 | .93 | 9.9 |
| Chris Jent | 3 | 0 | 26.0 | .500 | .364 | .500 | 5.0 | 2.3 | .00 | .00 | 10.3 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 75 | 73 | 34.3 | .389 | .298 | .749 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 1.67 | .27 | 13.6 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 80 | 80 | 41.0 | .528 | .421 | .716 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 1.60 | 3.71 | 27.3 |
| Richard Petruška | 22 | 0 | 4.2 | .435 | .467 | .750 | 1.4 | .0 | .09 | .14 | 2.4 |
| Eric Riley | 47 | 2 | 4.7 | .486 | .000 | .541 | 1.3 | .2 | .11 | .19 | 1.9 |
| Larry Robinson | 6 | 0 | 9.2 | .500 | .250 | .375 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.17 | .00 | 4.2 |
| Kenny Smith | 78 | 78 | 28.3 | .480 | .405 | .871 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .76 | .05 | 11.6 |
| Otis Thorpe | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | .561 | .000 | .657 | 10.6 | 2.3 | .80 | .34 | 14.0 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Scott Brooks | 5 | 0 | 4.6 | .833 | 1.000 | .000 | .4 | .6 | .00 | .00 | 2.2 |
| Matt Bullard | 10 | 0 | 5.5 | .211 | .200 | .750 | 1.0 | .0 | .10 | .20 | 1.6 |
| Sam Cassell | 22 | 0 | 21.7 | .394 | .378 | .865 | 2.7 | 4.2 | .95 | .23 | 9.4 |
| Earl Cureton | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | .800 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.9 | .2 | .10 | .20 | 1.8 |
| Mario Elie | 23 | 0 | 16.6 | .396 | .313 | .851 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .35 | .13 | 5.8 |
| Carl Herrera | 16 | 0 | 15.5 | .534 | .000 | .813 | 2.8 | .2 | .31 | .19 | 4.7 |
| Robert Horry | 23 | 23 | 33.8 | .434 | .382 | .765 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 1.52 | .87 | 11.7 |
| Chris Jent | 11 | 0 | 5.6 | .250 | .231 | .000 | .8 | .6 | .18 | .00 | 1.2 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 23 | 23 | 38.3 | .376 | .326 | .685 | 3.5 | 4.2 | .87 | .09 | 13.8 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 23 | 23 | 43.0 | .519 | .500 | .795 | 11.0 | 4.3 | 1.74 | 4.00 | 28.9 |
| Kenny Smith | 23 | 23 | 30.3 | .455 | .447 | .808 | 2.3 | 4.1 | .96 | .17 | 10.8 |
| Otis Thorpe | 23 | 23 | 37.1 | .572 | .500 | .567 | 9.9 | 2.3 | .57 | .43 | 11.3 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

1994 playoff game log :
Western Conference First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 29 8:30 p.m. CDT
Portland
W 114–104
Olajuwon (26)
Thorpe (12)
Tied (7)
The Summit 16,333
1–0
2
May 1 8:00 p.m. CDT
Portland
W 115–104
Olajuwon (46)
Thorpe (12)
Cassell (9)
The Summit 16,355
2–0
3
May 3 9:30 p.m. CDT
@ Portland
L 115–118
Olajuwon (36)
Thorpe (11)
Tied (6)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
2–1
4
May 6 9:30 p.m. CDT
@ Portland
W 92–89
Olajuwon (28)
Olajuwon (16)
Tied (3)
Memorial Coliseum 12,888
3–1 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 8, 1994
Phoenix
L 87–91
Hakeem Olajuwon (36)
Hakeem Olajuwon (16)
Maxwell, Horry (8)
The Summit 15,073
0–1
2
May 11, 1994
Phoenix
L 117–124 (OT)
Hakeem Olajuwon (31)
Hakeem Olajuwon (17)
Vernon Maxwell (9)
The Summit 16,611
0–2
3
May 13, 1994
@ Phoenix
W 118–102
Vernon Maxwell (34)
Hakeem Olajuwon (15)
Sam Cassell (10)
America West Arena 19,023
1–2
4
May 15, 1994
@ Phoenix
W 107–96
Hakeem Olajuwon (28)
Otis Thorpe (13)
Hakeem Olajuwon (8)
America West Arena 19,023
2–2
5
May 17, 1994
Phoenix
W 109–86
Thorpe, Olajuwon (20)
Hakeem Olajuwon (13)
Kenny Smith (8)
The Summit 16,611
3–2
6
May 19, 1994
@ Phoenix
L 89–103
Hakeem Olajuwon (23)
Hakeem Olajuwon (12)
Hakeem Olajuwon (5)
America West Arena 19,023
3–3
7
May 21, 1994
Phoenix
W 104–94
Hakeem Olajuwon (37)
Hakeem Olajuwon (17)
Sam Cassell (7)
The Summit 16,611
4–3 :
Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 23, 1994
Utah
W 100–86
Hakeem Olajuwon (31)
Robert Horry (11)
Sam Cassell (7)
The Summit 16,611
1–0
2
May 25, 1994
Utah
W 104–99
Hakeem Olajuwon (41)
Hakeem Olajuwon (13)
Kenny Smith (7)
The Summit 16,611
2–0
3
May 27, 1994
@ Utah
L 86–95
Hakeem Olajuwon (29)
Hakeem Olajuwon (13)
Hakeem Olajuwon (5)
Delta Center 19,911
2–1
4
May 29, 1994
@ Utah
W 80–78
Kenny Smith (25)
Robert Horry (10)
Robert Horry (5)
Delta Center 19,911
3–1
5
May 31, 1994
Utah
W 94–83
Olajuwon, Horry (22)
Otis Thorpe (16)
Sam Cassell (7)
The Summit 16,611
4–1 :
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 8, 1994
New York
W 85–78
Hakeem Olajuwon (28)
Otis Thorpe (16)
Kenny Smith (5)
The Summit 16,611
1–0
2
June 10, 1994
New York
L 83–91
Hakeem Olajuwon (25)
Otis Thorpe (12)
Kenny Smith (6)
The Summit 16,611
1–1
3
June 12, 1994
@ New York
W 93–89
Hakeem Olajuwon (21)
Hakeem Olajuwon (11)
Hakeem Olajuwon (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
2–1
4
June 15, 1994
@ New York
L 82–91
Hakeem Olajuwon (32)
Otis Thorpe (10)
Sam Cassell (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
2–2
5
June 17, 1994
@ New York
L 84–91
Hakeem Olajuwon (27)
Otis Thorpe (13)
Robert Horry (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
2–3
6
June 19, 1994
New York
W 86–84
Hakeem Olajuwon (30)
Olajuwon, Thorpe (10)
Otis Thorpe (6)
The Summit 16,611
3–3
7
June 22, 1994
New York
W 90–84
Hakeem Olajuwon (25)
Hakeem Olajuwon (10)
Hakeem Olajuwon (7)
The Summit 16,611
4–3 :
1994 schedule :

### Interruption of Game 5 NBA Finals telecast by O. J. Simpson car chase

During Game 5 (June 17, 1994), most NBC affiliates (with the noted exception being WNBC-TV out of New York City) split the coverage of the game between NFL Hall of Famer O. J. Simpson's slow-speed freeway chase with the LAPD. At the time, Simpson had been an NFL analyst on NBC. A visibly confused and distraught Bob Costas (NBC's anchor for their NBA Finals coverage) said during the telecast from Madison Square Garden that the Simpson situation was "not just tragic but now surreal".

## Award winners

* Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
* Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
* Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
* Hakeem Olajuwon, All-NBA First Team
* Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA All-Defensive First Team