1994–95 Houston Rockets season
The 1994–95 NBA year was the Rockets’ 28th year in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in Houston. [1] After winning their first tournament, the Rockets went on to win their first nine games of the season. But with increased competition from the West, management felt that a change was needed to win another title. On February 14, the Rockets traded Otis Thorpe into the Portland Trail Blazers to get All-Star guard Clyde Drexler, a former teammate of Hakeem Olajuwon in the University of Houston. But following the transaction, the Rockets fought in the second half of the season posting a list 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 movie, the Rockets faced the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz in the first round. The Jazz would take a two –1 series guide, however, the Rockets went on to win the series in five games. In the semifinals, they faced the Phoenix Suns for its 2nd consecutive year. The Rockets managed to defeat the 2nd-seeded Suns in seven matches ahead of the Western Conference Finals. In the all Texas Western Conference, they confronted the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. Both teams lacked home court advantage in the series, only winning on the street until the Rockets won Game 6 in The Summit and advanced to the NBA Finals. From the Finals, they drifted the Orlando Magic in four straight games, and won their second successive championship. Following the season, Vernon Maxwell signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Tracy Murray left at the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft.
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